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May 9, 2014

Volker TQs opening ETS qualifier in Austria

Ronald Volker has TQ’d the opening round of qualifying at the fourth round of the Yokomo Euro Touring Series in Mattsee, Austria. Having set the pace in practice at the fahr(T)raum event to lead away the top heat of qualifying, the Team Yokomo star was the only driver to do 24 laps of the unforgiving US style track but the defending champion faced a stern challenge from Tamiya’s Marc Rheinard. Setting the TQ pace for a time Rheinard would post the second fastest time, just missing out on 24-laps, with TRF team-mate Viktor Wilck third. Fading light made for challenging conditions for the top modified drivers, Volker’s Yokomo team-mate Dominik Fleischmann who was fastest in the final practice particularly struggling in the difficult light.

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May 9, 2014

Fleischmann fastest in final ETS practice, Volker is top seed

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Dominik Fleischmann pulled a surprise fastest 3-consecutive laps in the final practice at the Yokomo Euro Touring Series but thanks to a faster time in the first timed practice it is Ronald Volker who is the top seed for qualifying, the first of the four scheduled qualifiers taking place tonight at the fahr(T)raum hosted event in Mattsee, Austria. Pulling off to save tyres for qualifying, Volker was third fastest for the second practice behind Serpent’s Marc Fischer.

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May 9, 2014

Volker tops 1st timed practice at ETS Mattsee

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Following a 2-month break, in the first practice of the four round of the Yokomo Euro Touring Series defending champion Ronald Volker made his intentions clear setting the fastest time from Serpent’s Marc Fisher. An all new event on the ETS calendar, the Yokomo driver looks to have got to grips rather quickly with the unique track in Mattsee, Austria, being over 1/2 a second faster than his rivals over 3-consecutive laps. Volker’s team-mate Yannic Prumper completed the Top 3 around the US boards style track that thankfully it was decided on Tuesday to cover with a very large marquee meaning the many heavy rain showers today have not interrupted proceedings.

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May 9, 2014

Tamiya TB Evo.6 & TB-04 Pro II

Tamiya Japan released first images of their forthcoming TB Evo.6 and TB-04 Pro II shaft-driven 4WD touring car kits. Seen as renderings some time ago, the TB Evo.6 marks the latest evolution step of the company’s competition TB Evolution line of chassis. Based on a 2.25mm carbon fibre chassis and coming with a 2mm upper deck, the kit features a transversally mounted motor to overcome the negative “torque steering” effects of a longitudinally mounted motor. Other features include low-profile aluminium shock absorbers, aluminium shock tower brackets, a floating servo mount and suspension components taken over from the TRF418 kit. The TB Evo.6 is set for a release around end of June.

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May 9, 2014

SkyRC nitro engine heater

SkyRC now have a nitro engine heater available. Fitting all .19 to .26 nitro engines, the heater is powered by a 12VDC power source such as respective battery packs or a power supply and it pre-heats the engine to 60°C to 70°C within 10 minutes. Pre-heating a nitro engine will result in less “pinch”, the engine is easier to start and both the engine and glow plug will wear less compared to a “cold” start. Made from tough fabric an upper access port allows to insert a glow plug igniter or thermometer. Included with the heater comes a XT60 DC adapter wire.

Source: SkyRC [skyrc.com]

May 8, 2014

Timo Schröder wins at Northern Germany champs Rd2

The 2nd round of Northern Germany Championship took place at the technical track in Braunschweig. Shepherd driver Lars Hoppe and Timo Schröder again dominated the whole weekend and showed a great performance after the double victory at the first round in Munster with Lars Hoppe finishing in front of Timo Schröder. In qualification it was Lars Hoppe who took the TQ in front of Timo Schröder and Michael Pätz in third place. At the start of the final Lars had some problems with his engine which gave Timo the chance to push him hard. After the first fuel stop Timo took the lead with his Velox V8 EC and it was an interesting fight between them for the remaining 25 minutes until Lars’ engine flamed out. At the end Timo crossed the finish line 1 lap in front of Lars with Michael Pätz completing the podium 5 laps down.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

May 8, 2014

F.V.S.S. Ghost bodyshell stiffeners

F.V.S.S. introduce their new Ghost bodyshell stiffeners. Made from carbon fibre rods and steel eyelets, the stiffeners prevent the body from becoming deformed in the event of a crash or under heavy load but still allow a certain amount of flex increasing the steering response of the car. Each set includes 6 body stiffeners and 12 specially designed clips for easy and convenient mounting to the body.

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May 8, 2014

Sanwa M12 40th Anniversary edition radio

To celebrate their 40th Anniversary, Japanese manufacturer Sanwa introduce a special edition of the M12 top-of-the-foodchain radio system. Coming in a special piano lacquer design, with an engraved serial number plate and new offset steering wheel, the radio highly differs from the standard M12. It is understood that the set will include a total of three receivers including a RX-471, RX-472 and a RX-471 Dual-ID-Ver. Also included is a transmitter battery pack and a suitable charger.

Source: Sanwa [sanwa-denshi.co.jp]