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September 24, 2008

Heinsbroek wins, Christiaanse takes title

The final race of the Dutch nationals were held on the huge track of M.A.C. Rucphen last weekend. This time the event was only for the stock division because of a delivery failure at the beginning from the season that caused the cancellation of the round for the stock guys. The race only saw 25 competitors take part and after qualifying it was Serpent driver Ronald Arts that took the TQ spot in front of Vasco Christiaanse in 2nd and Corally driver Mario Teakema in 3rd.

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September 23, 2008

Stephen Hill wins round 2 of ITCS

Ireland’s 190mm EP Touring Car National Championship made a very welcome return to the large St.Annes track, located on the outskirts of the Irish capital of Dublin, where Stephen Hill took a surprise victory in the sunny conditions from Graham Kenny and Keith Dempsey. In qualifying for the second round of the Garmin/Sqeez backed Irish Touring Car Series it was Round 1 winner Alan Bickerstaff who set the pace. The Team Associated driver was the only one of the 25 strong entry to record 17 laps taking TQ ahead of Hill with brothers Graham and Scott Kenny securing row two on the grid.

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September 23, 2008

KM Racing Carbon Setup wheels

KM Racing have been busy lately creating lots of new products and their latest release are these 1/10th scale setup wheels. Made from 2 parts, blue anodized aluminium hubs and 5mm thick carbon fibre wheels, the parts have been CNC machined for precision finish. Sold in a set of 4, the wheels give a precise and measurable indication of your cars geometry and are great for setting your cars tweak.

Source: KM Racing [km-rc.com]

September 23, 2008

Xray T2 Lightweight Drive Axle

Xray have released this super lightweight drive axle for the Xray T2, that has CNC-machined from world-renowned, top-secret Hudy Spring Steel. Strategically machined for toughness and light weight without compromising strength, this part reduces rotating weight by up to 35% over the standard outdrive.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

September 23, 2008

Kyle Branson wins BRCA 200mm Title

The 8th round of the British 1/10th scale 200mm Nationals were run over the weekend at the Cotswold track under dry and sunny conditions. With many quick drivers in attendance it was Serpent racers Mark Green and Kyle Branson that took the first 2 spots in qualifying, with the latter heading the championship standings entering into this final round. In the final, the top 2 qualifiers shot off into the lead battling it out at the front until Kyle was able to get to the head of the field, where he stayed to take the win from Green in 2nd and Xray driver Robin Hammet 3rd. This win was enough to secure the 14 year old Serpent SDD/Sirio driver the 2008 National title.

Source: 3hobby [3hobby.net]

September 22, 2008

DHI Cup 2009 – Announcement

Modified Class Podium

The organizers of the 2009 DHI Cup have been in touch to tell us that entry for this fantastic event will begin at 19:00 CET on the 22nd of October. Taking place on the 9th to 11th of January in the same venue as last year, the Sport Arena in Odense, Denmark, this race is a must for all serious electric racers. This year modified class drivers will get 2 sets of controlled tires, while in Super Stock the drivers get 1 set of control tires and a handout GM brushless 9.5T motor. The control tire is Sorex28A with JB Foam inserts mounted on GM wheels. The Super Stock class has a limit of 100 drivers while in Modified it is 120 drivers, so be sure to get your entry in early to avoid disappointment.

Event site can be found here, while the entry page is here.

September 22, 2008

Motonica P10 1/10th scale 200mm

Here are the first images of the all new Motonica P10 1/10th scale 200mm chassis. Shown for the first time on Sunday during the 1/8th scale EFRA GP in Cassino, the guys at Automodel.net got to take some photos as well as a video of the car being presented. The pictures, while not showing a completed production car do allow us to see what the car has in store, such as the low centre of gravity and very low drive train, while seemingly staying away from the very stylized look that the 1/8th scale cars have.

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September 22, 2008

Jacobs takes Rd6 Van Lierop takes title

The AMCA track in Apeldoorn played host to the 6th and final round of the Dutch 1/10th scale 200mm National Championship at the weekend and despite looking like it could rain it thankfully held off. Qualifying for the NK class saw Xray pairing of Daan Jacobs and Maarten van Lierop take the top 2 spots with Sander Borghoff and Koen Guerds rounding out the top 4, while in the Nomac class it was Jurmin Etnel that took the pole with Matthieu Hesterman taking TQ in the 1/8th Promo class. In the NK final it was Daan Jacobs in control, and despite an early mistake he was able to regain the lead and win by 2 laps from Maarten van Lierop who only had to stay in touch to take the National title, while Niels Pourchez once again took 3rd spot. In the Nomac class the finishing results mirrored the qualifying standings with Etnel taking the win ahead of Ricardo Van Dam in 2nd and Ingeborg Gommers 3rd, while in the 1/8th Promo class victory went to Matthieu Hesterman ahead of Ruud Knoester and Sjaak van der Wind.

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