Xceed RC have announced that former World Champion Surikarn Chaidajsuriya from Thailand will use the company’s foam racing tires in the 1/10 scale 200mm class. Surikarn will race the Thailand Nationals and other big races in the region as well as the 2012 IFMAR World Championships which take place in his home country in November.
Source: Xceed [xceedrc.com]
The warmup race for next months IFMAR ISTC World Championships took place this weekend in Heemstede, The Netherlands at the world famous MACH track. More known as a gas circuit, the track has been modified from its traditional layout by the addition of a chicane at the start of the main straight. The goal was to slow the cars down in an effort to protect the electronics & tires and it seems to have been successful, with the new corner presenting quite a challenge to the racers on track. This weekend’s event brings to an end a week long test session for factory teams which has seen all of the top title contenders in attendance with most having traveled across the country from last weekend’s ETS Rd5 in Apeldoorn.
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Pre-event favourites Robert Pietsch and Dirk Wischnewski claim victory at the European Nitro Champion in Germany but had to work hard for the success in their respective finals in which the Top 2 where separated by less then 4 seconds after 45-minutes of hard racing at the Hockenheimring track. Top Qualifier in 1:8, Pietsch took his Mugen to a 3.45-secs win over Alberto Picco with Oliver Mack third while in the 1:10 Touring Cars Wischnewski, who started second, had a 3.93-secs winning margin over Mark Green with Daniele Ielasi completing the podium.
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Eric Dankel and Robert Pietsch are Top Qualifiers at the second running of the annual European Nitro Challenge at the Hockenhiemring in Germany. Dankel pulled off a superb final qualifying heat to secure the Touring Car pole position on his debut for Italian manufacturer Capricorn, a result that was all the more impressive as it is the German’s first nitro outing of 2012. Securing pole in 1:8, the result is a repeat of Pietsch’s qualifying performance 12 months ago at the event which take place within the grounds of the home of the full size German F1 Grand Prix.
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In the first round of qualifying for the European Nitro Challenge at the Hockenheimring in Germany it was Mugen’s Robert Pietsch and Capricorn’s Erik Dankel who set the fastest time over the 7-minute heat to claim the provisional TQ in 1:8 and 1:10 respectively. For defending champions Michael Salven (1:8) and Patrick Schafer (1:10) it was a tough opening qualifier. Salven had a steering rod come off on his Serpent 966 while Schafer suffered a stripped first gear on his Shepherd Velox V10.
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Seen in prototype form at this year’s Nuremberg Toy Fair, Arrowmax have released their new car stand. Not your standard affair, its special design sees the frame edge machined from 7075 aluminum while top is made from a piece of graphite to keep weight down without compromising strength or durability.
Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]
More new items from KM for the H-K1 Evo II with the release of these rear anti-rol bar ball ends. Made from 7075 T6 aluminium and hard coated for durability they are super lightweight and a direct replacement for the standard part.
Source: KM [km-rc.com]
Pro-Line are showing off some sneak peeks of their upcoming products. For 1/10th scale electric buggy PL will release their popular Bow-Tie rear and Crime Fighter front tires for this resurgent class. Another product being teased is a new shock shaft which is claiming great things, but we have no further details. More information as we get it.
