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August 3, 2017

Yokomo YD-2S Plus RWD drift kit

Yokomo have introduced the YD-2S Plus, the latest addition to the popular YD-2 series of drift cars. Based off of the standard YD-2 the 2S Plus will feature a redesigned motor and transmission section with the motor being mounted in a high, rearward facing position for improved traction especially on very slippery surfaces. The chassis is of a new design, taken over from 1/10th buggies, with a carbon fibre main plate and composite side rails, doing away with the common top deck. The construction will result in improved steering control and optimised dynamic weight distribution. The kit will utilise shorty battery packs only and it will hit stores at about mid to end of September.

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August 3, 2017

Laverychev & Koshcheev win Russian 1/8th Buggy titles

The 2017 Russian 1/8th Buggy National Championship was held at the RCRacer Krylo track in Moscow. Practice and qualifying would be held in hot weather conditions but the final day brought a lot of rain which left the drivers with lots of questions in regards of tyres and setup. In the Nitro class the race for the win was on between reigning Champion, Maxim Laverychev and two-times national title holder, Nikita Pomogaev. The two would battle until the checkered flag but Nikita ran out of fuel only metres before the line, allowing Maxim to take the win from Nikita 2nd and Stanislav Glebov 3rd.

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August 3, 2017

Team EAM 1S 6100mAh Graphene LiPo battery pack

Team EAM have introduced their new Graphene series 3.7V 1S 6100mAh LiPo battery pack. The all-new Graphene formula was designed for the lowest resistance and high voltage output all in combination with improved reliability. The hardcase pack weighs in at 153g and utilises 5mm bullet connectors.

Source: Team EAM [teameam.com]

August 3, 2017

O.S. Speed B21 Ty Tessmann II off-road nitro engine

Coming from O.S. Engines is the new Speed B21 Ty Tessmann II nitro off-road engine. The square stroke power plant follows hot on the heels of the recently introduced 110% long stroke engine and it is based on the World Championship winning B2101. It features a 5.8mm venturi insert and different from the original B2101 the Ty Tessmann II has a reshaped low-profile cooling head, of Ty’s original design, with double height vertical fins. The B21 Ty Tessmann II is available separately or including the new 90mm manifold and T-2090SC exhaust.

Source: O.S. Engines [os-engines.co.jp]

August 2, 2017

Ronnefalk is Top Seed at 1:8 Euros

David Ronnefalk is the top seed at this year’s European Championships in Sweden, the HB Racing driver topping controlled practice with his time from the first of today’s two runs. Also topping the second 9-minute run, the Swede would end Day 2 of the event fastest from reigning Champion Elliott Boots. Second fastest in CP1, like Ronnefalk, the British driver would also fail to better that time posting third fastest time for the final practice. After a troubled opening seeding run, Robert Batlle would be the only driver in the Top 6 to set their in CP2 posting the 2nd fastest time for the round which was good enough to seed the Mugen driver third. Batlle’s improvement would demote fellow Spaniard Juan Carlos Canas Carrasco from third to fourth with Portuguese duo João Figueiredo and Carlos Durães completing the Top 6 ahead of French driver Rayan Medjoubi.

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August 2, 2017

Southern Summer Payout Series Rd4 – Report

The fourth and final round of the Southern Summer Payout Series was held at Thornhill Racing Circuit. The series travelled across the three states of Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas. With Thornhill having a new turf track, after weather destroyed the previous covered clay track, the challenge would be how to handle the extreme rise in grip from the previous events. To this added an extremely high temperature, making the day a challenge for man and machine. The podium in the 2WD Stock class went to Austin Jeffries from Daniel Grobe and Jordan Born and in the overall points series it was again Austin who took the winning honours from Daniel while Steve DeArmon completed the overall top 3 result.

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August 2, 2017

Ronnefalk tops first seeding round in Sweden

David Ronnefalk has topped the first of the two rounds of seeding practice at the 1:8 Offroad European Championships in Sweden. The HB Racing driver would become the first driver to run a sub 2-minute time for their fastest 3-consecutive laps around the Gröndal Ring track with yesterday’s Free Practice pace setter Elliott Boots his closest challenger. Improving on his sudden finding of speed in yesterday’s final practice, Juan Carlos Canas would complete the Top 3. With some of yesterday’s pace setters struggling this morning, Darren Bloomfield 12th and Yannick Aigoin 9th fastest, P4 would come from João Figueiredo followed by fellow Portuguese driver Carlos Durães with Italian youngsters Riccardo Berton and David Ongaro 6th and 7th respectively.

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August 2, 2017

Wataru Takashiro TQs & wins Nitro Shock Race

The recent Nitro Shock Race was held at the RC Land 23 track, home of this year’s JMRCA All-Japan Nationals. Kyosho’s Wataru Takashiro would take the overall TQ after the qualifiers and he also came out fastest in the 30-minute main final. Yusuke Sugiura came in a close 2nd while Kazuya Tanaka in 3rd rounded out the all-Kyosho podium.

Source: Reds Racing [reds-racing.com]