All 3 A-main videos from the 1/12th scale Worlds are now online and can be viewed on our events page. After a free day today, our coverage of the 1/10th scale ISTC World Championships, which is sponsored by LRP and Speed Passion, will begin on Thursday when the racers take to the track for their 4 rounds of practice.
View the videos on our event site here.
The “Copa de las Américas” took place last weekend in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The event attracted racers from Brazil, Mexico, Uruguay, Peru, USA and Argentina, with racing for Touring light, Touring Pro and 1/8 on road. In 1/8th scale it was Kyosho and Sirio official pilot Sebastián Recio who took the win followed by Juan Matticoli in 2nd place and Agustin Cutini in 3rd place. In 1/10 scale it was Chris Tosolini who took the win, followed by Sebastián Recio in 2nd place and Guillerme Rodriguez in 3rd place.
Shepherd have released a new set of 2009 uprights and steering blocks and corresponding ecentric insert for the Velox. This setup makes it is possible to use smaller tyres with the same ride height, an extremely useful option in long finals to avoid a tyre change. The ecentric inserts are made of high-quality 7075 T6 aluminium for a perfect fit of the ball bearings, while the uprights are glass fibre-reinforced to ensure a stable position of the inserts. The set contains 2 rear uprights, 2 front steering blocks, 8 aluminum eccenters and 8 corresponding ball bearings.
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Three years ago he was taken under wings of one of rc racing’s greats Masami Hirosaka and today aged just 15-years-old Naoto Matsukura has become the youngest ever IFMAR World Champion after a dominant performance at the 1:12 Onroad Worlds in Bangkok, Thailand. The Japanese driver came here with an already impressive CV with back to back titles in his National Championship but faced with the best in the world, including all four Touring Car World Champions, he rose impressively to the challenge.
Read the full coverage on our event site here.
He is the protege of Masami Hirosaka, he is back to back Japanese Champion and is rated very highly by the likes of Atsushi Hara, 15-year-old Yokomo hot property Naoto Matsukura is the Top Qualifier for the 2008 IFMAR 1:12 World Championship here in Bangkok, Thailand. Driving an Associated RC125R, Matsukura won the final qualifier to secure himself a place in the history books as he becomes the youngest ever World Championship Top Qualifier. Winning four of the six qualifiers the only one to come close to challenging to emerging world star was his Finnish 1:12 scale team-mate Juho Levanen who TQ’d Heat 3 & 4 giving the US manufacturer total domination here at Radio Control Speedway.
Read the full coverage on our event site here.
Xray have developed a new range of precision molded offset spurs in both 48 and 64 pitch. These spur gears have been strategically lightened to reduce rotating mass and are made from specially created hard composite material. Available in 78T and 81T in 48 pitch and 104T, 106T, 108T & 110T in 64 pitch.
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Shepherd Micro Racing are pleased to announce that former European Champion, World Championship finalist and multiple German National Champion Oliver Mack will be joining their Team in 2009. With his extensive experience, he will aid in the development of the Velox, but Of course he will also be promoting the Shepherd brand at all major races as an important part of their national and international team.
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Day 2 of the IFMAR Electric Onroad World Championships has come to a close and yet again the final 1:12 scale qualifier of the day saw Juho Levanen and Naoto Matsukura crush the opposition. The Associated duo managed 1-2 in Heat 4 despite both of them dumping at the end of the run in which Levanen produced the fastest lap of the event with a blistering 11.675 second tour. Top Qualifier in Round 3, Levanen put his dumping down to the increased traction but the Yokomo team pointed blame for their young star dumping down to the pair battling throughout the heat for the TQ. Running 40 laps in 08:07.965 the Finn was a little under a second ahead of his Japanese team-mate despite nursing their cars to the line but such was their advantage that third place Groskamp was too far behind to capitalise and end the RC12R5’s reign in Thailand.
Read the full coverage on our event site here.
