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September 8, 2008

Kai Rønning takes Norwegian truggy title

Last Sunday saw the final round of the Norwegian truggy Nationals held at the Kodal track. With some rain falling the track was muddy and slippery but the drivers present managed to drive very fast around this tight and technical track. Following the main final it was Svein Erik Håland who took the first place ahead of Patrick Mørk in 2nd, while Erik Fink took the final spot on the podium in 3rd. The results meant that in the championship it was Kai Rønning that took the National title in front of Svein Erik Haland in 2nd and Erik Fink 3rd.

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September 8, 2008

The Drake dominates SoCal SS Rd6

This past weekend saw round 6 of the Southern CA. Nitro Series held at Thunder Alley Raceway. The event was one of the biggest turnouts of the series with everyone getting ready for the 1/8th Off-Road Worlds next week in N.C. Scott Hughes was running the new MBX6, Cody King was driving the MP9 and Adam Drake and Matt Castellano were running some new parts from Losi. In the 1/8th Open Buggy class there was a great battle between two Losi drivers Don Vinklemulder and Kyle Johnson with Don ending up taking the win with Kyle in 2nd. In the 1/8th Pro Truck class Adam Drake started 1st on the grid and never looked back, finishing more then a lap ahead of 2nd placed Levi Jackson, with Kyle Johnson taking 3rd. In the 1/8th Pro Buggy class Matt set the early TQ in round one, but Adam was able to improve the time in round two and start from the pole position. Adam and Matt were the only two drivers to complete 11 laps in qualifying and Adam was able to accomplish 11 laps in both rounds of qualifying. Levi Jackson was 3rd on the grid running the MP777 and Cody King was 4th with the MP9. In the final Adam and Matt picked up where they left off in qualifying and finished 1st and 2nd over a lap in front of 3rd placed Scott Hughes. Adam Drake claimed the overall title in both Pro Truck and Pro Buggy.

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September 8, 2008

Marco Vanni wins Trofeo Novarossi

Last weekend saw the annual Trofeo Novarossi race take place at the Fiorano track in Italy and it was attended by the big names like Collari & Balestri. While it was cloudy throughout the weekend it didn’t rain and following qualifying it was young German Shepherd racer Erik Dankel that put his car on pole position ahead of Marco Vanni, Mattia Rinaldi and Dario Balestri. The main final got off to a bad start for the pole man with him being dropped back to last after a collision on the 3rd corner, which left Vanni to take over the lead. Dankel got his head down and managed to pull himself back up to 2nd spot by the end of the 30 minute final, beating Corrado Lotti who finished 3rd, but it was Vanni who took home the win after a trouble free run.

Source: Novarossi [novarossi.com]

September 8, 2008

KM Racing NT1 Pivot Balls & Chassis

KM Racing have released a number of new items for the Xray NT1 touring car chassis. First up are these 8.4mm titanium pivot balls that due to the material used are much lighter as well as stronger than the stock part. Also new for the NT1 is a heavily machined 7075 T6 aluminium chassis plate which has been hard anodized for increased durability.

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September 8, 2008

Marc Fischer takes German TC title

The German touring car National Championships were held at the end of August in Mettenheim, Germany. Top Corally team driver Marc Fischer won 2 of the 5 qualifying rounds, and setting a new track record of 16,25sec on his way to taking the TQ. In the 1st A-main leg Ronald Volker took the win ahead of Fisher, who had a tweaked car following a crash in the last round of qualifying. The 2nd A-main saw a great start for Marc who was able to pull out a big lead on Volker but it was Yokomo racer Martin Hofer who had new tires that took the lead close to the end of the race taking the Leg win. This left the title to be decided in the final leg and it was Marc who took the win by driving without any mistakes, taking the title from Martin Hofer who took 2nd and Ronald Volker in 3rd.

Source: Corally [corally.com]

September 8, 2008

Daniel van der Drift wins Dutch GP

The Dutch 1/10th scale 200mm EFRA GP took place last weekend at the MACH track in Heemstede and it saw competitors from a number of different countries battle it out on this challenging track. Following limited running on Thursday and Friday due to rain, Saturday’s qualifying sessions took place under dry conditions and it was Mugen racer Rick V who took top honors during a commanding performance that saw him 8 seconds quicker than 2nd placed racer Jerome Renaux, while Maarten Van Lierop and Daan Jacobs secured the final 2 direct qualifying positions. Sunday’s finals were hit with rain from the very start of the day and this meant a lot of racers didn’t participate, instead deciding to preserve their cars for another day. Following the running of the lower finals that saw a number of drivers move their way up through a number of finals the main final got underway, albeit without Rick V and Daan Jacobs who chose not to start. The start of the 45 minute final saw Renaux initially take the lead, but heavy rain and standing water meant his engine started to die and this saw him drop down the order despite being very quick when his car was going. Another Belgian Michel Tomagra then took over and started to pull out a large gap to the following group but he too hit problems later in the race and would eventually finish in 3rd. Bert Aerts who drove a steady race was rewarded for his efforts with 2nd position but would finish 10 laps behind the eventual winner Daniel van der Drift who overcame some early problems to claim the top step of the podium.

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September 7, 2008

2008 Picco Cup Asia – Announcement

2008 Picco Cup Asia - Announcement

Hobbypro has announced that it is organizing the 1st Picco Cup Asia in Hong Kong on the ACO racing track on the 1st – 2nd of November. It will be open for both 1/10 & 1/8 classes and they wish to welcome any driver that wishes to attend this event. So far Alberto Picco, New World Champion Daniele Ielasi, Patrick Schaefer and Robert Pietsch will come to HK and attend this event together with more than 120 drivers already confirmed from Hong Kong, Macau, China, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Taiwan & Singapore.

More information can be found here.

September 7, 2008

Backbone transmitter skins

Japanese RC graphics company Backbone were in contact to tell us about their range of products that include a wide variety of Transmitter skins. Available in a wide range of colours as well as designs, they can be applied to the main pistol grip transmitters currently on the market like the Sanwa M11, Futaba 3PK & 3M as well as the KO EX-10 Helios & EX-1 UR.

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