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September 29, 2008

Brazilian 540-J Class Rd5 report

We received a report from the 5th round of the Brazilian 540-J Class took place last recently at the AARC of ABC track in Santo André. The first final, saw Adalberto Neri take the win by a lap but there was a reversal of roles in the 2nd final as Paulo Guedes won by a lap from Adalbeto with Artur Ueda taking 3rd. The 3rd final and it was Paulo Guedes who started quickly but problems with his pack dropped him down the order, and this allowed Adalberto to take over the lead with Artur taking 2nd from Marcelo Acacio in 3rd. The 4th and final leg saw Neri have an accident on the first lap allowing Artur Ueda to inherit the lead which he held until the dying laps when a recovering Adalberto took the position from him to take the win and confirm the overall win for the day.

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September 29, 2008

Sabrina Lechner wins South German title

We received a brief report from the South German Championships that were held last weekend in Greuthof, which was won by super quick female racer Sabrina Lechner. The young German IDM / Kyosho team driver drove a tactical race starting from 4th position. After 10 minutes she managed to move up to 3rd spot and could take the lead at the 20 minute mark when the top 2 drivers pitted. Sabrina maintained her lead to take the 2008 1/10th South German title in front of Mugen racer Armin Baier in 2nd and Patrick Nähr driving an Xray in 3rd.

Source: Scuderia-Fun-and-Drive [scuderia-fun-and-drive.com]

September 28, 2008

Hirosaka takes Japanese National title

The Japanese Electric touring car Nationals were held this weekend, once more at the Yatabe Arena indoor tarmac track. Qualifying for the expert class saw the pole position go to Yokomo racer Masami Hirosaka, ahead of current 2wd World Champion Hayato Matsuzaki in 2nd and recently crowned 1/8th buggy World Champion Atsushi Hara in 3rd. In the finals Masami had the perfect run, winning the first 2 finals to claim the title and sat out the 3rd, which was won by by Matsuzaki which when combined with his 2nd place in leg 2 was enough to give him the runner up spot for Hot Bodies ahead of his team mate Hara who took 3rd.

Source: HPI [cyclone12-blog.com]

September 28, 2008

Hot Bodies Factory ride height gauge

Hot Bodies Factory rideheight gauge

Hot Bodies have released this new factory touring car ride height gauge. Made from anodized black aluminium and featuring the HB logo engraved on the side, the gauge can measure from 0.5mm to 10mm, in 0.5mm increments.

Source: Hot Bodies [hpiracing.co.jp]

September 26, 2008

Xray T2 Alu Drive Shafts

More new lightweight parts from Slovakian company Xray this time with the release of Super-lightweight alu drive shafts for their T2 Touring Car. Available in 50mm and 52mm sizes the shafts are CNC-machined from premium Swiss 7075 T6 and hardcoated for extra durability and stylish looks. The new design is up to 40% lighter than steel drive shaft and is recommended for use in the rear drivetrain. Precision-machined with highest tolerances using premium fully-automatic German CNC-machines the high-quality hardcoating is done at XRAY’s own inhouse fully-robotic hardcoating line.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

September 26, 2008

Gilioli is Italian Classic Champion

2008 Italian Classic 2WD National Championship

With popularity in 1:8 Classic on the up we bring you news of the 2008 Italian Classic 2WD National Championship which was held recently at Riccione where Motonica driver Nicolas Gilioli claimed the title. Driving his Novarossi powered P8 Classic, Gilioli, who qualified third for the 45 minute final, won by 3 laps from the Mantua Intrepid of Massimo Poldi with Top Qualifier Alessandro Pala completing the podium with his Max powered Motonica a further lap adrift.

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September 25, 2008

Xray Lightweight 2-Speed Shaft

Xray have released a new optional lightweight 2-speed layshaft for their NT1. Precision ground, heat-treated and polished for smooth operation, extra strength and long life, it has been strategically lightened by 50% compared to the standard 2-speed layshaft. All this leads to reduced rotating mass without sacrificing strength or durability.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

September 24, 2008

Filipe Costa is Portuguese Champion

Filipe Costa is Portuguese National Champion

The final round of the Portuguese 1/10th scale 200mm Nationals were run last weekend at the large Coimbra in the centre of the country. Only 37 drivers turned up for this race and it was Mugen racer Bruno Coelho that took the pole position from fellow title contender Filipe Costa racing an Xray. In the race Filipe held back just to secure the title and finished 3rd behind the battling pair of Jose Pequito and Bruno Coelho, who finished in that order. The result gave Costa the National title ahead of Coelho and Pequito in the standings.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]