Red RC » P On Road

July 29, 2017

Coelho Top Qualifier as Wahl makes it Xray 1-2 for ETS Finale

Bruno Coelho is Top Qualifier for the final round of the 10th season of the Euro Touring Series but the surprise of the final qualifier came in the form of Tim Wahl who TQ’d the fourth qualifier to make it an Xray 1-2 in Germany. Coelho’s fifth TQ of the season, the already confirmed champion looks poised to round out his successful campaign with another victory that would give him the record for the most wins in a single season. With team-mate Wahl lining up second, the quest of touring car newcomers Infinity to end its debut season with a win looks even tougher with Naoto Matsukura leading that challenge from 3rd on the grid ahead of team-mate Marc Rheinard. The only driver to deny Coelho a win this season, Ronald Volker’s chances of a second win look slim as he lines up 5th ahead of Robert Pietsch, the former 1:8 Onroad World Champion getting Mugen’s entry into electric racing off to an impressive start with 6th on the grid.

Continue reading this report here or view our complete event coverage here.

July 29, 2017

Matsukura TQs third qualifier in Ettlingen

Naoto Matsukura has TQ’d the third round of qualifying at ETS Germany. The Infinity driver made the most of increasingly difficult conditions at Minidrom Ettlingen to prevent Bruno Coelho from wrapping up the overall TQ but as the slowest qualifier so far it will be a tall order for the Japanese driver to deny the already confirmed ETS champion his fifth TQ of the season. For a time Coelho didn’t have a result for the third qualifier, his transponder having stopped counting after lap 11 of 20 but he was later manually issued with the finishing time as recorded by his mechanic Francesco Martini. Completing the Top 3 would be Tim Wahl, the Xray driver coming good on the form he showed at the Warm-up race last month to pip Ronald Volker by just 0.003 of a second.

Continue reading this report here or view our complete event coverage here.

July 29, 2017

Coelho takes close Q2 from Pietsch & Rheinard

Bruno Coelho has made it two out of two in qualifying at the season finale of the Yokomo Euro Touring Series in Germany but unlike last night’s opening qualifier the Xray driver didn’t have it all his own way. Initially it was Marc Rheinard who laid down the TQ pace with Loic Jasmin taking the challenge to him. With Ronald Volker suffering a spin and pulling off to save tyres, his car having ‘too much steering’, Jasmin would put Yokomo at the top of the timing screens briefly before Rheinard took it back as Coelho joined the mix. In the end Coelho would take it on the timing screens from Rheinard but an impressive run from Pietsch in the heat before would put the Mugen driver second fastest, the separation just 0.086 of a second with Rheinard just 2/10ths off. Viljami Kutvonen would be the only other driver to run 21-laps in the hotter conditions to give him a P4.

Continue reading this report here or view our complete event coverage here.

July 29, 2017

IGT8 Module 0.8 GT pinion gears

IGT8 have introduced a new range of module 0.8 pinions for nitro GT cars. The gears are made from high-quality aluminium and then hard-coated to ensure low wear. Also new are the 17T for first gear and 22T for second gear.

Source: RC Target [rctarget.com]

July 28, 2017

Coelho takes Q1 comfortably over Rheinard

Bruno Coelho has taken the opening round of qualifying at the season finale of the Yokomo Euro Touring Series in Germany. The Xray driver took advantage of the cooling evening conditions to set the pace by more 3-seconds from Marc Rheinard. Having topped the seeding practice, Ronald Volker completed the Top 3 having to give way to the faster Coelho who started the first of the 4 scheduled qualifiers behind him. Having scraped into the top heat Naoto Matsukura would finish a surprise 4th fastest with Freddy Sudhoff and Christopher Krapp completing the Top 6.

Continue reading this report here or view our complete event coverage here.

July 28, 2017

JConcepts J21 Javelin F6 formula body shell

Following a somewhat unofficial introduction of their first ever touring car body shell at the recent CETC round in Shanghai, JConcepts have now officially announced the J21 Javelin formula body for the Team Associated F6 1/10th formula car. The concentration of design aspects include a tight fit around the front suspension and main chassis shape. The J21 fits like a top-shelf race body including coverage over the motor and rear axle. The bottom-plate is inventive and helps rear down force in a way that lends itself to a 2017 design. The driver compartment is low-profile with the driver tucked away for the quickest stance possible. The driver helmet is formed separately providing a light-weight alternative to heavy injected moulded plastic used on other models. The design allows for easy painting and detailing of the helmet while the cockpit is accessible enough for decals. Behind the drivers helmet stands the upper cooling engine scoop which transforms into a large stabilising fin for added tracking ability. The side-pods feature under-cutting and recessed areas for vent cut-outs or adding included decals. The entire body packs one of the most sleek looks in class while bolstering a super low-profile design making it highly attractive as a racer and most comparable to the full-scale counterparts. A complete J21 Javelin decal sheet is included for maximum exposure and detailing for the ultimate in show and go.

View more images here

July 28, 2017

Volker top seed at ETS Germany

Ronald Volker is the top seed for qualifying at ETS Germany. Having set the fastest 3-consecutive laps in the first of the two rounds of controlled practice, the Yokomo driver’s time would stand as Volker failed to improve on a slightly hotter track in CP2. Topping the final practice from Volker would be Bruno Coelho, the Xray driver breaking into the 42-seconds for his 3-laps following his tyre issues in CP1. Making a massive improvement on his opening time, Infinity’s Jilles Groskamp would post the third fastest time by just 1/1000th of a second in front of Freddy Südhoff, the Awesomatix driver also taking a chunk out of his CP1 time. With Volker the only driver seeded in the top 7 not having run their faster time in CP2, that ranking would be completed by Marc Rheinard, Naoki Akiyama and Loic Jasmin.

Continue reading this report here or view our complete event coverage here.

July 28, 2017

Highest RC BLP650 & BLP680 low-profile servos

Highest RC have released two new high-performance low-profile servos for 1/10th scale applications. First up is the BLP650 (0.06s/12.2kg-cm), the updated version of the popular DLP650. The servo is equipped with a high-performance brushless motor and an all-aluminium case with the bottom case now also being made of alloy. Also new is the BLP680, the dual mounting lugs variant of the BLP650 with the 680 having the lower servo mounting points removed for a snug fitment in the Yokomo BD8 touring car. Both servos are high-voltage compatible and they are available now.

View the BLP680 servo here