The organisers of the 2010 IFMAR 1/8th scale buggy World Championships in Pattaya have launched the official event site ahead of next months warm up race that takes place from the 8th to the 14th of February. The site is your usual event affair, outlining most of the relevant information you need to know for your trip to this important race. You can view the official event site here….
…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…
RB have confirmed that front running French driver Julien Lattanzio has signed a two year deal to run their engines. The former Kyosho/Novarossi driver needed only one test session to convince him of his choice power plant for 2010. This decision was also helped by the brand’s 2009 results which made Julien very confident in the performance and reliability of the French tuned engines. Source: RB [rbproducts.com]…
From this February Twister Tires USA is no more. Having spent the last 2.5 years working with supplier ATS in building a loyal following, the company name will change to ATS America, with the company carrying the full line of ATS products into the US. In an equally big announcement, ATS have announced that with the help of DJ Apolaro they were able to sign Multiple Worlds Finalists and USA National Champion Paul Lemieux. “Paul is a perfect fit for us, as he is a well respected racer both on and off the track and we want to maintain that…
The 38th installment in the Xray column from Xray owner and chief designer Juraj Hudy is now online. In this months column, Juraj reflects on a decade of the Xray brand, going through each element of the company and it has changed since 1999 and what they can expect in the future. Over the past decade we went through plenty of very happy moments, but we have also faced our share of troubles, tough times, difficult decisions, and challenging moments. To put all those memories down on paper would be enough to fill a novel the size of War and…
…and the Geman ruling body DMC, and as well EFRA and its responsibles, making possible to be able to host such important event with satisfactory dates for all Blocs. Consequently the IFMAR Official Sporting Calendar for the 2010 season is : 27th June to 4th July 2010: XV IFMAR World Championship 1:12th Electric Modified track & VI IFMAR World Championship 1:10th Electric Touring Cars. Venue: Burgdorf (Germany); Club website: http://www.mac-burgdorf.de/ 22th July to 1st August 2010: IV XV IFMAR World Championship 1:10th IC Track 200 mm. Venue:Gulfcoast Raceway, Porter, Texas (U.S.A.); Event website: http://www.2010ifmar200mmsedanworlds.com/ 7th November to 14th November 2010:…
…of the buggy is coming along quite nicely now. With so many parts that make up a kit, I would say there are far more approved than those that are not. So, as far as the manufacturing end goes, it’s definitely looking very promising. For sure we can show the car at the Nuremburg Toy-fair. Q. Have you been able to run a production proto-type of the Serpent buggy yet? If yes, then how did it go? A. Yes, actually I have a complete sample car here that I have been able to do some very intensive test-sessions already at…
The organisers of the 2010 EFRA European Championships for 1/12th scale in the UK have been in touch to let everyone who is interested in competing know that the event site is now online. Still in its early stage, the site contains all the basic information for this event which will be held in Hinckley, in the very centre of England, next March. View the official event site here….
