November 29, 2008

Oscar Cabezas signs to Motonica

Following his recent switch from Mega to Novarossi, former Spanish National Champion Oscar Cabezas has been confirmed as joining Motonica. The former Serpent SDD driver leaves behind a successful term at Serpent in which he won back to back Spanish titles in 2006 and 2007, as well as making the European 1/8th scale final in Valencia this year. Oscar will now be a leading force for Spanish distributor Rass Racing, who carry the Motonica & Novarossi brands, and will focus his attentions on the Spanish Nationals and World Championships, driving the 1/8th scale P8.1.

Source: JB TRC Racing [jbtrcracing.com]

November 28, 2008

MACH Challenge 1:12 – Announcement

The World famous MACH club in Holland is hosting a 1/12th scale race at their great winter indoor facility in Haarlem. Run from the 16th to 18th of January, the event will be held on the club’s technical blue carpet track, which is ideally sized for this class at 11m x 35m, with power and seating for over 100 people next to the track. The race is open to both modified and super stock classes and entry closes on the 13th of January.

You can enter here, and more information can be found here (PDF).

November 27, 2008

South Swedish Indoor Cup Rd3

We received a report from the recent 3rd round of the South Swedish Indoor Cup (SSIC) that was arranged by Malmö Miniracing Club way down in the south of Sweden. Forty racers battled it out in three classes, 27T, 19T and Modified and in the modified class, which saw the biggest turnout with 20 entries, it was top Xray driver Niclas Nilsson who set the pace early in practice and had no problem taking TQ in all rounds. Tamiya racer Thomas Andersson took second spot on the grid but it was a close fight. Only a couple of seconds separated number 2 and 8 so the finals promised to be exciting. Niclas Nilsson continued his domination this day by taking all three finals, while behind him it was Christian Holmström with a Corally who moved up two spots from qualifying and claimed the 2nd spot in the overall standing with Thomas Andersson completing the podium.

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November 26, 2008

Ricardo Carnadi wins at Jakarta ITC

Team Shepherd Indonesia driver Ricardo Carnadi dominated the end of the year race at the Jakarta International Twin Circuit. With the help of his new Velox he TQ’d and won the race by 5 laps ahead of the 2nd placed finisher. During the 45 minute final he lead the race from the very beginning, only briefly giving up the lead, which he regained and went on to take the win. Ricardo will drive the Velox in 2009 as well as become an ambassador for Team Shepherd Indonesia where he will help all Indonesian drivers and mechanics with technical and setup questions about the car.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

November 26, 2008

Cris Careca wins Paulista Mod Champs

We received a report from the final race of the Paulista Modified Championships in Brazil, which saw a closely fought battle between Cris Careca and Marcos Mayer. The first 3 finals saw the win going to 3 different drivers Cris Careca, Cesar Salvadori and Felipe Franceschi. In the last final, Cris Careca and Felipe Franceschi opened up a gap from Cesar Salvadori and Marcos Mayer, and with the Championship still open, the tension among the pilots was visible. Felipe Franceschi had problems with his car and had to retire leaving Cris to hold on for the win despite having some technical problems, to also wrap up the Championship from Marcos Mayer.

Thanks to Adalberto Neri for the report.

November 24, 2008

Oscar Cabezas joins Novarossi team

Multiple Spanish National Champion Oscar Cabezas has signed for Novarossi. Leaving behind a successful run with Mega engines, the 1/8th European Championship direct qualifier, will use the Italian company’s engines to power his 1/8th scale chassis, the class he will focus on in the build up to the World Championships held next year in Lostallo, Switzerland.

Source: JB TRC Racing [jbtrcracing.com]

November 23, 2008

PN Racing Mini-Z World Cup Finals

Reflex Racing were in touch to tell us about their success at the recent PN Racing Mini-Z World Cup Finals in Las Vegas. 1/28 scale racing continues to grow around the world, and with this event very well attended, the Reflex International Team managed to score at least one podium in every class with their team drivers Jacob Feinstein and Lex Tyler sweeping the 2WD classes. Check out the Reflex Racing site for a full report and videos from most of the A-mains.

Source: Reflex Racing [reflexracing.net]

November 21, 2008

Team Orion confirm Stefan Hanauer

Team Orion have officially confirmed that current German National Champion Stefan Hanauer has joined their team, debuting with his new equipment already back in October. Having used RB products since 2004 he has now joined the Swiss team which is led by former World Champion Adrien Bertin. Stefan is well known for his experience on national and international level and will use the latest Team Orion products in his Kyosho Evolva M3. In close collaboration with designer Adrien Bertin and top Orion driver Ilia van Gastel, they will focus on next years World Championship on the company’s home turf in Lostallo, Switzerland.

Source: Team Orion [teamorion.com]

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