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April 28, 2013

Volker & Franke win titles at 2013 LRP TCM

The 2013 LRP Touring Car Masters took place this weekend on a later date than usual and at an all new venue in Althengstett near Stuttgart. Some of the big names were missing this year but there was still a lot of quality in attendance. In the modified class Yokomo driver Ronald Volker took the top spot in qualifying in front of Awesomatix racer Freddy Sudhoff in 2nd with another Yokomo driver Eric Dankel third. In the finals Volker wrapped up the win early to take his 4th consecutive win with the Awesomatix pairing of Sudhoff and Finnish team mate Viljami Kutvonen completing the podium in 2nd and 3rd. In the Pro Stock class Oliver Franke took his HB chassis to the TQ spot in front of Xray driver Marek Cerny in 2nd with Tobias Vogel in 3rd. Franke would take the overall win after 2 legs with Cerny needing the 3rd leg to confirm the runner up spot after a bad result in Leg 2. Yokomo driver Zdenko Kunak would complete the Top 3.

View the final top 10 results here

April 27, 2013

Schober & Kandelhart win Austrian season opener

Last weekend the first of six legs of the 2013 1:8 & 1:10 IC Austrian championship got underway with good weather at the Sollenau track. With very low entries, only 38, in both classes together it was not a very good start for the season. A very long and hard winter with nearly no possibilities for practice and testing could be one of the reasons. Because of nearly no practice before the event also the Grip level was very low and tire wear was very high.

Continue reading the report here

April 27, 2013

Team C 2wd SC truck teaser

Team C have released a teaser image of their new 2wd SC truck. The chassis looks to be heavily based on the TM2 buggy which features an inline mounted mid motor configuration that drives a center shaft to the rear drive train. The chassis and top deck are carbon as per the buggy and it also features the aluminium side stiffeners for rigidity. We have no other details currently regarding release date but we will let you know as we find out.

Source: Team C [teamcracing.net]

April 27, 2013

Orcan OA1911 pipe for 2.11ccm on-road engines

Orcan’s new OA1911 pipe has been developed especially for mid-sized tracks and offers extremely high torque coupled with linear power delivery through the entire range in combination with low fuel consumption. The new OA1911 pipe comes with a short conical manifold and all mounting accessories and is the perfect addition to the OA1910Plus and OA1915 pipe family. It delivers a huge amount of torque for a linear performance, making it ideally suited to mid-sized race tracks. Orcan also have numerous optional manifolds which can be ordered separately like the OA1911M for superior acceleration, the OA1911C for lower fuel consumption and the OA1911S for more mid-range and high-end torque and a higher top speed.

View the various manifolds here

April 27, 2013

Glyn Beal wins BRCA 1/10th 220mm GT Rd2

After a break of several years, round 2 of the BRCA 1/10th IC 220 GT Championship was held at the Wombwell circuit in South Yorkshire. Drivers were out quickly on Saturday to learn what was for many a new circuit. Glyn Beal showed the dominance of the Serpent 747 in the 220GT class by setting a quick pace with relatively little setup changes, giving him time to help fellow Serpent drivers Adam Crossland and Richard Boult get to grips with the track.

Continue reading the report here

April 27, 2013

JConcepts Satellite tire gluing rubber bands

JConcepts has reinvented the tire mounting rubber band. A uniquely molded design, specifically developed for tire mounting, the rubber band is produced in a high-elasticity material capable of stretching to a full assortment of different sized tires. Finely detailed array of handles are designed to ergonomically conform to your fingers so the user can deftly adjust the rubber band to the sidewall of each tire to apply the pressure where it is needed. The Satellite rubber bands are available in blue and black colors and will include 4 bands per package.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

April 26, 2013

Michele Romagnoli wins Italian 1/8th Nats Rd2

Last weekend the 2nd round of the Italian 1/8th scale On-Road Nationals took place at the ultra fast Pista Futura track in Bologna in the North of the country. After qualifying Shepherd/Sonic driver Michele Romagnoli was ranked on the 3rd place in the expert class qualifying himself directly for the 1 hour long main final behind pole man Dario Balestri and 2nd placed Carmine Raiola, with Alberto Picco completing the top 4. As the engines get very stressed on this high-speed circuit Michele decided to run a safe tactic and started with a moderate pace. About 35 minutes into the race Michele took over the lead and controlled the race for the following minutes. 2 minutes before the end he flamed out, but thanks to his fast mechanic and brother Samuele he re-joined the track just in front of Alberto Picco who was running in second position. This was the order they finished with Massimo Fantini taking 3rd. The win gave Michele maximum points for the championship standings in which he has now taken over the lead.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

April 26, 2013

Venom Pro Charger 2 & PS600 Power Supply

Venom Pro Charger 2

Venom have introduced the follow-up to the wildly successful Pro Charger series. The Venom Pro Charger 2 has a new ergonomic case design and features an integrated power supply, on-board balance block and supports charging rates up to 6.0amps. This AC/DC powered multi-chemistry charger is micro processor controlled, fan cooled and can handle Lithium batteries up to 6S, NiMh/NiCd batteries from 1-15 cells and Lead Acid batteries from 1-10 cells (2v to 20v). The Venom Pro2 also boasts many high end features such as multiple discharge profiles, internal resistance testing and recallable memory profiles for up to five of your most commonly used batteries. The Venom Pro2 also comes with nine of the most popular charging leads including Traxxas, Deans, EC3, EC5, Tamiya, receiver pack, JST, alligator clips and glow plug adapter for trouble free connection to the most popular batteries on the market.

View details on the PS600 Power Supply here