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May 9, 2008

Belgian EP Touring car Nats Rd3

The 3rd round of the Belgian 1/10th scale EP on road Nationals was run last weekend on the short and technical outdoor track in Zwevegem. The event had 33 drivers racing in two classes, EFRA and Super Stock and the weather was very good, with sun and high temperatures all weekend. It was again a hard battle in the EFRA class which produced the third different winner in 3 rounds. The race was won by Benoit Thomaes with his Xray T2 008, just ahead of the late Koen Joosens with his Schumacher Mi3, while 3rd spot went to Olivier Bultynck with his Team Corally Phi. In the Super Stock class the overall winner was Urbain Swijsen with his Team Corally Phi, while 2nd went to Rico Claeys with his Hot Bodies and 3rd going to Thomas Stockman with his Team Associated TC5.

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May 9, 2008

Grimm wins German West EP TC Rd1

Last weekend saw the first round of the West Germany Electric touring car qualifying group run at the large MCC Bad Breisig/Rhein outdoor track. Xray team driver Christopher Grimm, who was using his new Speed Passion combo of GT Speedo and DMC legal Ultra Sportsman 9.5 BL motor, took the win ahead of current outdoor Champion Patrick Pasch in 2nd and Andreas Weyhoven in 3rd.

May 8, 2008

Daily News Round-up

A summary of other news pieces from around the internet today in our Red RC Round-up:

> Finch wins BTCC encounter with S400 – Link [serpent.com]
> XB808 Podium Finish at 1st Swiss Champs – Link [teamxray.com]
> Billy Easton Column – Worlds Warm Up – Link [serpent.com]
> Great start to the Nationals for Mirage – Link [mirageracing.com]
> Shepherd Micro Racing Hobby Cup – Link [jpracing.com]
> Schumacher BTCC Round 2 Report – Link [racing-cars.com]
> 2nd Indonesia EP Touring Nats – Link [teamxray.com]
> Mirage report on the Proline Challenge – Link [mirageracing.com]
> Proline International Dirt Challenge – Link [cmldistribution.co.uk]
> Mike Swauger wins RAMS 40th race – Link [jpracing.com]
> Slovak National Buggy Championships – Link [mkkosice.sk]

May 8, 2008

Parma 1/8th scale buggy shell

Parma have announced the release of this new 1/8th scale buggy shell, suitable for a number of current cars from Mugen, Xray, Jammin, CEN, VTX and OCM. Moulded from .040 clear Lexan, it comes supplied with Easy-Peel protective fule, decals and window paint masks.

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May 8, 2008

In Memoriam – Koen Joosens

Koen Joosens wins Belgium Championship

We were saddened to hear of the untimely passing of Belgian National Electric TC Champion Koen Joosens. The young driver was killed in a tragic accident on Wednesday the 7th of May. A Schumacher team driver and leading figure in the Belgian RC scene, he will be sorely missed by the racing community and everyone that knew him. Our thoughts go out to his family and friends.

Source: M-Auto [m-auto.nl]

May 8, 2008

Intellect IB4600 SHV cells

Trinity Products have announced details on the new Intellect IB4600 SHV cells. Featuring an all new internal construction, designed with safer application in mind, they feature an increased voltage of 1.24V and above. A much more stable cell, they are said to offer 50% more cycle life than previous versions, yet have the same specifications and dimensions of a normal cell. Available in limited quantities from May 16th.

Source: Trinity [teamtrinity.com]

May 8, 2008

Dynamite Max-Life RC8 Clutch Shoe set

US brand Dynamite have created these Max-Life clutch shoes for use in the clutch of the Team Associated RC8. Made using a special proprietary aluminium alloy, the shoes claim to offer better performance than the stock shoes as well as less wear and thus less maintenance. Sold as a complete set of three.

Source: Horizon Hobby [horizonhobby.com]

May 8, 2008

Daniel Tomaschko joins Merlin Fuel

Spanish company, Merlin Fuel, have announced that top Austrian racer Daniel Tomaschko has joined their team. Winner of the recent European 1/8th ‘B’ Championships warm-up race in Kirchberg, the Serpent driver will use the company’s fuel and other products for the rest of the year.

Source: Merlin [merlinfuel.com]