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June 18, 2012

Fjeldvar & Johannessen wins Rd3 in Norway

The third round of the Norwegian Nationals was held in Volbu in Valdres. The track is one of the most spectacular in Norway with a height difference between the lowest and highest point on the track of almost 4 meters. It rained all day on Saturday so there was no practice on the track but when everyone woke up on Sunday morning the track was still a little wet, but with some help from the sun, the track dried up pretty quick. In the first qualification heat the track it was a little wet in some places. In the Stock class Espen Fjeldvar was dominating in the 2 last qualification heats on the dry surface. Espen was clearly the fastest guy on the track with laptimes more than 0.5 second faster than the rest with his TQ time.

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June 18, 2012

Olly Jefferies wins BRCA TC Nats Rd2

Round 2 of the 2012 BRCA Touring Car Championship saw victory for Associated team driver Olly Jefferies, second place went to the Schumacher of Colin Price with Serpents Chris Kerswell completing the podium. Tricky conditions on Saturday saw drivers battling with a gusting wind but the West London track thankfully stayed dry, with two TQ runs on Saturday Olly headed the overnight leader board but on Sunday the advantage seemed to swing toward the Schumacher of Chris Grainger but in the final last round of qualifying Olly took TQ. Elsewhere round one winner Andy Moore was struggling and failed to make the A main with his Hot Bodies.

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June 17, 2012

Ramella wraps up French National class title

Young talent Cedric Ramella took the win of the 4th round of the French 1/8th scale on road nationals in Marseille last weekend. The Serpent/Novarossi driver already won round 2 of the ‘National’ class in Ampuis and round 3 in Grenoble and is already French Champion with one round left to be run. Having struggled in qualification he changed to a safer driving style in the semi and the A-main and it paid off. He lead immediately and kept an eye on local racer Reza Khelili till the last pit stop. Then he pushed a bit harder and put a lap between them. This result cements a great year for Cedric who was already in the top ten at the Euro B’s in Thionville. In the Elite class Anthony Abisset finished 3rd and is still in with a chance for the championship title with young Christophe Louis.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

June 16, 2012

Reedy Power for Vesa Yli

Reedy have announced that Finnish racer Vesa Yli, the man behind V-Dezign cars, has joined the Reedy factory racing team for the remainder of 2012 and beyond. Vesa utilized the power and duration of Reedy LiPo batteries as a privateer to win the 2012 Finnish 1/12 Modified championship, and will now race as a full factory driver with both Reedy LiPo batteries and Reedy Sonic motors. He had this to say:

I am really happy to join Reedy to run their batteries and motors in my 1/12 and off-road cars. I have been very impressed by the performance of their products during testing and racing and I am looking forward to race at the World’s, Euro’s, Nordic’s and Finnish nationals as well as other international events. Reedy’s dedication to develop the fastest products decade after decade is really impressive. I also want to thank my long period motor and battery sponsor Nosram – and especially Reto Koenig – for the great support that has helped me to success since 2007.

Source: Reedy [teamassociated.com]

June 15, 2012

MCD rear axle for CVD shaft

MCD have released this rear axle for CVD shaft for their RaceRunner V4 and X4 Rally. The new part helps increase the efficiency and by using the axle on the rear the loss of power and the wearing of the pins and cup joints are reduced.

Source: Robitronic [robitronic.com]

June 15, 2012

Yeah Racing F104 Pro main shaft

Yeah Racing have introduced this new spring steel main drive shaft for the Tamiya F104 Pro. The steel main drive shaft is a great upgrade as it is stiff than the standard parts and it offers better energy transfer and more precise acceleration.

Source: Yeah Racing [yeahracing.com]

June 14, 2012

Léo Arnold wins French 200mm Nats Rd4

The fourth round of the French nitro touring car National Championships took place last weekend in Sallanches (Haute-Savoie) in France. In the Elite class it was European B Champion Frederic Bourrillon that too the top qualifying spot with his Orion powered KM chassis, while in the National class Capricorn/OS driver Vincent Berthon was the TQ man. In the Elite finals Capricorn/Orion driver Léo Arnold came out on top ahead of team mate Basile Concialdi in 2nd with Xray/RB driver Thomas Guillon 3rd. In the National final, Berthon could carry forward his pace from qualifying to win, with Mugen/Novarossi driver Jonathan Gergen 2nd and Théry Persyn with his RB powered Xray 3rd.

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June 14, 2012

Danish nationals Rd2 double for Mike Gosvig

The second round of the Danish nationals was held in Tølløse on their very nice outdoor track. The track is high speed with a tricky chicane out to the straight. In the morning, just before the practice heat began, the rain arrived and the track was very wet, meaning a lot of drivers decided not to participate. In the Pro Stock qualifying it was Serpent driver Steven M.Olsen that was the top qualifier while in Modified it was Mike Gosvig with the Tamiya who claimed the top spot.

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