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November 15, 2009

New Zealand South Island Champs

The New Zealand South Island Champs for on road Gas and Electric were held recently on the Ruapuna track in Christchurch. The weather was great for the 64 entrants spread over 4 Electric classes and 3 Nitro classes. After 5 rounds of qualifying it was very close in most classes with 8th gas being the closest with the top 6 separated by only 6 seconds. Finals were on Sunday and the only classes that the TQ man didn’t convert his position to a win was the 10th 2wd gas class and the 8th gas class where it was Q2 that took the win. In the rest of the classes TQ was converted into wins in the finals.

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November 14, 2009

PN Racing Mini-Z World Cup 2009 Finals

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Embedded above is a nicely edited video from the PN Racing Mini-Z World Cup 2009 Finals that took place in Barcelona, Spain from October 30th to November 1st. The event attracted 82 of the best Mini-Z drivers from around the World, with competitors from Spain, USA, Germany, UK, Mexico, France, Portugal, Sweden and Holland. The 2WD Mod class was won by Alejandro Candel Laveda, 2WD Stock went to Jose Carlos Mesquita Pequito, AWD Mod saw the win for Jacob Feinstein, AWD Stock belonged to Hodei Urra, F1 Stock winner was Jose Alberto Martins de Carvalho, Pan Car Mod saw another win for Jacob Feinstein and finally Pan Car Stock victory was taken by Andreas Megerlin. More photos and videos, as well as the full results, can be found here.

November 13, 2009

Serpent S120 Link 1/12th scale chassis

We have touched on it a few times in the past, but now Serpent have finally released some information on their new S120 link car. Serpent pan-car developers Markus Mobers and Paul Ciccarello, both with over 20 years of pan car racing experience, created this new chassis assisted by Billy Easton and Michael Salven. Sharing the same front end with the original T-bar version of the S120, the main difference between the two cars is how the rear pod and main chassis are connected. This new version retains the innovative lateral damper but uses a conventional link system that features 2 spring loaded side bars. Other changes include the new rear motor pod, that has been changed from a single piece version to one that comprises of high quality machined aluminium brackets and top quality carbon fibre parts, bolted together to create an ultra stiff assembly which allows the brushless motor to be mounted in the optimal position for car balance.

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November 13, 2009

Shepherd Velox V10 1/10 scale 200mm chassis

Shepherd Micro Racing are pleased to announce the release of the new Velox V10 1/10 scale 200mm chassis. Designed with the help of current World Champion Daniele Ielasi, the car has already been proving its performance on tracks around the World, finishing runner up at this year’s ROAR Nationals in the hands of Josh Cyrul and winning the competitive Asian Cup in Bangkok driven by Jilles Groskamp. Seen for the first time as a one-off prototype at the 2009 International Toy Fair in Nuremberg, the chassis has undergone a lot of fine tuning in preparation for its public release. Shepherd Micro Racing’s Velox V10 is packed with loads of innovative features, most seen for the first time on a 1/10 nitro on-road car. First and foremost the chassis is equipped with Shepherd’s innovative ‘Direct-V-Brake System’ (DVB System) that sees the brake discs sit directly on the rear differential allowing for a more precise feel without the fear of brake fade during a run. Different from current designs that sport a single brake disc on the middle layshaft, the V10’s DVB System sits directly on the rear bulkhead close to the chassis’ centre line for optimised weight distribution.

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November 13, 2009

Italian UISP Championship Rd4 report

Schumacher are reporting on the fourth round of the UISP Championship in Italy saw the championship move back indoors on carpet for the final round of the series. This years championship has seen over 100 drivers at each race and has made for a very competitive series. With two indoor and two outdoor races making up the series, this would prove to be the deciding round with the best three results to count towards the championship.

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November 13, 2009

Team Titan Blitz ISF EP racing bodyshell

Team Titan have released the all new Blitz ISF EP racing bodyshell. Designed for rubber tire 190mm electric touring car racing it has been extensively testing and showed to give great handling and consistent lap times on both asphalt and carpet tracks. Sporting 2 height line in 115mm for IFMAR rules and 120mm For BRCA rules the attached wing also has 2 cut lines for adjusting the rear down force. Available in 2 different thicknesses, 0.8mm and 0.7mm, it is supplied clear with light decals and window mask.

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November 13, 2009

Atomic Mini-Z Championship report

The Atomic Mini-Z Championship 2009 was held last weekend in Hong Kong and attracted drivers from around the world with the best drivers from 8 countries coming together to battle for the title. Racers came from China, France, Spain, USA, Japan, Thailand, Taiwan and of course from host country Hong Kong with around 50 drivers in total for this exciting race. The race format consisted of qualifying on Saturday, with the finals taking place on Sunday. The modified class was won by Chung Wai Kit, while in the Kyosho class it was fellow Hong Kong driver Joel Leung that took the victory.

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November 12, 2009

Award Ceremony at West Nitro Brunch

In a ceremonious environment 38 impressive trophies were presented to the best of the 2009 NRW Challenge and the 2009 Western German Championship. Around 60 rc drivers, wives and girlfriends attended the “West Nitro Brunch” held at Oberhausen last Sunday. It has been the first time that such a prize giving ceremony was held for both on road categories 1/8 and 1/10 in Western Germany. Finally, this award has been an astonishing success. The atmosphere was excellent with lots of exciting “nitro talks” and consequently all participants have asked to repeat the “West Nitro Brunch” again in 2010.

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