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May 12, 2018

Matsukura gets by Coelho to take A1

Naoto Matsukura has taken the opening A-Main at the fourth round of the Yokomo Euro Touring Series in Germany. The Infinity driver would pressure Top Qualifier Bruno Coelho through the race eventually able to take an advantage of an error with one & a half minutes remaining. Looking to have the quicker car, Matsukura would himself survive at early mistake when he ran wide on the straight with his car making clearly audible contact with the steel boards. Dropping him back a little, the Japanese driver quickly got back with Coelho and when the leader touched the curbing and opened the door he went through for the win. Behind Marc Rheinard would get by Viktor Wilck to complete the Top 3 ahead of Freddy Sudhoff, with Wilck dropping back to fifth.

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May 12, 2018

Coelho Top Qualifier at ETS as Wilck takes final qualifier

Bruno Coelho has claimed his 3rd consecutive TQ of the ETS season, the Xray driver securing pole position thanks to his two TQ runs yesterday at the Motodrom Andernach track in Germany. With Naoto Matsukura taking Q3 this morning, but the time no match for last night’s Q2 time, it was only the Japanese driver who had the possibility to deny Coelho the No.1 spot. With the track at its hottest and with only used tyres for Q4, the odds were stacked against Matsukura but a mistake on the first lap confirmed things. Now the attention was on how they would line up behind the reigning series champion. Marc Rheinard took up the pace but with 4-laps to go had a mistake, briefly moving Alexander Hagberg to the top, but Wilck would finish strong to take the round from Freddy Sudhoff and Hagberg. The result meant Matsukura held onto his P2 starting position while Wilck moved ahead of Rheinard to secure third with Sudhoff completing the top half of the grid.

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May 12, 2018

Matsukura leads Infinity 1-2 in Q3 at ETS Andernach

Naoto Matsukura led an Infinity 1-2 in the third & penultimate round of qualifying at the Yokomo Euro Touring Series this morning in Andernach, Germany. Having missed out on the TQ last night in Q2 by 5/100ths of a second after touching the curbing on the last lap, Matsukura would claim his first ever TQ run of the ETS ahead of team-mate Marc Rheinard. Despite being 3.6-seconds faster than Rheinard, the time was slower than that of Coelho’s Q2 time. While Coelho would make a mistake on the opening lap and opted to pull in after the next lap, it is looking increasingly likely the championship leader is on target for the overall TQ. With temperatures rising the track is expected to be slower for the final round with the only challenger Matsukura having now used all 3 of his allocated sets of tyres. Behind Matsukura and Rheinard, Viktor Wilck backed up his Q2 result by again completing the Top 3 while Lucas Urbain put in a strong drive from the second fastest heat to post the fourth fastest time.

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May 11, 2018

Matsukura loses TQ to Coelho on final lap

Naoto Matsukura lost out on a TQ run in the second round of qualifying at the ETS in Germany this evening, a moment on the curbing on the last lap enough to allow Bruno Coelho secure his second TQ of the day by 5/100ths of a second. With the benefit of the cooler evening conditions, the Q2 TQ could prove crucial to Coelho’s title hopes with tomorrow’s remaining two qualifiers set to take place in warmer, therefore slower, track conditions. After crashing out of Q1, Viktor Wilck would complete the Top 3 albeit 2.5-seconds off the TQ pace while top seed Marc Rheinard struggled to match his Q1 form posting a P6 for the round.

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May 11, 2018

Reds Racing Power & Efficiency Pack engine/pipe sets

Reds Racing from Italy have introduced their new Power Pack and Efficiency Pack engine and exhaust combo packages for 1/8th off-road vehicles. Both come in a Mario Rossi signed box and the Power Pack includes the WRX Corsa Lunga engine together the all-new 2104 X-One Smooth pipe while the Efficiency Pack includes the WR5 or WR5 High Efficiency engine as well as the 2104 X-One Smooth pipe. Also part of the packages are three venturi inserts.

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May 11, 2018

Coelho from Rheinard in Q1

Bruno Coelho has taken the opening round of qualifying at the Yokomo Euro Touring Series in Germany. Only 6th quickest in practice, the Xray driver topped the first of weather condensed timetable’s four qualifiers from top seed Marc Rheinard. Coelho came back from an early moment, when he lost the rear of his car, to TQ by 3/10ths from Rheinard. Less than 2/10ths further back, Naoto Matsukura completed the Top 3 while Infinity team-mate Akio Sobue improved on his practice form to post the fourth fastest time. Having seeded 3rd quickest, Viktor Wilck would crash and break on his third lap while Ronald Volker opted to pull off after a losing almost 4-seconds due to ‘a bobble’ on his opening lap.

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May 11, 2018

Leadfinger Racing B64D A2 Tactic body shell

Leadfinger Racing brings an all-new look to the popular Team Associated 1/10 scale B64D wheeler with the introduction of the A2 Tactic body shell. The new lid is influenced by racer request from the previous 1/8 designs, giving it an aggressive and sleek style. To bring back a little old school, the windshield has been laid down to remove the steep rake, while at the same time keeping a modern cab forward feel. The combo gives the B64D a super slick and fast look right up front. The top of the cab has an added roof vent for superior cooling that pushes air flow over the centre diff and motor, further enhancing it’s one of a kind style. To help keep everything planted, the rear of the cab has the traditional swoop along with added down force ailerons on the top of the side pods. The body comes in clear with window masks and stickers provided and also including two LFR Tactic wings.

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May 11, 2018

RCLabHK roll out Project 4X Evo CF options

Newly founded brand RCLabHK from Hong Kong have introduced a handful of carbon fibre option parts for the Serpent Project 4X Evo touring car in the form of a bulkhead stiffener and a 3mm battery mount. The bulkhead stiffeners are used to brace the left and right bulkhead in order to improve performance on high-grip carpet and asphalt surfaces as they reinforce the bulkhead area for less overall chassis flex which comes in handy especially in high traction conditions. The 2mm stiffeners come separately and including hardware such as M3x20mm screws and 4x3mm or 4x2mm bushings. Also new are the front and rear battery mounts machined from 3mm carbon fibre. Using the parts will improve battery fixing and thus overall reliability.

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