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December 13, 2008

Joseph Quagraine is TQ for FS Cup

The FS Cup takes place this weekend in on the renewed FeiTeng track located in Guangzhou China, and following a tough qualifying today, it is Joseph Quagraine driving for Ishima that has taken the TQ spot for tomorrow’s race. JQ lines up ahead of former World Champion Yuichi Kanai in 2nd for Kyosho, with Romain Valter taking 3rd spot. In the truggy race it is SH driver Chen Wu Zhong in the TQ spot followed by Nanda racer Roy Wu in 2nd and Sam Poon 3rd. We will bring you the results from tomorrow’s finals as we get them.

Source: RC Fans [rcfans.com]

December 13, 2008

Kyosho Inferno GT Alu uprights

Kyosho Inferno GT Alu hubs & blocks

Kyosho has released some new gear for your Inferno GT and Inferno GT2. Now you have the option of replacing the stock nylon rear hubs carrier with Kyosho’s new aluminium uprights. This will greatly increase the life in the rear bearing due to the nylon ring that encases the bearings, which helps decreases wear. Both front and rear hub uprights are made from high grade aluminium and finished in a cool blue finish. The aluminum steering blocks originate from the World Champion Inferno 777 line and are hard coated for extreme durability and long life.

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December 13, 2008

Jérôme Ezazian joins Team Xray

Xray have confirmed that front running French driver Jérôme Ezazian, one of the top 10 drivers of the French Championship since 2002, is joining their team for the 2009 racing season. A former winner of the GP Montpellier & GP Pierrefeu, Jérôme will use RB engines to power his XB808 next season.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

December 12, 2008

Mike Blackstock wins US Indoor Champs

Long established as one of the premiere 1/12th scale races, ‘Cleveland’ as it’s known in the racing community, saw Mike Blackstock take the newly crowned World Champion Associated 12R5 to pole position and the overall win in the Modified 1/12th Class. Mike, a long time 1/12th and ‘t-bar car’ racer, used the stock ‘link’ setup to master the fast and flowing Indoor Champs layout. Mike will now take a bit of a hiatus from the racing circuit and is on full time baby watch. Look for him to be back at it for the Snowbird Nationals in late January.

Source: Associated [rc10.com]

December 12, 2008

Team Renaud Savoya join RB

RB Products are happy to announce that current European Champion Renaud Savoya has joined their team. Renaud and father Jean-Michel, who previously used Ninja motors, bring with them their vast experience gained from racing at the very highest level. For 2009 Renaud’s target is to retain his National and European titles and to prepare the 2010 World Championships.

Source: RB Products [rbproducts.com]

December 12, 2008

GRP Gandini NOT sold to Chinese investor

GRP Gandini sold to Chinese investor

According to Italian newspaper ‘Il Sole 24 Ore’, engine and tire manufacturer GRP Gandini has been sold to a Chinese investor. The move follows some financial difficulties for the competition brand following bad months for sales in September and October. This led to the investment bank wanting out and so the owners, Stefano and Maurizio Gandini, were forced by the banks to sell the concern, which they started in 1994. The sale, said to be in the region of six million euros dollars, leaves the former owners no longer at the helm of the company, but both will stay on as technical advisors. It not confirmed whether the production will move to China where the paper claims production costs will be 1/3rd of that in Europe. We have contacted GRP for comment and will add their response when we get it.

UPDATE (17:52): The Gandini brothers have issued a statement (automatic translation) on an Italian forum saying they have not been sold and the whole story was a HUGE misunderstanding by the journalist who wrote the piece.

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December 12, 2008

Tim Bremicker joins Mugen Seiki

RMV Deutschland have announced that current German 1/8th scale buggy and truggy National Champion Tim Bremicker will be joining their Team in 2009. He will run an RB powered Mugen Seiki MBX-6 along with brand new Tourex racing tires and of course will also be promoting the brands at all major races as an important part of the team. Tim leaves behind a successful time at Kyosho to once again team up with Daniel Reckward who recently also moved to Mugen.

Source: RMV [rmv-deutschland.de]

December 12, 2008

Ryan Maifield dominates Fawl Brawl

Last weekend some of the fastest racers from the East Coast gathered in Myrtle Beach, SC for the 7th annual Fawl Brawl at The Badlands R/C Supercross. The track started out very slick for qualifying on Saturday, but by the final mains on Sunday the groove came in and it was the Badlands that we have come to expect. In buggy qualifying, local Losi driver and track favorite Travis Dupree showed that he would not back down easily on his home turf. Travis TQ’ed 3 out of 4 rounds using qualifying points, but during the last round of qualifying Ryan Maifield hit his tire set perfectly and went on to best Travis’s fastest run by 2 seconds as the temps dropped and the track slowed down. Brandon Melton took second for the round and Chris Pace took fourth. The last round success of the team gave great confidence going into the main as all 3 drivers were comfortably in the main with Ryan 2nd, Brandon 4th, and Chris 6th.

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