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February 4, 2015

Jan Ratheisky continues with Xray

Xray have announced that the ETS F1 champion, German champion and recent Snowbird Nationals champion Jan Ratheisky will continue to be the part of the Xray team in 2015. Jan is a valued member of the R&D team and he has been an integral part during the development of the X1 platform with which he gained his ETS championship title. Jan will continue his work in 2015 both as a driver and member of the R&D team and he will race both the T4 and X1. Jan has the following to say:

I very enjoyed my first year with Xray and I am thankful for the trust in my skills. Last year was extremely exciting for me as we had a great fight in the races with my team mate Marek Cerny and we pushed each other further. The Xray team work is absolutely the best I have ever experienced and the professionalism is second to none. I am very happy for everything so far and I am very motivated for the 2015 season where I will do my best. We will continue our work with the further development of Xray cars and I will give all my best effort to continue with the X1 further development.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

February 4, 2015

Swedish EP on-road Championships 2015 – Report

The Swedish Championships for 1/10th Touring Car and 1/12th Modified classes were held in Örebro, on a purpose-built track that was laid out in a sports hall. On Saturday, followed by a full day of practice on Friday, Markus Hellquist set the pace in both the Touring Car Modified and the 1/12 scale class, 0.537 seconds ahead of Niclas Nilsson in Touring and 0.011 seconds ahead of Alexander Andersson in 1/12 scale. In 17,5T Touring Stock class Andreas Gillblad set the pace just 0.079 ahead of Daniel Trygg.

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February 4, 2015

Serpent S120 LTR 1/12th scale kit

Serpent introduce the S120 LTR kit, the latest incarnation of the company’s popular 1/12th scale platform. The refined car features an updated front end with better adjustability and a new, innovation rear centre pivot system. Starting with the front end, the LTR features new upper arms and updated steering blocks that do away with the horizontal upper pivot ball in favour of a more standard looking system that allows for easier kingpin angle changes using inserts. Going to the rear end the LTR sports a totally new central pivot system that mounts to the rear upper brace rather than the main chassis as with most of today’s link-type cars. The design is meant to do away with binding issues while creating improved sidelink action. Along with the updated rear end design goes a new shape chassis and rear lower pod plate that allows to run the side springs in an inner or an out position. The kit is rounded out by a new centre shock bracket, new low centre of gravity rear pod brackets and it will become available by mid-February.

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February 4, 2015

Martin Hofer joins Yokomo for 2015

Yokomo have announced that Touring Car racing stalwart Martin Hofer will be returning to the team. The 2011 ETS Pro Stock Champion is an ETS A-final regular, and a top contender at any major race he attends. Bringing with him a wealth of knowledge and experience to the team, Yokomo are excited to have him on board. He has this to say:

I am very happy to be part of Team Yokomo, again. This return feels a lot like coming home, back to what is one of the most professional teams in our sport. I am really looking forward to putting my knowledge and experience to good use. Aiming to give the competition a run for their money, the ETS Rd2 will be a debut I’m very excited about. Special thanks to Toni Rheinard and everyone at Team Yokomo for making this adventure happen. Stay tuned!

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]

February 4, 2015

Capricorn aluminium servo arms

Capricorn introduce new aluminium servo arms for 1/8th and 1/10th nitro and electric cars. The anodised levers are available in two different single and one dual arm designs for the steering and throttle/brake duties on EP and GP cars. The servo horn replace the standard plastic parts with more durable, rigid and precise parts and they come for the use with KO, JR and Sanwa or for Futaba/Robbe servo splines.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

February 4, 2015

Viktor Wilck announces departure from Tamiya

Viktor Wilck leaves Tamiya

Joining team mate Jilles Groskamp, top Swedish racer Viktor Wilck has also announced that he has left Team Tamiya TRF. The multiple ETS race winner and Worlds finalist leaves the team following 7 years, his entire professional career, with a decision on his next move not yet known. Running for Serpent in Nitro onroad, could we see him make a switch to also running for them in the ISTC class? Viktor had this to say about his departure:

As of today I will not be driving for Tamiya anymore! I have decided not to renew my contract for the 2015-2016 season. I must say its with mixed feelings I leave Tamiya after 7 years. I raced for Tamiya my whole professional RC career so far and I can’t thank all the people at Tamiya enough for the dedication and support the last years. I’m sure TRF will always stay strong and play an important part in RC and I’m sad to leave all my teammates Marc, Jilles, Satoshi, Kiyo, Takayuki and Akio who become like family to me and I wish them all the best for the future!

February 4, 2015

Vesa Yli renews with Reedy

Reedy has announced that Finnish on-road racer Vesa Yli signed a contract extension for 2015. Vesa’s specialty is 1:12 pan car but he also competes in the Finnish National Series with his touring car and dabbles in off-road in the Summer months. Vesa said:

I’m really excited and looking forward to the continued Reedy support and working with the team in 2015 and beyond. I have been extremely happy with the power package and the way the team works since the first joining in 2012. Together with Reedy’s determined and experienced R&D, I am sure we can achieve great results again in 2015 in all classes.

Source: Reedy [reedypower.com]

February 3, 2015

Capricorn Tesla nitro on-road engines

Capricorn in cooperation with Max Power soon have the Tesla line of nitro on-road engines available. Based on Novarossi engines and hand-tuned by Max Fantini of Max Power the .21 and .12 power houses are meant to produce the best possible performance while being very reliable at the same time. The Tesla engines will become available from mid-February on.

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