The opening round of the French 1/10th off-road national championship was held this past weekend in Louvres. Xray’s Jean-Pierrick Sartel would come out on top in the 2WD class, taking the day’s win from Renaud Savoya (TLR) in second and Armand Launtheaume (Xray) in third. In the 4WD category Mathieu Briere would lead an Xray 1-2-3 with Jean-Pierrick in second and Valentin Peuziat third.
Coming from Yokomo Europe is the Pinion Caddy pinion gear carrier. Cut from high-quality plastic the Yokomo logo shaped carrier allows to easily store and transport up to seven pinions. Three different sets are available; the lone caddy, a combo set including pinions for touring cars and also as set including seven gears for 1/1oth off-road buggies.
Source: Yokomo Europe [teamyokomo.eu]
The French MBCP club held a Fun Race this past weekend. With the track being both technical and slippery things were pretty challenging for the drivers and ultimately Yannick Aigoin (Xray/Ultimate) would prevail, taking the day’s win in the Nitro Buggy class from Edouard Hugon (Agama/Alpha) while young Eliot Marcon (Mugen/Ultimate) would round out the top 3 result.
Image: Yannick Aigoin
The final round of the Stotfold Winter Series was held this past weekend, attracting over 50 drivers. In 2WD Kit Jones would bring home the day’s win and he would also take the overall title from Ian Buck second and Alex Carter third. In 4WD David Orbell would bring home the day’s win with Joe Howson taking the overall from John Myall second and Simon Overall third.
Muchmore have introduced the new Impact 2700mAh 7.4V LiPo receiver battery pack. The pack sports the industry standard “hump” design and 60x32x31.5mm dimensions, making it usable with a wide range of 1/8th off-road buggies and trucks. The battery is made using high-quality cells, it comes pre-wired with JR-style receiver and XH-type balance connectors and it is usable without an additional voltage regulator when coupled to high-voltage compatible receivers and servos.
Source: Muchmore [muchmoreracing.net]
T-Works have introduced two sets of shock cap spacers for the Yokomo BD8/7 and Xray T4 series of touring cars. Available in a 0.3mm or a 0.5mm variant, the spacers were designed to reduce the shock’s rebound pressure by enlarging the distance between the shock body and the upper cap. The spacers come in sets of four and they are a direct fit to both the Yokomo and Xray shock absorbers.
Coming from Kyosho and made for the RB6.6 2WD off-road buggy is a carbon fibre battery plate. Cut from high-quality material and sporting counter sunk holes for optional battery stoppers, the plate is a direct replacement for the kit’s composite plastic part. Due to being less flexible the battery is held in place more securely while the carbon fibre part also adds visual impact.
Source: Kyosho [kyosho.com]
In preparation of the forthcoming third round of the 2016/17 ETS, the Asoger club in Madrid, Spain held a warm up race this past weekend. Infinity’s Marc Rheinard would sweep the Touring Modified class qualifying, taking all four rounds from Yokomo’s Ronald Völker who had to settle for second in front of Yokomo team mate Christopher Krapp. The finals were a pretty entertaining affair with the opening leg being won by Marc who had the freight-training Ronald and Christopher in tow. In A2 Marc hit a curb in the opening stages which resulted in a DNF with Christopher taking the win from a chasing Ronald while Javier Alonso would take a third place in A2. The third and decisive main was held under difficult conditions as strong wind made for a dirty track that would lead to a Völker spin on the opening lap and a DNF for both Ronald and Christopher as the latter couldn’t avoid T-boning Ronald’s car. With his main competitors out of the equation, Marc was able to cruise to the win from David Perez in second and Arturo Escarpa in third. Overall and behind inner Marc, Christopher and Ronald would make up the top 3 result.
Image: Marc Rheinard
