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July 26, 2019

Volker loses Q2 to Coelho on final lap

Coelho made up just over a tenth of a second on the final lap to make two out of two by just 0.069 of a second. Starting directly behind Coelho after the Xray driver took the opening qualifier, Volker went into the final lap looking like he had done enough with Coelho facing traffic but a slow lap from the Yokomo driver handed it to the reigning Champion. A significant loss for Volker, who needs the overall TQ to go into the Mains here at the Hudy Arena with any chance of deny his rival yet another ETS title, the German must now ensure he plays the perfect tyre strategy for the final two qualifiers, Q4 set to be the rocket round due to expected cooler conditions. Behind the two World Champions, Lucas Urbain set the third fastest time followed by Christopher Krapp, Elliott Harper and Marco Kaufmann.

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July 26, 2019

Infinity IF14 foam bumper

Infinity has released a smaller foam bumper for their IF14 electric touring car. Featuring a chamfered leading edge, it is more suitable for the latest breed of racing body shells. The gap between the new bumper and the body shell can be fine tuned using optional SMJ Zero Gap tape if needed.

Source: Creation Model [creationmodel.net]

July 26, 2019

Xray Racing Series Australia Rd3 – Report

The Xray Racing Series Australia round 3 took place under control of the Whalan club. With the rain forecast it was always going to be a hit and miss weekend, right up until Sunday morning the event had rain forecast but somehow it decided to stay away. The racing didn’t disappoint as both 13.5T Touring and 1/12th scale came down to the last final and the very last corner. In 13.5T Touring it was Peter Wong (Yokomo) with the overall from Damien Zarb (Yokomo) in 2nd and Nathan Tanti (Xray) in 3rd.

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July 26, 2019

Coelho takes Q1 on reverse Hudy layout

Bruno Coelho has taken the opening qualifier at the Season Finale of the Yokomo Euro Touring Series but the Xray driver had to work hard for it against title rival Ronald Volker. With uncertain weather conditions for the next two days, mainly the high risk of thunderstorms, it was an earlier start than usual to qualifying with all four rounds scheduled to be run today (Friday). Another change to format for the closing race of the season is the track layout, Race Director Scotty Ernst making the announcement at the start of yesterday’s practice that the event would run in the clockwise direction. While the direction change has been met with mixed views, Coelho got the best from his car in the extreme heat to go fastest from Volker by 3/10ths of a second with Alexander Hagberg completing the Top 3 ahead of Awesomatix pairing Lucas Urbain and Loic Jasmin.

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July 26, 2019

Arrowmax V2 silicone shock & diff fluids

Arrowmax have introduced their new high-quality V2 silicone shock and differential fluids. The silicone-based oils offer high accuracy for better control over the suspension and drivetrain setup and they are available as 100cSt to 900cSt variants in 59ml bottles, as 250cSt to 700cSt variants in larger 110ml bottles as well as 1000cSt to 2.5Mil cSt in 59ml bottles. All feature new leak-proof bottle caps and the bottles are colour-coded for easy identification.

Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]

July 26, 2019

Bezerk YRX12’19 & P12 Evo carbon fibre chassis

Bezerk from Australia have announced the release of new carbon fibre main chassis for the Yokomo YRX12 2019 and Roche P12 Evo 1/12th scale pan cars. Starting with the YRX12 chassis, it is made from 2.5mm glossy plain weave carbon fibre and it offers more flex than the kit alloy or carbon chassis available from Yokomo. This helps with traction on low to medium grip tracks. Also available is a suitable lower pod plate. Over to the P12 Evo chassis, the main plate also offers increased flex over the standard part, however it is additionally available in stiff weave carbon for high grip conditions. A suitable lower motor pod plate is available from Bezerk as well.

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July 26, 2019

VRP universal diff tray & diff stand

New from Vision Racing Products are their universal diff tray and diff stand. Made from American-grade 7075 aluminium, the trays have been re-designed from VRP’s previous diff service trays that were made for specific brands of vehicles. The new tools feature four small 3mm set screws on the side that allow to adjust the fitment of the vehicle’s outdrives. This unique feature insures that while servicing the diffs, they will not tip over. The USA-made trays are available in black anodised with silver re-opted edges.

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July 26, 2019

Antonia Kovalszki wins at SRCM track opening race

The SRCM track in Gyor, Hungary recently held their track opening race. After some thrilling qualifications in the E-Buggy class, Antonia Kovalszki managed to take the overall TQ while Robert Fekete started 2nd and Stefan Lutka 3rd. Antonia and Stefan had some entertaining battles for the top spot in all three finals and in the end it was Antonia Kovalszki who took the overall win in front of Stefan Lutka, while Zsombor Fekete came in 3rd.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]