February 24, 2010
…The ROAR Rule book, the online version, will be updated in the next day or two and you can find those changes in colored font. The printed version will not reflect this addition. Our Guiding Principals for Short Course Truck Racing Classes were: 1 – Keeping these Classes (SCT 2wd and 4wd) true to scale appearance 2 – Keep these trucks from going too fast so to provide competitive racing at reasonable speeds 3 – Keep the cost of entry AND cost to continue operating as low as possible 4 – Keep the class fun in nature Source: ROAR [roarracing.com]…
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…
February 22, 2010
VRC Pro is now in alpha testing state, meaning all systems and structures are being intensively tested before to start the beta test with outside users. The waiting was for the proprietary XANDRA graphics engine to deliver the first in-game pictures. And they are stunning! The graphics engine delivers a hi definition r/c racing experience as real as it will ever get. Dynamic shading on the 3D pit table user interface, light reflection and specularity produce a fully realistic pit table environment from where you build and set up your car or go racing. And in the background the live…
February 16, 2010
The 39th installment in the Xray column from Xray owner and chief designer Juraj Hudy is now online. In this months column the company outlines its race plans for the new season, showing which events you can expect to meet the factory team at throughout 2010. Besides the daily tasks with R&D, leading the factory and the staff, there are the racing and testing activities which take up the majority of my time. As such, the 2010 racing schedule is the one I have the biggest respect for. The preliminary race calendar – which will most certainly change with many…
February 15, 2010
…LEFEBVRE – 75 Laps in 29:51.49 10.MIKE SWAUGER – 68 Laps in 15:09.49 1/8 4WD Open A-Main Results 1. MIKE SWAUGER – 223 Laps in 45:06.49 2. PAOLO MORGANTI – 220 Laps in 45:04.47 3. MARCO VANNI – 212 Laps in 45:01.78 4. TONY RICE – 212 Laps in 45:10.32 5. RAFAEL ANGULO – 197 Laps in 45:11.89 6. SCOTTY GRAY – 119 Laps in 24:28.13 7. RONIEL REGALADO – 66 Laps in 14:30.21 8. SCOTT RISTER – 55 Laps in 13:08.92 9. DJ APOLARO – 32 Laps in 6:32.49 10.TED HAMMER – 9 Laps in 2:03.83 Images: David Larry…
February 9, 2010
Much-More Racing UK are pleased to announce their 2010 GP race will take in 3 venues this year, covering Scotland, Northern Ireland and England. The first round of the series will be held on 28-30 May at the superb Stonehaven track near Aberdeen. Following last year’s success in Northern Ireland, round 2 is again at the Ballymoney circuit on 9-11 July. The final round, on 13-15 August will be at Carlisle making the choice of English venue easily accessible to racers attending the first two rounds. The GP meetings have brought together racers from all around the world and delivered…
February 4, 2010
…anti roll bar that is in the front and rear of this car. With only a limited number of gallons through the test car it has already performed really well and now with only some minor changes and finishing touches need to be made to the current shock tower, rear lower bracket and the shocks themselves, the car is expected to be launched in April. Other products on the Serpent stand include the new 966e which we have covered previously and company’s two new link cars, the S100 and S120 Link. Currently the rest of the line, the 733 and…
January 30, 2010
…battle that would continue throughout the weekend. An overcast day dawned on Saturday. Round 2 was completed under ominous conditions and before long the heavens opened and a delay to proceedings had to happen. The sun shone through and the delay didn’t last too long, though long enough to kill off one of the scheduled 6 rounds of qualifying. As the day progressed the times continued to fall. In 1/8th scale it was Peter Jovanovic from Steve Jovanovic with MRCCR President Andy Bishop putting in a blinder to be in 3rd. 1/10th scale saw the roles reversed with Steve J…
