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February 5, 2016

Coelho tops brief practice after carpet change at ETS

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Over a short 2-minute practice at the Yokomo Euro Touring Series in Germany it was Bruno Coelho who laid claim to being fastest on eventful Day 1 at the second round of the championship. The biggest race of the ETS to-date, with over 440 entries, a hidden problem would arise during practice when an incorrect batch of carpet left racers struggling for traction. With no sign of conditions improving, the carpet fluffing up, the championship’s promoters made the brave call to resurface the track. Having to wait 4-hours for the delivery of the correct ‘ETS Black Carpet’ all the way from the centre of the Netherlands, a pre-selected crew which included the current World Champion Naoto Matsukura did an impressive job to rebuild the track in just 2-hours. With the two planned rounds of practice on the busy schedule having run on the bad carpet, a reshuffle of the timetable during the track resurfacing allowed a quick 2-minute practice round to give drivers a feel for the regular carpet racers have become accustomed too. The difference in the carpets was immediately clear as Coelho went from a 44-seconds 3-consecutive lap time to a 41.364.

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February 5, 2016

Reds Racing Durabell clutch bell

Reds Racing have introduced the Durabell 1/8th off-road competition clutch bell. Made of high quality steel and sporting a special coating treatment the teeth last longer compared to standard clutch bells, making for greater consistency and reliability. A special vented design also guarantees lower temperatures and improved clutch shoe engagement for a longer life of both the bell and clutch shoes. The Durabell is available in 13 and 14 teeth version only and it is suitable for Kyosho, Mugen, JQ, Xray, Associated, Hot Bodies, Serpent, and Xray but it does not replace Reds Racing’s standard 13 and 14 teeth clutch bells.

Source: Reds Racing [reds-racing.com]

February 5, 2016

Xray XB2 Dirt Edition 2WD buggy – Coming soon

Coming soon from Xray is the XB2 Dirt Edition 1/10th scale 2WD electric buggy kit. Based off of the already available XB2 Carpet Edition the Dirt-specific kit was developed for lower traction tracks such as dirt and natural clay. Full details on the buggy along with proper production kit images will become available soon.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

February 5, 2016

Capricorn Lab F1-01 aluminium bodymount plate

Following metal side spring mounts, Italian company Capricorn also have an aluminium front bodymount plate for the Lab F1-01 formula car available. The part was designed to reinforce the front wing and chassis section by sandwiching the wing mount in-between the plate and the chassis. This makes for a more sturdy and durable assembly in the event of a crash. Included comes suitable mounting hardware for the wing and bodypost.

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February 5, 2016

Ehrbar joins Serpent in design & team manager role

Serpent have announced the addition of Germany’s David Ehrbar to their design team. David, a former engineer at a printing machine company, will get a full-time designer role at Serpent following a period of part-time work for the Dutch company. David will work closely together with Michael Salven on future on-road projects while also being the new team manager. In this role David will coordinate all Serpent team activities both on and off the track and he will be available track-side at future electric on-road events such as the ETS, the European and World Championships.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

February 5, 2016

Carpet issues force track rebuild at ETS

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Having attracted a record 440 plus entries made up of some 360 drivers from around the World, Round 2 of the Yokomo Euro Touring Series threw up an unexpected drama this morning during practice as the copy of the 2015 layout through up a hidden problem. Ordering their renowned ‘Black ETS Carpet’, as is done every round, it would transpire that in error a different carpet was delivered to the Muelheim-Kaerlich venue. With the carpet fluffing up and having low traction, the record Formula entry in particular struggling to get their cars to work, the ETS organisers have made the decision to resurface the track with the correct carpet.

Continue reading this report here or view our complete event coverage here.

February 5, 2016

Capricorn Lab F1-01 metal side spring mounts

Capricorn have a new option part for the Lab F1-01 formula car available. The metal side spring mounts were designed to make tweak adjustments easier and more accurate. The CNC-machined knurled nut is equipped with a rubber O-ring to retain the chosen setting while the large diameter nut helps to easily and conveniently set the desired spring tension.

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February 5, 2016

HPI RS4 Sport 3 2015 Ford Mustang RTR Spec 5

HPI Racing have introduced the brand new 2015 Ford Mustang RTR Spec 5 RS4 Sport 3. Resembling Vaughn Gittin Jr’s RTR Spec 5, the car is based on the RS4 Sport 3 4WD club-level chassis and it is decked out with a super realistic Ford Mustang RTR Spec 5 body and a set of replica HRE Tech 7 wheels. Under the hood, the 1/10th scale Mustang is equipped with a shaft driven 4WD chassis with a fully sealed drivetrain, fully independent double wishbone suspension with adjustable oil filled shocks, and waterproof 2.4 GHz electronics/radio gear. Also included in the package are four AA batteries for the transmitter, a 7.2V 2000mAh NiMH battery pack as well as a suitable wall charger.

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