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October 16, 2010

Volker opens qualifying with TQ run

Qualifying for the Xenon Modified class got underway this morning with Ronald Volker taking the first TQ run here in Kastellaun, German. The Yokomo ace ended the five minute run well clear of the opposition with Freddy Sudhoff just over 5 seconds adrift with the second fastest time. Volker said it was definitely a good way to start the day but admitted his car was still difficult to drive and he was having to drive a very fine line which on this occasion was possible as he faced no pressure from other drivers during the heat.

View our full ETS coverage here.

October 15, 2010

Dankel TQ’s opening Pro-Stock qualifier

Eric Dankel has TQ’d the opening round of qualifying for the Xray Pro-Stock class as day 1 of the Yokomo ETS comes to a close here in Kastellaun. The German Indoor National Pro-Stock Champion was the only driver to record 29 laps, despite a driver error which saw him roll his Xray luckily landing rubber side down. Afterwards the accomplished nitro racer described his new T3 ‘11 chassis as perfect with it being very easy to drive

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October 15, 2010

Exclusive – Schumacher Mi4CX

Schumacher have a first production version of their new Mi4CX at the first round of the ETS, driven by Belgian team driver Manuel Henriet, which is an update to their British Championship winning chassis. The main changes are the new front and rear drive axle mounting blocks which have been put on a diet, while attached to those blocks are new composite lower wishbone mounting brackets which replace the current aluminium versions. Due to the reduced materials used in the areas, an updated chassis sporting additional mounting points for the blocks help increase stiffness. Up front the car also has a new spool and beefier front drive shafts.

View more new products as well as more images here.

October 15, 2010

Volker sets practice pace at ETS opener

Yokomo’s Ronald Volker is the early pace setter at the opening round of the Yokomo Euro Touring Series taking his LRP powered Yokomo BD5 around the Kastellaun track in the three fastest consecutive laps by a considerable margin over defending champion Marc Rheinard. Recording a time of 10.060 compared with Rheinard’s 10.188, the European Indoor Champion has made little changes to his car in the opening three practice runs and plans to run the same set-up for the fourth and final run.

View our full ETS coverage here.

October 15, 2010

Xray RX8 1/8th scale coming soon

Coming in 2011, Xray have released this teaser for their long expected entry into the 1/8th scale on road market. Named the RX8, we have no details as of yet but we can expect a full release in the near future.

Destined to take the “Formula-1” of R/C car racing by storm, a new generation of purebred emerges from the XRAY stable. In the ultra-high speed world of 1/8 on-road racing, the secret to success lays in harnessing raw power lap after lap, slicing from corner to corner and through traffic with the skill and precision of a fighter pilot, eating up straights in the merest fractions of seconds. Welcome the new XRAY RX8 Competition 1/8 on-road car.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

October 15, 2010

Schumacher Mi1 Touring Car

Schumacher have announced the release of the Mi1 Touring Car. In response to customer demand they have produced a low cost, back to basics touring car for when you want to race. The Mi1 is simple to maintain, durable and above all, great to drive. With an efficient transmission and precise CNC machined motor plate, it handles like a dream. Using tried and tested suspension, with CNC alloy shocks the Mi1 offers a higher specification than other ‘entry level’ touring cars. Designed to use the latest LiPo batteries and with a excellent range of easy adjustments and option parts available, the Mi1 is fully tunable for what ever track you decide to race on.

View more details on the car here

October 14, 2010

Kyosho V-One R4 200mm chassis

Having briefly mentioned the upcoming release of the new Kyosho V-One R4 earlier this month, the Japanese company has shown off their new 200mm chassis at this week’s All Japan Model Hobby show. Developed by team drivers Adrien Bertin and Takaaki Shimo, the new car seems to feature a new radio plate, front body mount as well as a new fuel tank and presumably a new chassis plate to accommodate a RX battery placement change as a result of the new tank, plus a host of other changes. We don’t have any concrete specs but we will bring you full details as we get them.

View another image of the car here

October 14, 2010

DHI Cup 2011 – Announcement

The organisers of the 2011 DHI Cup have been in touch to tell us that entry for the race will open at 19:00 CET on the 26th of October. The event, which takes place from the 7th to 9th of January, will be in the same venue as previous years, the Stadium Arena Fyn in Odense, Denmark. The 11th running of this famous touring car race, it will sadly be the final year for this prestigious race. This year Modified class drivers will get 1 set of LRP CPX controlled tires included in entry fee and the SuperStock drivers get 1 set of LRP CPX tires and 1 Speed Passion V3 17.5 motor. 2010 SuperStock and Modified A-finalist will have reserved places until 15th November. There is no limit of drivers in SuperStock and Modified until the 1st of November, after this date they will see how many drivers they can put in each class, there is total max of 180 drivers, so be sure to get your entry in early to avoid disappointment. A brand new carpet will be used at this event and it will be same type as used in 2010. New for 2011 – EFRA Spec 2S LiPo and LiFe cell is allowed, bump-ups for the B final winner to the A-final and finally the SuperStock and Modified A-finals will be a 6 minute race.

Entry will be done through MyRCM here.

Source: DHI Cup [dhi-cup.dk]