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July 20, 2015

Austrian Electric On-road Nationals Rd4 – Report

The 4th round of the Austrian Electric On-road Nationals was held at Team Speed Freaks track in Krieglach with 30 racers signing in for the Touring Car Modified, Touring Car Stock and Formula classes. The track is well known for its very difficult layout and all drivers had to push hard in order to pull fast laps. In Touring Car Modified the battle was on between reigning champion Dominik Vogl and his hardest competitor Patrik Gollner, but this time Patrik was the faster man on track and he pushed hard in the qualifiers to grab the TQ in front of an extremely quick Mario Sowka. The 3 spot went to Jakob Zündel while Dominik Vogl found himself only in fourth position after the qualification heats.

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July 20, 2015

T-Works S350T graphite A-arm stiffeners

T-Works have introduced a graphite A-arm stiffener set for the SWorks S350T truck. The parts are cut from high-quality carbon fibre and designed to reinforce the composite suspension arms to make for improved stiffness in hot ambient temperatures or on high-bite surfaces. Included comes suitable mounting hardware.

Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]

July 20, 2015

Wischnewski ‘rains’ at German ENS

Wischnewski 'rains' at German ENS

Dirk Wischnewski has claimed his first Euro Nitro Series victory, the Team Shepherd driver winning a rain shortened Round 3 of the championship at Minidrom Ettlingen in Germany. Starting from second on the grid, the win ahead of Jilles Groskamp marks the German’s first international win since being crowned European Champion in 2009. Pushing Top Qualifier Dominic Greiner hard for the first third of the race, Wischnewski got his big break when the Serpent driver ran out of fuel and there after was able to cruise to the finish even moving over to let the recovering Greiner unlap himself. Unfortunately for Greiner his charge back to the front was cut short when rain arrived as the 45-minute race entered the final 15-minutes. Stopped at 31-minutes the order was declared a result with Groskamp’s third consecutive second place finish putting him firmly in the lead of the championship standings. Having come into the event as joint championship leader, Bruno Coelho would like Greiner also run out of fuel in the opening stages of the race. Opting to change tyres when his Xray was returned to the pits, the early race finish worked against the Bologna ENS winner with him classified 11th.

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July 20, 2015

Tekno NB48.3 1/8th nitro buggy kit

Tekno has given its NB48 1/8th nitro off-road buggy a revision and now rolls out the NB48.3 that is meant to be faster, nimbler, and easier to drive. Sharing many parts with the recently introduced EB48.3 electric buggy the nitro kit includes a redesigned suspension package for improved big jump landings, small bump handling and consistency by utilising longer shock absorbers with new shock pistons as well as including revised A-arms and shock towers with updated shock positions. The chassis has evolved as well as by offering the forward engine position only and by optimising the flex characteristics of the front engine layout. This improves the gear mesh between the clutch bell and the new 46t spur gear and also helps to calm the rear of the car.

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July 19, 2015

Reds Racing M7 WCS V2.1 nitro engine

Reds Racing have released their latest 3.5 cc 1/8th on-road competition nitro engine, the M7WCS V2.1. The latest spec engine has been specifically updated to improve reliability and performance by using a Japanese 7x19x6mm front bearing that is purpose-designed for high RPM. The new bearing is of a higher precision to offer better sealing compared to metal shielded bearings, while being of a low friction and highly reliable design. Also new with the M7WCS V2.1 comes a Japanese TS7 glow plug that guarantees easier tuning and a high reliability.

Source: Reds Racing [reds-racing.com]

July 19, 2015

Elangears Cube Pro micro DC charger

Elangears have introduced the Cube Pro, a 26W micro DC charger for up to 3S LiXX and 7 cell NiXX battery packs. Weighing in at only 100g and measuring 60x47x28mm the compact charger offers selectable 1A, 1.5A and 2A charge current at 11 to 16V input and it comes in an orange anodised aluminium heatsink case with built-in balancer for save and convenient operation.

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July 19, 2015

VP Pro D812 & D815 air filter foams

New from VP Pro and made for the HB D812 & D815 off-road kits are high-flow air filter foams. The 10-piece sets include inner and one outer foams made from micro density material that provides maximum filtration for an extended engine life even in very dusty conditions while maintaining a high airflow for best possible engine performance.

Source: VP Pro [vp-racing.com]

July 18, 2015

Clean sweep gives Kurzbuch German ENS TQ

Simon Kurzbuch is Top Qualifier for the German round of the Euro Nitro Series. The reigning ENS champion secured pole position with a clean sweep of the opening three qualifiers at Minidrom Ettlingen. Making a marked improvement for Q3, Bologna Top Qualifier Dario Balestri would push him, crossing the line just 0.038 off the Swiss driver’s time. His second overall ENS TQ, its bonus point extends the Shepherd drivers lead in the championship standings over Balestri to 5 points.

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