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April 20, 2015

Reedy 3900mAh 70C 7.4V LP LiPo shorty battery pack

Latest from Reedy is the 3900mAh 70C LP LiPo shorty battery pack. Offering a standard 97x47mm footprint at a height of only 18.5mm the pack is substantially lower than standard 25mm shorty packs for a lower centre of gravity and a reduced weight. Scrubbing around 50g of weight compared to a regular shorty and offering a capacity of 3900mAh the pack is ideal for both stock and modified racing and it comes in a protective hardcase with 4mm low-resistance sockets.

Source: Team Associated [teamassociated.com]

April 20, 2015

Collari gives rivals a ‘master class’ to win ENS opener

Collari

A track where back in 1978 a 6-year-old Lamberto Collari would begin a career that has brought him 9-time World Champion titles, today the legend of the sport gave his rivals a master class in how to execute the perfect final as he took victory in the season opener of the Euro Nitro Series. Now owner of the L.Collari RC Raceway, Collari claimed his third ENS win by a full lap over Top Qualifier Dario Balestri with Andrea Pirani completing the podium in Bologna. The honour of best non Italian fell to defending champion Simon Kurzbuch who would finish 5th behind Alberto Picco after a difficult race.

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April 20, 2015

VP Pro 12mm hex wheel balancer

VP Pro have a new wheel balancer available for 1/10th tyres with 12mm hex rims. Made from black anodised aluminium the wheel balancer offers high accuracy and a clamping-type system that prevents binding. A large lower tray acts as a sturdy base and also takes small parts such as mounting hardware. The balancer is made especially for 1/10th off-road wheels but it works with other 12mm hex adapter wheels also.

Source: VP Pro [vp-racing.com]

April 20, 2015

Vesa Yli takes Finnish 1/12th National Series title

The final round of the Finnish Electric On-Road Nationals saw Vesa Yli taking the day’s win and with it the overall title in the 1/12th scale class which, due to the lack of entries, was not an official Finnish national title this year. Vesa’s V-Dezign team mates Panu and Ari-Pekka Kyykkä came in 2nd and 3rd respectively to round out a great team performance.

Source: V-Dezign [v-dezign.net]

April 20, 2015

Marc Rheinard takes German Indoor Touring Car title

The German Indoor Touring Car Nationals were held this past weekend in Berlin. The qualifiers would see a battle between Marc Rheinard and Yannic Prümper with both ending tie on points and the tie breaker handed Marc the pole position for the triple A-mains. The opening A-main had Marc taking quite a clear win ahead of Yannic Prümper and Christopher Krapp and the TRF driver was also able to grab the victory in A2 to take the overall win and with it the national title. Sitting out the third A-main Marc Rheinard (Tamiya) made way for Yannic Prümper (Yokomo) who cemented his runner-up spot with a win in front of newly signed Tamiya/TRF driver Christopher Krapp who rounded out the podium in 3rd.

Image: Marc Rheinard

April 20, 2015

Michael Derderian wins French 200mm nats Rd1

The first round of this year’s French 200mm Nitro On-Road Nationals was held in Toulouse. After the qualifiers Quentin Leroux (Capricorn/Team Orion) had grabbed the TQ honours in front of Michael Derderian (Xray/Gimar) and Basile Concialdi (KM/Novarossi). The final that saw a nice battle for the lead between Quentin and Michael with the latter being on a different tyre strategy which paid out at the end as he was able to grab the overall win from Quentin, while Basile rounded out the podium in 3rd.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

April 20, 2015

Nathan Reese joins Yokomo

Yokomo have announced the signing of up and coming Australian driver Nathan Reese to their team. Nathan is a regular A-finalist in Australia and alongside Simon Nicholson he will continue to grow and support the brand in Australia. Nathan will compete in all state and national championships in Australia as well as the TITC and next year’s World Championships in Shanghai and he had the following to say:

It’s a great opportunity to be able to join a world class team and one that I am extremely grateful for. I look forward to continuing to assist in the growth of the Yokomo brand and team within Australia. I’d like to say a huge thank you to Mr Yokobori, Aso Minoru, Yukijiro Umino, Robert Itoh, Ji-Hyun Jang and Simon Nicholson for providing me with this opportunity.

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]

April 19, 2015

Surikan C. wins at 2015 FEMCA Asia Championship

The 2015 FEMCA Asia Championships were held at the TRC track in Hong Kong this weekend. In the 1/10th 200mm class Surikarn Chaidajsuriya grabbed his 5th FEMCA title by winning the hour long main final 12 laps ahead of Wong Wai Kei. Felix law completed the podium another two laps down.

Image: Surikarn Chaidajsuriya