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June 7, 2022

Prümper wins ETS Rd1 in the Netherlands

Season #15 of the Euro Touring Series kicked off this past weekend with AMCA Apeldoorn in the Netherlands playing host to Rd1 of the series. The race saw 198 entries in six classes and the event started with a free practice day on Thursday. A solid weather forecast for the weekend made all drivers looking forward for great ETS racing action. As always at the ETS, the race included 4 rounds of qualifying followed by triple mains for everybody on the amazing racetrack in Apeldoorn. During the weekend, the forecast for Sunday was changing and showing the possibility of rain on the radar. The ETS crew changed the schedule and raced two complete rounds of finals on Saturday, and only one on Sunday and it paid off with all races in dry conditions.

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June 5, 2022

2022 Speed King Tour Rd2 – Report

The second round of Speed King Tour 2022 was held at TM circuit Wakayama outdoor tarmac track recently. The race catered to hree different electric touring car classes, TC0 class cars using modified motor, TC1 with boosted stock motor and only GForce ESC and motor can be used in the TC2 class. Tire manufacturer Rush became main sponsor for Speed King tour from this event and supplied hand-out tires for all classes. Kazushige Tomita is not only TM circuit track manager but also top class driver in Japan took TQ in the TC0 class with his brand new Tamiya TRF420X. Masayuki Kawada took TQ in TC1 and Hidekazu Fujino became top qualifier in the TC2 class. The TC2 class A final race was chaotic but Hidekazu made top finish from pole position with Makoto Ando in second and Shigehiro Odawara tsking the final place on the podium. Masayuki won the TC1 class with TRF420X and Masaaki Honda took second while Atsushi Yamaguchi finished 3rd. Kazushige Tomita was unbeatable on his track. He finished first and his disciple Takara Sano was second. Takara also drove TRF420X. Rush Infinity driver Jin Sawada finished third only 0.4 seconds behind Takara. Next round of the Speed King Tour will take place at the New Next Rush Circuit in Chiba prefecture on 19th of June.

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June 5, 2022

Roche Rapide F1 offset steering knuckle

Roche have produced this new offset aluminium steering knuckle for the Rapide F1. The new part offers smoother initial steering response and more mid corner steering. Featuring a clamp type design for fine adjustment, the tighter it is clamped the more stability while the looser, the more aggressive steering. The part is also less tall at 2.5mm allowing for a wider droop and ride height adjustment.

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May 31, 2022

Ioannidis & Kyriazis win at Greek EP Nats Rd1

The first round of the 1/10 EP Touring Greek Nationals was held in the RcManiacs track located in Argos, Greece recently in hot conditions. In the Modified class, reigning Greek champion Dimitris Ioannidis (Awesomatix) took the TQ spot early on by taking Q1, Q2 and Q3 while multi-time Greek champion Isaakidis (Mugen) secured 2nd spot on the grid with Andreas Koutras (Mugen) behind him. In the finals, Ioannidis won leg 1 and leg 2 securing the overall win even when in leg 1 a tire issue saw him lose 3 places, he was able to regain the lead and take home the win. In leg 2, displaying his speed and consistency from qualifying took the win with no drama this time securing the overall win while Isaakidis won leg 3 awarding him second overall with Koutras rounding out the podium.

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May 26, 2022

Xpress Arrow AT1 1/10 Competition shaft drive TC kit

A new series of shaft driven 1/10 touring cars from Xpress, the Arrow series takes the best from the Execute series of touring cars and incorporates it in a shaft driven system. Sporting floating gearboxes to not interfere with the chassis’ flex, a specially designed motor mount makes adjusting gear mesh a breeze. Also bringing various modern designs that brings this car fit for racing straight from the box. To keep the centre of gravity low, separate shock mounting bulkheads were chosen.

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May 26, 2022

OfficinaRC 3mm Ball Studs

Thanks to its reduced thread length, the OfficinaRC OFC-49-3 ball stud for Xray removes any possible interference between bulkhead and top deck in terms of alignment and torsion. Make your model lighter, more agile and sturdier. These ball studs are made in Italy with TiAl6V4 Titanium to ensure the best possible product on the market. The titanium used is of the highest quality and is practically indestructible and the part is 42% lighter than the kit steel ball studs. Available as a two piece kit or as part of a complete car set.

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May 23, 2022

LRP Antix S10 Blast TC3 Clubracer

It’s been a long time since the original S10 Blast TC3 was released, so LRP have finally introduced an updated version of their popular 4WD Clubracer. The new S10 Blast TC3 touring car is a great starter chassis. Whether as a touring car or race truck for the track, as a basis for the replica of the dream car or also as a 4WD drift or rally car. The chassis comes pre-built without electronics, body and wheels and can therefore can be quickly and easily adapted for the specific purpose. The now completely closed tub chassis with encapsulated all-wheel drive train is also great as a rain car and car park racer. Ball bearings throughout the driveline ensure smooth operation. The large-volume shock absorbers, CVD cardan shafts at the front and antiroll bars on both axles round off the overall package with tried-and-tested tuning parts out of the box. Depending on the race track, the suspension geometry can be completely adjusted.

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May 17, 2022

Power HD sign top Spanish driver Edu Escandón

Power HD have announced the signing of Spanish top driver Edu Escandón to their factory team. Edu is a World Championship podium finisher, European vice-champion and multiple Spanish Champion, he will equip his 1/10th & 1/8th nitro car with Power HD programmable servos S15 & S25. He plans to attend the upcoming Spanish Nationals and the European Championship 1/8, and also the Worlds 1/10 in Thailand.

Source: Power HD [chd.hk]