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January 15, 2008

DJ Apolaro wins Florida Series Rd5

DJ Apolaro wins 5th round of Florida Series

This past weekend saw many of the top gas racers from around the US descend on the Ft. Myers track for the 5th round of the Florida state Series. This race is seen as a warm up for the Winter Nats with track time used to prepare for this annual international event. Qualifying saw Kyosho racer Robert Maestrey take the TQ spot ahead of Serpent racer Gianni Giorgio in 2nd, while the Xray of Mark Harrison was 3rd just ahead of DJ Apolaro in 4th. At the start of the main final DJ was able to slot into 2nd and then 2 laps later he could take the lead, which is where he stayed for the rest of the race to take the win.

Source: Serpent USA [serpent-usa.com]

January 15, 2008

CEFX parts for Corally RDX Phi

Josh Cyrul from CEFX has announced that his company has designed and manufactured a carpet upgrade kit for the Corally RDX Phi that includes chassis, front shock tower, rear shock tower and steering extension. Prior to last years Snowbirds, CEFX made a 3mm chassis for the Phi that only the modified team drivers used on their cars, and following a lot more testing with team driver Mike Blackstock they made some updates to all these parts. The results speak for themselves with several race wins coming from the updated/stiffer components and now these new parts are available to buy, but only in limited quantities.

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January 15, 2008

Team Magic G4JS Gas Touring Car

Team Magic have released their latest version of their G4 chassis, the G4JS, which is targeted at the racer who is interested in getting into gas race racing but is conscious of his or her budget. The total cost of getting into on road gas racing can be quite frightening for many so the new G4JS is giving many the opportunity to race a championship winning chassis for minimal cost. The carbon fiber and alloy parts have been stripped from the car, but what really matters is what is still included, great suspension geometry, super low center of gravity and a unique chassis design which gives the G4 its two time European Championship winning feel.

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January 14, 2008

Team Titan Blitz Altis 2.3 200mm body

Team Titan have just released the latest version of their Blitz Altis 200mm body shell. The 2.3 sports the same styling as the previous version, but this shell provides quicker cornering response and features a smaller roof and cockpit to help reduce drag and increase straight line speed. Made of 0.8mm thick polycarbonate, it comes supplied with a 2 stage window mask as well as decals and is EFRA homologated.

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January 14, 2008

Stefano Solaroli signs to Motonica

Top Italian 1/8th scale gas racer, and owner of Solaroli Tuning, has signed a 4 year deal to join Motonica starting immediately. Joining fellow Italian racer, and current number 1 Motonica driver, Dario Balestri, Solaroli will begin work on development of the car as well as helping customers trackside at races. Stefano has raced for a number of top brands, the most recent of which being Mugen.

Source: Automodellismo [automodellismo.net]

January 13, 2008

Wilck & Maddison win DHI Cup

Modified Class Podium

Viktor Wilck has won the modified class here at the DHI Cup after a great run in the 3rd and last leg of the A-final. Quicker than Teemu Leino from the start, he began to hound the Xray racer until they actually hit before both continuing. Shortly after the Finnish racer made a mistake going onto the straight, rolling over the dots and causing his body to stick up over the wheel. Once this happened Wilck was able to pull out a commanding lead and this also allowed Hagberg, Volker and Graversen through.

Read the full race report here.

January 12, 2008

Teemu Leino is TQ at DHI Cup

Teemu Leino is Modified class TQ

In a blistering run that saw him make the fastest qualifying run of the day, a 19 lap run in 5 minutes 03.03, Finland’s Teemu Leino has snatched TQ in round 5 to start from pole position in tomorrows final. In typical Finnish style the Xray/ Team Orion driver showed little emotion but stated he was pleased with his qualifying performance. Tamiya racer Viktor Wilck, who had a crash in the final round dropped to 2nd position and in the same incident, the marshall who was attending the crash was hit by Jilles Groskamp who was on pace to take the round win and TQ but instead will start tomorrows final from 4th.

Read the full report here.

January 12, 2008

Associated TC5 hard Suspension parts

Associated TC5 hard suspension components

Team Associated have released a number of new harder components for their TC5 touring car.Perfect for high bite racing conditions and foam tire carpet racing, these new parts help remove unwanted flex from suspension components, making the car smoother and more consistent in high traction conditions.

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