Subscribe to RSS FeedMerlin Fuel, six consecutive Euro Finals
We are pleased to realize that Merlin Fuel has been represented in six consecutive Euro Finals in just one year;
-1- Euro 2007 1:10 - Arca -Madrid - España: Oscar Cabezas, 6th position
-2- Euro 2008 - 1:8 B - Kirchberg - Austria: Tobias Hepp 7th position & Junior Champion
-3- Euro 2008 - 1:8 Buggy B - Bergerac - Francia - Carlos PIneda - 7th position
-4- Euro 2008 1:8 Off-Road - Creta - Grecia: Borja Hernández - 7th position
-5- Euro 2008 1:10 235 mm. - Heemstede - Holanda - Robin D’Hondt - 2nd position
-6- Euro 2008 1:8 A - Alumssafes - España - Michael Salven - 6th position / Oscar Cabezas 10th position
Euro 1:8 Championship
Yesterday finished the 2008 Euro Championship 1/8.
We saw a very interesting final with suspense until the end.
The final results:
FINAL
| 1 | 122 | 072-Jernej Vuga | SI | SIO01 | 17 | 05:05.283 | V2 [413] | 145 | 45:16.628 | Final - A | Dry |
| 2 | 121 | 006-Walter Salemi | ITA | I198 | 17 | 05:06.384 | V2 [314] | 145 | 45:18.210 | Final - A | Dry |
| 3 | 123 | 004-Andrea Cristiani | IT | I338 | 17 | 05:04.378 | V2 [134] | 145 | 45:18.612 | Final - A | Dry |
| 4 | 138 | 002-Daniele Ielasi | IT | I113 | 17 | 05:00.679 | V2 [341] | 144 | 44:53.799 | Final - A | Dry |
| 5 | 130 | 011-Dario Balestri | IT | I251 | 17 | 05:01.735 | V2 [134] | 144 | 44:54.794 | Final - A | Dry |
| 6 | 133 | 034-Michael Salven | DE | D002 | 17 | 05:04.752 | V3 [421] | 142 | 45:15.307 | Final - A | Dry |
| 7 | 132 | 036-Robert Pietsch | DE | D695 | 17 | 05:01.505 | V2 [314] | 135 | 45:18.116 | Final - A | Dry |
| 8 | 136 | 012-Andrea Pirani | ITA | I190 | 17 | 05:01.195 | V2 [341] | 134 | 45:03.198 | Final - A | Dry |
| 9 | 131 | 003-Massimo Fantini | IT | I016 | 17 | 05:00.214 | V2 [134] | 118 | 39:37.360 | Final - A | Dry |
| 10 | 139 | 090-Oscar Cabezas | ES | E395 | 17 | 05:01.287 | V2 [431] | 115 | 45:09.736 | Final - A | Dry |
All the information about the event can be find in Red Rc at http://events.redrc.
Merlin Fuel Picture Gallery [Link]
News about the race (only available in Spanish)
Podium for Curtis in Irish 1:8 Buggy Nationals
Irish Merlin team driver David Curtis enjoyed a successful result in the second round of the 1:8 Off Road National Championships which took place in Galway over the weekend. Driving his Max powered Crono RS7, the 21-year-old finished third after 45-minutes of racing around the rough clay track to claim his first national podium of the season.
Round 3 of the Irish 1:8 Off Road National takes place on August 10th in County Down, Northern Ireland, where Curtis will be looking to repeat the Galway performance.
Pictures and info from Hobbies Ireland
Tags: 1:8, Buggy, Ireland, Off Road
Portuguese North 1:10 Championship
The Portuguese Nat. Championship - North, took place last weekend in Vila Real
Filipe Pinheiro got the 1st place in the extremely fast Portuguese track, where it is quite hard to complete 30 minutes without tyre changing and not every driver is able to run 5 minutes with one fuel tank.
Final results:
Congratulations to Mr. Pinheiro for hisVictory.
Information: Top Car Modelismo
Connolly is 2008 Irish Champion
With the 6th round yet to be run, Clive Connolly has retained his National Title, winning the 5th round last Sunday in St. Annes Track.
Picture by Serpent - Colm Gaffney
Starting from pole the Team Serpent Ireland driver cruised to victory, despite an early tyre stop, to win ahead of the Kyosho pairing of Colin Whelan and Austin Elliot. Afterwards Connolly thanked his sponsors Serpent Motorsport, IDM Engines, ATS tyres and Merlin fuel for their support of his successful campaign.
Also The 1:8 and 1:10 victories on the same day gave Connolly his third consecutive double National victory of the season.
The Irishman’s next challenge is the EFRA 1:8 Onroad European Championships in Valencia, Spain, which get underway next weekend where the Serpent driver will be looking for a strong showing having done well there earlier this year at the Warm Up race.
Congratulations to Clive for his Title and the best luck for upcoming Euro 1:8 in Valencia and Irish 1:10 title.
Text and information from Serpent News and Hobbies Ireland
Tags: 1:8, Ireland, On Road, Racing
Euro Championship 1:10 235 mm.
The Euro 1:10 235mm. Euro Championship, took place last weekend in Heemstede (Netherlands).
Also the Euro 1:8 +40 took place at the same time.
1:10 235 mm. Qualifying was dominated by out Team Driver Robin D’Hont, followed by Julius Kolff, former champion Glyn Beal and René Cornella, all them taking direct qualifying.
The very first laps in 1:10 were a close fight between Robin D’Hont and Kloff. Julius Kloff whose car seemed to brake better, hit D’Hont a couple of times. After the second refuelling Robin Had an incident when leaving boxes making him lost 3 laps
Robin went to track again and managed get a 2nd ahead Cornella, who finished 3rd.
Results;
1. Julius Kolff (NL)
2. Robin D’Hont (BE) - Merlin Fuel
3. Rene Cornella (AT) - Merlin Fuel
4. Jürgen Stark (DE)
5. Bart van Echelpoel (BE)
6. Lee Chapman (GB)
7. Glyn Beal (GB)
8. Gerhard Kandelhart (DE)
9. Jan Pooter (BE)
10.Gabor Laszlo (HU)
A great classification for Robin and Rene Cornella, both them running Merlin Fuel. Robin d’Hont TQ’ed and set the fastest race lap.
Final 1:8 +40
1. Richard Keur - 172 Laps in 45:10.730
2. Andreas Giesa - 170 Laps in 45:03.489
3. Stanley Bauer - 166 Laps in 45:15.204
4. Jacky Mouton - 163 Laps in 44:06.038
5. Hanspeter Hulliger - 162 Laps in 45:02.245
6. Michael Pätz - 158 Laps in 45:08.392
7. Andreas Aegerter - 148 Laps in 45:03.164
8. Jürgen Stark - 114 Laps in 32:23.778
9. Luigi Pili - 79 Laps in 23:02.334
10. Rody Roem - 66 Laps in 17:25.048
12 hours in Rubí
Last weekend took place the “12 horas de Rubí” endurance race in Rubí (near Barcelona). This is a really hard endurance test, not only for car an engine, but for the drivers as well.
15 Teams, met in Rubí to complete over 13.000 laps to the Track.
After just five years, this meeting, is becoming a Rally Game Classic in Spain.
Starting the race at 0,00 and finishing 12 hours later, everything can happen.
The Final Classification:
1. Hobby Play Ultimate - 1492 laps
2. Hobby Play Extreme - 1238 laps
3. Flypistons - 1195 laps
4. Las Gallinitas - 1121 laps
5. Team Tarragona - 1092 laps
6. Hobbyplay 1 Racing - 980 laps
7. Kibema Racing T
8. Hobby Play 2
9. Hobby Play 3
10. Seta Team
11. RC Racing BCN
12. RC Barcelona 4 corner working
13. Pro Evolution Racing
14. Fuel in my veins
15. Los Pollitos
Race Start Video;
Picture Gallery 1 - Fly Pistons
Tags: Endurance, Racing, Rally Game
Hobao Master 2008
The Hobao Master Series took place last June 15th in Spain.
Some of the Top European drivers gathered at Malaga (Southern Spain), to fight for the title of the Master fifth edition.
Picture: Hobao.es
Here is the Final result:
1. Borja Hernández (SP) - Merlin Fuel
2. Graham Alsop (UK)
3. Vicente Muela (SP) - Merlin Fuel
4. Carlos Duraes (PT) - Merlin Fuel
5. Danny Gil
6. Francisco García (SP)
7. Angel Roque (SP)
8. Antonio Golosín (SP)
9. John Howels (UK)
10. Robert Battle (SP)
Related links:
Speedworld - Spain
Hobao Spain
Netherland 1:10 Nat. Championship, Rd. 3
Last weekend took place the erd round of the Netherland Nat. Championship in Heemstede, near Amsterdam.
Martin Van Lierop Tq’ed with just a tenth of second ahead 2nd. classified. However he was the unchallegend winner in the Main Final.
Remy Möller and Dan Jakobs both them with some problems left him to take a comfortable victory.
Ruud Schuitmaker, finished 2nd followed by Jurgen Geerlings closing the podium,.
Ruud gets a strong position for the Absolute Chamiponship, after his victory in Rd. 2 and his 2nd in the opening race.
Pictures and info from 
Tags: 1:10, Netherlands, Racing, Touring
Irish Nat. Championships 3 Rd.
Over the weekend Merlin driver Clive Connolly dominated the third round of the 2008 Irish National Onroad Championship when he took victory in both the 1:8 and 1:10 200mm A Finals at the St. Annes track in Dubllin. Using Merlin Pro Racing fuel in his IDM powered Serpent 960, the reigning Champion TQ’d the event in 1:8 before going on to win the 30 minute final convincingly setting the fastest lap of the race in the process.
In the 1:10 A Final, Eoin Doran took the TQ with his Merlin fuelled Xray ahead of Connolly but Connolly got the better of Doran to head home an all Merlin Fuel podium with Doran second and the serpent 720 of Chris Lawlor in third.