Former ETS race winner Yannic Prümper has TQ’d the third & penultimate round of qualifying at Apeldoorn setting the fastest time by 3/10th of a second over Yokomo team-mate Cyril N’diaye who in turn was a tenth quicker than Tamiya’s Jilles Groskamp in third.
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New from Exotek for the Xray T3’11 are these heavy duty yet lightweight adjustable carbon fibre LiPo brackets for the Xray T3’11 chassis. The sliding brackets makes for better battery positioning and more secure mounting preventing sudden weight shifts that can unbalance your car. Also includes adjustable center rail (must drill extra hole in stock Xray chassis), which is a direct fit for the Exotek chassis.
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The opening round of qualifying at the Dutch round of the Yokomo Euro Touring Series produced a Tamiya 1-2-3 with Jilles Groskamp setting the pace ahead of Marc Rheinard and Viktor Wilck. Making a one off return to the series this weekend at Apeldoorn, the two time ETS champion said afterwards that he thinks he can go faster as he was only driving at 95%.
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TOP Racing got in touch to tell us that their driver Jesse Stark took the TQ and won the Open Modified class at the 2011 Reedy Race of Champions held at Norcal Hobbies. Jesse drove his Photon to victory winning the first two mains and because of his win Jesse is automatically invited to compete in the invite class at next year’s Reedy Race.
Source: TOP USA [topracingusa.com]
Former two time Euro Touring Series champion Jilles Groskamp has returned to the series in style setting the early pace after three rounds of practice at the Apeldoorn track which is coming in for heaps of phrase from the large entry taking part in the Dutch round. Groskamp, whose last appearance in the ETS was at the MACH last year, set the fastest time for three consecutive laps over his Tamiya team-mates Marc Rheinard and Viktor Wilck.
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Xray have introduced this optional lightweight XCA flywheel made from tough 7075 T6 hard coated aluminum. Strategically lightened compared to the standard flywheel, it reduces rotating weight without sacrificing strength or durability.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
When Novarossi launched their Basic Sport Competition engine line back in 2009, demand exceeded expectation and so as a result, the N21-5T has received an update. The N21-5T comes with a new crankcase with a new internal porting design for a more optimized flow. There are also external changes to the crankcase, such as a different pattern of cooling ribs along the crankcase.
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After a lot of testing and development Shepherd are happy to announce the release of their new line of 1/10th Pan Car tires. The new black rims designed by experienced pan-car racer Josh Cyrul and the best rubber available ensure optimized performance. A wide variety of different shores will help you to find the best setup up for the current track conditions. To help recognize the compound the new tires have color codes for easy identification.
