March 23, 2010
…that these new body shell designs are not in the spirit of the rules and so are clamping down. It has been ROAR’s desire to avoid instituting an approval process for bodies in the off-road categories. There is already a requirement that “buggy and truck bodies resemble those used in full-scale off-road and stadium racing. Sedans, out of scale truck, ad van bodies are prohibited,” rule 6.1.17.1. This clause establishes the “spirit of the rules” and the decades-old fundamental principle that we are racing scale versions of full-size racing vehicles, with allowable tolerances to adapt the bodies to current manufacturing…
March 16, 2010
Joerg and Uwe Baldes will race for Mugen Team Germany in the 2010 season. With the successful and established chassis of the Japanese manufacturer Mugen Seiki the brothers will enter the 1/8 as well as the 1/10 scale nitro class. Both will mainly compete in races in Western Germany and also at the German Nationals in both categories. Furthermore they are looking forward to international races with the World Championship 1/10 in Houston/Texas as an expected seasonal highlight. “We are delighted about this new challenge and the opportunity to enter both classes with Mugen“ said Joerg and Uwe Baldes. “We…
March 1, 2010
…Finnish drivers. We have limited the amount of entries to 100, so be quick to get your seat in a superb ride. Entry fee is 60 euros covering both races and a T-shirt. Also ticket to Saturday night party is included. Check out our website www.rallyfinlandgoesrc.com for more information. What is Neste Oil Rally Finland? This is how Neil Cole defines Neste Oil Rally Finland in his article: “Rally Finland is already the fastest, craziest, most flat-out rally of the year – the “Gravel Grand Prix” – and I cannot WAIT to endure the mosquitoes and vodka’d-up Finns in the…
February 22, 2010
…service from UK to USA. The Core brand of RC accessories will also be supplied in the same way. Schumacher have some exciting new releases planned, such as the new CougarSV 2wd buggy and look like becoming a stronger force at USA tracks. We would like to thank the SchumacherUSA staff of Shawn Palmer, Adam Bailey, and Diane Kozolowski for all the hard work they have put in over the last few years and wish them well for the future.” For North American dealer enquiries contact usa@racing-cars.com or telephone 011 44 1604 790580. Robin Schumacher Managing Director Schumacher Racing www.racing-cars.com…
January 30, 2010
…1/8th scale with Peter Jovanovic once again dominating from start to finish leading home Michael Kerr who made an excellent run from 5th and in 3rd Steven Jovanovic. MRCCR would like to thank our sponsors Model Motorsport International (Mugen), JPM Racing (RB and Edam), Radical RC Hobbies (Novarossi), The Hobbyman and Red Bull for their fantastic support. These guys all donated time, money and goods to make this event happen and we are truly grateful. Results can be found on www.mrccr.com (follow the links). The next installment is at SORMCC track in Whalen over Easter for the NSW Titles where…
January 27, 2010
…wishbones and four oil-filled shocks’ and instead go straight into the details of Xray’s new T3. As usual Xray offers both ‘rubber’ and ‘foam’ editions of their touring cars that are specially designed for the use with the dedicated type of tyres. Up for review is the EU Rubber Spec kit. Front The front and rear bulkheads underwent the majority of the changes compared to the T2 ‘009 as the T3 is designed with the use of LiPo batteries in mind. While the taller T2 ‘009 bulkheads called for the use of optional spacing plates to raise the height of…
January 15, 2010
…Andy Vincent The focus is now onto Round 5 of the Series at Craig Harris’ home club; Caldicot. With a reputation for being one of the best micro racing clubs in the country for track layouts and features and a favourite hangout for the likes of the Hereford, WORM and Swansea micro racers the event is sure to be one of the highlights of the Series this year! In the meantime, entries are sure to be flooding in for Caldicot’s Round 5 Micro National so make sure you get yourself over to www.brcamicro.org and enter online!! Source: BRCA Micro [uk-microrc.co.uk]…
January 13, 2010
…Mid-Germany. Western German Championship 1/8 class 1+2 – 2010 calendar 24/25 April – round 1 – Oberhausen 15/16 May – round 2 – Dueren 17/18 July – round 3 – Dormagen 14/15 August – round 4 Bad Breisig German Nationals: 22-26 September – Roetz Western German Championship 1/10 – 2010 calendar 17/18 April – round 1 – Dormagen 01/02 May – round 2 – Dueren 29/30 May – round 3 – Bad Breisig 03/04 July – round 4 – Oberhausen German Nationals: 08-12 September – Leipzig Additionally to these championship races, the Nitro-West-Masters will offer exciting race weekends in Western…
