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Payart takes French Superkart championship
November 2 2009
French driver Damien Payart has now completed the season by winning another French Superkart championship.
He has been running the new version FPE engine with an EMX-04 CDI ECU and has reported good results both on the dyno and on the race track having used it at Le Mans and Magny Cours.
British Superkart Championship
October 23-25 2009
RTD runners took four of the top six placings with Carl Hulme taking 2nd in both races and missing the top spot in race 2 due to a last lap seizure.
Carl had the fastest lap in both races and went on to take the 2009 British Superkart Championship.
Well done to him.
The RTD equipped runners were using EMX-04 and EMX-05 CDI ECUs.
Click here for the results.
Thundersport GP3 Championship
October 17-18 2009
Cougar RED took the injected version of their 125 engine to Rockingham for it's first track outing.
The results were promising and the team will be heading back to the dyno for some additional tweaking in the coming weeks.
The team reverted back to carburettor spec for qualifying and the Saturday race using the same EMX-04 ECU but in an ignition only set-up. A subsequent problem with the bike meant the retirement of Adam Blacklock.
125 GP Championship
October 9-11 2009
The final round of this years championship is at Oulton Park.
Danny Kent has taken 5th place for the Aztec GP racing team. Danny fought his way through the field after a starting position of 10th.
The team can now look forward to next season.
The Aztec GP Honda RS125 is equipped with an RTD EMX-04 CDI ECU.
Damien Payart lap record
October 2-4 2009
RTD has recently supplied top french driver Damien Payart with an EMX-04 CDI ECU.
He intended to try out the new kit during one practice session at Val du Vienne.
He ended up using the RTD kit for the whole weekend and also broke the lap record before going on to take the win in race 1. A brake problem in race 2 meant he was unable to go for the double win.
125 GP Championship
September 25-27 2009
The penultimate round of this years championship was at Silverstone.
Practice times were good and Q1 had Danny placed in the top ten. A problem in Q2 meant 15th place on the grid for the race.
On race day, Danny climbed up to 6th place before suffering a puncture on the last lap. Bad luck there.
The Aztec GP Honda RS125 is equipped with an RTD EMX-04 CDI ECU.
Cougar RED 125 test
September 18 2009
Cougar RED are on the dyno running the fully injected version of the bio-ethanol (E85) fuelled 125cc machine. The bike itself fired up at the first attempt! The team are finding their feet with regard to fuelling with the injection but early signs are promising. We'll keep you up to date with when their first competitive outing will be.
The team are using a modified version of the EMX-04 CDI ECU.
125 GP Championship
September 11-13 2009
Croft held the latest round of the 125 championship with Danny Kent is taking over for the injured Ed Rendell for the rest of the season.
First signs were very promising for Danny with a 4th place after Q2 and front row grid position.
Unfortunately, for the second race in a row, the Aztec GP bike was involved in an early crash and that was the end of the race for them.
The team are now looking forward to Silverstone.
Aztec GP are running a Honda RS125 equipped with an RTD EMX-04 CDI ECU.
British Superkart 125 Open Championship
September 5-6 2009
The final rounds of the 2009 British Superkart Championship took place at Mallory Park on September 6th. RG Racing driver Ben Willshire was ready for the season finale in this year’s 125cc Open class and looking to seal championship positions.
In Race 1, Ben finished in 3rd place which would provide a second row grid position for the second race.
Race 2 saw Ben take 3rd place overall at the Mallory Park meeting and safely consolidate his 4th place in the 2009 British Superkart 125 Open Championship.
It has been a fantastic season for RG Racing and Ben Willshire, taking 4 podium finishes from the 12 rounds and scoring no DNF’s. Ben's kart is using the RTD EMX-04 CDI ECU.
Keep an eye out for Superkart events at Darley Moor over the next month where Ben will have his final outings of the season. They will also be taking part in demonstration runs at this years Race Car Live at Brands Hatch (November 21st).
Manx Grand Prix
August 22-September 4 2009
RTD runners Phillip Shaw and Jonathan Cutts competed in this years event.
Both using EMX-04 CDI units on their Suzuki T20 bikes.
Jonathan Cutts was leading the race at the end of lap 1 but suffered a seized engine. Bad luck there.
Phillip Shaw had better fortune as he was 9th by the end of lap 1 and eventually went on to finish 5th overall.
Click here for the results.
125 GP Championship
August 28-31 2009
The 9th round of the 125 GP Championship was at Cadwell Park.
The Aztec GP RS125 was using the RTD EMX-04 CDI ECU. Q1 times were used as Q2 was wet and so Edward Rendell qualified in 10th on the grid. This was then improved to 9th as another rider was penalised for a yellow flag infringement.
On race day, Edward was up to 3rd when he was involved in a crash and suffered a broken leg.
He will be out for the rest of the season. Get well soon.
International Superkart Series
August 21-22 2009
The final race meeting of the International Superkart series at Hockenheim saw the podium dominated by RTD runners over the two races.
Click here for the results.
MSA British 125 & 250cc Superkart Championship
August 8-9 2009 
The penultimate race meeting of the year for the British Superkart Association took place at Castle Combe.
Ben Willshire would be representing the RG Racing team in his 125cc Anderson SGM outfit and looking to protect his 4th place in the British Championship using the RTD EMX-04 CDI ECU.
In race 1 Ben had to settle for 3rd place but it was a good start to the day and a solid podium finish.
Race 2 saw Ben managing to hang on to 2nd across the line after some excellent driving to catch and overtake both the 3rd and 2nd placed drivers.
The result at Castle Combe gave Willshire 2nd overall in the British Championship rounds on the day and appear to have consolidated his 4th place in the 2009 British Championship. Willshire also took part in the 125cc Club race on the Sunday, supporting a round of the 250cc British Championship. He took pole in qualifying by 5 seconds followed by two wins, lapping an average of 3 seconds per lap faster than his nearest rival on the day!
The last rounds of this year’s Championship take place at Mallory Park in September.
European Superkart Championship
August 7-9 2009
The final round of the European Super Kart Championship took place at Assen and the following competitors were running with RTD EMX-04 or EMX-05 CDI ECUs:
Carl Hulme.
Malcolm Crowe.
John Riley.
Marcel Maasmann.
Michal Bartak.
Erik Martin Gjertsen.
Vesa Lehtinen.
Robert Chilcott.
Dave Harvey.
Thomas Johansson.
Lee Harpham.
Gary Parkes.
Click here for the results.
125 GP Championship
August 7-9 2009
The 8th round of the 125GP Championship was at Brands Hatch and the Aztec GP RS125 using an RTD EMX-04 was back competing after a couple of missed rounds.
Click here for the results.
MSA British Super Kart Championship
August 1-2 2009
Donnington held the 3rd round of the British Super Kart Championship.
RTD runners achieved a win and a 2nd place over the two races.
Click here for the results.
Thundersport GP3 support race for British MotoGP round
July 25 2009
Adam Blacklock achieved a stunning win for the Cougar RED RS125 at Donnington park.
The bike runs on bio-ethanol (E85) and is the first of it's type to win a race, epecially a MotoGP support event.
He moved to the front of the race by the first corner and then pulled away from the field.
Adam was presented with his winners trophy by MotoGP 125 runner Bradley Smith.
The RTD EMX-04 CDI ECU is used to control the engine. The ECU also controls an electric water pump for maintaining optimum engine temperature and is a modified version of the standard CDI unit that will also control the planned fuel injection in the future.
Well done to Adam and all at Cougar RED.
Click here for the results.
MSA British Super Kart Grand Prix
July 17-19 2009
Cadwell Park held the only other GP in Britain apart from the F1 and MotoGP events.
RTD had several runners in the main Super Kart race and also Ben Wilshire in the 125 class.
Click here for the results.
MSA 250cc Long Circuit Kart Championship
June 28 2009
Two races at Snetterton produced 4th and 5th place finishes for both Malcolm Crowe and Carl Hulme and 6th and 7th places for Dave Harvey. Lee Harpham had a 5th place finish in race 2. Gary Parkes and Steve Briggs were DNF in both races.
Thats six runners out of a field of 15 using RTD EMX-04 CDI ECUs.
National Karts
June 21 2009
Ben Wilshire got 4th and 5th place at Darley Moor.
Click here for more details.
125 GP Championship
June 19-21 2009
A bad first lap meant Edward Rendell had to climb back up to 14th place.
Next round is at Knockhill on July 5th.
Click here for more details.
TT 2009
June 6-13 2009
Bill Currie was competing on the island again this year and hoping for a top ten finish.
Monday's postponed race 1 saw him up to 8th in lap 3 but an oil pressure problem caused his engine to blow up and that was the end of his race.
Race 2 was abandoned during the first lap due to Nick Crowe's crash with a suspected hare.
Bill is using the EMX-01 ECU for his 2006 Yamaha YZF-R6 engine with AIM dashboard.
It was better news for Alan Langton using an EM46 (now superseded by EMX-01) with his 2003 Yamaha YZF-R6 motor. He finished race 1 in 20th place.
Check here for details.
European Superkart Championship
June 5-7 2009
A mixed weekend for the RTD runners at Most using EMX-04 and EMX-05 CDI ECUs.
Race 1 produced podiums for Lee Harpham and Carl Hulme and 4th, 6th and 10th places for Malcolm Crowe, John Riley and Robert Chilcott respectively.
However the only top ten finishers in Race 2 were John Riley in 4th and Carl Hulme in 5th place.
Click here for more details.
125 GP Championship
May 29-31 2009
Edward Rendell and the Aztec GP team were competing at Thruxton and a solid performance produced a 13th place.
Click here for more details.
End of manufacture notice for EM43 and EM44
We are announcing the end of manufacture of both the EM43 and EM44 ECUs.
They use an older type of internal controller which are becoming harder and more costly to source.
The EM43 was used as a plug and play replacement for original versions of Toyota 2ZZ-GE ECUs and was originated through work with Toyota South Africa. The ECU was also used in a modified form to control Honda S2000 V-TEC engines (pre and post 2006 models) but this application has now been taken over by the EMX-01 ECU.
Any future Toyota 2ZZ-GE ECU requirements may also be met by the EMX-01 ECU but it will not be plug and play compatible as per the EM43 ECU.
The EM44 ECU was a double injector plug and play replacement for the Cosworth P8 ECU.
We will no longer carry stock of either ECU.
RTD Ltd.
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