Following on from earlier information that European Touring car Champion Jilles Groskamp was going to run for Tamiya in 1/8th off road, we have finally received the official statement from the Japanese company that he will be driving the TRF 801X. With his recent signing for Team Orion and Shepherd, and with commitments already in electric touring and gas on road, the Dutch driver’s workload is about to get even bigger as he starts to compete in this competitive class, aiming for a good performance at next year’s buggy World Championships.

TRF driver Jilles Groskamp of the Netherlands begins his next racing chapter. Jilles will be conquering new ground by tackling the world of nitro off-road with the TRF 801X buggy. Jilles, now living in Thailand, will be practicing for the upcoming IFMAR World Championships, which will also be taking place in Thailand late in 2010. Jilles started with R/C at the age of twelve and one of his first R/C vehicles was a Tamiya TA-01 Toyota Celica. Jilles is best known for his on-road racing prowess. His accomplishments include: winning the Snowbirds twice, more than 20 A-mains at the European Championships, 6 IFMAR World Championship A-main appearances and TQ at last year’s Nitro 1/10 Worlds. His biggest achievement thus far was winning a European Title in the 2009 Touring Car Euros that was done with his Tamiya TRF416! His ultimate goal is winning a World Title. His current sponsors are Tamiya, Team Orion, Shepherd, Muchmore, Ko Propo, Protoform, Xenon, Nosram and The Border.

Source: Tamiya [tamiyausa.com]

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The Indonesian 1/10th EP TC National Championship was held on the BE Mall Carpet track, Bandung last weekend. The race ran with 2 class, Modified and Stock 23T / 11.5 BL and the race format consisted of three 5 minute qualifying sessions for both classes, three 5 minute finals for Modified and three 7 minute finals for the Stock class. Most of the drivers used foam tires with 35 shore for stock class and rubber tyres with 24 shore for the modified class. It was young Xray driver Bowie and experienced Tamiya racer Wato that took the TQ spot in Stock and Modified class respectively. The finals saw Rudy Budiharjo win the Stock class over Bowie Ginting in 2nd and Chandra Yosef in 3rd spot while Albert took the modified win in front of Suwardi Suliandy with Bowie Ginting 3rd for an all Xray podium.

Stock class results
1. Rudy Budiharjo (Xray)
2. Bowie Ginting (Xray)
3. Chandra Yosef (Tamiya)

Modified class
1. Albert (Xray)
2. Suwardi Suliandy (Xray)
3. Bowie Ginting (Xray)

Thanks to Bowie Ginting for the report.

Indonesian 1/10th EP TC Nationals report

JConcepts are report that Arizona native, Tanner Denney, clearly had his race face on while attending the 2009 Sidewinder Shootout last weekend. Tanner, driving his JConcepts equipped RC8T, was in prime position throughout the A-main but it was his consistency, dynamic driving ability combined with the JConcepts Punisher body, Cross Hairs tires and Mono wheels that gave him the edge and propelled him to success. Tanner adds the Sidewinder Shootout to his already lofty resume of success with JConcepts.

Source: JConcepts [jconceptsracing.net]

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Denney wins Intermediate Truck at Sidewinder Shootout