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September 30, 2008

Francesco Tironi wins Italian Open UISP

The 1/10th scale Open gas UISP event was held recently at the Melzo circuit in the north of the country with racers at this event able to use Can-Am style shells. Qualifying was dominated by Francesco Tironi who took pole position by 7 seconds and was the only driver to hit 18 laps, with Cristian Costanzo lining up 2nd, Guido Barbera 3rd and Walter Ossola 4th. In the 45 minute final, Tironi was pushed all the way by Barbera who was able to stay on the lead lap till the end finishing 12 seconds behind the winner Tironi, while Walter Ossola took 3rd, 2 laps down on the leading pair.

Source: Automodellismo [automodellismo.net]

September 30, 2008

Gara delle Castagne – Announcement

Gara delle Castagne - Announcement

A quick announcement for the Gara delle Castagne race, to be held on the 2 Pista Verde track in Ferner close to Belluno in Italy. Organised by the Miniteknica, with the support of the MyCandy Team and F.V.S.S Racing team, the race is open to 1/8th and 1/10th scale gas on road. Taking place on the 25th (practice) to the 26th of October you can enter, as well as find more information, on the event site here.

September 30, 2008

Schumacher Indoor Off Road Masters Rd1

Schumacher Indoor Off Road Masters Rd 1

oOple have a report from the first round of the 2008/9 Schumacher Indoor Off Road Masters event held in Worksop last weekend. 137 drivers turned up to race over the course of the day, 57 in 2WD and 80 in 4WD, making this one of the most popular electric off-road series around. Tom Yardy destroyed the opposition in 2WD running the Associated B4, Tom won three of the four qualifiers and pulled away from the field in the A final, while Simon Moss gave the Schumacher Cat a good outing and its first major ‘Lipo chassis’ victory in the 4WD class in a close fought battle to the line.

View the full report here.

Source: oOple [oople.com]

September 29, 2008

LRP S18 BX 1/18 Nitro Buggy

LRP continues to expand its line of 1/18 scale cars with the S18 BX Nitro buggy. This 1/18th scale model combines some great features such as top off road performance and full nitro power into a compact ready to run package. Suitable for use on every surface, either on rough ground, parking lots or on race-tracks, it is supplied with a robust LRP Z1.2S pull start Nitro Engine and comes complete with low friction ball bearings throughout for a smooth and durable 4wd drivetrain.

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September 29, 2008

Joel Myrberg wins South German IS Rd1

Germany’s biggest indoor series, the Bawü cup, ran the first indoor race of the season at the very nice high traction track in Konstanz this last weekend. The race attracted over 70 drivers across all classes, including drivers from 3 different countries including German National A-main finisher Peter Deggelman, Swedish Champion Joel Myrberg, Swiss Champion Sacha Lnenicka and various team drivers from LRP, GM, Robitronic and Corally. The Expert Mod class saw Team Associated and LRP team driver Joel Myrberg set TQ in all 5 qualifying rounds and later he went on to win 2 finals to secure the win in front of 2nd placed Lenicka, while in the stock class GM team driver Daniel Wohlgemuth dominated the race taking TQ and following it up with the win in the first 2 finals.

September 29, 2008

Mugen Seiki 1500mAh Power Pack

New from Mugen, for use in their MBX-6, MRX-4 as well as their MTX4-R, is this new 1500mAh receiver battery pack. Claiming to have 50% more capacity than previous versions, this 6V nickel-metal hydride battery is protected by black shrink sleeving and is available with either a Sanwa/Airtronics or a Futaba type plug.

Source: Mugen [mugenseiki.com]

September 29, 2008

Gilliland wins Merlin Fuel Ulster GP

Ballymoney in Northern Ireland played host to the Merlin Fuel Ulster Grand Prix yesterday with nitro cars making a successful return to the once popular nitro venue. Organised by the UMCC, the inaugural Nitro GP attracted a quality entry including former Irish National 1:10 200mm Champions Chris Steele & Stephen Hayes, and British Championship race winner Mark Gilliland. In qualifying it was Steele with his Murnan Modified RB powered Kyosho that claimed TQ honours from Gilliland’s Xray. In the final the pair had a thrilling battle for the lead, swapping positions lap after lap, but a small error by Steele was eventually enough to allow Gilliland to break clear and take the victory. 2007 Irish Champion Hayes, also driving an NT1 completed the podium. Following the success of the event it is planned to make the Ballymoney circuit a regular fixture on the 2009 Irish National Championship calendar.

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September 29, 2008

Corally F1 Body with High nose

Corally have released this new F1 body shell for their ‘New Generation F1’ 2wd pan car chassis. Featuring a higher nose, this improves aerodynamics which in turn enhances grip and provides better cornering.

Source: Corally [corally.com]