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June 19, 2017

Cragg & Martin win at BRCA Electric Off-road Nats Rd3

Robin Hood Raceway played host to round 3 of the BRCA 1/10th Electric Off-road Nationals this past weekend. Neil Cragg dominated the 2WD class with his Team Associated. Pole position and the win means he continues his great start to the series with a perfect score after three rounds while Yokomo’s Lee Martin came in 2nd and Schumacher driver Tom Yardy rounded out the top 3 result. In the 4WD class it was Yokomo driver Lee Martin who grabbed the overall TQ and after some tight battles in the finals Lee would also score the overall win from Neil Cragg (Team Associated) 2nd and Team C’s Craig Collinson 3rd.

Source: CML Distribution [cmldistribution.co.uk]

June 19, 2017

David Ehrbar signs with Arrowmax

Arrowmax have announced the signing of Serpent designer, David Ehrbar to their team. The German will be using the full line of Arrowmax tools, accessories and LiPo batteries and he will also be responsible for testing future Arrowmax products. David had the following to say:

The stylish and practical Arrowmax tools are well known within the industry. These tools are exceptional light, and use very tough tool tips. So they are perfect to keep the weight of the racing luggage low, and even more important they are perfect to work on the car. At the same time they are very stylish and using the whole Arrowmax line of tools makes your pit space look very exclusive. I consider it as a logical step to use the Arrowmax tools. But as a racer it was almost more important for me to make the step to the Arrowmax LiPos. Slightly less known in the market, these high quality LiPos with their high power and high discharge rate (up to 130C) will be a good help for me to fight for the top positions in the F1 class, and at the same time deliver the reliable and constant power for my racing and testing in the touring car modified class. I will work closely together with the factory to test and work on future products. I am proud to be a part of this ambitious team.

Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]

June 19, 2017

Naoki Akiyama wins ETS warm-up race

The German MC Ettlingen club recently held their International Electric On-road Event that was used by many drivers as a warm-up race for the forthcoming ETS event in July. In the premier Touring Modified class it was Yokomo’s Naoki Akiyama who took the overall TQ with Yokomo teammate Christopher Krapp ending the qualifiers on P2, tie on points with Naoki. In the finals Naoki would score wins in A1 and A3 to take the overall win while Tim Wahl (Xray) would score a win in A2 to grab the overall runner-up spot from Christopher Krapp who had to settle for 3rd.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com] | Image: Naoki Akiyama

June 19, 2017

Kaja Novotny TQs & wins Czech Open Rd5

The fifth round of the Czech Open was held in Usti nad Labem. It was the series’ maiden race on astro turf with the very bumpy track conditions making it a challenging race for everyone. Xray’s Kaja Novotny would quickly adapt to the conditions and he would sweep the qualifiers to take the overall TQ from Stepan Silhavy (Xray). The semi A at first didn’t went to plan for Kaja who struggled in the opening stages but once he got into the groove he was able to build a gap and take the win by more than a lap on the 2nd place driver with a time fast enough to get him the pole position for the main final. The A-main than was a smooth sailing for Kaja after an unfortunate Stepan had to retire some minutes in to the race. Ultimately Kaja would bring home the win with Ivo Viktorin (Serpent) 2nd and Martin Zicha (Mugen) 3rd.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

June 19, 2017

Adam Drake wins at JBRL Nitro Series Rd3

Round 3 of this year’s JBRL Nitro Series was held at Dialed In R/C Raceway in Victorville, California this past weekend. In the Pro Nitro Buggy class it was Mugen’s Adam Drake who would take the overall TQ and he also came out on top after the 15-minute main final, leaving Team Associated’s Richard Saxton behind in 2nd place, some 19 seconds down. In 3rd 6th place qualifier, Colin Herzig (Kyosho) would round out the top 3 some eight seconds short of Richard. Elsewhere in Nitro Truggy and E-Buggy it was again Adam who excelled by TQing the classes and bringing home wire to wire wins.

View the other podiums here

June 19, 2017

RC-Cox 5mm LiPo battery safety plugs

PPM RC Racing have introduced the new RC-Cox 5mm LiPo battery safety plugs. Made from a soft material the plugs were designed to cover the unused openings of through-type LiPo battery connector tubes, keeping them from becoming dirty and damaged while also avoiding putting the battery in the car the wrong way around which can result in short circuits during hectic plug in routines. The plugs are easy to remove yet strong enough to not fall off even when the going gets tough and they come in sets of ten, enough to outfit five 5mm connector battery packs.

Source: PPM Racing [ppm-rcracing.com]

June 19, 2017

Teamsaxo F1-180-V2 aluminium main chassis & pod plate

Coming from Teamsaxo are an aluminium main chassis and rear pod plate for the F1-180-V2 formula car. Machined from high-quality 7075-T6 aluminium and coming black anodised and with silver edge details, the chassis and pod plate will add overall rigidity to the chassis assembly which results in improved balance and a more stable car especially in high-grip conditions. Both the chassis and rear pod plate are available separately.

Source: Teamsaxo [saxoracing.com]

June 18, 2017

Coelho cruises to A1 win as Matsukura snatches 2nd

Having wrapped up his second consecutive Euro Touring Series title by taking the TQ in Slovakia this morning, Bruno Coelho made light work of his opposition to cruise to the win in A1. Almost immediately the Xray driver would establish a lead while the rest of the field backed up behind team-mate Alexander Hagberg. Spinning out on the curbing at the one & a half minute mark would end Marc Rheinard’s race as he got collected by Infinity team-mate Akio Sobue resulting in the front left corner being pulling off the German’s car. This would take the pressure from behind off Matsukura allowing him to focus on finding his way passed Hagberg, the Japanese driver forcing a mistake from the Swede on the penultimate lap to get passed for second. Despite setting the slowest fastest lap of the race, Ronald Volker would finish 4th behind Hagberg, the World Champion clearly having to dig deep to make up for his car’s lack of pace.

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