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September 2, 2008

CRC report from 2008 IIC in Vegas

Calandra Racing Concepts, Inc. is reporting on a very successful race meeting at the 2008 International Indoor Championships held last week in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the ultra-competitive 1/12th modified class CRC driver Hupo Honigl from Austria was the T.Q. and winner driving the Generation-X chassis, while his team mate Jilles Groskamp from Holland, qualified 2nd with the same car. This result marks Hupo’s first big win in this class, a great performance in which he dominated the event and A-main by leading every lap. In the new World GT class featuring the new spec 200mm 1/10th pan cars, CRC’s new Gen-X 10 took the win in the hands of Mark Smyka. This new pan-car class used 200 mm sports car bodies with brushless motors and the revolutionary Gen-X 10 finished 1st and 4th, taking the first ever win in this new class. In 1/12th stock, the CRC Gen-X was also T.Q. with driver Pete D’Agnolo winning every round of qualifying.

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September 2, 2008

Steen Graversen wins Danish Nationals

Steen Graversen wins Danish Nats Finale

Last weekend saw the final round of the Danish Electric TC Nationals held in Glostrup and there were 17 drivers participating the modified class. The TQ once again went to Steen Graversen, who attended 5 of the 6 races this year and has taken TQ and won all 5, this weekend being no exception. The battle for the 2nd and 3rd positions was between Jonas Andersson from Sweden, Søren Eskildsen, Emil Rath and Søren Holst with the final result ending up as they had qualified, with Jonas Andersson taking 2nd and Søren Eskildsen 3rd. The overall result for the Nationals saw Steen take the National title for Kyosho ahead of upcoming Schumacher racer Søren Eskildsen in 2nd, with newly announced Tamiya racer Jonas Kærup taking 3rd.

Thanks to Christina Høeg for the report. Picture by Kurt Rath.

September 1, 2008

JConcepts Rulux Half-ups standard offset

Large diameter wheels are the craze in 1/8th off-road for blue and black grooved conditions and JConcepts is right on target with Rulux Half-ups truck wheels in standard offset. Half-ups refer to the bead mounting diameter sized at 3.7” for today’s low profile racing tires and these truck wheels make a statement with their large appearance, spoke design and superior inner rib design. Half-ups wheels also incorporate an outer glue catch that resists excess glue from running down the wheel face during the gluing process. Fits 1/8th trucks with 17mm hex and standard offset.

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September 1, 2008

Jonas Kaerup switches to Tamiya

RaceRC.dk are reporting that former European Champion and top Danish racer Jonas Kaerup will run the Tamiya TRF416 after a year with the HB Cyclone which saw him take the Danish National title. Continuing to race for Team Morfars.dk, the former Corally team driver is excited to be running the Japanese made car which won this years European Championship as well as 2 World titles and countless International events.

Source: Race RC [racerc.dk]

September 1, 2008

Tekno RC V3 Brushless Kit for AE RC8

Tekno RC have released this brushless kit for the popular Team Associated RC8 buggy. The kit features the first commercially available 1/8th scale electric specific chassis along with Tekno RC’s innovative patent pending Elektri-Clutch system, which allows the racer to tune the power delivery of the hottest brushless motors. The hardened steel clutch bells will last and last because the motor is disengaged from the drive train off power. Claiming to have the lowest CG of any conversion for better handling and unlike other conversions this continues to utilize the cars original braking system meaning this conversion will feel really similar to a gas powered car in terms of power delivery and braking characteristics.

Source: Tekno RC [teknorc.com]

August 31, 2008

Monte-Carlo Cup 2008

In partnership with EFRA, the FMM is organizing the First Monte-Carlo Cup on the 16th to 19th of October this year. Open to all racers with 1/8th scale flat pan chassis’, it is expected that the event will attract the best racers in this class from around Europe. The race is held on the La Turbie track, overlooking the bay of Villefranche, in the hills close the centre of Monte Carlo. Entry is open until the 22th of September and rules and entry forms are available on the event website.

August 31, 2008

Losi 8/8T Front & Rear Spring sets

Similar to the shock service parts boxes released at the end of last year by Losi for the 8ight and 8ight T, the US company has now released these spring box sets. Coming in a handy reusable container, the front set contains 6 various springs while the rear set has 7, making for a cost effective way to obtain all possible spring combos.

Source: Losi [losi.com]

August 31, 2008

Matsukura retains JMRCA 1/12th title

The JMRCA Japanese 1/12th scale Nationals were run this weekend in Ishikawa in the centre of the country. Practice and qualifying were both interrupted by heavy rain, meaning it was difficult to run by the schedule, but the organisers managed to get it all done and after qualifying it was reigning Champion Naoto Matsukura that would line up on pole position for Yokomo with a dominant performance. In the finals the young racer was able to easily win all 3 of the A-mains to retain his National title ahead of Corally driver Saito in 2nd and Hideo Kitizawa, racing a HB Cyclone in 3rd.

Source: Hot Bodies [cyclone12-blog.com]