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July 7, 2009

Rick V wins Dutch 1/8th NK Rd4

The 4th round of the Dutch championship was held on the very small and tricky circuit of MBC de Sluis in Gouda. The day started with nice weather, and although the forecast did predict rain it stayed dry the whole day. In the NK it was surprising to see Joey Sorber taking the pole folowed by John Ermen, Rick V and Ilia v. Gastel. In the main final it was John who was kicked out after 2 corners from the start trying to overtake Joey Sorber. Joey was strong in the lead but had to retire after 20 minutes. Rick V, driving the SM engine, took the lead after 7 laps and despite a tyre change at 15 minutes that allowed John Ermen into the lead, he would go on to take the win. In 2nd place it was John Ermen with a damaged car due some accidents on the track, while 3rd spot went to Rik Veenma who was racing a steady race.

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July 7, 2009

Alexander Hagberg wins Swedish EFRA GP

Last weekend, the Swedish EFRA GP was held at the Väst-8 facility in Gothenburg, host of the 2010 EC in 1:10 IC. The race saw drivers from Sweden, Norway and Denmark in attendance and was run under perfect conditions except for some clouds on the final day. The practice started already on Friday with the majority of the 33 entered drivers present at the track.

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July 7, 2009

JConcepts Racing Tires Tee

Just in time for summer JConcepts has released a newly designed t-shirt based on the popular JC Racing Tires theme. This new t-shirt sports a completely detailed front logo design including the popular JC along with graffiti type font in the background. The back includes a smaller “postage stamp” graffiti print to show your JConcepts style whether you are coming or going.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

July 6, 2009

Frederik Suedhoff dominates West German Rd4

Xray team driver Frederik Suedhoff, crowned as the 2009 European Champion (B) early May, has taken the win when leading the pack at round four of the 2009 Western German Championship 1/10 scale nitro on-road in Bad Breisig in the south of the former capital Bonn. The podium was completed by Kyosho driver Bernd Rausch on second and Mugen racer Sebastian Buerge on third. Following an excellent practice session on Saturday race day started with sad news. In the drivers briefing race director Holger Schluss informed the total of 41 competitors that Dieter Weck, the nitro on-road chairman of the German rc racing association DMC, had passed away during the night because of a heart attack. In a minute of silence the RC community commemorated Dieter Weck who was a man in action and racer with all his heart.

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July 6, 2009

Xray Lightweight Centre Diff Outdrive adapters

Xray now offers lightweight CNC-machined centre diff outdrive adapters. Made from Hudy toughened steel, the outdrives have been strategically machined to be lighter than the standard outdrive adapters. CNC-machined on precision German long-turn machines they have been additionally ground and strategically lightened to reduce rotating weight, then further hardened to ensure maximum strength and extra-long lifespan. Final precision hand-grinding ensures a very high tolerance and a tight fit in the diff body and diff gear.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

July 5, 2009

Axial Racing 32RR-1 Nitro engine

Axial Racing have released their new 32RR-1 nitro engine. Based on the popular .28RR, this engine is designed to be more efficient and output more power than the previous .32 engine while still delivering monster torque. Featuring a true ABC sleeve construction for durability, a balanced crankshaft for improved RPM & efficiency and a composite 9.0mm slide carburetor that includes 8.0 and 8.5mm optional air venturi’s, the new machined aluminium cooling head features increased surface area for better cooling.

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July 5, 2009

Sabrina Lechner joins MLC team

Top female racer Sabrina Lechner from Germany has confirmed a new deal that will see her run MLC fuel for the rest of the season. The Serpent/Max driver inked a deal at the European ‘B’ Championships in Cassino that sees her join the team of 8-time World Champion Lamberto Collari who is shown above posing for photos with his new driver. Sabrina will run the fuel during at National & International level and will be back in Italy later this month to compete at the European 1/10th scale Championships in Gubbio.

July 5, 2009

LRP BEC, Engine Monoblock & Starter box

Three releases that we skipped over earlier in the week from LRP are a new heavy duty BEC, one-piece aluminium engine mount and new competition starter box. The BEC is a new extremely strong voltage regulator for use with LiPo receiver batteries in nitro models and works perfectly with heavy cars and powerful servos, such as those found in 1/5th – 1/8th scale models. The new one-piece blue anodized aluminium motor mount for the S8-BX and S8-TX stiffens up the chassis around the engine and of course enables a quick engine removal and remounting. Finally, similar to the one released by Nosram on Friday, LRP have also released their new Spec.2 compact and lightweight starter box that has a new higher positioned starter wheel for more precise car positioning and faster starts.

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