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October 31, 2007

Sotiropoulos is Greek 1/8th Champion

Serpent are reporting that John Sotiropoulos has made the perfect defence of his Greek 1:8 National Championship title winning the final round of the Championship at Arena track to claim the 2007 crown. Driving a Serpent 960, Sotiropoulos TQ’d the event ahead of team-mate Mimis Papadopoulos and in the final Sotiropoulos stormed to victory ahead of 2nd placed Kirikos Anastasiadis racing a Mugen, while Papadopoulos brought his car home 3rd.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

October 30, 2007

Team Titan Motonica & Mugen Pinion gears

Team Titan have released a new range of high quality, very durable, pinion gears for the Motonica P8.0R and Mugen MRX-4X. Available in 16T, 17T, 20T and 21T, they have been made from hard coated high quality 7075-T6 aluminium and claim to last twice the time as the original versions.

Source: Team Titan [team-titan.com.tw]

October 30, 2007

Nicolas Guillot wins 1/8th Coupe de France

Last weekend saw the Coupe de France for 1/8th scale run at the MRTE circuit near the town of Evry, close to Paris. Qualification saw recently crowned French National Champion Nicolas Guillot take the pole position for Mugen from Kyosho racer Stéphane Riccobono, with Adrien Siegfried in 3rd also for Kyosho. As with the Nationals, there are no direct qualifiers and all racers must take part in the Semi Finals to determine the final starting order and it was Stéphane Bouche that was quickest lining up first for the main final in front of Adrien Siegfried. In the main final it was a good start for Bouche and Siegfried who immediately took the lead however it was Bouche that was to have a coming together with another racer, knocking him out of the lead and down to 3rd behind Siegfried who took over the lead and Guillot who moved up into 2nd. Close to the end of the racer Siegfried also had some troubles which caused him to slow and allowed Guillot through into the lead and to take the win and Bouche up into 2nd, while Siegfried eventually finished 3rd.

Source: JP Racing [jpracing.com]

October 30, 2007

Xceed Challenge Cup ’07 – Announcement

Xceed Challenge Cup ‘07 - Announcement

We have been contacted by the organisers of the Xceed Challenge Cup in the Netherlands to let all our EP Touring Car racing visitors in Europe know about this upcoming event. Held on the new indoor facility from the MACH club in Heemstede, near Amsterdam airport, the race takes place November 24th and 25th this year, and has already attracted a number of quality drivers from around Europe. Entry is currently open and closes on November the 5th so be sure to get your entry in straight away to avoid dissapointment.

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October 29, 2007

Steven Weiss wins Team Orion Cup

The 10th annual Team Orion Cup was run at the weekend in a large indoor venue in the town of Zillisheim, France. Some of the best racers in Europe were present at the event which saw TQ in the Expert class go to British Hot Bodies team driver Olly Jeffries just in front of European Championship TQ driver Steven Weiss from Germany racing for Xray, and top French driver Lucas Urbain in 3rd using the Losi JRXS-R. In the Amateur qualifying it was pole position for Corally racer Oliver Beining in front of team mate Gerrit Van Swijgenhoven in 2nd while 3rd spot went to HB driver Alain Sonval. The Expert final saw a win for Steven Weiss from Schumacher racer Alexandre Laurent in 2nd and Olly Jeffries in 3rd, while in the Amateur class the win went to poleman Oliver Beining with Gerrit Van Swijgenhoven in 2nd and Stéphane Roufosse in 3rd.

Image: Mr Clongwy [mrclongwy.aceboard.fr]

October 29, 2007

Kawada M300 wheel axle spacers

Kawada have released some spacers for the rear axle of their M300, and other 1/12th scales with 1/4″ (6.35mm) axles. Made from aluminium they are sold in a set of 12 with 4 of each size, 0.5mm, 1.0mm and 2.0mm widths, and help adjust the rear track width of the car as shown in the picture above.

Source: Kawada [kawadamodel.co.jp]

October 29, 2007

Xray NT1 2008 chassis

Xray have announced that their NT1 200mm platform will remain unchanged for the 2008 season but instead will be represent a better offer for customers. The 2008 car will now include a free pair of front CVD drive shafts to replace the standard front drive shafts. The included CVD drive shafts are made from high quality Hudy Spring Steel and provide smooth operation and unparalleled strength.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

October 28, 2007

Team Titan Blitz rear wing set

Team Titan have released this rather nifty rear wing set for their Blitz 1/8th scale on road body shells. The 2 wings, or trim strips, come pre-cut on a single piece of molded 1mm thick polycarbonate and essentially offer you 2 additional tuning aids for your car. The Type I wing is specially designed to give lots of down force, while Type II can reduce the turbulence from the engines INS-Box and cooling Head. Type I is perfect for use with the Blitz Lola 05 and Type II works great on the Lola 06 and many other body shells.

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