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March 12, 2012

Alexander Hagberg joins Elangears

Alexander Hagberg, winner of the recent Snowbirds, got in touch to let us know that having used LRP chargers for most of his career he has changed electronics sponsor and will now use Elangears chargers and electronic accessories.

This Korean based company is manufacturing very high quality chargers with the best components available where the result is a reliable and well performing product. I have chosen Elangears chargers because of their modern look, user friendly interface and high performance. I will use their complete line of items where some are still to be released in 2012; chargers, power supply, tire warmer and power station.

Source: Elangears [elangears.com]

March 9, 2012

TOP Rebel F-1 prototype testing

TOP Racing are currently working on a Rebel F-1 prototype that was tested during the KRC track opening race in Shenzhen/China. Penny Yip TQ’d and won the F-1 class followed by Frank Ng. TOP will now make use of the experience gained at the race and make further design refinements to the vehicle. Based on the final testing in Japan, TOP may release it for production.

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March 8, 2012

Brunei annual national EP race report

The RC organisation of Brunei, PEMKAR, recently held an electric on-road race in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei. The annual race marks the start of racing season in this region. The venue for this year’s race was the Youth Center Hall that had an indoor carpet track laid out. Some 50 racers joined the race in four classes. The premier class was the Open modified touring car that saw attracted the most racers. The other classes were novice touring car, M-type chassis and Drift. Spec Sweep 32 QTS tyres were used for both touring car classes as well as spec Hobbywing Justock 11.5T combos for the novice TC class.

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March 8, 2012

Rino Lino & Patricio Concha win Pacific Cup 2012

The Pacific Cup is a race, in Lima Peru, that has been going on for the last few years and continues to grow each year. This year over 70 racers from all over the World to include the USA, Ecuador, Chile, Brazil, Germany and of course Peru attended the event. The race is held on a permanent track next to the Ocean was even broadcasted in the local media and therefore attracted over 2,000 spectators. Because of the good experience made at the recent races the organisers also plan on applying for the 2014 200mm sedan World Championships.

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March 8, 2012

Alpe Adria Cup 2012 – Announcement

The organisers of the 2012 Alpe Adria Cup have been in touch to announce their new series. Taking place between April and October, the 4 round series sees races in Slovenia, Croatia, Austria and Italy and features the motto ‘fun, fair racing and friendship’. The series will use a handout tire for both classes giving the same conditions for everyone and helping prevent the use of tire additives. The tires will only be allowed to be put on in parc ferme and there are a limited number of tires for each driver during the event to keep costs down. The Contact, one shore tire will be available trackside at affordable prices. You can find more information about this new series on their official site here.

March 7, 2012

Kyosho Germany adds DRX class to World Cup

Kyosho Germany have announced the addition of a new category to their Kyosho World Cup brand trophy. Valid for races within their sales territory this class will bring the races back to the parking lots. Using Kyosho’s own DRX nitro rally car the class combines the side-by-side on-road racing with the challenging and fun to drive obstacles of off-road racing. No need to have a clean and smooth race track, race with your friends on the surface next to you and enjoy the handling, performance and details of these awesome looking cars.

Source: Kyosho [kyosho-world-cup.de]

March 7, 2012

Hadley Junior High School RC Program

Paul Lemieux got in contact to tell us about a program he has been involved with at Hadley Junior High School in Glen Ellyn Illinois. The school has a longstanding and unique program to offer its students – it has a RC Program. I have been involved with the program in the past and attended another Hadley event on Sunday, March 4th to work with the kids.

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March 6, 2012

2012 Motonica Trophy – Announcement

The ‘Mini Racing Ayrton Senna track’ in Melzo in Italy will play host to the 2012 Motonica Trophy, which will be run on the 17th to 18th of March. Open to 1/8 Onroad, 1/8 Classic and 1/10 Onroad, the race will consist of 4 minute heats and finals for everybody and each participant will receive a free set of tires. Entry is now open on the track website here.