January 10, 2010
…to his racing line Andersson then came under pressure from fellow Finn Teemu Leino but the Xray couldn’t find a way past. Tamiya’s Marc Rheinard who finished the opening leg literally stuck to Andersson, again finished third but over 2 second adrift of the leader and as a result will not retain his DHI Cup title. Having failed to finish the opening leg Corally’s Marc Fisher took fourth ahead of Leg 1 winner Volker with the fastest man on the track Yannic Pruemper completing the Top 6. The result of the second A-Main means just three drivers, Andersson, Leino, and…
January 10, 2010
Team Yokomo’s Ronald Volker has taken victory in A-Main Leg 1 here at the 10th Anniversary DHI Cup after a thrilling climax to the opening race. Initially it looked as though Top Qualifier Christer Andersson was checking out and that the big battle of the race would be for second but in the final minute the Associated driver caught a dot flipping his TC5. This allowed Volker to take the lead as the No.1 car resumed in second spot just in front of defending champion Marc Rheinard. Nothing separated the trio as Andersson challenged for the lead and defended from…
January 10, 2010
Seen for the first time in International competition, this pre-production version of the all new Kyosho Touring car is being raced at this year’s DHI Cup by European Championship finalist Christopher Krapp, who tells us that the new car is much better balanced for use with LiPos. Developed by Shin Adachi, it features bigger bore shocks, which are also longer, new shock towers front and rear, new rear hubs, new stabilizer points front and rear and a higher top deck for accommodating LiPo packs, such as the latest Team Orion version installed in his car. The motor mount is also…
January 9, 2010
Having just signed a new contract with Team Associated last week Finnish star Christer Andersson has opened his new term with the American company in the best way possible by claiming the Top Qualifier spot at the opening international touring car race of 2010, the 10th Anniversary DHI Cup. The 18-year-old claimed his third consecutive international pole position start when he backed up his Q2 and Q4 TQ runs with second in the final qualifier behind Ronald Volker. His third time to qualify for the A-Main of the prestigious Danish event, Andersson said he is really pleased with the result…
January 9, 2010
Christer Andersson bounced back from a disappointing Q3 to TQ the penultimate round of qualifying here at the 10th Anniversary DHI Cup. Ending up only seventh fastest in the third round due to a number of driver errors, the young Finnish talent came back with the perfect run to record 19 laps in 5:03.743 finishing 1.5 seconds ahead of Ronald Volker. The Associated/LRP driver has run the same set-up for the last three outings and plans to stick with it for the final heat which will decide who is the 2010 Top Qualifier. Unfortunately for Alexander Hagberg he wont be…
January 9, 2010
Defending DHI Cup Champion Marc Rheinard has upped the pace here in qualifying to claim the third round and move to the top of the Qualification Ranking with two heats remaining. The German was pleased with the 19 laps in 5:04.658 result but feels his Tamiya, which is fitted with 4 turn Speedpassion motor, is too easy to drive. Although very consistent he feels that his 416X can be quicker and so he plans to lower the camber link, something he hopes is the right direction to take. Behind the World Champion it was the man he beat to that…