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June 28, 2016

Dario Balestri wins scorching hot Worlds warm-up

During the last weekend the Italian Gubbio track hosted the IFMAR 200mm World Championship warm-up race in very hot weather conditions. The qualifiers gave Dario Balestri the TQ as he came out fastest in the opening two rounds. Robert Pietsch lined up in second from fellow countryman Dirk Wischnewski. The Superpole race then had Pietsch holding the upper hand over Mazzeo, Wischnewski and Eboli, allowing him to proceed directly into the main final. The hour-long main event then went to Dario Balestri (Capricorn) who laid down a flawless run to take the victory one lap ahead of Robert Pietsch (Mugen) while Alessio Mazzeo (Serpent) completed the top 3 result another five laps down. The very hot weather conditions in the main final, that are also expected for the actual Worlds, lead to several DNFs with Dirk Wischnewski, Leo Arnold, Francesco Eboli and Patrick Schäfer all suffering problems during the 60 minute race.

Source: Club Automodellistico 5 Colli [ifmarworldsgubbio.com]

June 28, 2016

CRC Gen-X 10 R/T World GT-R pan car kit

CRC have introduced their new Gen-X 10 R/T World GT-R pan car kit. Building on the proven Gen-X 10 200mm World-GT car the R/T features design tweaks especially aimed at the rubber tyre GT-R class. The kit features a slider rear pod for rear axle height adjustments without shims or insets, the chassis allows for multiple battery configurations including 2S shorty, saddle, square and full packs while using a 1S battery allows for inline, transverse, forward and back mounting positions. Other features include a fully adjustable front end including width, caster, camber and toe settings, with the front width being adjustable using different hole positions in the front end plates. The EZ-center servo mount helps to perfectly centre the steering servo and the middle shock absorber can be placed in several positions. Finally comes the full carbon Pro-Diff axle for low rotational masses. The kit will ship from early July.

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June 27, 2016

Smyk & Pyrka take Polish Open Summer Indoor titles

The Polish Open Summer Indoor Championship was recently held in Warsaw as part of an Expo. The event was run on a fast and technical track laid out with ETS carpet, making for nice racing conditions. In the Touring Modified class, Arkadiusz Smyk would take the TQ after the qualifiers and he would continue to dominate the field in the A-mains that he won in front of Bartosz Pochopien and Michal Wojcik in second and third respectively. Tomasz Niemczewski and Wojciech Rzepecki completed the top 5 result.

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June 27, 2016

Yeol & Choi successful at I-Cheon Championship

The I-Cheon Championship was held at the newly opened Mate RC Raceway near Seoul. In the 1/10th 200mm Touring class, Kim Gi Yeol (Serpent) would take the TQ and win from Park Ki Jeong (Serpent) and Mugen driver Kim Yeoncheol. In the 1/8th GT class, Naksung Choi (Serpent) would bring home the win from Yoo Jegook (Hong Nor) and Park Chanyong (Mugen).

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June 27, 2016

Groskamp wins ETS Luxembourg

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Jilles Groskamp has won the penultimate round of the Yokomo Euro Touring Series in Luxembourg, the event marking the 50th running of a round of the world famous championship. An instrumental supporter of the championship in its founding years and becoming its inaugural champion, the win is only the 2012 World Champions’ 5th and his first since winning a second ETS title in 2009. Behind the Infinity driver, Marc Rheinard kept his title hopes alive by finishing second ahead of Bruno Coelho who completed the podium at Mini Circuit “Ville de Luxembourg”. Unfortunately while winning A3 would give reigning champion Ronald Volker 4th overall, it was one position below what the Top Qualifier needed to keep alive his hopes of retaining his crown.

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

June 27, 2016

Xray RX8 graphite suspension arms

Xray have introduced new graphite suspension arms for the RX8 1/8th on-road car. Moulded in a special graphite composite material the arms are significantly harder than the standard parts, making them ideal for high to very high grip tracks and also high ambient temperatures. Due to being less flexible the suspension parts make for a more precise handling and improved traction. Available are front and rear upper and lower arms with all parts being symmetrical, allowing to use them on both sides of the car.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

June 27, 2016

Active Hobby EPT bulkhead setup block

Japanese company Active Hobby Products have introduced their new EPT bulkhead setup block tool. Taking the idea of a bulkhead alignment tool a step further, the block also takes spool and diff axle alignment into consideration. First up the tool helps to align both the left and right hand bulkhead halves with an axle shaft dummy then also allowing to check the clearance and proper fit of the eccentric bearing and belt tensioner inserts while also allowing to check for any misalignment as result of a crash. Machined from aluminium and available in a range of colours, the tool is usable for 20mm bulkhead width cars such as the ARC R11 and R10 as well as 22mm kits such as the TRF419 and Yokomo BD7.

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June 27, 2016

Hayato Ishioka wins JMRCA 1/12th Modified title

The world-famous Yatabe Arena in Japan played host to the 2016 JMRCA 1/12th Nationals this past weekend. In the Modified class, CRC’s Hayato Ishioka took the TQ with his Trinity-powered ride from Takaua Ito (Kyosho/Trinity) and Kosuke Suzuki (CRC/Trinity). In the A-mains, Hayato again came out fastest with things behind him mixed up heavily. At the end Toto Ebukuro (Yokomo/Yokomo) grabbed the runner-up spot, coming from the 6 spot on the grid, from Yokomo teammate Masatsugu Ito (Yokomo/Yokomo), who climbed up from 7th on the grid.

Source: Kimihiko Yano [kimihiko-yano.jp]