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March 19, 2008

LRP TCM Updated Battery rules

The organisers of the 11th annual LRP Touring Car Masters, thats taking place in the Rhein-Neckar-Hall in Eppelheim near Heidelberg from 28th to 30th March have updated their rules regarding the batteries for the Masters class.

Because of multiple requests by drivers the batteries on the 2008 EFRA list are also allowed in the Masters class. The 2008 Efra list is actually effective for races from 1st April 2008 but many drivers already bought these new batteries so we decided to allow them. Go to the LRP site in the link below to find the 2007 and 2008 Efra lists as PDFs. Batteries you can not find on these lists or batteries with other heat shrinks are not allowed in the Masters class.

Source: LRP [lrp.cc]

March 18, 2008

Merlin Fuel is Official 08 Worlds supplier

Merlin Fuel Official supplier for 08 Worlds

With the IFMAR 1/10th 200mm World Championships Warm up race being run this weekend at the Monsanto track in Lisbon, Portugal, the timing is perfect for the announcement that Spanish made Merlin Fuel has been selected as the official fuel of this years World Championships that takes place August 7th to 17th. Chosen from among many other high quality fuel brands to be the official supplier, Merlin are understandably excited about this and it will be a great platform to showcase their product.

Source: Merlin [merlinfuel.com]

March 18, 2008

European Touring Series – Round 3

ETS Series

For the 3rd round of the Much More backed European Touring Series, the action moves to the Netherlands and the MACH track in Heemstede, just outside Amsterdam. Taking place from the 11th – 13th of April, this will be a great opportunity to race against World class racers on this amazing World famous track. Following on from the successful running of the 2nd round last weekend in Vejle, Denmark, the series organisers are looking forward to the first outdoor race of the season and this round will once again be open to both Modified and Pro Stock classes. Pro Stock racers will receive the Team Checkpoint Money 19T Spec Motor included in their entry fee as well as 1 set of Much More control tires and a t-shirt, while Modified racers will also get the t-shirt as well as 2 sets of control tires. Entry closes on the 31st of March and as a bonus for those that pay their entry fees prior to the 1st of April they will receive a great goodie bag containing lots of freebies from the event sponsors. As always the legendary Scotty Ernst will be doing the commentary, BBK will be handling the timing and Red RC will be reporting live from the event.

Heemstede, The Netherlands

For more information about the event and where it takes place go to the Series page on our site here.

Racers can enter round 3 of the ETS by going to rcracecontrol.com.

March 18, 2008

LeMieux & Dumas take US Carpet titles

ROAR TC Mod podium

The weekend gone saw the best on road electric racers in America get together at the Hobby Town, Hobby Plex in Omaha, Nebraska for the ROAR Carpet Nationals. The blue ribboned classes were the TC and 1/12th mod classes but there was many more classes supported at the this event in both scales. In Touring Mod, it was Xray racers Paul LeMieux and Barry Baker that were the men to beat throughout the event, qualifying 1 and 2 and then going on to take the top steps of the podium with Paul winning from Barry and Mike Dumas finishing in 3rd spot. In the 1/12th scale it was another great race for Mike Dumas, the Speed Merchant racer was top qualifier and managed to win 2 of the 3 A-mains to take the win in front of Paul Ciccarello in 2nd with Josh Cyrul rounding out the top 3.

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March 14, 2008

HB Junior 1/8th Off Road Championships

Mirage Racing and the Frankley club are proud to announce the HB Junior Championships 2008, which will be held at the awesome Frankley venue. The race is a 1 day event and promises to be even better and bigger than last year. Practice is available on the Saturday for any one who wishes to get some lines sorted or for beginners who have just started. There will be no tyre rule so anything can be used. Rules will be very relaxed but cheating will result in disqualification form the event.Trophies will be given to 1st 2nd and 3rd in each of the finals on the finals day, plus prizes will be made available nearer the meeting. The Date is 6th JULY 2008 and the entry fee is £7.

Entry forms can be obtained here (PDF).

March 13, 2008

Franceschi wins Sao Paulo Stock Rd1

Franceschi wins Sao Paulo Stock Champs Rd1

Serpent have a report on their site from the first round of the Sao Paolo Championship held at the Sam’s Club track in Santo Andre, a city within Greater Sao Paulo, the State’s Capital. The format saw each driver get just a single qualifying round followed by four heats, the best three of which determine the overall result. Starting from pole the two first wins came easy for Serpent racer Felipe Franceschi but his team mate Thiago ‘Poldo’ Podolsky, although very fast, faced mechanical problems with the breakage of his front belt followed by the rear preventing him from getting a good score. In the third heat it would be Felipe’s turn suffer a broken belt, the team putting these failures down to the debris on a number of dirty spots on the track. With Felipe out, Poldo was the favorite but his back luck continued as a prototype aluminum central axle that is currently being developed by the team broke. The fourth and final heat saw Felipe take his third win of the day and with overall victory in the opening round of the championship in front of Corally racer Lincoln Almeida in 2nd and Xray driver Marcos Mayer in 3rd

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

March 11, 2008

GRP Clubmans Championship

Mirage Racing have announced that they are teaming up with Fast Tracks Racing club to create the GRP Clubmans championship, which will be held at the new grass/dirt track in Mere Green, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands. The series will run over 4 rounds with points awarded from each round to give a overall score which will then give you a grid place in the final race. The whole series will be run on a controlled tyre which will be GRP Cone Spikes and trophies will be given to 1st 2nd and 3rd in each of the finals on the finals day.

For more information on the series go here.

March 9, 2008

ETS Denmark – Jilles Groskamp confirmed

ETS Denmark - Jilles Groskamp confirmed

The organisers of next weekends second round of the Much More backed European Touring Series are delighted to confirm that Tamiya factory driver Jilles Groskamp will be present at the event. Taking place in Vejle, Denmark, the race will also be attended by fellow Tamiya team drivers Marc Rheinard and Viktor Wilck as well as Associated team driver Joel Myrberg and lots of other top quality racers. Entries will remain open until the first day of the race, which will be Saturday the 15th, and for those already entered or wanting to enter, there is a new reduced entry price and updated timetable. All drivers will get 5 rounds of practice on the Saturday as well as 4 rounds of qualifying, while on Sunday there will be 1 more round of qualifying and triple mains for all racers.

Do you want to race against some of the World’s top touring car racers, while being commentated on by the legendary Scotty Ernst, in a fun and friendly, yet professional racing atmosphere then be sure to get your entry in for round 2 of the ETS by going here.