April 8, 2014

Schumacher BTCC Rd1 – Report

Schumacher BTCC Rd1 – Report

The 2014 Series kicked off in fine style at the superb West London venue, with over 110 drivers booked in for the event. The weather was dry for Saturday which saw many of the drivers use the day for a lot of practice to get their cars fine tuned ready for race day on Sunday. However what greeted drivers all Sunday morning was rain, followed by more heavy rain, the weather was going to make for some very interesting racing. The race classes for this year’s BTCC, following on from a successful Series last year are 17.5T Blinky class, 13.5T and Modified.

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April 8, 2014

Park & Lee dominate Korean Sweep Challenge

Park & Lee dominate Korean Sweep Challenge

A total of 40 drivers competed at the Sweep Challenge Korea at the PTS track in Gyeonggido in cold and windy conditions. In the 13.5T Stock class JinHyun Park (T.O.P.) came in 1st, followed by Sungtae Kim (Awesomatix) and Googil Jung (Awesomatix) respectively. Elswhere in the Modified class T.O.P. Racing factory driver Ryan Lee took the TQ and overall win. JungHyun Ahn and Yonghoon Park (both Awesomatix) rounded out the podium.

Source: T.O.P. [top-racing.jp]

April 8, 2014

Akio Sobue takes win at 2014 Speed King Tour Rd3

Akio Sobue takes win at 2014 Speed King Tour Rd3

The third round of 2014 Speed King Tour took place at the RC Stadium Sodegaura track last weekend. Unfortunately the finals of all classes had to be cancelled due to hailing. This meant the qualifying results would be used to determine the winner and in the main class of Modified Touring Car it was the championship leader Akio Sobue who brought home the TQ and therefore the round win. Local driver Kyoichi Mastumoto took second place while second round winner Yugo Nagashima finished third. The win in round 3 means Akio is able to extend his lead in the championship while Yugo needs to score more points to catch up. The win in the Stock class went to Eiji Seto who sat on top of the timesheets after qualifying. Yahiro and Ooshima scored a 2nd and 3rd place respectively. The next round of the 2014 Speed King Tour will take place at the Twin Ring Hongu in the Aichi prefecture on the 22nd of June.

Source: Speed King Tour [speedkingtour.blog.jp]

April 7, 2014

3Racing LED setup board & pit light

3Racing LED setup board & pit light

3Racing introduce two new pit accessories in the form of a LED backlit setup board and a LED pit light. Starting with the setup board, it is designed for cars of up to 220mm in width and sports two bubble tubes to make sure it sits nice and level on the pit table. A pink-themed graphic allows the LED backlight to shine through for a bit of added illumination in dark surrounds, without being to harsh for the eyes. The setup board can also be used in combination with the second new part from 3Racing, a LED pit light. The lamp is of a foldable design and it can be used as a stand alone device but it also is attachable to the aforementioned setup board using a threaded bushing. There is no release date yet but both accessories should be available soon.

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April 7, 2014

Van Staey wins NK class at Dutch season opener

Van Staey wins NK class at Dutch season opener

The first round of the Dutch nitro on-road nationals took place at the prestigious Apeldoorn track. In the 1/8th NK class Belgian driver Gunther van Staey took the overall TQ for the semifinals and also completed the final in first place, one lap ahead of Xray’s John Ermen. Frank Baggen rounded the podium another two laps down. Joey Sorber and John Lenaers completed the top 5 result.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

April 7, 2014

Oleg Lastochkin wins Russian Pro Stock 10.5T title

Oleg Lastochkin wins Russian Pro Stock 10.5T title

The Russian Electric on-road nationals where held at the Agalatovo RC Carpet Raceway near St. Petersburg. In the 10.5T Pro Stock class Oleg Lastochkin, who qualified 4th, was able to take advantage of mistakes made by the leading drivers in order to take the win the 1st and 3rd A-final, handing him the overall win and the national title. Alexander Naumov came in 2nd while Andrey Kokarev completed the podium in 3rd.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

April 7, 2014

Speedzone 6000mAh square LiPo battery pack

Speedzone 6000mAh square LiPo battery pack

Speedzone have a new Peerless Series LiPo battery pack available in the form of a 6000mAh 80C 2S square pack. The battery measures 93×68.5×25.1mm and is a substitute option to saddle packs as it sports the same dimensions as a side-by-side 2S saddle pack but does away with the fiddly jumper wire. The battery comes with 4mm connections and shrink-wrapped for added protection.

Source: Speedzone [speedzoneusa.com]

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