The 2nd round of the Stockholm Cup took place on the high speed track of the Botkyrka MK. In qualifying Frederick Cederberg took the TQ but come the final he made a big mistake on the opening lap allowing runner-up Rickard Olsson to pass into the lead. Rickard then was in control of things and finished nearly a lap ahead of 2nd placed Sebastian Johansson. Michael Kronoström finished 3rd to complete the podium.
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German company TRR RaceStuff introduce a set of carbon fibre setup wheels for 1/10th touring car chassis. Designed to fit all cars with 12mm hex adapters, the wheels are machined from 2.2mm carbon fibre material, they feature machined TRR logos and are also available specially made with your initials milled into them. The high precision of the wheels help to make camber and toe adjustments with high accuracy.
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The 3rd round of the Offroad Cup was held in Kolin using a new track layout and surface that many drivers considered the best they ever drove on. In the 1/8th nitro and 1/10th 4WD electric classes it was David Kukla who took the overall TQ’s for the finals. The 1/8th finals where run in an electric style format with three 12 minute legs that David easily won in front of Jiri Benes and Jiri Dvorak. David then also went on to win the 4WD buggy class in front of Martin Korinek and Kaja Novotny.
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The 3rd round of the RC Lemans series was held at the fast 2012 IFMAR Electric Touring Car Worlds track of the MACH Heemstede in a floodlight race. After only two rounds of qualifying Tobias Weist took the TQ in the Pro10 class with a 6s lead over Tim Altmann and Dutch racer Reinder Wilms. The three where also the only ones to score a 20 laps run. The first of the two finals was won by Reinder Wilms because Tobias made a huge mistake in the last corner. Tim Altmann ended the opening main in 3rd position. The 2nd final then went to Tobias Weist with a 1.5 seconds faster time, so he took the win ahead of Reinder Wilms and Kai Altmann, who startet from 4th. In the overall result the runner up spot went to Reinder Wilms while Tim Altmann secured himself the final podium spot.
Thanks to Tobias Weist for sending the report.
New from T.O.P. Racing come offset split suspension mounts for the Sabre S4 touring car. Machined from high-quality aluminium and coming red anodised the parts sport white markings for easy identification and they allow for added suspension width and toe adjustment options both on the front and the rear of the car.
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ST Racing Concepts introduce more aluminium option parts for Team Associated’s B5 and B5M 2WD buggy. First up is a steering bellcrank set that greatly reduces flex to give the buggy a more precise feel on the steering and increase the durability against hard landings. The 3-piece set also adds a certain amount of bling to the buggy.
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This past weekend Northwest Buggy Championships took place in Pasco, Washington. It was a 2 day event with Friday being a practice day and Saturday consisting of 3 rounds of qualifying with the qual points format, then triple A-Mains for electric and a 20 minute nitro main in the evening. While the overall turnout was a little less than expected, the quality of drivers in attendance was great and the racing intense. In 4WD Modified Buggy Jesse Munn TQ’d both of the first 2 rounds to secure the overall top qualifier position without having to run the 3rd round. In the triple A Mains Jesse went 3,1,1 to take the overall win from Mikey Hudson and John Walentia.
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The Capricorn Trophy was held in Melzo last weekend with over 60 entries in the nitro 1/8th and 1/10th 200mm class. The race was also the warm-up for the 2nd round of the Italian championships and saw Dario Balestri (Capricorn/XRD) taking the TQ from Alberto Picco (Mugen/Picco) in the 1/8th class, both being the only drivers to make 5 minute runs without refueling. In the 200mm class Dino Giacalone (Capricorn/XRD) took TQ from 2nd place driver Luca Radaelli (Xray/Novarossi) and Dario Basaglia (Capricorn/XRD). In the 40 minute final Dario conserved his performance and took a never defeated win from Alberto Picco. Elsewhere in the 200mm class Dino Giacalone lead the final for around 10 minutes until a mistake cost him the lead. Luca Radaelli took advantage of the situation and brought home the win. Massimiliano Mercanti (Serpent/TOP)completed the podium in 3rd position.
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