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July 13, 2010

Buerge wins in West Germany, Hepp takes title

The final battle for points of the 1/10 scale nitro on-road Western German Championship at Oberhausen saw Sebastian Buerge winning for the first time this season. But even with a victory the 2009 champion couldn’t avoid that Tobias Hepp, finishing third behind Andreas Weyhoven, captured the 2010 title and the prestigious starting number “1” for the 2011 season. In the Kyosho World Cup (KWC) group West local hero Werner Vogel earned his second win and the title in the GP-Race class while Holger Wittek took the title in GP-Sport.

Continue reading the report here

July 12, 2010

Sirio .12 Power clutch system V

Star Motor Engineering has released this CAD image of their new Sirio .12 Power clutch system V. The new clutch system features a ‘revolutionary’ design and way of working that increases the performance and acceleration of the engine. The new power clutch kit sports a flywheel with a new ‘flat design’ that is lighter than the previous version. All parts like the spring catch, flywheel nut and spring nut are made from premium Swiss 7075 T6 aluminium for minimum weight, while the new clutch disk is hardened for durability. The kit will include a new red shoe made in a special and exclusive composite material. Expect it to make its debut in Houston for the 1/10th 200mm World Championship after which it should becomes available.

Source: Star Motor [starmotor.com]

July 12, 2010

Capricorn NT1/LAB-C01 axles & fuel bottle

Capricorn RC have released a number of new items, firstly these front and rear axles for the NT1 and LAB-C01. Sporting a new wheel axle that has been lightened and machined where it meets the bearings for smoother operation, it allows the LAB-C01 to be mounted with a wheel nut in place of a screw. Sold as a complete set or as individual items. Capricorn have also released their own ultra soft 500cc fuel bottle.

View the new fuel bottle here

July 10, 2010

Novarossi update 1/10th INS Box

Novarossi have given their 1/10th touring car INS box an update which will ship this month. The update features smaller dimensions for improved external and internal airflow, providing more power and less aerodynamic drag and comes complete with air filter and screws

Source: Novarossi [novarossi.it]

July 9, 2010

Adrian Bernsten signs deal with Capricorn RC

Italian company Capricorn RC have been in contact to tell us about another young signing to their team. The Norwegian Xray driver Adrian Bernsten will run the company’s engines, tires and fuel throughout the 2010 season. The European electric junior champion and multiple National champion will compete at this year’s World and European Championships in the USA and Sweden respectively.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

July 9, 2010

Claus Ryeskov wins Rd3 of Danish Nats

The 3rd round of the Danish National was held on the last weekend of June and great weather greeted the competitors in Næstved on Zealand. After qualification it was Martin Lissau on pole followed by Martin Hansen 2nd and Claus Ryeskov in 3rd. The start of the finals saw Lissau, Hansen and Ryeskov maintain their starting order. Before the first fuel stop Hansen has overtaken Lissau after he went too wide into the corner after the straight. Just before the second refueling the leader ran out of fuel and it cost him two laps. Lissau was again leading the race and maintained it for most of the race , but suddenly there was a big bang. Lissau had battery problems and had driven straight into a post, destroying the car and putting him out of the race. Hansen ran out of full several more times and this meant that Ryeskov could drive safely home and win the race with Martin Hansen holding on for 2nd and Thomas Larsen in 3rd.

Thanks to Claus Ryeskov for the report.

July 9, 2010

Novak Kinetic 1S Racing Brushless ESC

The new Novak Kinetic 1S Racing Brushless ESC is optimized for 1S Li-Po racing. It sports a low-profile heat sink for easy installation in vehicles with space constraints and is also wired for use with a 2S LiPo receiver battery pack. Not only are these 2S receiver packs lightweight and easy to mount, but they also ensure the best possible radio performance, a great benefit to using the specialized Kinetic 1S. Like the Kinetic 2S, this speed control includes all of the most sought-after ESC features, such as Novak’s redesigned Dynamic Timing Advance, which is now unbelievably smooth throughout all of the timing levels, the advanced NovaBrakes system, which provides instantaneous braking under any timing condition and a highly developed Thermal Overload Protection feature that prevents thermal overload without taking drivers out of the race.

View the new NovaLink PC interface here

July 9, 2010

Pietsch gives Contact RC its first major title

Just last weekend saw more great success for the new tyre brand Contact RC, this time at the European Championship 1/8th in Locorotondo, Italy. Mugen star Robert Pietsch took TQ, fastest individual lap and won the race heading it from start to finish. Robert was using the Contact tyres line and always looked the fastest on the demanding track. For the final Robert chose to start with brand new tyres straight out of the box because his car worked really well with large diameter tyres. This strategy proved to be the right one and Robert led the race from the first lap, completing a tyre change after 24 minutes and at that point he had a lead of one lap over Dario Balestri. After 45 minutes of hard racing Robert became the new European champion in 1/8th on road with his Mugen MRX-5 powered by Novarossi and gave Contact Tyres its first European Championships title at its first international race.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]