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June 22, 2010

Motodrom Andernach 24 hour race

The now legendary 24 hour race that takes place every year on the Motodrom Andernach track in Germany was held last weekend in typical damp conditions. Started 11 years ago, this year’s event attracted drivers from Austria, Luxembourg and Netherlands as well as a big contingent from Germany to the home of RC car family Rheinard. Uwe Rheinard, father of Marc and Toni Rheinard, started this 24h race in the year 2000 with Tamiya FWD chassis’ but now all teams are running Tamiya TT 01-chassis with the kit silver motor and last weekend all cars were powered by 4200mAh Speedpower LiFe-batteries. 24 teams took part, with each team consisting of 7 members meaning nearly 170 drivers were fighting for the victory. On Sunday afternoon at 13:45 team ‘Wilde 13’ took the win as they had done last year and previous times in the past, while in position 2 and 3, were the two Dutch teams. The winning team drove 3072 laps which is a distance of around 700km, a lot of kilometers for a plastic Tamiya TT01. In September on the same track, Uwe Rheinard will organise the first European endurance championship (EEC) with nearly same rules. 14 European nations will participate and if you are interested to participate in the EEC please contact Uwe Rheinard (info@teammotodrom.de).

View images from the event here and here.

June 22, 2010

RC Devil Mephyx 1/12 pan car

New from RC Devil in Germany is the Mephyx high performance full tuned 1/12 pan car. Based on the winning technology of the PC10H2, this new chassis claims an extraordinary design, high-quality materials and excellent racing performance. Featuring a ‘new & revolutionary’ magnetic side suspension for easy tweak setting & progressive suspension, the car utilizes their V-Link rear axle technology with adjustable roll center for different track conditions as used in their 1/10 Pro PC10H2.

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June 22, 2010

Sweep Racing USA signs Mike Haynes

Ready to kick off a great outdoor season, Sweep Racing USA have announced that 2009 ROAR National champion Mike Haynes has joined their national level team. Having great success in the past in rubber tire classes he will have a very important roll on the team, helping drivers & customers with setup and rubber tire fundamentals, along with testing and development the latest product before production. Mike has already begun running for Sweep since last month and had this to say.

After having the opportunity to test out these tires i am very excited to be helping promote the brand within the US. The tires run very consistently run to run and in rubber tire racing this is key! Many tires are fast for a couple of runs but the Sweeps seem to be fast for many.

Source: Sweep Racing [sweepracingusa.com]

June 21, 2010

John Ermen wins Dutch Nationals Rd3

Last weekend the 3rd round of the Dutch nationals was held on the Raco track in Utrecht. Last year it was the 1st time after almost 20 years to race on this track again and Ilia v. Gastel set the first lap record of 13.937 sec. This time it was clear the track was a lot faster and so new lap records could be expected.

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June 21, 2010

Mattia Pesenti wins Rd3 in Switzerland

This last weekend saw the 3rd round of Swiss 1/8th scale on road Championships run in Herblingen and we received this report from Mattia Pesenti. We arrived at the track on Friday at 12 and it was wet, but it dried very fast so at 3pm we could practice and I had a very good feeling with my Motonica. Unfortunately Saturday morning the rain came again and so I had to setup my car for the wet. I lost the first qualifier but in the second round I did a very good time placing me in 3rd position and as the rain stopped so the track become faster. However I couldn’t do better in the 3rd round but in the last one I put on different tyres and I was really fast and managed to take the pole position.

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June 20, 2010

2010 BeNeLux championships – Announcement

Model Race Genk vzw. in Belgium have been in touch to tell everyone about the BeNeLux championships which will be organized on their new track in Genk from the 24th to the 25th of July. This race is driven in 2 classes, 1/8th and 1/10th 200mm, following EFRA rules for the technical specifications and the race organization. The all new 287 meter long track is built to an internationals spec and so features all the facilities you should expect from such a venue. Entry is now open and you can find out more information here.

June 17, 2010

Sotiropoulos wins ELME Greek National Cup

The ELME Greek National Cup for 1/8 On Road took place last weekend at the Montelodromio Track in Patra. In qualifying it was Serpent racer John Sotiropoulos that took the pole position winning all 4 rounds of qualifying to line up ahead Kyosho driver Vangelis Totomis in 2nd and John Doukakis in 3rd fro Motonica. In the final it was Sotiropoulos who would come out on top by 2 laps ahead of Totomis in 2nd with another Serpent driver Antreas Makrigeorgios in 3rd.

Thanks to Kostas Nikolaou for the report.

June 16, 2010

Kyle Branson wins Rd4 of British Nationals

For the fourth round of the BRCA 1/10th 200mm National championship it was held at Snetterton circuit in Norfolk and Kyle Branson sent us this report. The weather was good however the traction was not so great at the start, but with around 60 cars there on saturday the grip soon came up. It was Mark Green and Kyle Branson who were setting the fastest laps through most of Saturday, my car was good for most of the day with a few little adjustments making it a little better. Sunday morning was cooler and it looked like there was a hint of drizzle during the day, however this wasnt the case as within an hour the sun was out. In round 1 Mark took TQ, I made a mistake which ruined my run of getting 25 laps, with me in second and John Zottl in third. In the second round Mark was still on TQ just ahead of me in second, I couldn’t improve on my time due to having a problem. In the last round I managed to improve and get TQ just under a second ahead of Mark in second and Joe Kerry in third.

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