2011 1/8 On-Road IFMAR World Championships, Miami

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04-23-2011, 04:25 AM

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HAHa:

Here is a picture of Salven's radio:

04-23-2011, 06:40 AM

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HAHa:

Here is a picture of Salven's radio:

damm my father has a futaba that looked like that, he still does somewhere actually, it is gold tho, and throttle button or switch of throttle <however u want to call it,lol> is on the right side, thats amazing that they were making copycat rip-offs since way back then even.lol..had to be the 70's as he has a old 12th scale associated,possibly the first one ever, and i think a rc500 even...lol...

04-23-2011, 07:03 AM

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radio problems

Just for your information,there were alot of drivers with radio problems at the worlds.It was not any certain make or style of radio,Futaba,KO,Airtronics.They all had problems.There were drivers getting very creative in trying to solve there individual problems.So it wasn't Just Salven.

04-23-2011, 12:53 PM

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I have one question, why is that for every major race Salven seems to always have radio troubles? IS he using some ancient Futaba attack with some eveready batteries or?

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HAHa:

Here is a picture of Salven's radio:

04-23-2011, 01:21 PM

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Here is the standings list

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IFMAR_1-8th_FinalResults_2011.pdf (43.4 KB, 429 views)

IFMAR_Final_TQ_List.pdf (26.0 KB, 234 views)

04-23-2011, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Roelof

Lightweight cars is one reason. With Life and LiPo you first gonna put weight where you want it, in the battery tray. In that case why not sticking to heavy batteries? Also LiPo is not the right choice (anymore), people have experienced what extra electronics and in this case switching regulators can do to a reliable working receiver.
And last thing with exploding LiPo batteries. More clubs are making rules that Lithium based batteries must be charged in a LiPo bag and with balancers to prevent the small chance of an exploding battery

I'm right there with you. I make and sell batteries and I always recommend LiFE and NiMH over LiPO for those reasons you've outlined. Also most receivers don't like the voltage so if your regulator dies you almost always fry your receiver and sometimes your servo's along with it.

04-24-2011, 05:40 AM

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Serpent-Dan:
you asked "Were the PF R15's running well?"

The answer: YES - Absolutely. There were 2 Protoform R15's in the A-Main in the hands of 3rd place qualifier Dario Balestri and 4th place qualifier Takaaki Shimo.
All of the other 8 A-main qualifiers were equipped with Protoform P909 bodies.

R15 runner Dario Balestri was especially impressive during the main when he started reeling off incredible 15 second laps (as low as 15.7's) when everyone else was running mid 16's. Dario's lap times in the main were the quickest of the event - by anyone. It was not only amazing, but it also proved the R15 body style was up to the task. In the end (because of the rain) the finish results for the R15 body were the same as qualifying - Dario 3rd and Takaaki 4th.

Many congradulations to Robert Pietsch for his week long domination and big win!

Thanks to the many racers who opted to use Protoform Race Bodies at the WORLDS.

See you all on Japan in 2013!

Dale Epp - Protoform Race Bodies

04-24-2011, 10:24 AM

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Checkout Robert Pietsch's Interview...

Checkout Robert Pietsch's Interview...

at www.rcinsider.com

04-27-2011, 05:32 AM

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Originally Posted by asw7576

Is there rc track in st. marteens ? Nice living there

we have a off road track, and a parking lot that we turn in to a onroad track

you can find a few vids on you tube under 2010 soualiga rc championship, we are currently working on a permanent track at a location that has been granted by our gov, hoping all docs ready by mid june, we are planning our 2nd annual open international race for November 11th -13th 2011, will post invitation and pics of the track as we start preps, but we will be happy to have you guys join us for some Island racing, yo name it we got it

04-28-2011, 05:17 AM

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Laps and Equipment Used

Here is the final running order with laps and time and the equipment used by all the top 10 Finalists in the rain shortened Final.

1st, Robert Pietsch, Germany
Laps 167 47:06.322
Chassis: Mugen MRX-5
Engine: Novarossi Flash 21 PTS
Muffler: Novarossi 2015
Tires: Contact
Radio: Sanwa
Body: Protoform P909

2nd, Keisuke Fukuda, Japan
Laps 166 46:53.221
Chassis: Mugen MRX-5
Engine: Novarossi Flash 21 PTS
Muffler: Novarossi 2015
Tires: ZAC Project
Radio: Sanwa
Body: Protoform P909

3rd, Dario Balestri, Italy
Laps 166 46:59.979
Chassis: Capricorn
Engine: Novarossi Flash 21 PTS
Muffler: Novarossi 2015
Tires: ATS
Radio: Sanwa
Body: Protoform P909

4th, Takaaki Shimo, Japan
Laps 166 47:02.378
Chassis: Kyosho Evolva M3 Evo
Engine: OS Speed 21 ZX-R
Muffler: OS T-2080
Tires: Active
Radio: Futaba
Body: Protoform R15

5th, Atsushi Hara, Japan
Laps 166 47:08.788
Chassis: Mugen MRX-5
Engine: OS Speed 21 ZX-R
Muffler: OS T-2080
Tires: ZAC Project
Radio: Futaba
Body: Protoform P909

6th, Shinya Shimazaki, Japan
Laps 151 47:11.239
Chassis: Mugen MRX-5
Engine: Novarossi Flash 21 PT
Muffler: Novarossi 2015
Tires: ZAC Project
Radio: KO Propo
Body: Protoform P909

7th, Robin D’Hondt, Belgium
Laps 145 47:15.021
Chassis: Motonica
Engine: JP Gimar
Muffler: Novarossi 2015
Tires: Ennetti
Radio: Sanwa
Body: Protoform P909

8th, Christian Kursbuch, Switzerland
Laps 144 47:07.373
Chassis: Shepherd Velox V8
Engine: Max Power
Muffler: Max Power
Tires: Contact
Radio: Sanwa
Body: Protoform P909

9th, Takehiro Terauchi, Japan
Laps 85 23:56.835
Chassis: Mugen MRX-5
Engine: Novarossi Flash 21 PTS
Muffler: Novarossi 2015
Tires: ZAC Project
Radio: Sanwa
Body: Protoform P909

10th, Paul Limieux, United States
Laps 0 0.000
Chassis: Xray RX8
Engine: Max power
Muffler: Max Power
Tires: Contact
Radio: Futaba

04-28-2011, 10:32 AM

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Interview with Mike Swauger:

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I have been working diligently on the Hara interview and I think I may need to call in the cavalry on it. If there are any video/audio professionals out there that would like a challenge please PM me! I could certainly use your help. It was a great interview and I'd hate to see it not get published because you all can't hear it.