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July 23, 2010

Arco de Jong wins Dutch 1/10th NK Rd4

The 4th round of the Dutch 1/10th 200mm Nationals was held last weekend at the MACH track in Heemstede. Qualifying for the NK class saw reigning champion Pedro Rombouts take the pole position ahead of Rik Prins, Arco de Jong and round 3 winner Maxim Claes. Some close battles in the main final, saw Arco de Jong leading the way following a problem for pole man Rombouts who would eventually recover to 3rd. Maxim Claes struggled to find pace in the 30 minute race and regular front runner Daan Jacobs had a lot of engine trouble which halted his race early. In the end Arco took the win by just over 2 tenths of a second from young Rik Prins in 2nd with Pedro 3rd. In the NOMAC class it was Rik Meijeren that won by 4 laps from Theun Zoethout in 2nd and Arne Schober in 3rd, while in the 1/8th Promo class it saw a win for Mario Gerssen, 3 laps in front of Pasquale Gagliardi who was closely followed home by John Rusman.

View the other class podiums here

July 22, 2010

Serpent S100 Link World GT chassis

Serpent have released their 1/10 scale pancar, the S100 Link, which is the 1/10 World GT version of their S120 1/12 scale pan-car. This high performance 1/10 scale pan chassis features quality machined carbon fibre and aluminium parts throughout, with its fully adjustable front end creating lots of steering. A spring loaded link system, in combination with diagonal positioned main shock and lateral damper with through shaft, control the roll of the car. The well balanced chassis offers a wide selection of set-up features and options to dial the car in for any track. Available in the beginning of August.

View images of the new chassis here

July 21, 2010

KM Racing H-K1 option parts

New from KM Racing for their H-K1 200mm chassis is this range of optional parts. To bring the car up to regulation weight as well as putting that weight in the correct place KM have released 2 new copper battery plates in either 25g or 30g weight. Also new are a complete range of anodised aluminium pinion gears in 15T, 17T, 20T, 22T & 23T. Other new parts include a front carbon bumper plate set, foam bumper, a 800mAh NiMh AAA receiver pack and finally a pair of CNC machined POM rear belt tension adjusting hubs.

View the other parts here

July 21, 2010

Xceed TF-1 & TF-2 tire traction fluid

Xceed have released their tire traction fluid TF-1 and TF-2. Provides additional traction for indoor and outdoor use and for both foam and rubber tires. Suitable for 1/12, 1/10 and 1/10 Pro-10 and WGT as well. The TF-1 is used when there is medium to high traction, while TF-2 is used mainly on finals days, when tracking is getting almost too high, and TF-2 will help avoid traction-rolling.

Source: Xceed [xceedrc.com]

July 21, 2010

Acorn Racing sign KS Chu

Acorn Racing has announced the signing of FEMCA Modified class champion, Mr. KS Chu for the 2010 race season. KS Chu will be running Acorn Racing LiPos and parts in his cars as well as to promote the Acorn Racing product line.

I would like to thank Acorn Racing for the opportunity to run their products during the 2010 Season. I have tried numerous products/LiPos from other brands but with Acorn Racing LiPos, I could feel the difference. The Power is smooth and consistent throughout the race. Special thanks to Acorn Racing for the opportunity to be part of the team.

Source: Acorn Racing [acornracing.com]

July 20, 2010

Luis Cortez wins Portuguese Regionals Rd4

Last Sunday the fourth round of the Portuguese Regional’s was held in the Circuito Automodelismo do Funchal. In the Main Final the hot temperatures meant that the engines would not last the 5 minutes for refueling and the track asphalt was at 68º Celsius, so tire wear was the big issue, Mugen Driver Luis Cortez was on pole and needed the victory to become regional champion, Serpent Driver and Defending champion Duarte Faria was starting from 9th position. Ten minutes into the race and the two drivers were fighting for the lead and the championship, with drama a few laps later when Duarte Faria had a flame out and lost some time. Luis Cortez also made a mistake and the fight was on again until 2 laps from the end, Duarte Faria run out of rear tires, meaning that Mugen Driver Luis Cortez was the winner of the event and the championship with one round to go, Faria took second and Team Magic Driver Mário Oliveira in 3rd.

July 20, 2010

Merlin Depta wins RCCM Cup Rd2

The 2nd round of the RCCM Cup Series was held at the Hollmoorring in Munster, North Germany recently, with mostly dry weather for all competitors. Starting from position 3 with his Max powered S733, Merlin was able to take the lead in the first lap and pull away the rest of the race to finish four laps in front of Thomas Einbeck and Olaf Koch.

Source: Serpent [teamserpent.com]

July 19, 2010

Enrico Burato wins AMSCI Classic championship

The 2010 Italian AMSCI 1/8th Classic National championships were held last weekend at the Road Race Riccione track under sweltering conditions, with the temperature never dropping below 34C. After four rounds of qualifying it was Paolo Gaggiola that took the pole position in front of Ometto Nicola i 2nd and Enrico Burato taking 3rd. In the final it was Burato that would come through for the win, setting a new track record to finish 3 laps ahead of Ometto in 2nd, with Paolo a further 2 laps back in 3rd.

Source: Road Race Riccione [roadracericcione.com]