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August 28, 2010

Simon Ciudan wins Rd6 in Hungary

The past weekend saw the 6th round of the Hungarian 1/10th Scale Championship run at the Modellcentrum Track in Budapest. Last years champion Simon Ciudan joined the Hungarian Shepherd Team just before the race and was pleased with the performance of the Velox V10. After taking TQ with the fastest laptime of the weekend he also dominated the 30 minute final leading from the start to the end and crossing the finishing line with a 3 laps gap over Zsolt Bajusz followed by László Kiss-Orbán.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

August 28, 2010

Zeljaś & Pudewell win GP of Pacanòw

Last weekend saw a group of German drivers of the Race-Center-Munzig take up the invitation from their Polish friends to attend a race called the GP of Pacanòw. The race features a nice mixture of nitro an electric classes from 1/10 to 1/8 scale so visitors could get a good impression of what racing is all about. Although the track was very bumpy it featured a very nice layout with fast sweepers and tight corners and a quite long straight which made for it very demanding to set-up. In 1/8 scale Rafal Zeljas took the TQ honours with his Novarossi powered Shepherd Velox and a clear win on his home track finishing first in front of Norbert Omelanczuk and Marcin Marczyky, both also with Shepherd cars. In 1/10 200mm it was the German Capricorn LAB-C01 driver Frank Pudewell, coming from 5th position, that took the win setting the fastest lap of the race, ahead of young Polish talents Jakub Rozycki (TQ) and Filip Zaremba, both having a strong qualification and great race performance with their Kyosho chassis’.

View the final results here

August 27, 2010

Team Associated TC6 touring car

Having got the World Exclusive on the new TC6 at the World Championships in Burgdorf back in June, Team Associated have released full details on their new electric touring car chassis. Designed to take full advantage of all the latest technological advances made in 1:10 scale electronics, the TC6 has been optimized to use all of the benefits offered by brushless motor systems and LiPo batteries. The engineers behind the doors of Area 51 have been hard at work developing the TC6 to blend the best qualities of high performance and adjustability without sacrificing durability or ease of maintenance.

View more details and images here

August 27, 2010

T-Works TRF416 spool drive cups

New from T-Works for the Tamiya TRF416 and 415 are these spool drive cups. Made from CNC machined Delrin the drive cups are light weight yet durable, while the covers are made from aluminium for extra strength. Sold in a complete set of 2.

Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]

August 26, 2010

Edam Spirit bulkheads, engine mount & gearbox

Edam Racing have released a number of new optional parts for their Spirit 1/10th 200mm chassis. First up are these CNC machined 7075-T6 aluminium front bulkheads with gold anodized surface treatment. Designed to provide better steering and overall stiffness at the front part of the car. Also new is this one piece engine mount, also made from gold anodised 7075-T6 aluminium, designed to be lightweight and enhance the car’s overall responsiveness. Edam have also released this upgraded 2-speed gearbox system consisting of q lightweight 1st & 2nd speed housing, with modified 6x10x13mm bearing positioning within the 2nd speed housing for more consistency during gear shifts.

View the other parts here

August 26, 2010

Lee Martin wins 2wd European Championships

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Tamiya Factory driver Lee Martin has won the 2wd electric buggy European Championships in Vienna Austria, having started the race from pole. Austrians filled the remaining steps of the podium with Hupo Honigl, driving a prototype 2wd Durango, taking 2nd ahead of Peter Pinisch in 3rd with the Associated B4.1 chassis.

Source: EFRA [efra.ws]

August 25, 2010

Masters of Foamracing – Announcement

The organiser of the Masters of Foamracing, Markus Mobers, has been in touch to let us know that the event will be taking this year from the 9th to 10th of October. Run for the first time in 2008, that time attracting drivers from 8 different countries, the race is only open for 1/12th and 1/10th scale pan cars only and will be run in central Germany, in Schermbeck at the famous Sipotech track (above). Entry is currently open, limited to 80 drivers and will close on the 3rd of October. You can find out more information and place your entry at the Sipotech site here.

August 25, 2010

Bultynck & Vekemans win Belgian Nats Rd5

The fifth round of the Belgian Electric touring Nationals took place at the Baanbrekers track in Rucphen, the Netherlands. The weather was sunny and dry and the track was fast. In the EFRA class was the goal for the rest of the racers to stop Olivier Bultynck clinching the crown. But in the qualifications Ollie was very fast and took the TQ spot. Thomas Stockman and Nick Joosens took second and third place respectively.

Continue reading the report here