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January 29, 2012

Francesco Tironi wins 200mm Pre Worlds

The Pre Worlds for 1/10th 200mm took place this weekend at RC Addict in Bangkok Thailand, where the IFMAR Worlds will be held next November. The weather was hot and rain disrupted the action during the event, but in the end it was the TQ master Robert Pietsch, reigning 1/8th World Champion, that took the top spot in qualifying ahead of Italian Francesco Tironi with Paphon C and Chavit S completing the top 4. In the semis Jilles Groskamp went out with radio problems so while he had pace he wasn’t given the chance to show it. In the final Pietsch got a clean start but technical problems hit the Mugen driver and he was out of contention, elevating Tironi to the lead where he would stay to take the win for Capricorn ahead of Xray driver Dirk Wischnewski in 2nd, some 7 seconds back, while Paphon C completed the podium 2 laps further back also with an Xray.

Source: RC Blood [rcblood.com]

January 29, 2012

Ben Sterling joins Xray Australia

Ben Sterling, one of Australia’s top 1/10 off-road racers, has joined Xray Australia. Ben will race both 1/8 nitro and electric-powered Xray cars as well as provide technical and set-up support to all Xray drivers. He had this to say:

I am glad to be apart of Team Xray Australia for the 2012 season but first I would like to thank Kyosho and Dawn Trading for all their support in the past years. It will be a new experience and learning curve running 1/8 offroad for 2012 but I am looking forward to the challenge and having the opportunity to run for Team Xray and the new XB9 platform.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

January 26, 2012

EFRA clarify 1/8th Track rules

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Having received clarifications on the new EFRA 1/10th IC Track rules just 2 weeks ago, today it is the turn of Sander de Graaf, 1/8th track chairman, to clarify the rules for his section. The confusion surrounding the new rules, voted on at the recent AGM, has again to do with the date of implementation. Most of the new rules will come into effect this year with the exception of the new lower weight limit of 2400 grams which will only come into affect in 2013.

Read the full letter here

January 26, 2012

Philip Sting back with Serpent for 2012

More driver announcements with German Serpent distributor 2-speed announcing that Philip Sting has switched back to Serpent for the coming race season. Starting his racing career with Serpent, Philip is going back to his roots with this decision. He is concentrating on the 1/8 on-road class and will use the Serpent 966TE in combination with Xceed engines, tires and fuel for national and international races.

Source: 2-Speed [2-speed.de]

January 26, 2012

Jilles Groskamp joins Capricorn factory team

Capricorn have announced the signing of Dutch driver Jilles Groskamp to their team for 2012. The former ETS and European Electric touring car champion and 1/10th gas Worlds top qualifier, who is based in Thailand, will compete for the Italian company at the Euros in Cassino during the summer and at next November’s World Championship in Bangkok. The former Shepherd driver is currently competing for his new sponsor at the World Championship warmup race which is being held at RC Addict in Thailand this week.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

January 26, 2012

Nicholas Lee joins Matrix tyres

Having recently signed for KM Racing, 2011 Tamiya Asia Cup & World Cup Touring Car GTA Class Champion Nicholas Lee has also joined Matrix tyres for the 2012 season. The Singapore driver has this to say:

As I will be competing at most of the major nitro events this year, it has come to my attention that using the best tyres will be important. So I have chosen Matrix and I would like to thank Cristian for giving me this opportunity. I will give my best to produce desirable, if not winning results in my future races.

Source: Matrix Tires [matrixtires.it]

January 26, 2012

Picco sign Oliver Mack

Picco in Italy have announced that former German champion and multiple World and European finalist Oliver Mack has joined our racing team. The factory Shepherd driver will work closely with Edoardo Picco to race for the coming race season and get important feedback on their Torque on-road engine line. Oliver will make his competition debut with the new engines at the Florida Winternats in the middle of February.

Source: Picco [teampicco.com]

January 26, 2012

Shin Adachi confirmed at Team HB

Having recently announced his departure from Kyosho, Team HB have today announced the addition of Shin Adachi to it’s ranks. Shin has been racing R/C cars since he was 3 years old and has amassed an impressive list of achievements throughout his career. He will be a valued addition to the World Championship Winning Team HB and joins the likes of Atsushi Hara, Andy Moore, Ty Tessmann & Jesse Robbers. Shin Adachi had this to say:

I am very happy and excited to join Team HB. As a team driver on this world top team, I’m confident and cannot wait to go to the races coming up this year. As I will also be a part of R&D, I would like to provide everything that I have learned and experienced from my long team professional R/C racing experience to the team. I’m very confident that the team will be even stronger with my addition. Please stay tuned for both myself and Team HB in this 2012 race season!

Source: Hot Bodies [hpiracing.com]