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September 3, 2009

2009 TCS North American Finals

The 2009 TCS North American Finals are over and Tamiya have 3 new champions going to Japan. They are Timmy Valles of the GT-1 class, Lee Passehl of the GT-2 class and Michael Monaghan of the Mini class. Timmy Valles was able to clinch his title in the first 2 in the best of 3 A-Main races as was Lee Passehl, though it wasn’t easy. Timmy had to contend with Joe Glover and James Arluck as both of them were in the hunt to challenge Timmy. In the case of Lee Passehl it was Oliver Clipper and Orlando Sherman that brought their best A-Game to date. Both had cars and great setups to stay close enough to Passehl to give him good scare. In the end it was Lee that kept a cool head and can now be nicknamed the ICEMAN. In Michael Monighans’ case, it came to the third Final A-Main to decide his fate. His nerves in the first main caused him to drive a little erratic and he finished second in the first main.

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September 2, 2009

Lars Hoppe wins German North Regional Rd2

Last weekend saw the 2nd round of the North German Qualifier for the 2010 season take place in Eckernförde. After having a lot of bad luck in previous races this time Shepherd racer Lars Hoppe was luckier and he secured himself the pole-position for the 30-minutes final on Sunday afternoon. The start of the final saw Lars defend his first place and could pull away in the first minutes. His Novarossi powered Velox ran very consistent and in the end he took the victory with an imressive 7 lap gap on the second placed Marcel Henriksen. The podium was completed by Joachim Behnken.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

September 2, 2009

CSO Serpent 966 pulley set

New from CSO is this range of pulleys for the Serpent 966 1/8th scale. Available for all pullies in the car, with the exception of the rear axle pulley, they are hard coated for extra durability and to help reduce dirt build up. Sold in a set of all 5 pieces (above), they are all also available seperately.

Source: CSO [cso.com.hk]

September 2, 2009

Sweep Racing EXP-36E 1/10 tires

Sweep Racing have released their new high traction type EXP-36E 1/10 on road rubber racing tire, which feature superior traction levels compared to the company’s successful Sweep ‘R’ and ‘QTS’ series tires. Using a new rubber compound to gain maximum traction, the diameter is in between the ‘R’ (65.5mm) and the ‘QTS’ (63.5mm), which is 64.5mm to work well on both carpet and asphalt surfaces. These tires, the first in their new EXP series, are designed for best use in track temperatures starting from 33 degrees celcius.

Source: Sweep Racing [sweepracing.com]

September 1, 2009

ABEC35 Engine & Thrust bearings

Ball bearing company ABEC35 have released version 2 of their 7x19x6mm engine bearing. This new type features redefined radial play and inner diameter and each bearing comes with 2 contact rubber shields (1 black & 1 blue) and is greased. Suitable for off road conditions and if using them in on road simply take the blue shield away. Another new product is their thrust bearings (F5-10M 4.8/5.0) for Kyosho push type clutches. Comparing to the previous clutch bearings (F5-10M 5.0/5.2) they have over size balls, 9pcs x 2.0mm, for extended life.

Source: ABEC35 [abec35.com]

September 1, 2009

Buerge & Hepp win NRW Challenge opener

The first round of the new NRW Challenge (NRW = German state North Rhine-Westphalia) saw Mugen driver Sebastian Buerge winning the 1/10 nitro class and Serpent driver Tobias Hepp catching the victory in the 1/8 nitro category. The race at the permanent track of RMC Dueren close to the Belgian border was held in memory of Dieter Weck and Mike Derwall, two RMC club members and regular 1/10 nitro racers which passed away both in July following a heart attack.

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August 31, 2009

F1 RCGP Round 7 report

Round 7 of the F1 RCGP was held at the famous Tamiya Circuit last month. The Tamiya circuit is located just in front of the Tamiya Headquarters at Shizuoka and was opened in 1978. No drivers were able to make a run on the practice day due to heavy rain but the weather recovered on the race day.

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August 30, 2009

Pirani Motor Sport MRX-4 options

F.V.S.S. Racing Team have released this Pirani Motor Sport kit for the Mugen MRX-4. Developed and tested by Andrea Pirani it is composed of superior front upper support brackets and rear wishbone support brackets. This kit claims to provide better steering and greater traction and is available in front or rear parts and for the best performance, as a complete set.

Source: FVSS [fvssshop.it]