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May 27, 2009

ETS Round 4 – Rheinard & Moore confirmed

The organisers of this weekend’s Euro Touring Series round 4, that takes place in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands have confirmed further entry from both current World Champion Marc Rheinard and former World Champion Andy Moore. Both last minute entries, their attendance further adds to the quality of the field taking part in both the Modified and Super Stock classes. With great weather expected for this weekend, if you have still not made your entry be sure to do so. For more information about the event and where it takes place go to the Series page on our site here.

Racers can enter round 4 of the ETS by going to rcracecontrol.com.

May 27, 2009

Danish Off-Road Nationals Rd1

The opening round of the DRCMU Danish electric buggy National Championships took place recently in Aalborg, in the north of the country. In the Stock class Martin Kristensen, was almost without resistance after Jesper Rasmussen chose for new challenges in the modified class and then Sebastian Sørensen had problems with electronics just before the start and had to use its spare equipment and a borrowed motor and after that Sebastian didnt have the speed to catch up Martin and only incidents could put Martin out of the game.

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May 27, 2009

Hudy Body Gauge for 1/10 Nitro TC

Hudy have released this unique body gauge for checking that nitro touring body and wing sizes conform to IFMAR, ROAR, FEMCA and EFRA rules. The body gauge measures track-width, body height, rear body clearance, wing side dams and wing angle and is a must have for all tracks & clubs, as well as serious racers.

Click here to see the gauge doing its job

May 27, 2009

GRP Gandini factory destroyed by fire

We received the terrible news out of Italy that fire has ripped through the GRP Gandini factory in Guidizzolo, Italy last night. Thick, and i’m sure toxic, smoke fueled by plastic in the building filled the air around the blaze. Needless to say this is a massive set back for the manufacturer and their employees, but thankfully it seems no one was hurt and the Gandini brothers will hopefully rebuild. We will keep you informed of any updates.

May 26, 2009

Lee Martin wins BRCA 1/8th Off-Road Rd3

The 3rd round of the BRCA series was the annual 2 day race held over the Bank Holiday weekend.This year was the first time that the event has been held at a permanent venue and it was the Ware track that played host. Fantastic weather prevailed over the 2 days and some great racing was to be had. The big Ware track certainly provided a challenge with its high and low speed sections, coupled with the inconsistent surface which was there to catch out the unwary.

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May 26, 2009

Hard & Andersson win Rd2 in Sweden

Årsunda, a village in the middle of Sweden, played host to the 2nd round of the Swedish national series. The track is very technical and a bit bumpy, so its demanding for both the car and the setup. Following practice, which was disturbed by rain Saturday saw four rounds of qualifying with the first three taking place in good weather and the last round unfortunately rained out. Qualifying went the way of Serpent driver Per Ola Hard, setting a new lap record on his way to TQ, some 7 seconds clear of 2nd placed Edwin Sunesson, with Markus Hellquist in 3rd. In the 1/8th scale class the TQ was taken by Magnus Bengtsson running a Mugen. The finals on Sunday say Peo get a a clean start and was able to work up a good lead and despite some errors in the middle of the race, was able to win by 2 laps ahead of young Markus Hellquist in 2nd and Thomas Livbom in 3rd. In the 1/8th scale class Stefan Andersson won the final driving his Serpent 966.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

May 26, 2009

Todd & Baird take Rd1 honours in Ireland

The opening round of the RCCAOI Irish National 1:8 Off Road Championships took place over the weekend at the well presented Navan Nitro Nuts Astroturf track where superb sunny conditions greeted the 40+ strong entry. In Qualifying it was Alan Bickerstaff, better known for his electric touring car exploits, that secured pole after TQ’ing 3 of the four rounds of qualifying with his Associated RC8. Second on the grid went to Team Xray’s Barkley Abernethy, who TQ’d the opening qualifier. Next up was Losi team driver Michael Todd followed by defending Champion Mark Harron and his Hot Bodies with Crono’s David Curtis and Kyosho’s Gary Baird completing the top 6 on the grid.

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May 26, 2009

Jilles Groskamp to race gas for Serpent

Serpent have announced that top international electric racer Jilles Groskamp from the Netherlands, has made an agreement to test and race the company’s gas powered cars. Not a stranger to gas racing, the Tamiya Factory driver TQd last years 1/10th scale 200mm World Championships in Portugal and has competed at numerous other gas events, most recently the Dutch EFRA GP where he was a direct qualifier for the main final. As we already reported, he has tested the production prototype of the new Serpent 200mm gas car and, that along with DJ Apolaro, will run the car at the Turkish GP in Bursa next week. After that there will be a lot more test work and preparation to get ready for the European Championships for 1/10th scale that takes place in Gubbio, Italy in July. Jilles will be racing the Serpent 7XX with Max Power engines and continues to be sponsored by Xceed for tools a deal which will now include fuel and bodies.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]