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May 6, 2009

Adrien Bertin makes it 3 from 3 in France

The 3rd round of the French 1/8th scale National Championship took place in Evry at the MRTE track near Paris. Nice weather greeted the 62 drivers in attendance and following qualifying it was winner of the first 2 rounds, Adrien Bertin who tool pole in the Elite class ahead of Stéphane Bouche in 2nd, while in the National class Gérald Colinet was the man to beat in front of Jérémy Becht. In the 45 minute Elite final the front pair took off ahead of the rest of the field, but a mistake in the chicane by Bouche saw him crash shifting the engine and in doing so damaging the gears, he would rejoin but way down the order. Meanwhile Adrien stormed ahead at the front to take his 3rd win in a row, 2 laps ahead of Romain Picard in 2nd and Stéphane Riccobono in 3rd. In the National class Damien Thirion got through to the front and was never challenged, winning by a lap from Serpent team mate Gérald Colinet in 2nd, with Jèrome Berthelot taking 3rd, 2 laps back.

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May 6, 2009

Caster Racing Motor pinion range

Caster Racing have released a new range of pinion gears for use with EP powered Fusion, or any electric 1/8th scale buggy. Made from S4 Material, which is extremely durable and long lasting, the precision machining of the parts ensures great balance at high RPMs. Available in 9T, 10T, 11T and 12T versions, it will fit most any motor with a 5mm shaft.

Source: Caster Racing [casterracing.com]

May 6, 2009

Bergonzoni R-1 1/8th scale buggy

Presented for the first time at this years toy fair in Germany, Bergonzoni are close to releasing their R-1 1/8th scale buggy. Born from a collaboration between the Italian company and team driver Raul Peris together with a year worth of testing and further development, they expect the car to be released shortly. The new design features an angled engine & low profile air filter, as well as a new clutch and body shell, just some of the new details of this car.

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May 6, 2009

GP 2009 IC Sweden – Announcement

The organisers of the this years Swedish 1/10th scale EFRA GP that takes place in Göteborg, have contacted us to help announce the event. The race will take place on the 3rd to 5th of July this year and will be held on the Väst-8 track, hosts of next years European Championship for the same class. Run of course to EFRA rules, the event is open to a maximum of 120 drivers and you can register, as well as find more information about the race, on the official event site here.

May 6, 2009

CS Buggy & Truggy car stand

CS Electronic have released this car stand suitable for working on your buggy and truggy. Made from aluminium, it is very stable for placing your car on top, and foam strips on the top surface together with rubber feet ensure that the chassis wont slip off. In addition the top surface sports 2 sets of 4 holes for holding your normal and big bore shocks while you refill them.

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May 6, 2009

Venom Micro Battery line

Venom has announced new additions to their battery line, designed to compliment the Traxxas 1/16th E Revo Brushless VXL and 1/16th Slash Brushless VXL. Available in 1600mAh 7.2v for added run times or double your voltage using the Traxxas Series Connector to 14.4v with two batteries. Also available are new 2000mAh 7.4v and our 1300mAh 11.1v LiPo batteries. Unleash all the potential of your Traxxas 1/16 E-Revo or Slash with Venom’s batteries. Also compatible with other 1/16th – 1/18th vehicles.

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May 6, 2009

Rick V wins Dutch 1/8th NK Rd2

Last weekend saw the 2nd round of the Dutch championship run, this time it was on the very bumpy track of REAL80 in the far north of Holland, in Groningen. The first laps of training on Friday showed high wear on the tires but during the weekend a layer of rubber was put down which helped reduce the wear. The weather forecast was not looking good, with rain predicted n finals day and so people had to take care with the possibility of rain. On Sunday the first 2 rounds of qualification were in good weather conditions but after wards it started to rain but during the sub finals the rain stopped and during the first main final of the day the track was drying up. In the NK class it was round 1 winner Rick V taking the pole with a stunning 22 laps in 5:16.456 followed by Jordy Block, Rik Veenma and Daniel vd Drift. In the final which took place on a dry track, it was again RickV taking the lead until the finish of the race finishing 2 laps ahead of Rik Veenma while on 3rd spot was Arie Manten.

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May 6, 2009

Martin Christensen joins Capricorn team

Martin Christensen, former European and Nordic Champion as well as multiple Danish Champion, has been announced as a new addition to Team Capricorn. Eagerly looking forward to racing the company’s new engines and fuel, Martin’s credentials, personality, and drive to win made him an obvious choice to bring Capricorn the wins at nitro tracks around the world. Martin used Sirio engines in previous seasons.

Source: Capricorn RC [capricornrc.com]