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August 5, 2008

Rick V wins Dutch 8th Nats Rd4

The 4th round of the Dutch 1/8th scale Nationals took place last weekend at the MACH track in Heemstede and with summer holidays in full swing there were only 44 drivers in attendance. Qualifying started dry but close to the end of the first round it started to rain and it wasn’t until the end of the last series that it had dried up again. Pole position in the NK class went to Mugen racer Rick V, while in the Nomac class it was Serpent racer Jordy Blok that took the top spot. Unfortunately just before the semi finals it started to rain again and this meant a lot of racers didn’t start, but regardless there was enough to fill both the main finals. In the NK class main final it was John Ermen that initially took the lead on a drying track but soon after his engine stalled and this allowed Rick to take over at the front where he stayed for the rest of the race, winning from Motonica racer Daniel van der Drift in 2nd and Mugen driver Michiel Renting 3rd. In the Nomac class, pole man Jordy took the lead but soon after it was birthday boy Roelof Tooms that passed him and he then managed to build up a 6 lap advantage which fell to 2 laps following some engine troubles near the end of the race. But Roelof held on to his lead and took the win from Jordy Blok in 2nd and Emiel Jansen 3rd.

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August 5, 2008

Xray XB808 Wing Sticker

New from Xray for the wing on the XB808 are these flashy black and white Fire-Stylin’ graphic sets, which makes a bright, bold visual statement, setting your car apart from the crowd. The wing sticker has been made from tough die-cut self-adhesive vinyl for easy application and long wear.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

August 4, 2008

Shepherd Micro Racing Allen wrenches

Shepherd Micro Racing tool series

Shepherd have announced that they have extended their range of high quality tools to include these new allen wrench tools. Similar to those tools released back in June these new tools are equipped with high quality blue anodized light-weight aluminium handles with a special anti-slip surface that also offers the possibility to be personalized if desired. The tips have been made of hardened steel, which has been ground to provide a long life and precise fitting, and are available either as a set or separately in 1.5mm, 2.0mm, 2.5mm and 3.0mm. Hardened tips are also available separately.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

August 4, 2008

Borja Hernandez tests the Hyper 9

Our friend at Merlin Fuel in Spain have some first pictures of the new Hyper 9 being tested last Saturday by their team driver Borja Hernandez. According to what they have told us, the driver was quite satisfied with the cars performance in the air as well as the weight balance and they spent the whole morning working on diff and shock oil settings.

View more photos on the Merlin site here.

Source: Merlin [merlinfuel.com]

August 4, 2008

KM Racing V-One RRR options

KM Racing have released some new parts for the 1/10th scale Kyosho V-One RRR chassis. First up is this 3mm thick carbon fibre rear shock tower, the 2nd evolution of this design, it features 11 shock mounting holes as well as a slots for the fuel lid cable tie. Also new is a 2mm carbon fibre radio plate which has a new design and appears to be more for aesthetics than performance.

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August 4, 2008

Kyosho Inferno GT KC-Slick Tires

Kyosho have released their latest racing tires for the Inferno GT series. Add performance to your GT by just simply bolting on a set of KC Slicks, which provides more traction and longer tire life compared to the stock tires. Available in three different shore types (40/50/60), now it’s up to you to select your weapon of choice. Go out and attack your local track and leave the competition in the dust.

Source: Kyosho [kyoshoamerica.com]

August 4, 2008

Upgrade RC Wing Skins

Upgrade RC have announced an update to their wing skins series. Now available with 2 complete sets of skins per order, they also come supplied with side plate decals and as usual are available in a wide range of designs and can be customized with your sponsors logos.

Source: Upgrade RC [upgrade-rc.com]

August 3, 2008

Rheinard wins Euros twice in one day!

Winners Podium

Marc Rheinard has won the European Touring Car Championship for the second time in one day!! Having won the second leg of the A Mains the German looked to have wrapped up his first ever Touring Car Euros title only for his cells to fail post race scrutiny. Excluded from the results of Leg 2 this meant the title would have to be decided in the final Leg and shadowing Top Qualifier Ronald Volker throughout the race, Rheinard put in a calculated drive to take second and reinstate himself as the 2008 Champion.

Check out the full coverage on our event site here.