From VBC Racing for their new Firebolt DM buggy are a new carbon fibre main chassis, an aluminium steering rack and front and rear aluminium wheel hexes. The chassis is made from 2.5mm carbon fibre and made to give the buggy different torsional flex characteristics that can be helpful in lower bite conditions. It is also lighter which can be beneficial especially in Stock racing classes.
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Last weekend saw the running of the 5th round of the French 1/8th nitro on-road championship in Grenoble. After a successful racing Summer European B champion Anthony Abisset (Serpent/Racing Experience) took the overall title in the Elite class while Anthony’s teammate Ludovic Cesar (Serpent/Racing Experience) came out successful on his home track to take the title in the National class.
Source: Racing Experience [racing-experience.fr]
The 3rd round of the Spanish Electric Touring Car nationals took place in Telde, Gran Canaria. The race started with practice on Friday while four out of six qualifying rounds were run on Saturday. David Perez (Xray) was the man to beat during the weekend as he TQ’d all four rounds on Saturday and he also took the two remaining rounds on Sunday to grab the overall TQ for the finals. In the following A-mains David was on a mission again, sweeping all three legs to take the overall win and also the lead in the national championship. Toni Rheinard (Yokomo) ended the race in 2nd place while John Hernandez (Yokomo) rounded out the podium in 3rd.
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Well known French driver and vice European Champion Antoine Rossetti has teamed up with TeamC and Absima. In his 2015 campaign he will focus on 1/8th E-buggy racing with the brand new T8ev3 and he will also be present at selected 1/10th scale event to represent the brand and French distributer GVP Racing. Antoine has the following to say about the deal:
I am very excited to return to RC racing with TeamC. In the past two years I learned many things with Durango and I would like to thank them. Now it is time for a new challenge. I will drive mainly in 1/8th brushless the next year with some invitationals in 1/10th and I made this decision the day when I tried the new T8Ev3. I am pleased to be with TeamC/Absima and I hope to see you on the tracks in 2015.
Source: Absima [absima.com]
The 2014 German 1/8th scale nitro on-road championships took place this past weekend at the well-known Hollmoorring of the MC Munster located south of Hamburg. The 260 meter track, which hosted European Championships already, offers a challenging layout but has become bumpy over the years. A total of 78 drivers, 48 in class 1 and 30 in class 2, competed in the single-event German championships. The event was well organised and helped by the fact that the expected rain, thunder and lightning stayed away from the track, making it four dray days with only a slight drizzle on Saturday for a few moments. For the second year hand-out tyres were mandatory, this time 32/35 shore front/rear from Contact Tires which worked very well.
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New from Murnan is the RBM3X .12 touring car engine which has undergone extensive design changes from the previous RBM3. The improved design allows a new level of performance to be achieved and the 3-port design is race legal around the world. The features include new port timing, a new cooling head and the engine is hand-tuned for improved power output.
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Reds Racing driver Jonatan Marchetti came out successful in the 1/8th nitro class at the recent SRC Nitro Race by taking the win in front of Massimo Fantini. Jonatan’s Reds teammate Roberto De Cesare completed the podium in 3rd.
Source: Reds Racing [redsracing.it]
The 2014 KO Propo Grand Prix was held in Taiwan this past weekend. The race saw the attendance of some special guests such as JJ Wang and multi-time World Champion Masami Hirosaka on one of his few Nitro On-road outings. In the 1/8th scale class it then was that certain Mr. Hirosaka who took the TQ after the qualifiers only to score a DNF in the final. Masami’s problems some 20 minutes into the race made way for JJ Wang who took a 1-lap win over Al Huang. Jones Chu completed the top 3 result some further 4 laps down.
Image: Hiro Seiko [hiro-seiko.com]
