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June 12, 2013

Richard Volta wins French 1/8 Nats Rd4

Last weekend the 4th round of the French 1/8 on-road nationals was held under sunny conditions at La Ferriere aux Etangs in the Normandy. In qualifying it was Romain Picard how took TQ honors only 0.7sec in front of Shepherd driver Richard Volta who had to do an additional pitstop for fuel. In the semi finals Richard was the fastest driver on the track leading from the start to the chequered flag taking the pole position for the main final while Romain dropped out in the second semi final as he crashed his car. From the start of the final Richard controlled the race. With fast fuel stops he was able to control the gap to the rest of the field and after 45 minutes he crossed the finishing line five seconds in front of Christophe Aygon with Christophe Louis completing the podium on 3rd place.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

June 12, 2013

Austria crucial to Tamiya’s ETS title hopes

The Yokomo Euro Touring Series reaches a crucial stage this weekend (June 14-16) in terms of the title chase between Yokomo and Tamiya as Traiskirchen in Austria hosts the penultimate round of the World famous electric touring car championship. While defending champion Ronald Volker leads the current Ride Modified standings from Yokomo team-mate Yannic Prumper, a recent upsurge in the performance from the Tamiya Racing Factory team that yielded victories at the last two rounds has put their two drivers back into contention for the prestigious crown. However the pressure is on Marc Rheinard and Viktor Wilck to continue that form this weekend if they want to go to the season finale at the Hudy Arena in Slovakia in July with a chance of the title.

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June 11, 2013

2013 Much More Masters – Report

The 2013 MuchMore Masters was run over three days at the SMA club in NSW. Once again SMA presented an awesome track that seems to be getting better and better every time. Open practice of the Stock class on Friday started slow, with rain the night before creating a cold low grip surface. The early runs were spent tuning the motor and ESC for the upcoming power battle in 17.5 boosted that would follow, the cooler temps allowing everyone to push the motors hard. In the afternoon the track warmed up and the grip came up with it. The teams spent quite a bit of time testing out different ideas for preparation with the new MuchMore Rush tyres that we would be using for the event. These tyres were new for Australia and were under a lot of pressure to do well.

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June 11, 2013

Tim Altmann wins RC LeMans Series Rd3

The 3rd round of the RC LeMans Series took place at the AMC Hamm track in Germany. After a rainy Spring in Germany and to the surprise of all 28 Pro10 driver the sun came out and greeted all contenders with wonderful racing weather. After the qualifiers Sven Stoffels took TQ closely followed by Tobias Weist who was able to set a new track record with 15.4s but he ran out of battery at the end of his run. The third position went to Rene Fischer and the top 4 was completed by Tim Altmann. And it was that certain Tim who was able to win the finals from 4th position leaving Rene Fischer and Sven Stoffels in second and third position. The win in the B final went to Peter Plümacher with Ullrich Steinkau taking the C final. The fastest youngsters was Alexander Steinkau in 12th Position.

Thanks to Frank Büsener for sending the report.

June 10, 2013

Elliot Harper takes BRCA TC nationals Rd2

BRCA TC nationals Rd2 – Report

Round two of the 2013 BRCA TC Series took place at the Stafford track over the past weekend. The Stafford track has been off the calendar for a number of years and was welcomed back by many drivers. Pre-event testing by the top teams and many other drivers soon made it clear that tyre wear was extremely high and tyre management and strategy was going to be a crucial factor. It was soon apparent on Saturday that Elliot Harper with his Team Durango DEX410TC Prototype was the man to beat, as he was setting a blistering pace in the first qualifying rounds. The usual likes of Olly Jefferies, Andy Moore and Chris Grainger were also going strong. Another driver going really strong was the young Schumacher driver Sam Clifton. After five rounds of qualifying it was Elliot Harper who took TQ after an awesome qualifying performance. Olly Jefferies for Associated would be second with Chris Grainger of Schumacher getting his 2013 campaign back on track with a third place A-Main position.

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June 10, 2013

Benelux+ Electric Race – Announcement

The Model Auto Club de Baanbrekers will hold the Benelux+ Electric Race at the weekend of the 7th of July in Rucphen, Netherlands. Run in touring car modified, 10.5T and 13.5T as well as Pro10 modified and stock WGT/F1 classes the race starts on Saturday with timed free practice and will also see large BBQ on Saturday afternoon. Included in the entry free for the touring car classes is one set of controlled Ride Rex 34 tyres. More information can be found here.

June 10, 2013

T.O.P. Sabre FD2 & FF03 body post plates

T.O.P. Racing introduce body post reinforcement plates for the Sabre FD2 and Tamiya FF03 front wheel drive cars. The parts are designed to reinforce the body post area of the cars in order to make for a more solid platform for all high centre of gravity FWD bodies many 2WD touring car rules books call for. The carbon fibre plates come pre-assembled with rubber O-rings and are available as wide or narrow version depending on the wide of the body’s roof section.

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June 10, 2013

Yeah Racing TT-02 aluminium drivetrain options

Yeah Racing introduce two new option parts for Tamiya’s TT-02 entry-level 4WD touring car in the form of a main drive shaft and drive shaft joints. Starting with the main shaft, the part is CNC-machined from high quality aluminium and much stiffer than the stock part, making for a more efficient power transfer. Also new are suitable aluminium main drive shaft joints. They replace the kit parts with a much stronger solution for improved efficiency and added rigidity plus they come with an optional O-ring that is meant to provide a more aggressive steering feeling. Both the drive shaft and the joints come in blue colour.

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