TecnoPower Glowplugs

Rody Roem have decided to start manufacture the Glowplugs previously made by TecnoPower again. The TP glowplugs are stainless steel bodied and they are very high quality. I've been using them in all of my KEP's T2 .21 riggers the last 3 years (mostly the C6)!

Link to World Champion Products Webshop TP Glowplugs. 

And as a reminder - this is one of the best (if not THE best) remote RC needles for nitro boats that he also manufactures. It flows better then most needle bases!

Link to World Champion Products Webshop Remote OS needle assembly.

TecnoPower Activity Stop Announcement

TecnoPower Activity Stop Announcement

http://www.tecnopower-motor.com

Sad news from Rody Roem:

"Dear All,

TecnoPower is forced to stop the manufacturing of model racing engines for the simple reasons that we are not managing to generate enough sales to cover our costs and so cannot continue our existence as a real manufacturer.

TecnoPower will officially close at December 2011.

We will try to service our distributors in the best possible way until our closure and would like to apologize to any inconvenience caused with this announcement.

Me and my partners at Tecnomeccanica have put in a lot of time and financial efforts since August 2009 to get this project going, I think that the quality of our production is at the level where it should be but the economical situation dictates us differently.

Thank you again all for your trust in me and my partners during this adventure and I will try to serve you as best as I can until the closure of TecnoPower.

For who is interested, the company and engine project (molds, tooling, designs) are for sale!, you can contact us at team@tecnopower-motor.com - only serious demands will be honored.

Sincerely, Rody Roem"

More TP M03-21 testing

A 2 minute iPhone movie from the latest KEP's T2-21 prototype testing we did in Oxelösund the week before the last Swedish heatracing nats of 2011. :)

Swedish Champs #4 FSR-H3.5

The last Swedish hydro nats of 2011 is now in the bag. FSR-H3.5 was run on absolutely perfect water and the weather was warm and nicers all day long. :)

Pics from the race HERE or HERE.


Swedish Nats #4 FSR-H3.5 results:

1. Niklas Edlund / 1500p / OMSK / KEP's T2 / TP M03 / Futaba 4PL
2. Ulf Olsson / 1425p / OMK / JAE 21 G2 / CMB VAC / Futaba 4PK
3. Stefan Adolfsson / 1300p / ERCK / BlackBird G2 / Picco / Futaba 4PK
4. Mikael Sundgren / 750p / OMSK / KEP's T2 / TP M03 / Futaba 3PM
5. Mattias Bengtsson / 219p / ERCK / KEP's '06 / NR / Futaba 4PK

No points to:

• Fredrik Lundahl / Norrköpings MBK

Micke's (Mr. Sunken) development KEP's T2 was fast but he did too many errors so he finished fourth. TecnoPower M03-21 engine of course. :)

My still-in-development KEP's T2 project boat won the last nats of the year with TecnoPower M03-21 power. :)

Ulf's JAE .21 G2 has been quick all year.

Stefans BlackBird G2 with Picco power finished in a strong third place.

Mattias Bengtsson was among the fastest but did too many mistakes. "Benke" is running my old KEP's .21 "06" now with Novarossi power! It's still quick. ;)

TecnoPower M03-21 engine with V1 combustion chamber, TP C5 plug, Zoom carb, CMD parabolic pipe, 60% nitro fuel with 7% Klotz Benol & 7% Klotz Original Techniplate oil. Mark Sholund ABC H6 3.46 prop and BBH hardware. The Futaba 4PL S-FHSS radio worked super also! :)

Still in development KEP's T2 .21 rigger... ;)

Uffe's JAE 21G2.

Well, one is for sure not on its chosen straight race line... ;)

KEP's T2 .21 on the inside and BlackBird G2 on the outside. Notice the different rooster height.

One of four different T2 riggers just to be put in the drink...

Swedish Champs #4 FSR-H7.5

Our local club in Oxelösund hosted the last FSR-H nats of the year September 3. The H15 and H27 class was canceled due to to few registered racers in these classes... So the complete race was run in one day in absolutely perfect weather. :)

Swedish Nats #4 FSR-H7.5 results:

1. Anders Martinelle / 1600p / OMSK / Eagle / CMB / Futaba 3VC
   
2. Mikael Sundgren / 1500p / OMSK / Eagle / MAC / Futaba 3PM
3. André Holster Westerberg / 1025p / KRCBK
4. Torbjörn Carlsson / 900p/ NMBK
5. Niklas Edlund / 700p / OMSK / KEP's T2 / TP .23 / Futaba 4PL
6. Fredrik Lundahl / 419p / NMBK
7. Christer Gustafsson / 50p / Karlskoga RCBK
   

Martinelle's winning 7.5 rigger.

Mr. Sunken was flying.

Tobbe's .45 on the water.

Swedish #2-2011 Nats in FSR-H & OTA

May 18-19 we raced the second hydro and outboard tunnel nats just north of Ludvika in Sweden. We had some rain and some waves but overall the weather was way better then what we expected.

Pictures from the race.

Final Results H3.5:

1. Ulf Olsson / ZippKits JAE 21 / VAC21
2. Stefan Adolfsson / BlackBird G2 / Picco / Futaba
   
3. Mattias Bengtsson / KEP's 21 / Novarossi / Futaba
   
4. Niklas Edlund / KEP's T2 / TP M03-21 / Futaba
5. Mikael Sundgren / KEP's 21 / CMB Valvola / Futaba
6. Bo Sandström
7. Fredrik Lundahl / ZippKits JAE 21 / Novarossi
8. Torbjörn Carlsson
9. André Westerberg Holster
   

Final Results H7.5:

1. Torbjörn Carlsson
2. Niklas Edlund / KEP's T2 / TecnoPower .23 / Futaba
3. Ellert Ohlsson
4. Mikael Sundgren
5. Fredrik Lundahl
6. Mattias Bengtsson
   

Final Results H27:

1. Jan Kronstrand / FireFighter
   
2. Bosse Ankerstedt
3. Tomas Nilsson
4. Thomas Myrén
   

Final Results OTA (stock .21 tunnel):

1. Niklas Edlund / TS3 / OS / Futaba
2. Bo Sandström / HTB290 / K&B / Futaba
3. Mattias Bengtsson / HTB290 / OS / Futaba
4. Viktor Nordström-Käll / HTB290 / OS
5. Stefan Adolfsson / TS3 / OS / Futaba
6. André Westberg Holster / VS1 / OS
7. Torbjörn Carlsson / TS2
8. Mikael Sundgren / VS1 / K&B / Futaba
9. Fredrik Lundahl / Bandit

Prototype TP .21 Outboard Rig

Just back home after the biggest toy and hobby show in the world in Nurnberg (Germany).

This is the first pics of a Prototype TecnoPower .21 Outboard Rig showed at the fair - it's machined in house at the factory in Italy!

Do note, the outboard rig (the lower unit and/or as a complete outboard engine) is yet to be decided to be manufactured! So, does it look interesting or what? :)

TecnoPower

TecnoPower wins at Outboard F1 Class in Italy

"Some time ago we came in contact with Ivan Baruffaldi who is a big enthusiast for the RC Marine outboard F1 class here in Italy. Ivan is producing by himself his own outboard tunnel and rig and has been looking for an engine capable to win races and so after some research and tests TecnoPower has found a good compromise for him and during the last run of the Italian Championships Ivan and his teammate Ezio Boretto (the pilot) managed to win this race with quite a lot of advance thanks to this new collaboration.

This new and fresh experience has made TecnoPower decide to try and develop some more in this direction and in the near future we will try and release some Marine versions, so wait and see."

The above news text (and the picture here below) is copied from TecnoPower's website and you can find it here in its original form.

You heard it here first and I will keep you posted with info of TP marine products when available! / Niklas

TecnoPower is Rody Roem and Sergio Rossis new engine brand and they are made in Italy in their own factory (Tecnomeccannica). Rody is the man behind the RB Concept engines (but that company is sold a few years ago so he has no relation to RB any longer), Sergio is the brother of Mario Rossi and son of Cesare Rossi (NovaRossi) and he's a high class engineer that was the last "Rossi" engineer to leave his fathers company (Mario left NR many years ago).

Here below you can find some pictures of TecnoPower's existing 3.5 cc engines for 1/8 off-road competition so you can get a feeling of what they can do... :)