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April 8, 2014

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 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

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

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

Fantom Racing Pro Racing 6000mAh 80C LiPo battery

Fantom Racing now have their latest 6000mAh 80C LiPo battery pack available. The ROAR-legal Pro Racing series pack is built using the latest 80C cells and comes in a protective hardcase and with 4mm connection tubes. Beside the “bullet-type” variant Fantom also offers two pre-wired packs with Deans and Traxxas style plugs.

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April 7, 2014

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]

April 7, 2014

Janos Birinyi wins 13.5T at East Hungarian Champs Rd7

The 7th round of the East Hungarian championship was held at Ozd last weekend. in 13.5T Stock Xray driver Janos Birinyi made maximum use of his track knowledge as the race was organised by his home club and therefore he was able to take TQ with quite a margin. In the finals he was able to take the overall victory with smooth and consistent driving. His Xray teammates Tamas Pongho and Viktor Kiss completed the podium in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

April 7, 2014

Ronald Völker wins Touring Car Worlds warm-up

This weekend the IFMAR Electric Touring Car World Championship warm-up took place at the Full Throttle Raceway in Kissimmee, Florida. Despite being held on U.S. soil the race was dominated by European and Asian drivers with Ronald Volker (Yokomo) taking the win in the triple A-mains from his Yokomo teammate Naoto Matsukura and Meen Vejrak (Yokomo). The Tamiya duo of 3-times World Champion Mark Rheinard and current title holder Jilles Groskamp completed the top 5. Xray’s Alexander Hagberg finished 6th overall, Yokomo’s Hayato Matsuzaki came in 7th while Elliott Harper was able to place one of the new Team Durango’s DETC410 in the A-main in 8th place. Viktor Wilck (Tamiya) and Andy Moore (Hot Bodies) rounded out the top 10 result.

Image: Yokomo