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May 8, 2007

John Ermen wins Rd2 Dutch Nationals

Last weekend saw the 2nd round of the Dutch 1/8th scale National Championship return to the venue of the first round of the series, Rucphen in the south west of Holland. In a repeat performance from the first round it was John Ermen, driving for Serpent, that took the top spot in qualifying as the only driver to hit 23 laps followed by Rick V for Mugen in 2nd. In the race itself it was a pretty easy run for John until a coming together with slowing team mate Rob Kuijper forced John into the pits to fix his body shell. This allowed Rick V to close the gap and despite some traffic problems for the leader he couldn’t get passed and thats how it stayed with John taking the win by less than a second from Rick V in 2nd and 3rd place going to Rik Veenma.

Read a full report here.

Source: JE Racing [jeracing.eu]

May 7, 2007

JP Racing head insert dismantling tool

More new tools from JP Racing to help with your engine dismantling, this latest tool allows you to easily remove the combustion chamber from the the engine’s sleeve without damaging either part. As you should always check your engine after competition, this is a great tool to have, and as this is a reversible tool, it is compatible with both turbo and standard combustion chambers.

Source: JP Racing [jpracing.com]

May 7, 2007

Ferrari vs. Xray NT1 – Conclusion

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A while ago we were informed by Xray that there would be a race between a full size Ferrari and an Xray NT1 and the results would be shown on Austrian TV. Now thanks to YouTube here is the video. I said over 100m it would be no contest, the NT1 had it, and i think every other opinion was the same, and that was in fact the outcome. The same race run to 150m saw the Ferrari just get it, mainly due to a bad start for the NT1.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

May 7, 2007

Matsuzaki & Kimura take GW Champs

Last weekend in Japan, at the Yatabe Arena, saw the GW Championships take place for off road electric cars. As always in Japan, the competition was fierce as the big teams had their best drivers at the event to compete for this title. In the 2wd class it was Hot Bodies racer Hayato Matsuzaki that the took the win by the tiniest of margins, only 7 tenths of a second ahead of Yokomo/Asso driver Sinnya Kimura in 2nd, while 3rd place went to Kyosho top man Sinnosuke Adachi. In the 4wd class it was Sinnya Kimura again, driving a Yokomo BX that took the win by less than 2 seconds from 2nd placed Hot Bodies racer Hayato Matsuzaki with another HB D4 in 3rd, driven by Tatsuya Sanpei.

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May 7, 2007

Kawada M300RSX 20th Anniversary edition

Kawada M300RSX 20th Anniversary

Kawada, the Japanese car maker, have announced the release of a 20th Anniversary edition of their M300RSX 1/12th scale chassis. This special edition first off features lots of gold anodising, which looks pretty cool alongside the carbon fiber, and in addition to that it has a new smoother action shock absorber, new T-plate, aluminum front strut, long wheel base chassis and the whole car comes pre assembled. Available late May.

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May 7, 2007

Team Magic 2007 G4+ Limited Edition

Our great partners 3Hobby have some exclusive pictures of the new Limited Edition Team Magic 2007 G4+. The new car in the picture is a prototype and belongs to Spanish GP winner Darren Johnson and if you go to 3Hobby you can see that the car looks completely new, with aerodynamic wishbones all around, new shock absorbers and shock mounts, front carbon stiffener, new rear anti-roll bar, new rear uprights and new low CG chassis plate. The car has been tested and appears to be very smooth with more steering and is now very responsive.

Check out the images here (need to sign up to see pictures)

Source: 3Hobby [3hobby.net]

May 7, 2007

Robitronic Sniper tools – new additions

Robitronic Sniper tools - new additions

Robitronic continue to extend their Sniper tool series with the addition of some new tool tips to the already large range available. New to the Sniper range is a 3mm standard hex, 2mm and 2.5m uniball hex driver, 3 different philips head screwdrivers in 3.5mm, 4mm and 5mm widths, flat head screw drivers in 3mm, 4mm and 5mm head sizes and a caster clip, exhaust spring tool.

Source: Robitronic [robitronic.eu]

May 7, 2007

Joern Neumann takes German West Rd2

JÃ¶rn Neumann takes German West Rd2

Last weekend saw the 2nd round of the German West regional qualifiers take place at Stoppelhopsern Oberhausen. The race was won by Pro-Line Indoor winner Joern Neumann, driving his Durango modified Thunder Tiger, who put on a great show to win despite not having any brakes for the entire race due to a radio fault. Neumann won the event by a tiny margin of less than 3 seconds after 30 minutes running ahead of Mugen racer Christian Wards with Denis Macek, driving a Kyosho, finishing in 3rd, 1 lap further back.

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