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April 7, 2009

Rene Puepke wins German West 200mm Rd1

Mugen celebrated a fine 1-2-3 victory at the season opener of the Western German Championship in the 1/10-200mm nitro class at Oberhausen. In the 30 minutes final race it was Rene Puepke taking home the overall win and the maximum amount of points. After 132 laps he had a 2.5 second lead over fellow Mugen racer Sebastian Buerge. Former German Champion Teemnu Sarinen from Finland was a long time leader but lost the second gear at an early stage. At the end he was six laps down to take third spot on the podium.

April 7, 2009

Jared Tebo wins Buggy at Silver State

This year marked the 11th Annual Silver State Nitro Challenge in Las Vegas, NV and like in years past the weather was always changing, with very windy conditions and temperatures up and down proving to be a big challenge for the drivers all week long. A new race format was constructed this year by race director Jason Ashton for the Invitational Class, which consisted of 3 qualifying heats with all of them counting, the first of which was 7-minutes, the 2nd 10-minutes, and the 3rd and final qualifier 15-minutes. After the 3 qualifiers were run, each heat would have the top 3 drivers with the lowest point totals advance straight to the main event. Then the lower mains would be run taking the top 2 drivers to bump into the next main. Team Orion/Kyosho/AKA Factory Driver Jared Tebo was on fire in qualifying winning both heats for Invitational buggy and truggy on the first day, with the second day only consisting of the 15-minute qualifier. Tebo went on to finish 2nd in both buggy and truggy to wrap up the overall TQ in both classes. In the 30 minute main final for invitational buggy, Jared Tebo got a great launch off the starting line and set off on a fast pace with Ryan Maifield close behind. After the first round of pit stops Tebo was still in the lead but now his team mate Cody King was in 2nd. After the second round of stops Tebo was still leading but now Adam Drake and Billy Fischer were battling it out for the second position and only quick refuelling kept Tebo in the lead after the final stop as he went on to win from Losi pairing of Billy Fischer in 2nd and Adam Drake 3rd.

Source: Team Orion [teamorion.com]

April 6, 2009

Josué Artiles wins 1/8th scale opener in Spain

The opening round of the Spanish 1/8th scale National series was held last weekend at Club Pical Track in Valladolid. The race saw over 70 drivers registered and the sunny weather let the drivers enjoy a nice racing weekend. Following qualifying Sergio Montesinos got the TQ spot followed by Victor González, Oscar Cabezas and current Champion Josué Artiles. Oscar Cabezas had to fight against the clock to set up his brand new Motonica P81, having only received it a few days before the race. In the final Josué Artiles and Óscar Cabezas took the first and second position in the very first laps and the set a pace that no one else could follow. Both drivers were very close but the tire change was faster for Artiles, who won a few seconds to allow him to drive the rest of the race with some advantage. There was an interesting fight for the third place involving three drivers, which finally went the way of former Spanish Champion Victor González with Nacho López and Sergio Montesinos taking 4th and 5th respectively.

Source: Merlin Fuel [merlinfuel.com]

April 6, 2009

Kyle Branson takes BRCA 200mm Nats Rd1

The opening round of the BRCA 1/10th 200mm National Championships was held last weekend in Snetterton and as usual the Saturday was to be used for practice. The day started badly for current Champion Kyle Branson, who had radio problems all day, which hampered his progress. On Sunday under great weather conditions it was the Sirio powered Serpent driver Branson, who TQ’d round 1 of qualifying by 1 second in front of Mark Green, while in the 2nd and 3rd rounds Kyle had problems with back markers and lost time. Despite this, his earlier time stood and he was still TQ by 1/100th of a second after 3 rounds but was to go quicker still in the final round to take the pole position by 1 second from team mate Green. The start of the final saw problems for Kyle, who didn’t clear his engine enough and stalled, dropping him a lap before he could get going again. He managed to unlap himself from everyone and worked his way up to 2nd spot, 1 lap down on then leader Mark Green. Kyle got his way passed Mark and proceeded to unlap himself and when a back marker spun in front of Mark he unfortunately was hit by 3 following cars while trying to avoid it. This broke his car and handed Kyle the lead, from where he would go on to win from Peter Watt in 2nd and Adam Walker Catchpole in 3rd.

Thanks to Kyle for the report.

April 6, 2009

DJ Apolaro confirmed for BUMOD GP

The organisers of the Bumod Turkish Grand Prix, which takes place in Bursa, Turkey from the 4th to the 7th of June have been in touch to tell us that they have confirmed entry from top US racer DJ Apolaro. The winner of this years Florida Winternats will be competing in the event, alongside other well known gas racers such as Robert Pietsch, Patrick Schaefer and Dirk Wischnewski, with more really big driver announcements to come in the lead up to the race. Entry is now open for this event and you are guaranteed a warm reception from the Turkish hosts, who will also arrange transport and help find the best accommodation. Red RC will also be present throughout the event bringing live reports each day on our Events page.

For more information about the event visit the official site here.

April 6, 2009

Sotiropoulos takes Rd1 in Greece

Last weekend saw the opening round of the Greek 1/8th scale National Championships take place at the Arena racing track in Athens. No practice was done on Saturday due to heavy rain so the drivers had to go directly into the race on Sunday. Following a small delay in the morning to allow the track to dry, there were 4 rounds of qualifying and it was Sotiropoulos that took the TQ spot for Serpent ahead of team mate Farmakis in 2nd and Kyosho driver Totomis in 3rd. In the race the battle was between Sotiropoulos and Totomis until the rain came again to the track and changed everything. Fortunately it was just for a minute and grip was built again after a short while. Sotiropoulos held on for the win with Tortomis close to a lap behind in 2nd, with Arkoumanis Giannis taking 3rd.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

April 6, 2009

CS Electronic Mega RX pack

CS Electronic have released this Mega receiver pack for use in large scale vehicles. Configured as a hump pack, this 6.0V battery supplies 5000mAh of power, enough to easily drive the electronics in your 1/5th or 1/6th scale car during a long final. Comes supplied with BEC Flex silicone cables and a pre mounted Tamiya connector.

Source: CS Electronic [cs-shop.de]

April 6, 2009

Xray NT1 Lightweight Diff outdrive adapters

Xray now offers lightweight CNC-machined diff outdrive adapters, made from tough Hudy Spring Steel, for serious racers who are conscious of weight savings. Available for both the front and rear differentials, the shafts are precision ground and polished for smooth operation, and have been strategically machined to be lighter than the standard versions, a weight saving of 25% on the front and 20% on the rear.

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