The Pista Futura track in Italy, host of the upcoming European Championship “B”, saw the 39th running of the 1st May Trophy. Team F.V.S.S. took the pole position and also the final victory with Cristiano Sartor (Shepherd/Novarossi) coming in 1st with Alberto Tedeschi (Serpent/Max) and Michael Canton (Mugen/Max) completing the podium in 2nd and 3rd respectively.
Source: F.V.S.S. [fvssrc.com]
GForce introduce the PS1200 power 15-30VDC power supply. The high output device is usable with 100-240VAC input and offers a selectable output voltage of 15-30VDC with up to 50A current. Offering a full-blown 50A output and two 10A outputs the power supply also features two 5V/2.1A USB ports, a temperature controlled fan and several safety features such as over voltage and over temperature as well as reverse polarity protection.
Source: GForce [gforce-hobby.jp]
The Yokomo Euro Touring Series resumes this weekend (9-11 May) following a 2-month break with the fahr(T)raum Museum, a homage to Austrian automotive pioneer Ferdinand Porsche, playing host to the start of the second half of what has been the most competitive start to the championship in its 7-seasons of existence. Situated in the Austrian town of Mattsee, the museum is home to unique automobiles from the 1900s and provides insights into the earliest days of automobile construction but this weekend it welcomes for the very first time some of the best drivers from the high tech r/c world of electric touring car racing for Round 4 of the World famous championship. With the opening three rounds, all run on venues familiar to ETS regulars, producing three different winners, the asphalt event is all new territory for the 270 plus entries.
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Spanish company MD Racing have released first teaser images of their forthcoming electric touring car kit. The car is a mix of new and already proven ideas with the A-arms being of a pivot ball design over the more common C-hub/rear hub construction with suspension pins, while the upper deck is mounted vertically within the chassis. The steering is of an adjustable tail-type design and the bulkheads allow to remove the front and rear axle/differential without disturbing the shocks or shock tower settings as the shock tower brackets are part of the bulkheads and not the bulkhead covers. It is understood that the first prototypes are ready to hit the track in around 3 weeks. We bring you more information on the car as soon as they become available.
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Zeroforce introduce new lightweight setup tools in the form of two setup wheels sets for 1/8th and 1/10th chassis as well as a chassis ride height gauge set. Starting with the wheels, they are made from high-quality and lightweight ABS plastic with the 1/8th wheels sporting diameters of 69mm for the front and 76mm for the rear wheels, while the 1/10th set offers 60.5mm and 63mm diameter wheels. Both sets are black of colour with the size markings etched into the front.
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The awesome track up at Halifax was the venue for the second round of the Schumacher BTCC. Many drivers turned up on Saturday to be greeted by lovely dry conditions, the track was looking fantastic and the drivers set up their race kit on the now covered pitting areas to get themselves ready for the weekend ahead. Great improvements have been done to the facility, now making this venue one of the best around from many comments heard during the event by several racers. There were several quick drivers on Saturday, and the day stayed dry throughout so lots of good running was had by many people.
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The 2014 KO Propo America Nitro on-road Grand Prix took place this past weekend hosted by the Greater Los Angeles R/C Club. Classes raced would be 1/8th Sportsman, 1/8th Expert, 1/10th Touring, 1/8th GT and 1/5th GT. Total entries for this event was an impressive 116 with 1/8th Expert being the largest class with 51 entries. Practice started on Friday with one round of qualifying, Saturday would be three rounds of qualifying and all mains raced on Sunday. Mike Swauger (Team Xray/Picco) would set the TQ pace for both 1/10th Touring and 1/8th Expert. 1/8th Sportsman TQ would be Otto Rosa, 1/8th GT Robbie Corrato and 1/5th GT Victor Garcia.
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Protoform have released a teaser image of their forthcoming new 200mm nitro touring car bodyshell. As it is the year of the 200mm World Championships we assume the body is specially designed for the somewhat smaller indoor WC track of Huge RC Project in Bangkok, Thailand. The most noticeable part of the body is the highly angled hood that sports several ribbings which are meant to increase front end downforce. With no other information available than the image the overall characteristics of the body are purely speculation but first production images and valid information should be available soon.
Source: Protoform [racepf.com]
