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June 12, 2015

Kurzbuch takes Q1 in Aigen

Having topped both free & timed practice, Team Shepherd’s Simon Kurzbuch carried his form through to the opening qualifying at Round 2 of the Euro Nitro Series in Aigen, Austria. The reigning 1:8 champion would post the fastest time by 6/10ths of a second from Robert Pietsch who was lucky to start the qualifier after suffering deep cut to his finger from a drinks bottle just before hand. Behind last year’s title rivals, ARC’s Lars Hoppe put in a strong qualifier to complete the Top 3 ahead of Round 1 Top Qualifier Dario Balestri.

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June 12, 2015

Groskamp TQs opening ENS qualifier

Jilles Groskamp has TQ’d the opening round of 1:10 qualifying at the Euro Nitro Series in Austria. Fastest in timed practice making him top seed for qualifying, the HB driver took the opening qualifier ahead of Capricorn’s Thilo Todtmann who was just 0.030 of a second off. A very close qualifier, the Top 10 covered by 4.5 seconds, Dirk Wischnewski completed the Top 3 followed by ENS Round 1 winner Bruno Coelho.

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June 12, 2015

Kurzbuch tops 1:8 free practice in Austria

Reigning Champion Simon Kurzbuch has got Round 2 of the Euro Nitro Series in Austria off to a good by topping free practice at the Aigen-Schlägl track. The Team Shepherd driver setting the fastest 3 consecutive laps around the challenging track 4/10ths faster than Robert Pietsch with ENS Round 1 Top Qualifier Dario Balestri completing the Top 3. Making his debut with category newcomer ARC, Silvio Hachler had an impressive early showing setting the fourth fastest time ahead of team-mate Lars Hoppe with last year’s race winner John Ermen 9th fastest.

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June 12, 2015

Chan Chau Man wins Starry Night Cup Rd1

The opening round of the Starry Night Cup was held in Shenzen, China with a lot of top level drivers attending including Japan’s Shimazaki Shinya. The race was interrupted by rain and the remaining two of the four qualifying rounds would start as late as 6 pm. At the end Dang PZ took the TQ on the now slippery track to start into the 40 minute final from pole position. Dang PZ then lead most of the A-main but Chan Chau Man, coming from further down the field, put a lot of pressure on the leader and finally took over the lead following a mistake of Dang. From that moment on Chan Chau Man was able to cruise to the win in front of team mate Li JW with Fai Ho taking the last remaining podium spot.

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June 12, 2015

Milanowicz wins Formula class at Polish Nats Rd3

The third round of Polish On-road Nationals was held at the track of Ruda Slaska. Nice weather had the track temperatures rising up to 55°C which made setup a bit problematic for the Formula drivers due to the high grip level. At the end it was Michal Milanowicz (Xray) who came out successful in the A-finals from Przemyslaw Wicher and Jan Ruman (Xray) who were all in the mix for the overall win until the final leg.

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June 12, 2015

Haslinger & Day win at Austrian Large Scale Nats Rd2

The second round of Austrian Nationals Large Scale was held at the Stör-Ring racetrack in Berndorf bei Kirchberg near by Graz. More than 30 drivers signed up for the 1/5th scale Formula and Touring Car classes with the race being held in the best possible weather conditions. The TQ in the Touring Car class went to reigning champion Michael Weiser while Andreas Blum, reigning Formula champion, came out fastest in the open wheels class. In the Touring final Andreas Haslinger (FG) then took the win from HARM driver Michael Weiser in 2nd and Alexander Aslanides (Mecatech) in 3rd. The Formula final was won by Ivo Day (RS5) from Werner Klug (Bergonzoni) and Andreas Blum (RS5).

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June 11, 2015

Serpent Natrix 748-e 200mm electric on-road car

Available now from Serpent is the Natrix 748-e 1/10th 200mm electric on-road car. Based off of the successful 748 nitro on-road car the electric variant features a specially designed 2-belt drivetrain with double gear differentials, machined motor and layshaft mounts, a carbon fibre chassis as well as the fully adjustable suspension components of the gas-powered variant. Other features include RCCX SS shocks, carbon fibre shock mounts and top deck, carbon battery mounts as well as spring steel transmission parts, ball races anti-roll bars and an ultra low centre of gravity steering and servo mount system.

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June 11, 2015

LRP iX8 V2 1/8th scale brushless speed controller

LRP have introduced the updated iX8 V2 brushless speed controller for 1/8th scale applications. The second generation of this competition speedo features new hardware components and the v2.6 Team firmware. Overall the controller will stay cooler during the run for more consistent performance and improved brake control which is further helped by the new BR2 brake setting. For a faster take off the ESC’s software also comes with new and more aggressive Initial Drive settings. The package is rounded out by a full set of accessories including a fan unit and pre-soldered power wires.

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