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May 24, 2010

Mark Christopher wins Halifax BRCA Sports GT round

Mark Christopher took a convincing FTD at the recent UK nationals shattering the existing track record at Halifax for the Sports GT class. His Team Dremel UK, Xray NT1 powered by Novarossi was the only car in the class to make the previously elusive 19 laps, which was achieved in each of the three qualifying runs. Mark also went on to win the final by two laps over fellow Team mate Richard Boult, both running Knack racing 220mm conversions on their NT1’s. The 220mm cars are increasing in popularity in the UK Nationals.

May 24, 2010

2010 Wave at OCRC Raceway report

The JConcepts Wave race takes place in the heart of the R/C corridor, SoCal. One of the world’s premier indoor off-road facilities, ORCR Raceway has been chosen for 2 years in a row to host the event. With more than 100 indoor pit spots, as well as a fully stocked hobby shop and sizable indoor clay off-road track, the Wave’s venue and location are second to none. California locals were well represented with Steven Hartson, Brent Thielke, Cody Turner, Frank Root and Chris Jarosz taking part in the event. Drivers traveling in from out of town such as Nor Cal’s Lloyd Dassonville, Arizona’s Tanner Denney and Florida’s Jason Ruona provided tight competition all weekend.

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May 24, 2010

Jörn Neumann wins NRW-Cup Rd1

The opening round of the 2010 NRW-Cup was held this past weekend in Kürten, Germany. Perfect 26° degrees weather all weekend, free practice started on Saturday followed by 3 rounds of qualifying. LRP factory driver Jörn Neumann took the TQ spot with Carsten Keller in 2nd and Dario Vita in 3rd. In the 30 minute main final Jörn Neumann took the win by 1 lap, with Carsten Keller in 2nd and Denis Madcek another lap back in 3rd.

May 24, 2010

Capricorn LAB-C01 optional shock towers

More new option parts from Capricorn for their LAB-C01 200mm chassis. The new front and rear carbon fibre shock towers offer new wider shock hole positions giving you a wider range of set up options to help you fine tune your car to any track conditions.

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May 24, 2010

Roche Ceramic bearings & Carbon wing holders

Roche RC’s new ceramic ball bearings are made from pure silicon nitride material that are 60% lighter in weight and 7 times harder than steel. Friction is reduced to near zero, so your car acceleration and top speed will be even better. Both sides of the bearings feature low contact labyrinth type rubber seals which after a few runs you will notice get even smoother when the bearing do a matching groove on the inner seal. Something we covered previously, the carbon wing holder is now on the market and the kit includes 2pcs of carbon wing supports, 3×8 flat head alum screws & 3mm lock nuts with the screws available in gold, green, purple and red.

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May 24, 2010

Jason Ruona wins SC Mod at JConcepts Wave

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May 24, 2010

Spec-R AD-R 1/10 Mini TC body

New from Spec-R is this new 1/10 mini size touring car body that is designed to provide lots of downforce and excellent handling on the track. The new AD-R 1/10 mini TC shell is made from high quality lexan and comes supplied with protective overspray mask.

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May 24, 2010

Teddy Syach does double at Rd3 in Indonesia

The 3rd round of Indonesian 1/10 EP TC National Championship was held at Jakarta International Twin Circuit, Jakarta in sunny weather conditions. With 69 total drivers competed in stock and modified class it was a very big entry for an Indonesian RC EP race. In the Modified class, Bowie Ginting took the TQ spot with his Xray T3 followed by Teddy Syach with his HB Cyclone TC and Kris Heriyana placed his Tamiya TRF 416X in 3rd spot.

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