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August 27, 2022

Groskamp & Gruber secure TQ at ENS Finale

Apeldoorn in the Netherlands is the host of the season finale of the Euro Nitro Series this weekend and it is home hero Jilles Groskamp who has secured the TQ in 1:10 while Toni Gruber is the Top Qualifier in 1:8. Round 4 of the series is a track favourite among drivers and Groskamp put his year’s of local knowledge to good use to top all four rounds of qualifying. Behind the factory Infinity driver and 2022 Champion it’s another Dutchman with Milan Holthuis second after going second fastest in Q1 & 2. Making it an Infinity 1,2,3, former champion Teemu Leino will start 3rd. Next up is a Capricorn quartet with Tim Benson fourth ahead of Quentin Leroux, Melvin Diekmann and former European Champion Dirk Wischnewski. In 1:8, both Gruber and former World Champion Simon Kurzbuch had two TQ runs a piece but Gruber’s Q4 time was the fastest of the two Shepherd team-mates giving him pole for tomorrow’s final. Behind them newly crowned European & German National Champion Dominic Greiner will start 3rd for Capricorn followed by Lars Hoppe, Steven Cypers and Timo Schroder.

Image: ENS [eurorcseries.com]

August 25, 2022

Arrowmax SES Max Smart Electric Screwdriver

We all know the importance of good tools for working on our RC cars and well known RC tool and accessories brand Arrowmax are taking things to a completely new level with their SES MAX Smart Electric Screwdriver Pen. Its predecessor, SES PRO has won the Red Dot “2021 Innovative Product Design Award” and the latest SES MAX enriched its various functions. Designed to make projects a whole lot easier, the SES MAX is a state-of-the-art electric screwdriver that can automatically sense direction and torque so all you really need to do is hold the screwdriver while it does all the work. Arrowmax have launched the SES MAX via Kickstarter full details of which can be viewed here.

Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]

August 25, 2022

ISTC World Championship homologation parts lists

The organiser of next month’s IFMAR electric 1:10 ISTC World Championships in Gubbio, Italy, has released documents which refer to all the homologated parts on car that can be used during the event in the various classes. This document also includes the tires to be used and a recommendation on mounting your transponder. Given the recent motor ‘irregularities’ that lead to 2 of the podium finishers at the European Championship being disqualified from Pro Stock, a review of the documents might be worth a few minutes of any attending racers time.

Links to view each document are published on the IFMAR Facebook page click here

August 23, 2022

Awesomatix sweeps ETS RD3 at Arena33 – Report

Last weekend, ETS RD3 took place at Arena33 in Andernach, Germany. A well-known track from many ETS races in the past. 190 ETS racers had been on the line in the six racing classes to battle it out on track. The weekend of racing was amazing, especially for Awesomatix. They won all classes, which they are offering a car for (excluding Formula) and showed that they are the strongest brand in electric Onroad racing at the moment.

Continue reading the race report here

August 23, 2022

T-Works RC8 B4 Graphite Shock Towers

T-Works has released new 4mm graphite front and rear shock towers for Team Associated’s RC8 B4 Buggy. The rear shock tower gives a raised up wing mount position.

Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]

August 22, 2022

Merlin Depta departs Serpent

Merlin Depta has announced his departure from Serpent, the German racer having been a long standing driver & ambassador for one of nitro onroad racing’s pioneering brands. With an engineering background, Depta was more than just a team driver for the brand and played a key role in Serpent’s chassis developments. Merlin made his departure public via a post on Facebook shortly after completing the 1:8 Onroad German Nationals on Sunday.

Read his announcement here

August 22, 2022

Greiner adds German Nationals silverware

On the back of his second European Championship title victory last weekend, Dominic Greiner added to his 2022 silverware collection with victory at the German 1:8 Onroad National Championships. The factory Capricorn driver took victory at the well known Ettlingen track ahead of Top Qualifier Toni Gruber, the Shepherd driver setting the fastest qualifying time in the 3rd of the 4 qualifier. Greiner would set his fastest time in first of his attempts, the time almost 3-seconds off Gruber’s pace. Setting the fastest lap of the 40-minute final, Greiner took the chequered flag with over a lap of an advantage over Guber with Shepherd team-mate Lars Hoppe completing the podium ahead of the Serpent of Merlin Depta.

Image: Lars Hoppe [facebook]

August 22, 2022

Zak Smith wins Round 5 of British Championship

Zak Smith has won the penultimate round of the British Electric Touring Car Championship at West London. The Schumacher driver claimed his second consecutive win of the season when he beat Top Qualifier Ben Cosgrove and championship leader Kyle Branson. Qualifying second, Smith opened the triple A-Mains with a big winning margin over Awesomatix’ Cosgrove and Peter Eagles with Branson’s Xray fourth. Branson, winner of Rounds 1 & 3 of the championship, would take A2 with Smith only fifth. With it all on the line in A3, Cosgrove would convert his TQ starting position into a win but with Smith second and Branson back in 7th, it was enough for Smith to add to his Mendip victory from a month earlier. Cosgrove would end up with best finish of the season with second while Branson completed the Round 5 podium.

Image: 6K Racing [facebook]