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January 9, 2010

Rheinard ups the pace in Denmark

Defending DHI Cup Champion Marc Rheinard has upped the pace here in qualifying to claim the third round and move to the top of the Qualification Ranking with two heats remaining. The German was pleased with the 19 laps in 5:04.658 result but feels his Tamiya, which is fitted with 4 turn Speedpassion motor, is too easy to drive. Although very consistent he feels that his 416X can be quicker and so he plans to lower the camber link, something he hopes is the right direction to take.

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January 9, 2010

Leino fastest in opening Qualifier at DHI Cup

Formula One may have lost its Iceman but 190mm Touring Car racing hasn’t and in the opening round of qualifying here at the 10th Anniversary of the DHI Cup it is Team Xray’s Teemu Leino who has set the pace with a 19 lap run in 5:07.111. Leino, who prefers to do his talking on the track, described his run as good and other than looking over his 5.5T Team Orion motored T3 chassis, plans no changes for the next round.

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January 9, 2010

Sanwa to control Andy Moore

Former World and European Champion Andy Moore has inked a deal with Japanese radio gear company Sanwa to use their products from 2010 onwards. Having raced with KO Propo equipment up until recently, the British Hot Bodies factory team driver is making his international debut for his new sponsors at this weekend’s DHI Cup. Andy will be controlling his car with the Exzes Plus X 2.4Ghz stick transmitter with his car is equipped with a Sanwa low profile steering servo.

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January 8, 2010

Rheinard tops opening day of 2010 DHI Cup

Having struggled in early practice, defending DHI Cup Champion Marc Rheinard put himself back in the driving seat by setting the fastest run in the final practice session here today in Odense, Denmark. The World Champion said his Speed Passion powered Tamiya TRF416X was much better than earlier, all thanks to a simple change of tyre additive. Originally drivers were scheduled to have just four rounds of practice today followed by the first round of qualifying, but race organisers decided that due to the reseed that competitors should be given a chance to practice in their new heat order and the qualifier, run exactly like a heat, was declared a practice run.

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January 8, 2010

Leino fastest for Xray at DHI Cup

After three rounds of free practice for the 2010 DHI Cup it is Team Xray’s Teemu Leino who is at the top of the time sheets here in Odense with his Orion powered T3 recording a best lap time of 16.559. The former European Champion says he has done little with the set-up on his car and is just waiting for the traction levels to come up on the brand new carpet. Asked about the track design for the 10th Anniversary of the famous Danish race, the Finn said that it was very tight compared with last year but it was the same for everyone.

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January 7, 2010

Steven Weiss joins Team Yokomo

Yokomo have announced that they have signed front running German driver Steven Weiss to partner current team drivers Ronald Volker and Martin Hofer. The former Xray driver and European Championship top qualifier will make his debut for the Japanese squad at this weekend’s DHI Cup, which Red RC will be covering live, having spent some time over the winter testing with Volker and is very happy with his new equipment. Steven retains LRP as his main power sponsor.

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]

January 7, 2010

Speed Passion confirm Elliot Harper

Speed Passion have announced the signing of top young UK driver Elliott Harper to compliment their growing team for the 2010 season. The 16 year old is already an established racer and has some great racing results already, being a Worlds and European A finalist in 2008. Elliott will use the Speed Passion Competition 3.0 motors along with their GT2.0 Pro Speedo in his cars to give him the best power possible. He will be putting the package together for the next ETS at Hrotovice, Czech Republic at the end of January 2010 for his first major race meeting. Elliott said:

Firstly, I would like to thank Nosram, and in particular Reto, very much for the support they have provided over the last 2 season and I really enjoyed being associated with them. The Speed Passion equipment is easy to use and set up and there have been lots of very positive comments from users. The plug and play arrangement for the motor makes any changes much easier and faster so there is no need for a soldering iron. Speed Passion is keen to strengthen their position and are attracting top drivers in a number of areas and continue to develop their product range making them a very strong force for 2010. I am very much looking forward to the coming seasons with Speed Passion as I have run the package a few times now and it is really, really good.

Source: Speed Passion [speedpassion.net]

January 7, 2010

IFMAR confirm Worlds dates, Burgdorf now earlier

We have gotten word from IFMAR confirming the dates for this year’s World Championships. The big news is that the World Championships for 1/10th Electric touring and 1/12th scale in Burgdorf, Germany have been moved to a week earlier and will now start on the 27th of June with the 1/12th scale and continuing through to the 4th of July with touring car. The dates for the other events stay the same confirming that the 1/10th 200mm Worlds in Houston, Texas will take place from the 22nd of July through to the 1st of August, while the 1/8th Buggy Worlds in Pattaya, Thailand will be held from the 7th of November until the 14th.

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