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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]

May 26, 2009

Novarossi Compact Buggy manifolds

Novarossi have announced that they have 2 new off road manifolds available which have been made with a tighter bend. By doing so, the drivers who have the latest Mugen buggy can now use Novarossi manifolds without problems. The 2 new manifolds feature a similar length as their currenly available 41020 and 41021 manifolds but due to the tighter curve they are more compact. Available in short and long versions.

Source: Novarossi [novarossi.com]

May 26, 2009

Neumann wins 2009 Köngener Offroad Masters

The 2009 running of the International Köngener Offroad Masters was held in Köngen near Stuttgart last weekend. In the 4WD class it was Team Yokomo driver Jörn Neumann that took the TQ spot and he went on to finish in 1st place in the finals ahead of team mate Florian Baatz, with Markus Greter taking 3rd spot.

May 26, 2009

K-Factory B8 One-piece engine mount

From K-Factory for the Team Magic B8, comes this new one-piece engine mount. Machined from a single block of high grade aluminium, its design ensures that both wings of the engine mount are perfectly aligned to reduce any possible pressure on the engine crankcase. In addition, both upper & lower sides of the mount are leveled by CNC machine to ensure full contact with the chassis and engine, while the block’s multi-fin design helps improve heat dissipation.

Source: K-Factory [kfactoryracing.com]

May 26, 2009

Xray Alum Rear wing shims

New for their XB and XT series buggies and truggies, Xray have released these aluminium rear wing shims. Sold in a set of 2, these simple items provide additional support to prevent the wing from pulling away from the mounting screws in the event of an accident.

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