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September 7, 2019

PSM B74 DTC aluminium main chassis plate

PSM have announced the release of their new DTC Delta Traction Characteristics aluminium main chassis plate for the Team Associated B74 buggy. Developed to improve the B74’s performance, especially in medium to low grip track conditions, the DTC chassis features delta shaped pockets to provide soft torsional flex characteristics along with consistent performance. The soft flex allows the buggy to generate more mechanical grip, which is very helpful in low grip conditions and/or when running on tight and technical tracks. A special coating process provides a stealth black look along with super smooth surface finish. An additional PTFE coating makes for optimised surface gliding characteristics. The chassis features a unique LCG weight distribution system, which allows the owner to add up to 24 optional weight inlays, a total of 34g, at predefined locations with out modifying the torsional characteristics of the chassis or adding up to its original thickness. Thanks to this the driver can fine-tune the balance the chassis pretty easily. The additional brass weights are available in gold or silver colour, depending on the driver’s colour taste.

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September 6, 2019

Kurzbuch Top Qualifier at ENS Finale

Euro Nitro Series Champion Simon Kurzbuch will see out his successful 2019 campaign by starting the final race of the season at Ettlingen in Germany from pole position. The Shepherd driver secured his 15th ENS career TQ by taking the fourth & final qualifier as his only remaining challenger Carmine Raiola posted the third fastest time, over 2-seconds down on the Swiss ace. Raiola’s team-mate Dario Balestri would push Kurzbuch hard in Q4 heading his rival a number of times before traffic ended the Italian’s chances. Ending up tied on points, Raiola’s Q1 TQ run gives him second over his Infinity team-mate who will start third. Winner of the season opener in Italy, Dominic Greiner will start the scheduled 45-minute final from P4 with Serpent’s new 989 ahead of the ARC of former ENS race winner John Ermen with Jeffrey Rietveld completing the top half of the grid.

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September 6, 2019

Zero Tribe T4 Mid aluminium chassis – Coming soon

Zero Tribe have announced the forthcoming release of an aluminium main chassis plate for their Xray T4 Mid mid-motor chassis conversion kit. The lower main plate comes machined from 2.0mm aluminium and its design allows for optimised flex characteristics when running in medium-high to very high-bite track conditions, ensuring optimsed balance and an easier to drive car. The release is scheduled for mid-October.

Source: Zero Tribe [zerotribejapan.com]

September 6, 2019

Groskamp to start ENS Season Finale on pole

Jilles Groskamp is to start the Season Finale of the Euro Nitro Series in Germany tomorrow from pole position. The former champion claimed his first overall TQ of the 2019 championship when he made it three out of three in the penultimate round of qualifying at Ettlingen after Thilo Tödtmann’s challenge for pole ended in traffic. On a TQ run, just as the heat reached 3/4 distance Tödtmann passed the slower car of Quentin Leroux only to be hit by the French driver at the following corner, the contact leading to the Shepherd driver’s car coming to a stop. This allowed the Infinity of Groskamp to go to the top where he would stay to finish half a second up on Shepherd team-mates Patrick Nähr and Melvin Diekmann.

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September 6, 2019

Samix Enduro titanium link sets

Samix have announced the release of three different titanium suspension link sets for the Element RC Enduro trail trucks. Available are a 2-piece long and short steering link set, an 8-piece high-clearance front and rear lower link kit, as well as a 10-piece set containing all of the above. The links are machined from high-quality titanium material for a low weight and exceptional stability and they come with etched markings for easy identification. The parts fit the standard Enduro rod ends and the suspension links make for a 313mm wheelbase configuration.

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September 6, 2019

Kurzbuch from Balestri in 2nd Ettlingen qualifier

With an engine failure stopping him in his tracks in the opening qualifier at ENS Ettlingen, Simon Kurzbuch bounced back to take the second round ahead of his great arch rival Dario Balestri. Also having a troubled Q1, Balestri would finish 6/10ths of a second off the Shepherd driver’s TQ pace in a heat that would see Q1 TQ man Carmine Raiola have his turn of bad luck. Struggling with a rich engine his race came to an end when he stripped a gear with a minute to go. While Dominic Greiner would set the 3rd fastest time in the top heat, it was to be John Ermen who completed the overall Top 3, the ARC driver’s time in the second fast heat demoting the Serpent driver to fourth with Lars Hoppe rounding out the Top 5.

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September 6, 2019

Tekno NB48 2.0 1/8th nitro off-road buggy – Coming soon

Tekno RC have announced the soon release of their new NB48 2.0 1/8th scale nitro off-road buggy. Utilising a completely new platform compared to the previous .4 kit, the 2.0 prototype was tested extensively by Tekno RC’s world wide team of factory drivers and it will be based on a new 3mm CNC-machined 7075 aluminium hard-anodised and lightened chassis. Other features include independent servo mounts with decoupled battery and radio boxes, CNC 7075 shock towers, pivot blocks, and motor mounts, rear hub and arm inserts for adjustable roll centre and toe, a long arm, narrow pivot suspension geometry, 1-piece wing mount and ultra-lightweight wing as well as a 2nd generation quick fuelling body. More details about the new design will become available soon.

Source: Tekno [teknorc.com]

September 6, 2019

Raiola TQs opening 1:8 qualifier at ENS Finale

Carmine Raiola has TQ’d the opening round of qualifying at the ENS Season Finale in Germany, the Infinity driver cutting things ultra close and running out of fuel crossing the loop. Fourth fastest in practice, the Italian looked to be battling for second position with Dominic Greiner in the first of the four qualifiers as already crowned champion Simon Kurzbuch set the pace out front. However with less than 20-seconds on the clock, Kurzbuch would suffer an engine failure allowing Raiola to secure a TQ run by 1/10th of a second from Greiner. Having topped seeding ahead of Merlin Depta, last year’s race winner Dario Balestri hit problems before the run had even started. Coming down pitlane after completing his warm-up, the Infinity driver hit the bottom of the lowly held Shepherd of Toni Gruber which pulled the trim tab from the body. While his mechanic tried to fix it back into position the body was ripped and it came undone again causing Balestri to have a high speed off on the entry to the main straight while holding P2. In the end he would finish 4th behind Depta, who completed the Top 3 with the fastest lap of Q1.

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