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June 3, 2011

Gulyás & Körmendi take victory at Rd2 in Hungary

The Hungarian Shepherd Team topped 2 classes at the 2nd round of the Hungarian Championship, which was held on the newly rebuilt track at Hungaroring. In the 1/10th 200mm stock class Krisztián Gulyás TQ’d by winning all qualification heats. In the final he only lost the lead for 2-3 laps when pitting for fuel, but after 30 minutes he crossed the finish line with decent gap ahead of the of the Kyosho pairing of Tamás Kovács and Dávid Szabó. In the 1/8th class it was again Gábor Körmendi who took the first position in the starting grid for the 30 min final. He crossed the finishing line in first position without any big issues setting a new lap record of 15,975 sec. The fight for the second place was very close with Tibor Bognár (Serpent) finishing second in front of Shepherd driver Kelbert Péter.

View the 1/8th podium here

June 3, 2011

Miguel & Cosme win Rd3 in Portugal

Last weekend saw the Portuguese Nationals head to the Torres Novas track for round 3 of the series. In the Modified Class the outcome stayed the same as in the last 2 rounds, with Hugo Miguel taking the win and Helder Silva as the runner up. The pair were followed closely by João Miguel Martinho. In the Stock Class Bernardo Cosme, running at his home track, didn’t give anyone a chance, taking TQ and the overall win, beating almost every track record on the way. Fernando Cardoso got second and Mário Coelho was third. Championship leader Jorge Simões couldn’t do any better than 4th.

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June 3, 2011

Christopher Krapp wins EP TC warmup race

Last weekend the Warm Up race for the forthcoming European Championship 1/10 Electric Touring Cars was held in Traiskirchen in Austria, organizers of last years Buggy EC. The venue was a partly open hall used during winter as an ice hockey rink and the race attracted about 50 drivers from all over Europe. After 6 qualification rounds it was Christopher Krapp (Germany) driving a Kyosho TF-6 who took the pole position ahead of Yannic Prümper (Germany) driving a Yokomo BD-5 and Dominik Fleischmann (Germany) driving a HB TCX. The fastest lap of the whole event went to Steen Graversen (DK) driving the incredible Awesomatix 900.

Continue reading the report here

June 2, 2011

Team Titan Blitz C30 Mini body shell

Team Titan have introduced their new Blitz C30, designed for the 1/10 EP Mini M Class with 210mm wheelbase. The C30 can fit most 2WD and 4WD M Class chassis’ on the market. Available in the standard 0.8mm and a strong 1.0mm versions for drivers that need a strong body for fun racing.

View more images of the shell here

June 1, 2011

Motonica P81/P8F Kevlar pulleys

New from Motonica are these optional pulleys for the P81/ P8F cars, made in Kevlar material. The new material allows for a smoother movement of the transmission system while minimizing friction. The smaller pulleys are sold in a set (16T, 18T, 22T, 24T, 25T), while the 50T and 51T versions are sold separately.

Source: Motonica [motonica.com]

June 1, 2011

Hudy Starbox RX8 conversion set

Hudy have released this conversion set for their Starbox starter box to allow the perfect positioning of the Xray 1/8th scale RX8 chassis. The set includes a new box end plate, rear positioning bracket and the different posts and fasteners required to complete the conversion.

Source: Hudy [hudy.net]

June 1, 2011

Mirko Salemi wins 1/8th European ‘B’ title

Mirko Salemi has captured the crown at the European Championship (B) 1/8 nitro on-road which took place last week at Hildesheim in the south of Hanover in Germany. Second and third spot on the podium went to Switzerland with Juerg Nydegger second and Mattia Pesenti third. Following 118 entries a total of 105 racers competed at the E.C. (B). The organising club AMC Hildesheim has been an excellent host of this six-day-event but at the end Germany carried their hospitality to excess when six German finalists cleared the way for the four foreigners to take the first four positions.

Continue reading the report here

June 1, 2011

TOP Racing Rebel optional motor mount

TOP Racing have released this new optional carbon fibre & aluminium motor mount set for their Rebel 1/12th scale. The set is designed to allow for a more flexible gearing setup, allowing for a higher gear ratio when using smaller spur gears. The set is made up of 4 parts, which can also be bought separately.

Source: TOP [top-racing.jp]