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December 13, 2009

Atsushi Hara dominates Buggy Part final

Current World Champion Atsushi Hara has won the Buggy Part final in Pattaya Thailand. Having won his semi final from pole position, he would start from the number 1 spot in the 1 hour long final, while big rival current European Champion Renaud Savoya had mechanical problems in his semi after 10 minutes and this ruined any chance of a good result, retiring soon after. A 10 minute delay prior to the start of the A-main called by Kenji Osaka meant he would start from the back of the grid, but from the off it was Hara who was always in command of the race with the only battles taking place for the lower podium positions. The order for a long time was Hara, Greg Degani and Joern Neumann, until the German driver had problems after 45 minutes and dropped back, allowing a recovering Osaka up to the 3rd spot. With 10 minutes to go Meen V. passed Osaka and took the final podium position 2 laps behind Degani in 2nd who was a further 3 laps behind race winner Hara.

Click here for the final results

December 13, 2009

Xray Column – 2010 Ready

The 37th installment in the Xray column from Xray owner and chief designer Juraj Hudy is now online. In this months column, Juraj runs us through the changes to their car line-up for the 2010 season.

Despite it being “only” November on the calendar, for the model hobby industry it is essentially our year end. The winter season has been running for a few weeks already and the Xmas season is now approaching, so you might think that there is not much to do… but you would be wrong. As with other fashionable products such as clothes & shoes, full-size cars, skis, or bicycles, besides their racing factor RC cars are also fashion items and as such require constant attention and development.

Read the full column here.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

December 12, 2009

Jackie Siow takes Malaysian National title

The much anticipated 4th and final round of the Malaysian National Championship took place recently and as it was well into the rainy season the weather was the only concern that all racers had. But it turned out to be a very good day, as the weather was excellent throughout, even becoming too hot at times. The field consisted of 30+ racers that were divided into 4 groups and after qualifying it was Jackie Siow that took the pole position in front of Mizan and Norazam.

Continue reading the report here

December 12, 2009

GRP Plugs glowplug line

Following ongoing requests, MRP has restarted production of the GRP glowplug line, creating a new brand name GRP Plugs. Glowplugs are a very important component for the proper function of the engine and to obtain the maximum possible performance. In most cases problems or breakages that happen on an engine are attributed to a defective or low quality glowplug. GRP’s high quality plugs help prevent these problems and are suitable for all types of engines and racing conditions, with their conical turbo plugs coming in 3 different heat types, C5, C6 & C7. Following the fire that destroyed their premises back in May their production is back up and running with a new line of 1:6 buggy and 1:5 Baja tire lines now available on their site.

Click here to see GRP’s new ‘The Day After’ advert

December 11, 2009

Associated 2009 SC Championship body

Associated have come out with the ’09 Championship body for their SC10 as well as Blitz, Strike or Slash. With smooth aerodynamic lines and unparalleled scale realism this body promises to be a race winner. This is a scale replica of the actual full-size body being raced by the top short course pro teams, right down to the included number plates and optional tail fins. Sold clear.

Click here for a detailed image of the tail fins

December 11, 2009

Atsushi Hara TQs Buggy Party final

Following qualifying, the grid has been set for this years Buggy Party final, an event attracting much more attention than usual due to it being held on the 2010 Worlds track in Pattaya, Thailand. Expected to be better attended than the actual official warm up event, due to the current conditions more similar to those during the World Championships compared to February, the race sees current World Champion Atsushi Hara and current European Champion Renaud Savoya in attendance alongside other top drivers like Greg Degani, Joern Neumann, Teemu Leino, Adrien Bertin, Surikarn C, Meen Vejrak, Kenji Osaka to name but a few. The track layed out by the organisers is large and tricky with a very long lap time, and combine that with warm and humid conditions and you have the recipe for a tough race. Coming out on top was Hot Bodies’ own Atsushi Hara who is in a league of his own finishing 11 seconds in front of Renaud Savoya for Mugen in 2nd. Gerg Degani took 3rd with his Z-car, while rounding out the top 4 was Teemu Leino with the Xray. Hara also went on to TQ the Truggy class in front of Leino. Saturday is for sub finals, giving the front runner time to relax and get their cars ready, with the main event taking place on Sunday afternoon. We will keep you posted.

Click here for a short video and buggy results

December 11, 2009

Motonica P8F 4WD Suspension-free chassis

Motonica have announced that their P8F 4WD, which was shown for the first time back in February, is finally available. A totally new concept of suspension-free 1:8 scale 4wd car, Motonica wishes to offer the market an entry level model that can attract new drivers and enable them to approach the On-Road category. They believe this shall be possible thanks to the low maintenance costs and simplicity of its construction, as well as the possibility to also buy the model complete with the engine and the exhaust system in a single Combo Tech package. This model will be just as fun for those who wish to entertain themselves without having to endure the complexities typical in high level competition models.

Click here for more images of the P8F

December 11, 2009

Adrian Berntsen dominates Norwegian Winter Series Rd3

The third round of the Norwegian winter series was held at Skien fritidspark in Skien last weekend, having a club race on Saturday and National series race on Sunday. The races was open for 4 classes, Modified, Pro Stock, 1:12 Track and EP Buggy. The track was approximately 500m2, having a lot of grip and a challenging layout. The fastest lap in modified was 10.2 seconds by Xray-driver Adrian Berntsen. In modified it was Xray-driver Adrian Berntsen who took the TQ, winning all qualification rounds in front of Tamiya-driver Petter Berntsen in 2nd and Corally-driver Øyvind Stussdal in 3rd.

Continue reading the report here