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August 29, 2018

Yannic Prümper joins Infinity electric factory team

Infinity has announced the addition of top international touring car driver Yannic Prümper to its EP team line-up. A Worlds finalist and multiple ETS race winner, the German driver adds strength to the team’s IF14 Touring Car programme ahead of the upcoming Euro Touring Series season and sees him reunited with former team-mate and close friend Marc Rheinard. With two months to the opening round of the ETS, which takes place in Vienna, Austria, Yannic will make his official race debut for Infinity this weekend when, together with Marc and Dominic Vogel, he travels to the Aigen circuit in Austria for the inaugural EWS Abroad race. On his deal to join the 2018 Reedy Race and TITC winning team, Yannic said:

I want to thank Team Infinity, especially Kenji Taira to give me the opportunity to join his team. I’m highly motivated to show the best results in the future and race beside big guns inside the team. I’m sure we will have a lot of fun and success in the future.

Source: Creation Model [creationmodel.net]

August 29, 2018

Pelle Culmsee dominates Swedish Off-road Nationals

Round 3 of the Danish 1/8th Off-road Nationals saw Pelle Culmsee dominating the field. Pelle Culmsee would sweep the competition by TQing the Nitro Buggy, Nitro Truggy and Electric Buggy classes while also bringing home the overall titles with one round to spare. In the 45-minute Nitro Buggy A-main Pelle would bring home the win by almost four laps while the Truggy main had to be cancelled due to rain. With the overall TQ after the qualifiers the win was also Pelle’s as was it in the E-Buggy class where Culmsee took the TQ and two tone-to-tone wins in the finals.

Source: HB Racing [hbracing.com]

August 29, 2018

Kyosho Mini-Z MR-03 Evo – Coming soon

First information of Kyosho’s forthcoming Mini-Z MR-03 Evo 1/28th scale car have appeared on social media. The latest variant of Kyosho’s ultra-popular Mini-Z kit will sport an updated front end but the biggest news is the possibility to utilise optional plug-in receiver boards that allow to use Futaba and Sanwa transmitters in addition to the usual Kyosho and KO Propo units. The update further opens the market to more drivers which should be a real boost for the class. More information will become available in time for the release that is scheduled for December.

Source: RC Monkey [rcmonkey.jp]

August 29, 2018

PowerStar RS472HV Sanwa-compatible receiver

PowerStar have introduced their new Sanwa-compatible RS472HV receiver. Coming in the same case as the Futaba-compatible variant, the receiver is usable with transmitters such as the new M17 as well as the M12S, M12, MT-44, MT-4S, MT-S and MT-4. The full range 4-channel receiver measures 35.5×23.3×12.7mm, it is usable with 3.5V to 8.4V input and its firmware can be updated, making it future ready.

Source: PowerStar [powerstar-racing.com]

August 29, 2018

Arndt Bernhard takes German 200mm 40+ title

Last weekend the German 1/10th 200mm Nitro Touring Championship took place at the popular AMC Hamm track. Difficult conditions with a lot of rain and changing temperatures made it really hard to find a proper setup for the cars but in the end it was the Shepherd duo of Arndt Bernhard and Marcus May that secured themselves the 2018 German 40+ Champion and 40+ Vice-Champion title.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

August 29, 2018

Ultimate Racing 5800mAh & 4000mAh LiHV shorty packs

Next in the line of Ultimate Racing’s new LiHV batteries are two 5800mAh and 4000mAh shorty packs. First up is the beefy 5800mAh variant that measures 95x47x25mm and that weighs in at 218g. Built from high-performance 120C high-voltage cells the battery is ideal for both Modified and Stock racing and its high capacity also allows to use it as a lightweight dual 2S setup in 1/8th buggies and on-road cars. Lighter and slightly smaller is the 4000mAh variant that measures 92x47x18mm, weighing in at 144g. The low centre of gravity pack also utilises 120C cells for high power and durability and it is the ideal choice for 1/10th off-road and on-road cars. Both of the above batteries are housed in protective hardcases and the utilise 5mm connectors.

View the 4000mAh pack here

August 28, 2018

CTS3 finale – Report

Once again the final round of the CTS3 was held at Speedworld Raceway in Roseville, California. As the points chase tightens up for the last round, racers brought their best game. In Modified Rick Hohwart led the series with Brandon Clements and David Jun tied for 2nd. In qualifying it was Brandon who locked up TQ and a die-hard finish to the end with applied pressure by Hohwart who then had bad luck on 2nd to last lap allowing Jun to get by but Jun ran out of time allowing Clements to clinch the overall title as he is crowned the 2018 CTS3 Champion for Modified Touring.

Continue reading the report here

August 28, 2018

Louth R/C Car Club Winter Series – Announcement

The Louth Radio Control Car Club has announced the second running of its Schumacher Winter Series. Off the back of last year’s successful club championship, the rules and format have remained the same. The series has four different classes, 13.5 Blinky, 17.5 Open, GT12, and Tamiya Euro Trucks. The emphasis is on the racing, and not the size of the budget, or the equipment each driver has. The club has brought the feeling of a big event, with banners, race reports and pictures, but placed it within a club environment. The warm-up race will be held on October 21st with the series kicking off on November 11th. All dates, rules and regulations can be found here and here.