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1:10 EC-B Interview with Karl-Heinz Meister (01/05/2007)

By:: Laurant

Well known for his talents in tuning fast engines, Karl-Heinz Meister is also a very capable racer and is currently racing in Belgium at the 2007 EFRA European Championship 1:10 B. Belgium's Robin D'Hondt, one of the sports up and coming young 1:8 stars, caught up with the KHM engine mistro at the Roeselare track for a quick chat.

Background information

Name - Karl-Heinz Meister
Nationality - Germany
Car - Serpent 720
Engine - Mega MF-12
Racing Experience - 22 years
Sponsors - Serpent Motorsport

Interview

Robin - What do you like about R/C racing?
Karl - The interviews ( laughing …)!!! The technical part of the car, the mechanic. Also the engines are a fine piece of engenering. It’s all so small, but still perfectly made.

Robin - If there was something you would change, what would it be?
Karl - The tyres, every circuit has a kind of tyre that Works best for a driver on that track. And it’s very expensieve to have all those different kinds of tyres. So I would suggest everyone drives with the same tyres.

Robin - What do you think of this track, and the organisation?
Karl - The track is very fast and also technical. There is very good grip, just the way I like it. The organisation is also very good, everyone sticks to the schedule, so there are no problems.

Robin - Why did you choose R/C racing as your hobby?
Karl - I used to race with motorcycles, but I had an accident. In the hospital, I was laying next to someone who raced R/C cars. We started talking. And from one thing came an other.

Robin - What are your best results in your racing career?
Karl - I became 2 times fourth at an European Event. That was in Rucphen(NL) in 1990 and in Paris(FR) in 1992. Also I was 12th in the world championship in thailand in 1995. And in 2002 I was german champion.

Robin - How do you think you will perform in this event?
Karl - I would like to get into the semi-final. But the final would be excellent.

Robin - I see your wife joins you every event. How does you wife help you ?
Karl - She’s a mechanic for me in the pits. She helps fueling up the car, but all preparations to the car are left for me and my other mechanic (Michael Salven).

Robin - How are you performing today?
Karl - Very good, but I want to be even faster. I hope I can win 0.3 seconds in the next few days.

Robin - What do you prefer 1/10 or 1/8 scale?
Karl - I prefer 1/8 scale,because it’s much more agressive. The power of 3,5 cc engines is huge compared to 2,1 cc engines. A 1/10 scale car is also fun to drive, it’s a very easy handling car compared to a 1/8 scale car.

Karl and his wife who is also his race mechanic

Karl Mega powered Serpent 720

The Roeselare track