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September 14, 2009

Fukuda & Matsuda win Japanese 200mm titles

Last weekend at the Hokusei circuit saw the 2009 1/10th scale JMRCA National Championships run under changing weather conditions. Rain forced the cancellation of rounds 3, 4, 5 & 6 of qualifying, with round 3 being able to be run on Sunday morning before the finals. In the Open class it was Kyosho driver Takaaki Shimo that took the top qualifying spot ahead of former World Champion Keisuke Fukuda. The first part of the final saw positions remain unchanged at the front with Shimo leading from Fukuda, Terauchi and Furukawa. Later in the race Tadahiko Sahashi, who was recovering from a poor start, worked his way through the field and eventually took 2nd behind Keisuke Fukuda who took the win, with Shimo ending the race back in 3rd. In the Sportsman class, 13 year old Takumi Matsuda, driving a Serpent 733 took the win, just 0.2 seconds from M. Inagaki after 40 minutes of action.

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September 14, 2009

Giuseppe D’angelo wins Italian 200mm Nats Rd3

The 3rd round of the Italian 1/10th scale Nationals took place last weekend in Riccione. In the expert class it was Mugen racer Giuseppe D’angelo that took the pole position and proceeded to win the main final by 2 laps ahead of Francesco Tironi in 2nd with Serpent driver Alessio Mazzeo, a lap further back. In the F1 class it was European Championship top 4 qualifier Biagio Spataro that won from pole ahead of Michele Scaglioni and Alessandro Bracci. The F2 class was won by Marco Zagni in front of Alessandro Pezzotta in 2nd and Simone Broxxa 3rd.

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September 14, 2009

Shasa Lackner wins Swiss 1/8th Rd5

Last weekend saw the 5th round of the Swiss National championship held on the most difficult and demanding track in Switzerland in Oey, Bern. In the expert class it was Motonica racer Shasa Lackner who dominated the event with his Motonica P81, taking TQ by more than 3 seconds from Marco Müller. In the main final Shasa took the lead right from the start and after 45 min took a perfect flag to flag victory by 2 laps from Müller, also setting a new lap record of 15,59sec. The position was enough to give Shepherd driver Muller the Swiss title.

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September 13, 2009

Dirk Wischnewski on pole at German Nats

Dirk Wischnewski is the man to beat at the German Championship 1/10 200mm nitro, when the final will be held on Sunday at the 220 meter track at Türkheim in the south of Germany. The European Champion and reigning champion in Germany did 23 laps in 5.01,009 minutes in his best heat and with a 12,9 second lap he was the only driver of the field of the 77 competitors to break through the 13 seconds barrier. With his Orcan LR3 powered Xray NT1 he achieved a nearly two seconds advantage over Xray/Orcan fellow Eric Dankel, who did 23 laps in 5.02,995 minutes. More than three seconds down, Serpent ace Michael Salven (23/5.06,134) and Kyosho racer Patrick Gassauer (23/5.06,679) took third and fourth in the qualification.

Continue reading the full report here

September 12, 2009

Fastrax 1/10th Car Carry bag

Fastrax have released this carry bag, designed for the 1/10th buggy or Touring Car racer who wants to travel light and is ideal for those trips down the club or test afternoon at the track. Sporting an integrated section with tool storage and zipped pockets, it can hold a vehicle or anything else. Supplied with shoulder strap and finished in a cool carbon inspired weave.

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September 12, 2009

Xray Column – Title Celebration

34th installment in the Xray column from Xray owner and chief designer Juraj Hudy is now online. In this months column, Juraj talks about both the European Championships for 1/8th buggy in Austria and for 1/10th 200mm in Italy, the former seeing the team take the title.

We did it!” was the thought that screamed through my mind on the last Sunday of July, a fraction of a second after the finish of the 1/10 Nitro touring European Championship and after the first 6 cars passed over the finish line… all of them XRAY NT1 cars! Finally, the long and grueling work of everybody on the XRAY team has paid off, and afforded us a fabulous achievement. I am so unbelievably happy, satisfied, and proud it is simply bursting from me.

Read the full column here.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

September 12, 2009

HPI Racing RTR Forza Flux buggy

New from HPI Racing is the electric powered Vorza, a 1/8th scale buggy based off of the World Championship winning HB D8. Complete with HPI’s proven Flux Blur ESC and Tork motor, all yuo need to do is add your battery packs of choice. The Vorza is packaged as a complete and competitively priced ready to run buggy that will satisfy the needs of any basher or entry level racer. Featuring a bullet proof drive train that consists of front universals, front, centre and rear fluid filled differentials and a hardened steel spur and pinion gear make for a car to take the harshest of demands. The car also sports 16mm big bore aluminium shocks with threaded bodies, fully adjustable suspension blocks, adjustable camber and toe, and event sway bars at both the front and rear of the car.

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September 12, 2009

Hudy 1/8 Off-Road & Truggy Carrying Bag

Smart, stylish and distinctive and ultra-versatile Hudy’s Team Carrying Bag is large and spacious enough to carry your 1/8 off-road buggy or truggy, tools, set-up equipment and gear to any track with comfort and ease. All walls are cushioned with protective foam, keeping your equipment safe within. This exclusive-edition bag also features two straps for easy connection to a separate Hudy Tool Bag. The separate Hudy Tool Bag can hold up to 30 tools and can be easily removed from the bag and layed down on the pit table. Super-strong stretchy xylan holds the tools and will keep its stretchy characteristics for a long time.

Source: Hudy [hudy.net]