Some time back we showed you the HPI Firestorm gas powered 1/10th scale truck that, amongst other things, comes as standard with a rather nice pre painted bodyshell. For those racers who want their own personalised look, HPI Racing have just released a clear unpainted version of that DSX bodyshell, which not only fits the Firestorm, but is suitable for other trucks such as the HPI Nitro Rush.
Source: HPI [hpi-europe.com]
The second round of the French Nationals were held last weekend at the Besancon track, one of the oldest in France. The race was well attended with 65 drivers, split between Elite and National classes, and as with all racing last weekend in Europe the competitors were greeted with glorious sunshine. In qualifying for the Eilte class it was Mugen racer, and round 1 winner, Nicolas Guillot that claimed the top qualifying spot ahead of the Kyosho pairing of Sebastian Zatla and Adrien Siegfried in 2nd and 3rd repectively.
In the Elite main final Stephane Bouche quickly made his way to the front with pole man Guillot slotting into second followed by Siegfried, up until he lost his second gear which dropped him down to 6th. Laurent Zatla also ran into trouble losing his belt which meant that Marc Pomponio could move into 3rd and that was how it finished with Bouche taking the win by 1 lap in front of Guillot with Pomponio a further 7 laps back. In the National class it was Serpent racer Gerald Colinet that took the win, by 1 lap ahead of Mugen racer Dominique Lichtle while 3rd position went Sylvain Tolomelli, also driving for Serpent.
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The past weekend saw the opening round of the Swiss 1/8th scale championships take place in Aigle, in the French part of Switzerland. In qualifying it was Serpent racer Markus Geisendorf that took the TQ spot, 2 seconds ahead of Kyosho racer Loris Pierroz with the only Motonica driver Mattia Pesenti in 3rd, less than 2 seconds further back. In the 45 minute race it was Geisendorf all the way, going on to win by a lap and a half ahead of Mugen racer Petros Diamantogiannis in 2nd with Motonica racer Pesenti in 3rd. In the Plus 38 class, held for racers that qualified 39th and lower, it was a win for Mugen racer Morier Jean-Claude who finished ahead of 2nd placed Stapf Alex also driving Mugen with 3rd position going to Serpent racer Henzi Leopold.
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Hot Bodies have officially announced the RTR version of the Cyclone S, their sport version of the World Championship winning Cyclone touring car. Factory assembled to exacting specifications, the Cyclone S RTR will feature everything that makes the Cyclone S a great car, such as World Championship-winning racing geometry, reinforced composite chassis and shock towers, front and rear ball differentials, aluminium motor mount and full adjustability of critical race-tuning settings. This car comes with a pre-painted Dodge Stratus shell and all part are upgradeable to the existing Moorespeed World Championship Edition Cyclone options.
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More stuff from Pro-Line today, this time its this lexan Car Jack car stand which has all the features you have ever wanted in a car stand. Its lightweight, using super light lexan material, which is also very durable and the use of supplied adhesive-backed foam provides an anti-skid surface on the top and bottom of the stand. Finally, because the stand is supplied as clear lexan, you can custom paint it in any way you wish, just as you would with your car body.
Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]
Pro-Line have announced the release of this wing pack, which has been designed to give you performance and versatility all in one. The 1:10 Performance Wing Pack includes 2 high downforce wings, 1 medium downforce wing, 2 standard downforce wings, and 3 front spoilers and all are made from .030 thickness lexan.
Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]
Last weekend saw the first round of the 2007 Electric off road nationals held at the Heazel Arena, Tivertons indoor racing venue. Jimmy and Vicky were there, racing, snapping photos and taking notes and they now have their race report online. Lots of great pictures will be online soon but in the meantime you can read about the event in which Darren Bloomfield took the win in 2wd and Lee Martin took the 4wd victory.
Read the full report here.
Source: oOple [oople.com]
According to a report on RC Zone, Danish driver Steen Graverson has left Tamiya to race for Kyosho Japan. The European Championship finalist and multiple Danish National Champion has left Tamiya after many successful years with the company and will have his first race for Kyosho at the upcoming LRP Masters, the last big indoor race of the season that takes place on April 27th -29th in Eppelheim, near Heidelberg in Germany.
Source: RC Zone [rczone.net]
