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July 3, 2013

Laszlo Kiss-Orban wins Hungarian 200mm nats Rd5

The fifth round of the Hungarian on-road national championship series took place in Oroshaza and it was Team Xray Hungary’s Laszlo Kiss-Orban who secured himself the pole position in the 1/10th 200mm class with his Reds-powered NT1. At the start of the 30 minutes long main final Laszlo was able pull away first but he slowed down to save on tyres as the track with its high speed left hand corners was tough on the black gold. The slower pace cost him two positions but around the 10 minutes mark he was back on top again and started to build a 10 lap gap on second placed Gergo Lehner until the end. Balazs Bihari rounded up the podium in third place. Due to the win Laszlo is now leading the series with 16 points on team mate Zsolt Bajusz with three rounds to go.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

July 3, 2013

Paul Lemieux confirmed for ETS Season Finale

Xray have confirmed that multiple US National Champion Paul Lemieux will compete at the season finale of the Yokomo Euro Touring Series at the Hudy Arena in Slovakia from the 19th to 21st of July. The Factory Xray driver has made a number of appearances at the World renowned series, his most recent coming last year at the fifth round of the championship in the Netherlands, prior to him winning the Worlds warmup race. Fielding a strong factory team, Xray are looking to put on a good showing at what is the company’s test track, with Paul being joined by ETS regulars Alexander Hagberg, Magnus Vassmar & Martin Hudy and in Pro Stock, Championship leader, Marek Cerny who is looking to wrap up the title. Set to be a spectacular battle on track, the Hudy Arena have been pulling out all the stops to ensure that everything is equally spectacular off track as well, going so far as organising tours of the Xray factory to all racers wishing to get a rare glimpse behind the scenes of this state of the art facility. For those wishing to compete in this the final race of our sixth season, entries are still open here and more information can be found here.

July 3, 2013

Tamiya M-05 Gold Edition chassis kit

Tamiya will soon have a new limited edition kit available in the form of the M-05 Gold Edition chassis. The kit is based on the standard M-05 and features a gold colour main frame, aluminium steering parts and a rear aluminium suspension holder with 1 degree toe-in. An updated front suspension allows for better adjustability, more shock travel and the kit is designed for the use with 210mm, 225mm and 239mm wheelbase body shells.

Source: Tamiya [tamiya.com]

July 3, 2013

Sanwa SRG-BLS Version 2 low-profile servo

LRP introduce the SRG-BLS Version 2 low-profile 1/10th scale servo. The updated version of the well-known touring car steering servo sports a speed of 0.05s, a torque of 7.6kg-cm and is usable in Sanwa’s SSR mode for ultra-fast steering reactions. The features list includes a brushless motor, ball bearings, metal gears and a heatsink middle case.

Source: LRP [lrp.cc]

July 3, 2013

KO Propo PDS-2531 ICS mid-profile servo

KO Propo introduce their new PDS-2531 ICS mid-profile servo designed for many 1/10th applications. It sports dimensions of 41×31.8x21mm, a weight of 46,5g and a cool feature in the form of a transparent lower cover illuminated by an LED for that special look in your chassis. The metal geared servo offers a speed of 0.13s and a torque of 9.5kg-cm and is available with red, yellow or blue illumination.

Source: KO Propo [kopropoamerica.com]

July 2, 2013

Daniele Ielasi wins final round of Italian Champs

Daniele Ielasi wins final round of Italian champs

The final round of the Italian nitro on-road championship was held at Cassino last weekend. New Capricorn signing Daniele Ielasi took the win in the 1/8th expert class with his Lab C801 car from the second spot on the grid after his team mates Dario Balestri and Lamberto Collari hit trouble during the final. Carmine Raiola and Andrea Pirani completed the podium one and three laps down respectively.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

July 2, 2013

2013 IRCC Airport Race – Report

2013 IRCC Airport Race – report

The annual IRCC Airport Race took place at the Chubu International Airport in Japan. The carpet race track was set-up in the airport’s event place making it easy for foreign competitors to enter the race. A total of seven classes was run at the meeting that saw legend RC driver Masami Hirosaka attending both in the Stock Touring and 1/12 GT class. The race catered mainly for Japanese drivers but the attendance of Scotty Ernst, who not only announced several of the finals but who also attended the meeting as a driver, gave the IRCC an international touch. Another noticeable international contender was Jonathan Chia, a Singapore Airlines pilot who landed on Sunday morning and joined the race straight after. Although he missed the first day of the event, he enjoyed the race and considers to come again next year when the organisers aim to create an even more international race.

Thanks to Atsushi Hasegawa for sending the report.

July 2, 2013

Much More Perfect Glow Plug Stocker

New from Much More comes the Perfect Glow Plug Stocker, a storage container for turbo-type glow plugs. The lower half sports threaded holes to hold the plugs and to protect the delicate glow coils, while the upper half, the lid, is held in place by four magnets for simplicity. The container comes black anodised with white MM logos.

Source: Much More [muchmoreracing.net]