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May 3, 2010

Grainger takes Rd1 of BTCC

The 2010 Schumacher BTCC championship got underway over the weekend with round one at the Mendip circuit, the race was seen as a major warm up for the forthcoming BRCA national meeting which takes place at the Somerset track in a few weeks time. Nearly all the big names in modified were in attendance including national champion Chris Grainger and ex BTCC champions Olly Jefferies and Elliott Harper. It was Chris Grainger that showed he still had the pace from last year and set FTD in modified ahead of Elliott Harper. In Pro Stock it was Xray driver Ricky Copsey that led the A final grid ahead of Adam Meakin and Matt Quinlisk. This years BTCC has a 13.5 stock class and it was Jake Williams who took the top spot for the A final in this class.

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May 2, 2010

Ronald Volker wins German 1/12th Nationals

The 2010 German 1/12th electric Championship was held over the weekend of 23-25th April at the high-traction and permanent racetrack in Schermbeck. Following qualification it was multiple European A-main finalist and Serpent/LRP driver Markus Mobers on the TQ spot followed by touring car World Champion Marc Rheinard in 2nd with his Associated/SP combo and in 3rd recent German TC indoor champion Ronald Völker with his Associated/LRP ride. As the finals got underway, it was Völker and Rheinard who got the best starts and they were the only ones to still have the chance for the overall win heading in to the last and decisive 3rd leg of the finals. As the tone went off for the start of the last final, Ronald had his chances of another title in 2010 significantly decreased as he got taken-out on the first lap. But Ronald never gave up and with great driving Ronald slowly started to close the gap to the leaders and with 2 min to go he managed to close up and pass Marc Rheinard for the lead and the overall championship. Marc Rheinard took 2nd overall, with Marc Fisher ending up in 3rd for Corally/GM.

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May 2, 2010

ROAR drawing up provisional 1/8 Super GT rules

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ROAR is authoring rules for the “GT” category, which it will refer to as “1/8 Super GT” to avoid confusion with other categories that are also called “GT.” The rules pertain to the 1/8 off-road based vehicles that feature on-road passenger and road racing body shells. This is a category that’s been gaining in popularity due to reasonable cost, high durability, lower maintenance and the scale appearance of these big machines. ROAR desires to preserve the most appealing elements of what has made this a popular and growing category. ROAR invites all industry affiliates and current members to inquire with questions or additional suggestions for the rules.

More information can be found here.

May 1, 2010

Kyosho America open Route 241 Raceway

Kyosho America have announced the opening of Route 241 Raceway inside their headquarters in Lake Forest, California. R241 was conceived and built as a means to provide the best facility for their extensive Mini-Z and dNaNo RC racing vehicles. Starting from May 1st they will be opening the doors to the public every Saturday and Sunday sans Holidays.

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May 1, 2010

Orcan NT1 fuel level indicator decal

New from Orcan for the Xray NT1 and NT1R is this handy fuel level indicator decal. Simply apply it to the specified place on the radio plate next to the tank and when you lift your car, with the nose to the ground, you can now easily identify the remaining amount of fuel. The decal displays the measurement in 5ml increments and is available in orange and white or black and white.

Source: Orcan [smi-motorsport.de]

April 30, 2010

Wesley van Dijken wins opening Dutch TC National

After a long winter the Dutch Nationals got underway last weekend at the famous AMCA track in Apeldoorn. The biggest group of competitors was found in the 13.5T stock class. There was also a group of ProTen-drivers who revamped their championship in 2010. It was soon clear the first round of qualifiers would be the quickest. Due to the warming track the later runs would be almost a second a lap slower. Victim of the early pace was Benny van Oers, winner of last years final, who had to start from pole in the B-final.

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April 30, 2010

Capricorn RC LAB-C01 softer suspension parts

New from Capricorn RC for their LAB-C01 1/10th 200mm chassis are these softer material suspension parts. The new material helps ensure better traction and handling and the parts will eventually make their way into the kit but for now are available separately. Available from Monday, the new parts include front and rear lower and upper wishbones as well as the rear uprights and front steering blocks.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

April 30, 2010

Shepherd Velox V10 option parts

German company Shepherd have released a number of new optional parts for the Velox V10. First up is this center body post set which can be mounted on the front upper wishbone brackets. The additional stability of the body results in an improved downforce and less bending of the body. The high quality aluminium part is anodized blue and all the necessary fixing materials are included. Tested successfully at the World Championship warm-up in Houston the new one-way / solid front axle combination allows the user to adjust the Velox V10 to specific track layouts. Without disassembling the front end the axle can be changed from a independent one-way axle to a solid axle and is supplied with all the parts necessary to do so. The set includes pins to lock the one-way, o-rings to secure the pins, the pulley, an additional belt washer and super lightweight outdrives. Finally and specially created for US-style tracks with hard boards, the aluminium servo saver offers the extra stability that is needed and survives even hard crashes. The ackermann can be adjusted very easily by sliding the upper part back and forth like with the standard one and it is anodized in shiny blue to fit to the other aluminium parts.

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