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July 7, 2017

Coelho tops 1:8 practice in Ettlingen

Having taken an unexpected 1:8 win at the Euro Nitro Series season opener in France, Bruno Coelho has topped seeding practice at Round 2 of the championship in Germany. The Xray driver was quickest over 3-laps from reigning champion Simon Kurzbuch with Robert Pietsch completing the Top 3 at Minidrom Ettlingen. With the track’s unique fine asphalt surface challenging drivers in terms of them finding a set-up that gives consistency even over a short run, best of the Italian’s in practice would be Carmine Raiola who posted the fourth fastest time ahead of fellow countrymen Mirko Salemi and former race winner Dario Balestri.

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July 7, 2017

Radtec DB8 front driveshafts & X1 alloy camber bushings

Radtec have introduced new a set of spring steel double joint front driveshafts for the Yokomo BD8 as well as three sets of aluminium caster bushings for the Xray X1 formula car. Starting with the driveshafts, they are made of high-quality spring steel, come in 41.1mm configuration and with ground wheel axle seats for improved precision. Also included are blue C-blades. As for the X1 camber bushings, the orange anodised aluminium parts are available in 1-dot 1.5°/2.5°, 2-dot 1.0°/3.0° and unmarked 2.0° configuration with the alternative settings being accessible by rotating the inserts. Each set includes two inserts and all parts are available now.

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July 7, 2017

Wischnewski top seed at ENS Germany

Dirk Wischnewski is the top seed for qualifying at Round 2 of the Euro Nitro Series in Germany after the new Mugen signing set the fastest 3-consecutive laps in controlled practice at Minidrom Ettlingen. Winner of the race in 2015, the German topped the times from Round 1 winner Bruno Coelho with Eduardo Escandon completing the Top 3. On the podium at the season opener Erik Dankel was fourth fastest ahead of reigning champion Teemu Leino and Mulhouse second place finisher Alessio Mazzeo.

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July 7, 2017

KO Propo RSx3-12 H.C 1/12th scale servo – Coming soon

KO Propo have released a teaser image of their forthcoming RSx3-12 H.C servo for 1/12th scale pan cars. Sporting a heavily machined aluminium upper case the servo will be very strong and durable while the extensive milling will keep the overall weight down. No information on specifications and features is available yet but we bring you more updates as soon as they surface.

Source: KO Propo [kopropo.co.jp]

July 7, 2017

Reflex Racing RSD TC7.1 PCS carbon fibre chassis kit

Reflex Racing’s recently introduced PCS system for the Team Associated TC7.1 is now also available as a combo kit including a suitable carbon fibre chassis. Included, besides the Pitch Control System, is a 2.1mm quasi isotropic carbon fibre chassis that was designed to work with the RSD Pitch Control System. It includes two additional motor mount holes to secure the motor mount in different ways and adjust the flex characteristic of the car in the rear end. It also utilises two countersink holes in order to mount the Yokomo BD8 active rear steering rods to the chassis which is a popular modification by TC7.1 drivers these days. Included in the kit are the chassis, alloy motor and servo mount, carbon fibre servo mounting plate, RSD 2.0mm or 1.5mm top deck, battery stock screws and mounting hardware. Besides the full kit the chassis is also available separately.

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July 7, 2017

Team Associated F6 FT axle shim sets

Coming from Team Associated and made for the F6 formula car are front and rear axle shim sets. Starting with the front axle set, the universal kit fits all 5mm can car axles and the 0.5mm, 1.0mm and 2.0mm shims allow to easily adjust the overall width of the front end. As for the rear axle shim set, the 0.5mm, 1.0mm and 2.0mm spacers fit all 1/4″ pan car rear axles such as the ones of the F6, R6/R5 and RC12L series of AE cars and like the front shims, they come machined from aluminium and are black anodised.

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July 6, 2017

Coelho’s rivals welcome return to familiar ground

With the 2017 Euro Nitro Series having opened in May with Mulhouse in France a new addition to the calendar, it is back to more familiar ground for teams this weekend (7-9 July) as Round 2 travels to Ettlingen in Germany. The third time the championship will visit the circuit, drivers will be hoping to recover ground from the dominant performance of Xray’s Bruno Coelho, who on the technical Mulhouse layout, became the frst driver in the four year history of the ENS to do the double on a weekend. As a result of this impressive achievement, the newly crowned ETS and EOS Champion finds himself leading the way in both the 1:10 and 1:8 standings of the nitro onroad championship but Ettlingen hasn’t been the best of hunting grounds for the Portuguese ace on the previous two visits. With results of 9th in 2015 and a slightly better 6th last year in 1:10, Coelho’s new increased tie in with nitro onroad stalwarts Fabio Domanin and Massimo Fantini mean a lot better can be expected this time round. With Alessio Mazzeo making it an Xray 1-2 in the 1:10 A-Main in France, this line-up should also contribute to Xray being a contender for the win this time out, with the duo appearing to work well together on their debut as team-mates at the season opener.

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July 6, 2017

Serpent Viper Flow front bumper

Made for the Viper series of 1/8th on-road cars is the new Flow front bumper from Serpent. A 3-in-1 design, the bumper offers the ability to run it is three different aero configurations of fully open, semi-open and fully closed by using dedicated inserts for the outer part of the bumper. Using the open specification will offer the least steering while the semi-open variant will provide good high-speed steering. Finally in the fully closed configuration the bumper will give the most low-speed steering at the sacrifice of high-speed steering. The aerodynamically bumper fits on all Viper line cars and it includes all needed inserts.

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