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May 15, 2012

Adrian Berntsen dominates Rd1 in Norway

The opening round of the Norwegian 1/10th scale 200mm Nationals took place last weekend and Adrian Bernsten sent us this report. After been doing some testing with my new Capricorn LAB C02 I was ready and looking forward for my first race in Norway for this outdoor season. This first round of the Norwegian national series was held at Geiteryggen racetrack in Skien and saw 19 drivers attending. The track had pretty low traction and was very bumpy so it was important to be fully concentrated on the driving throughout the whole runs. The track conditions were also changing a lot during the day as the temperature rose a bit from the morning.

Continue reading the report here

May 15, 2012

Elias & Winick take South American titles

The South American Championships for 1/8th scale and 1/10th 200mm took place over 4 days last week in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In the 1/8th scale class the pole position went to Flavio Elias and on Sunday he converted that starting position into the title for Capricorn/Picco. Daniele Ielasi was present for support and it was actually the Italian who won the race but as he didn’t qualify for the title Elias was crowned the champion. Henrique Winick was second ahead of fellow Capricorn/Novarossi driver Natalio Maringolo in third place. In the 1/10th scale class the pole position went to Sebastián Recio but on Sunday the victory was to go to the Brazilian Capricorn/Novarossi driver Henrique Winick followed by another Capricorn/Novarossi driver Juan Pablo Golobic in second with Mugen/Novarossi driver Leandro Campos in third place.

View the 1/10th podium here

May 15, 2012

Meen Vejrak signs to Team Dualsky

Team Dualsky have signed the 2012 TITC Champion Meen Vejrak to their team. Meen will attend many international events around the world this year using the Dualsky Track&Field power system. As well as obtaining results he will use his many years of racing experience to help Dualsky test all of their new products and push the development of Dualsky products forward. Meen had this to say:

After I have tested with Dualsky recently, I was very impressed with the efficiency of Track&Field ESC, batteries and Z5 Motor. I am really glad and thankful to join the Dualsky team. And especially thanks to Mr.Orville, Mr.Lee and Mr.Chong who give me this chance. I hope we can achieve the goals together.

Source: Dualsky [dualsky.com]

May 15, 2012

Serpent rear nylon body support

Serpent have released this new nylon body support for the rear side of their 1/10 scale cars. Its made for 747 / 733, but will also fit the 411, and most other 1/10 EP and GP cars in the market. It prevents the body from folding inside when another car hits you from behind and also keeps the body better positioned and stable on the rear of the car. The set includes enough spacers to create the right length for most commonly used bodies and the height of the carriers is fully adjustable with applied M4x16 grub screw. The Serpent 747 will have mounting holes, but for other cars you will need to drill the holes as needed to mount it to the shock tower.

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May 14, 2012

T.O.P. Racing sign Wang Hai Feng

T.O.P. Racing have announced that top Chinese racer Wang Hai Feng has officially joined their team starting this month. The former Hot Bodies driver and TITC stock class winner is going to play a major role in T.O.P.’s market development and product promotion in mainland China.

Source: T.O.P. [top-racing.jp]

May 12, 2012

North Cyprus Rd1 win for Mustafa Alp

The first round of North Cyprus touring car championships under the sponsorship of Shark Energy took place recently. The race took place in NCRC Arena track in Nicosia and the event had 6 practices on Saturday and 5 qualifying rounds with finals on Sunday. The track was very fast and had middle/high grip. Serpent driver Mustafa Alp dominated the event winning all three legs of the A-final and he made a 10.8 second lap which was the fastest lap of race. Xray driver Ahmet Akber took 2nd place and Serdar Aytemiz was 3rd with his Serpent 411.

View the final standings here

May 11, 2012

SMP MRX-5 lightweight 2-speed axle

Swiss company SMP Racing have released this ultra lightweight 2-speed gearbox axle for the Mugen MRX-5. Made from titanium it is very strong and to increase durability the surface has also been hard coated. To achieve the weight of 25 grams, the centre of the axle has also been drilled out.

Source: SMP [smp-slide.ch]

May 11, 2012

Polish TC Champs Rd1 win for Blazej Orlowski

The first round of the Polish touring car championships took place in Warsaw last weekend at a track in Bemowo. This one day event saw 4 rounds of qualifying along with finals on the same day and traction from start to finish was in the low/middle level making driving with the strong wind on the track very difficult. The event was dominated by Team Dualsky/Xray driver Blazej Orlowski who won the Modified class in the front of top Pro Stock driver Michal Orlowski driving a Tamiya chassis and Mateusz Ogonowski in third place with a Yokomo chassis. Blazej made the best lap of the race with a 15.6 second lap using the brand new XC850TF ESC from Team Dualsky along with the Z5 motor.

Image: APR-Foto