March 17, 2016

Xray Winter Series Morava finale – Report

Xray Winter Series Morava finale – Report

The final round of the Xray Winter Series Morava was held in the sports hall of Jedovnice with more than 70 drivers attending in the five classes of Touring Open, Touring Stock 17.5T, World GT, Formula and Hobby. Especially the Open A-mains were a pretty exciting affair after pre-event favourite, Kuba Simurda, suffered from a broken battery pack in A2. Returnee Jarda Kopecky would make maximum use of the situation to finish the leg with a win. Therefore it was all about the final A-main but with a fresh battery pack Kuba was off and away to take the day’s win from Jaroslav Kopecky in second and Michal Vitamvas in third. Overall Kuba would also take the series title in the Open class. Michal Vitamvas came in second from third placed Margony Erik.

Continue reading the race report here


March 17, 2016

Evo Zirkon Power 6500mAh LiPo battery pack

Evo Zirkon Power 6500mAh LiPo battery pack

Evo have introduced their new 6500mAh LiPo battery pack. Made using high-performance 110C cells the 2S 7.4V battery is ideal for high-power applications such as modified and stock racing and it utilises a grey-colour hardcase with 4mm gold-plated connector tubes. The standard-size battery sports dimensions of 139x47x23mm and it weighs in at a pretty lightweight 298g.

Source: Evo [evotechrc.com]


March 17, 2016

Ronald Völker wins at MRCL Winter Series finale

Ronald Völker wins at MRCL Winter Series finale

The fifth and final round of the popular MRC Longwy Winter Series was held last weekend in a total of five different classes. Beside Touring Stock 10.5T and Superstock racing there was also a Touring Modified class that attracted some of Europe’s fastest drivers. Yokomo’s Ronald Völker would take the TQ honours from former Yokomo team mate Yannic Prümper who had his first official outing for new chassis sponsor VBC Racing. Behind the two Olivier Bultynck (Awesomatix) completed the top 3 result after the qualifiers. The A-main finals saw Ronald coming out fastest in A1 from Olivier Bultynck and Lucas Urbain (VBC Racing) while in A2 Yannic came out successful from Lucas and Ronald. Therefore the decision for the day’s win would be made in A3 where again Ronald was the man to beat as he grabbed the win from Yannic and Olivier, handing the German the overall victory from fellow countryman Yannic Prümper while Lucas Urbain had to settle for third.

View the top 10 result here


March 17, 2016

Michael Kammer wins at LRP-HPI-Challenge

Michael Kammer wins at LRP-HPI-Challenge

A round of the popular German LRP-HPI-Challenge was recently held in Halle, in the eastern part of the country. The MSC Halle club laid out a nice and challenging track and in the Touring Stock class Michael Kammer would grab the TQ after winning two of the three qualifying rounds. Fabian Erhardt and Steffen Stein would line up in second and third for the triple A-mains. In the opening main Fabian would take the win after a mistake of Michael but the latter stroke back in A2 and A3 to take the day’s win from Fabian and Steffen who matched their qualifying results.

Source: HRC Distribution [hrcdistribution.com]


March 17, 2016

Team Magic Pro Series touring car springs

Team Magic Pro Series touring car springs

Coming soon from Team Magic are the Pro Series touring car spring sets. The 22.5mm long springs are available in a linear or progressive design and they fit both standard and low-profile shock absorbers with the linear set including five pairs of L2.6 to 3.0 springs made from 1.5mm wire while the progressive set includes five pairs of P2.5 to P3.1 springs made using 1.4mm wire. All sport a 14.0mm diameter, they are laser-etched for identification and they come in a handy container for easy storage and transportation.

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March 17, 2016

Yokomo YG-301 RWD drift car steering gyro

Yokomo YG-301 RWD drift car steering gyro

Yokomo have introduced their new YG-301 steering gyro for RWD drift cars. The compact item can be adjusted using the 3rd channel on the transmitter and it is a key element in proper RWD drift car setup as it provides proper steering angles and an efficient drive through the corners. The compact size allows to mount it in basically all of today’s drift cars and it is also usable for other applications such as fun racing classes and bashing.

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March 16, 2016

Perez & Ortiz score at Spanish National Series Rd1

Perez & Ortiz score at Spanish National Series Rd1

The opening round of the Spanish National Series was held at the CAPA club in Madrid. In the Touring Modified class David Perez, coming from the TQ spot, would win the opening A-main pretty easily but A2 was a different affair as after a bad start of David, Carlos Lambas would lead for a good part of the race until David found his groove in the very last minute which allowed him to overtake Carlos for the win with one final leg to spare. Overall, behind David, Eduardo Escandón and Javi Ferrando would make up the Modified class podium.

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March 16, 2016

Dynamite Blue Thunder HP8 & Sport nitro fuels

Dynamite Blue Thunder HP8 & Sport nitro fuels

Available soon are Dynamite’s new Blue Thunder HP8 and Sport nitro fuels. Starting with the HP8 racing fuel, the juice was formulated by world-renown brand VP Racing Fuels and its 9 percent castor-enhanced blend will make for crisp throttle response without compromising internal component protection. The reduced oil content also allows the engine to achieve optimum operating temperature faster, allowing to fine-tune the engine with less warm-up time. The HP8 fuel is available in 20 percent and 30 percent nitro blends. Also new is the Sport fuel, developed by Ron Paris and formulated by VP Racing Fuels. A unique additive called ZX-7 provides over-lean indication protection, making it ideal for less-experienced users. On the track, if the engine is over-leaned, the driver will immediately notice that the car will hesitate during acceleration, indicating that it is time to pull in and richen the mixture. If the engine continues to run at these overly lean settings it will quit before damage to internal engine components occurs. Like HP8 the Sport fuel is available as 20 percent and 30 percent nitro blend.

View the Sport fuel here