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October 15, 2008

EMMA indoor Buggy Masters

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East Midlands Model Motorsport Association “EMMA”, the new name for the former Tibshelf Model Car Club, have been in contact to tell us about an exciting new indoor 1:8 Buggy race they are hosting over the weekend of November 28/29/30 at Newark Showground.The meeting is already beginning to fill up with a number of top BRCA national drivers including Spashett, Cragg, Hazlewood, Bloomsfield and more already entered. The unique challenge of an indoor Astroturf track that promises fast and furious racing, coupled with the guarantee that the weather will make no difference to lap times being the main draw.. One top racer has already commented that “It’s not often in this country we get to see this sort of event on astro, where of the continent this event is commonplace!” The event is being supported by CML Distribution and Radio Race Car International magazine.

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October 13, 2008

IFMAR confirm Off Road Worlds dates

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IFMAR has officially confirmed the dates for the 2009 IFMAR Electric Off Road World Championships which are set to take competitors to Pretoria in South Africa. The Pre Worlds (Warm Up race) have been scheduled for 3-5 April while the big event itself, at which two World titles will be decided, will run from the 4-11 October. The last 1:10 Off Road Worlds, held in Japan, saw Hayato Matsuzaki (photo) take 2WD honours with American star Jared Tebo lifting the 4WD crown.

Source: EFRA [efra.ws]
Image: oople.com

October 10, 2008

Associated RC8 83mm Wheels

Team Associated have release a new 83mm wheel for their RC8 which makes them the largest ROAR-legal wheels available. 1.5 mm wider than the standard wheel this extra width and larger diameter gives a stiffer sidewall which is more stable for greater corner speed. The larger diameter is also better in bumps than the standard wheel. Weighing just 33 grams per wheel they are the lightest production RC8 wheels on the market. The wheel is compatible with all 1:8 buggies and is available in white or yellow.

Source: Associated [rc10.com]

October 9, 2008

Rabitti wins Rd4 Italian UISP C/ship

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LRP are reporting on the fourth round of the Italian UISP Championship which was held in Reggio Emilia recently where team driver Riccardo Rabitti added to his Round 1 & 2 victories with his third win in the 6 round championship. Having missed Round 3, Rabitti returned in style taking TQ honours before going on to win the first two finals to secure overall victory from Federico Sala. Joining Rabbitti, who now leads the championship standings, on the podium was his brother Stefano. Riccardo Rabitti is proving multi talented having also enjoyed victory in this year’s Italian 1:8 Off Road Nationals.

Source: LRP (lrp.cc)

October 8, 2008

Root wins JBRL Series

The 2008 Jimmy Babcock Racing League (JBRL) Series concluded over the weekend and it was Team Orion driver Frank Root who lifted both the 2 and 4WD titles. Starting back in March, this years JBRL Series hit 8 of Southern California’s top tracks with one race held each month. Five rounds out of eight were used to determine the overall series champions. Having already wrapped up the 4WD Modified title Root needed at another good result to do the double and he did just that finishing second behind Team Orion teammate Ryan Cavalieri to give him the 2WD Modified class honours.

Source: Team Orion [teamorion.com]

October 7, 2008

Carlos Durães wins Portuguese Cup

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The Portuguese Cup 2008, took place last weekend at Vila Real where track conditions were hard and bumpy which resulted in a lot of dust. Miguel Matías took TQ honours with his Kyosho followed by Merlin Team driver Carlos Durães and Ricardo Monteiro. Clearly faster than their rivals in the heats, Miguel Matías and Carlos Durães were a step above the rest of the field and were clear favorites to battle for victory in the final. Unfortunately for Matías his car broke in the warm-up for the final. Although he fixed it he had lost too much time ending any chances of victory. This allowed Durães to dominate the Final with his BOSS engined Hobao while behind him Rodrigo Luis, Ricardo Monteiro, Gabriel Magalhães and Fernando Almeida battled it out for the other podium placings. Midway into the race Magalhães and Almeida both retired with broken cars as did TQ man Matías, his car breaking again. In the end Luis, who was making his debut as a Merlin Team driver, took second place behind Durães with Ricardo Monteiro claiming the final step on the podium.

Source: Merlin Fuel [merlinfuel.com]

October 7, 2008

Tony Truman wins Byron Junior Champs

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Mirage are reporting on the inaugural Byron Fuels Junior Championship which was won by Tony Truman at the controls of the new World Championship winning Hot Bodies D8. Held at Frankley in favourable conditions, the event aims to find the hottest young talent in British 1/8th Rallycross racing and Truman certainly showcased his talents by pretty much dominating proceedings taking TQ honours before going on to win the Final by 3 laps from Ross Barras with Ricky Cooper completing the podium.

Source: Mirage [mirageracing.com]

October 6, 2008

Werks Racing go 100% pre-mount

After months of testing and development Werks Racing have announced that they are offering pre-mounted 1/8th buggy tires which will mean the giant step of going 100% pre-mount only on their 1/8th buggy tires! Werks Racing will no longer be selling un-mounted 1/8th Buggy tires and say the reason was simple, ‘which driver in their right mind wants to glue tires?’ To offer one of the best packages in the industry the US company has taken their complete range of 1/8th buggy tires and matched them with 2 of their other recently released products. The new “white” super consistent, medium compound molded insert and the new low weight, large diameter 1/8th buggy dish wheel. These have been combined with a proven “Italian” gluing system for an inseparable glue bond. All of the components will be manufactured, assembled and glued in Italy at an attractive and affordable price.

Source: Werks Racing [werksracing.com]