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June 12, 2007

Rick V wins Rd3 Dutch Nationals

Last weekend saw the 3rd round of the Dutch 1/8th scale National championships run on the bumpy Real 80 circuit in Groningen, in the north of the country. Qualifying saw top International Mugen racer, Rick V take the pole position spot from, round 1 and 2 winner, John Ermen in 2nd, Rob Kuijper in 3rd and Danny Leewis, the final direct qualifier, in 4th. Issues for John Ermen before, and just after the start, ended his challenge, while Rick could just pull away at the front, making a tire stop half way in to the race on his way to the win ahead of Serpent racer Danny Leewis in 2nd and Motonica race Daniel v/d Drift in 3rd. The Nomac class saw a close, race long, battle between young drivers Miguel Hereijgers and René van Dijk, with Miguel taking the top spot in the closing stages of the race thanks to a different tire strategy, Arco Wijnen came home 3rd.

Full Results to follow.

Source: Rob Kuijper

June 11, 2007

Daily News Round-up

Red RC - Daily Round-up

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

> Option team release Adjustable front suspension plate for Losi 8ight – Link [buggy-sport.info]
> RB Products report from the European B Championship – Link [rbproducts.com]
> Mirage Racing have a report from the Cotswolds National – Link [mirageracing.com]
> Sanwa publish a PDF from Shizuoka containing new products – Link [sanwa-denshi.co.jp]
> CML have a report from the latest UK Buggy National – Link [cmldistribution.com]
> Team Azarashi release chassis guard adhesive sheet – Link [team-azarashi.com]

June 11, 2007

CEN Racing release the MG10 & MG16

CEN Racing release the MG10TR

CEN Racing have been in touch to let us know that their new MG10MT and MG10TR will go on sale on the 12th of June. These 4WD stadium truck and truggy (above) are true performers perfect for track racing and backyard bashing and are both 4wd which is faster, easier to drive and more competitive than the current 2wd’s in this class. Also released tomorrow is the MG16 1/12 nitro monster truck, aka the Mini G-Unit, this little 12th scale is powered by a 2.5cc engine and using its full time 4 wheel drive the MG16 can reach speed of 45kph.

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June 11, 2007

French Buggy Nationals – Round 4

French Buggy Nationals - Round 4

Round 4 of the French electric buggy Nationals were held last weekend at the gravel Vierzon track in the center of France. The 4wd class saw a dominant performance by Antonie Rossetti, who claimed the top qualifer spot and went on to win with the X-Factory X-5 buggy from 2nd placed Losi racer, and round 3 winner, Carl Maignien while 3rd went to Academy runner Olivier Demonfumat. The 2wd class was TQ’d once again by Rossetti, this time with the X-6 buggy, and he made it look easy in the final taking the win from his 2nd place team mate Alexander Valente with 3rd spot going to Kyosho racer Arnaud Collet.

View the event photo gallery here.

Source: Petit RC [petitrc.com] Image: Arnaud

June 11, 2007

Novarossi racing cap

Novarossi have announced the release of this new racing cap as an addition to their already extensive merchandising line. Made using blue cotton the top left of the hat features the Novarossi text embroidered in white from the front to the back, while the right side sports the 3 engine brand logos, Top, Rex and Nova. As finishing touches the peak of the cap sports the Novarossi R logo and a red star while the rear adjustable size strap sports the words Novarossi Team.

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June 11, 2007

Hudy Socket ProfiTools

Following on from the piece we wrote about these new tools back in the middle of May, Hudy have contacted us with the official release for their new line of Hudy socket ProfiTools.

These Hudy profiTOOLS are based on highly-successful Hudy Professional Tools used by RC factory teams and world champions, and are available in most popular sizes and types. Each tool has a special, CAD-designed tip made of world-renowned Hudy Spring Steel(tm) to very precisely fit the corresponding fastener, allowing unmatched torque and long life. Lightweight, comfortable molded handles with machined hubs are designed to allow easy tip exchange.

Source: Hudy [hudy.net]

June 11, 2007

RB Concept R3 .12 engine released

We showed the first picture of the new .12 engine from RB products last week, called the R3, and today RB Products have updated their site with the full information from the new motor including internal pics and specs. We gave you the lowdown on the motor already so if you missed it you can check it out here or go to the RB product page here.

Source: RB Products [rbproducts.com]

June 11, 2007

Sotiropoulos makes it 3 at Greek Nationals

Serpent are reporting on last weekends Greek Nationals which took place for the first time this season at the Patra track. Sotiropoulos, who has won the first 2 rounds of this years Nationals, qualified his Serpent 960 in the second spot for the A Final but it took just a few laps for him to take the lead of the race and cruise home to a 3 lap winning margin ahead of Dimitris Bastas in 2nd and Konstantinos Agrafiotis in 3rd.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]