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January 10, 2015

Yokomo duo to go head to head in TQ decider

Yokomo’s star drivers Ronald Volker and Yannic Prumper are to go head to head for the overall TQ at the DHI Cup while the battle for who will start second is wide open. The penultimate qualifier at the Odense event again saw a number of drivers laying down a TQ pace but it was Volker who would make the least errors to take it with second going to HB’s Freddy Sudhoff after an impressive drive. One of the drivers to set the early TQ pace Alexander Hagberg would despite a roll on his penultimate lap complete the Top 3 followed by Marc Rheinard and Martin Lissau.

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January 10, 2015

Muchmore Impact FD2 7.4V 3300mAh 1/12th LiPo pack

Muchmore introduce the latest addition to their Impact FD2 line of competition batteries in the form of a 7.4V 3300mAh “flat type” battery pack. Built from 100C cells the hardcase battery sports standard 1S 1/12th scale pack dimensions of 93×46.8×18.5mm but in a 2S 7.4V configuration. Weighing in at only 149g the pack is usable with 1/12th and 1/10th scale pan cars as well as all classes that do not need tons of capacity but a lightweight power source.

Source: Muchmore [muchmoreracing.net]

January 10, 2015

Core RC alloy offset servo arms

Schumacher have new Core RC alloy offset servo arms available. Coming in popular 23T and 25T splines the offset design is ideal for a variety of vehicles such as Schumacher’s Mi5 Evo touring car. The clamping design allows for secure mounting and the sturdy alloy material does away with excessive flexing as associated with standard plastic arms. Multiple ball stud mounting positions allow for easy linkage setup and the arms come including a lightweight clamping screw.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

January 10, 2015

Volker takes Q2 at DHI Cup

Defending DHI Cup Champion Ronald Volker took the second round of qualifying this morning at the famous Danish event. The heat would see a number of drivers top the time screens over the 5-minutes but in the end it was the Yokomo driver who got the job done. 2.8-seconds down, Xray’s Alexander Hagberg would claim second with yesterday’s Q1 winner Yannic Prumper completing the Top 3.

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January 9, 2015

Prumper TQ’s opening DHI Cup qualifier

Prumper TQ's opening DHI Cup qualifier

Yannic Prumper has TQ’d the opening round of qualifying at the DHI Cup. Challenging his Yokomo team-mate Ronald Volker at the top of the timing screens, a mistake by the defending champion halfway through the 5-minute qualifier would allow Prumper to go onto take an easy TQ run by 2.3 second from Marc Rheinard with Volker recovering to post the third fastest time.

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January 9, 2015

Volker tops DHI Cup practice

Defending DHI Cup champion Ronald Volker got his quest for a sixth win at the famous Danish event off to a good start as he topped the final practice in Odense. With the second of the timed practice rounds seeing improvements from the Top 14 drivers the biggest improvement came from Volker to see him jump ahead of team-mate Yannic Prumper to see the German duo seeded 1-2 for qualifying. Knocking over 6/10ths of a second of his fastest three consecutive laps, Volker would top the times by 3/10ths from Prumper with Xray’s Alexander Hagberg improving his time by 3/10ths to jump ahead of Serpent’s Marc Fisher to complete the Top 3.

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January 9, 2015

Prumper tops opening practice at DHI Cup

Yannic Prumper topped the opening round of timed practice at the 15th running of DHI Cup in Denmark. The Team Yokomo driver headed a very closely matched Top 6 over 3-consecutive laps with Serpent’s Marc Fischer second fastest just 0.054 off his fellow German’s pace. Defending champion Ronald Volker, who is chasing a sixth DHI Cup title this weekend, completed the Top 3 with his Yokomo just 0.003 off Fischer.

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January 9, 2015

Spec-R aluminium body height adjusters

New from Spec-R come body height adjusters in various colours. Made from aluminium the parts are of a common design and they help to precisely set the body height and rake of 1/10th scale on-road bodyshells. Included in the set are four threaded bushings, four height adjuster thumb nuts, steel pins and eight rubber O-rings. Made from CNC-machined high-quality alloy the height adjusters are available in blue, black, orange and red anodising and they fit all vehicles with the same body post diameter as Spec-R’s line of touring cars.

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