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October 6, 2010

Xray deal for Nicolai Nielsen

Team RcHouse in Denmark have announced the signing of one of Denmark’s top Super Stock drivers. After a long period of dialog they have secured the services of the experienced Nicolai Nielsen to be their new team driver. Looking forward to many great results in the future, Nicolai will drive the Xray T3 and other products from Team RcHouse and NorthTQ. Nicolai had the following to say about the deal:

To come to this choice to switch my Serpent car has been a long and difficult choice to make. After nearly three years running the Serpent S400, in which time I have accomplished some of my best results, e.g. two Danish National championships, a DRCMU regional championship and an ETS round win, it was in no way easy to make the final decision. It has been some good years. So my thanks go to Serpent MRC, ARRC by Allan Rasmussen and New Heading, for all your help and support through this period. Thanks guys! It’s been priceless. But after my talks with Kim Lindegaard from Team RcHouse, I’m sure my agreement with them will bring more good result. I’m really looking forward to drive my new Xray T3 and hit the tracks, to see what can be accomplished with this new gear in this new team.

Source: RcHouse [rchouse.dk]

October 6, 2010

Francesco Tironi wins Rd3, takes Italian 200mm title

Last weekend saw the 3rd and final race of the Italian 1/10th 200mm Nationals take place on the Leno track in the north of Italy, just east of Milan. Mugen/Sirio driver Francesco Tironi dominated and took the victory at the end of the 60 minute A-main. 2nd spot went to Xray/Max driver Walter Salemi, with Xray/Sirio racer Luca Redaelli in 3rd. In the F1 class, Claudio Codazzi (Xray/REDS) took the win followed by Marco Zagni (Xray/Max) in 2nd, who took the class title, and in 3rd Michele Scaglioni (Xray/Sirio). In the F2 class, the young 12 year old Michele Adami (Xray/BOSS) was victorious in front of Lorenzetti Mattia (Shepherd/IDM) and Biagio Verbicaro (Xray/Sirio).

View more photos from Rd3 here

October 6, 2010

Sirio .21 RVS clutch system

Following the successful launch of the .12 RVS clutch back in August, Lavorazioni Meccaniche S.r.l – Star Motor Engineering have now produced a new .21 RVS clutch system. The new clutch system uses the same new design and way of working as the previously released version, with the weights and shoe working in a completely different way to increase performance and acceleration of the engine. The power clutch kit has a lightweight flywheel with a new ‘flat design’ and the Italian company has also worked to balance it to get the most performance from the engine. All parts such as the spring catch, flywheel nut and spring nut are made from premium Swiss 7075 T6 aluminium for maximum lightness, while the new clutch disk is hardened for durability. Expect the new clutch system to be released in late December.

View an exploded view of the clutch here

October 5, 2010

JJ Wang & Howard Zou win at King Power Cup

The King Power Cup EP & GP touring car race was held at the RCP track in Southern China over the October Chinese National Holidays. King Power, makers of electric motors and batteries as well as other racing parts was the main sponsor for the race and racers from around China participated in the two day event with race organizer Energy-DL in Guangzhou managing the event superbly. In the EP Open class, JJ Wang took TQ and won the race with his HB TCX. In the GP touring class, Taiwanese Xray driver Howard Zou TQ’d and won the event edging out Shanghai Mugen driver JJ Wang in a heated battle that saw some very exciting qualifying strategies and racing displayed by both drivers.

View the GP podium here

October 4, 2010

Smokem Mi4 Upper Link plate

Developed with leading local Schumacher drivers, the Smokem Mi4 Upper Link plate provides Schumacher Mi4 racers with additional, longer upper link positions to dial in their cars. By incorporating multiple link positions, racers can alter the length of the upper link without changing the upper link plate. Apart from the standard 39.2mm spacing, there are 2 additional spacings of 31.7mm and 24.2mm. A longer upper link provides greater roll resistance for a given spring rate and less camber rise. The design is also ideal when running harder carcass control tyres by maximizing tyre contact patch and maintaining consistent tyre wear.

Source: Smokem Racing [smokem-racing.com]

October 4, 2010

Yokomo BD5 chassis plate & gear diff

Seen at the European Championships in France during the summer, Yokomo have finally released the BD5 chassis plate that won the Euros, as well as German and Japanese Nationals in the hands of Ronald Volker. Made from 2.5mm thick carbon fibre it is aimed for use on asphalt and low grip surfaces, giving more flex to help improve overall grip. Also now released from the Japanese company is their gear differential. A direct replacement for the standard ball diff, it gives consistent cornering, no slipping as well as longer times between rebuilds. The diff features lightweight plastic bevel gears which drive the coated aluminium ball cups and the sealed case means you can easily tune to tension with different viscosity oils.

View the gear diff here

October 4, 2010

Wayne Joelson wins African Cup for 4th year

The 7th Annual African Cup for On Road Gas cars was held the last weekend of September at the TRAP facility outside Pretoria. Temperatures were in the mid 30 degrees Celcius and with a 1 hour final, this race would be the toughest in Africa. Current South African Champion Wayne Joelson with his Novarossi powered Mugen Seiki MRX4X finished 1st for the 4th consecutive year, with second place going to his team mate Steve Munslow, with EDAM driver Arnold Vermaak in 3rd.

Thanks to Wayne Joelson for the update.

October 4, 2010

Patrick Jongenelis wins Dutch stock title

Patrick Jongenelis has won the 2010 Dutch Electric touring car stock nationals. Driving a GM powered Xray T3 the title went down to the 6th and final round of the series with different pole sitters and race winners at each race. Patrick held the lead going into Rd6 with a slim advantage of only 1 point ahead of Ronald Aarts in 2nd, Rob Janssen in 3rd and Wesley v Dijken in 4th and these racers were all in with a chance of victory. The final race was won Janssen and this moved him to 2nd in the series, Patrick Jongenelis took 2nd which clinched him the title, with Wesley V Dijken taking 3rd on the day. Ronald Aarts had motor failure in one of the legs and could only manage 8th, dropping him to 3rd in the overall standings.

View the final championship ranking here