The first round of the Austrian Electric On-road Nationals saw Dominic Vogl pretty much dominating the Touring Car Modified class and so he took the TQ and the pole position for the A-main in front of Patrick Gollner and Thomas Pumpler. The final result then again saw Dominic on top with Patrick and Thomas rounding out the top 3 result.
Image: Dominic Vogl
The second round of the French Nitro Off-road Championships was held in Pirerrefeu this past weekend. Yannick Aigoin, fresh from his move to Xray, took the win some two laps ahead of HB’s Renaud Savoya. TLR driver Jerome Sartel rounded out the podium of the 45 minute final another lap down. Julien Lattanzio came in 4th, Lorenzo Crolla completed the top 5 result.
Source: Yannick Aigoin
The 10th International Warmup Race was held at the ESV Bischofsheim track with around 180 drivers in attendance in the three classes of 1/8th Nitro Buggy, Nitro Truggy and E-Buggy. The Nitro Buggy class had Jörn Neumann dominating the class with Marcel Guske and Carsten Keller coming in 2nd and 3rd respectively in the main final. The Truggy class again had Jörn Neumann coming out successful, this time in front of Alex Hardt and young Burak Kilic. Last but not least in the 1/8th E-Buggy class it was again Jörn who came out successful for a clean sweep at the traditional off-road season opener. A hard chasing Joseph Quagraine finished on the runner-up spot while Carsten Keller rounded out the podium in 3rd.
Image: Jörn Neumann
This past Sunday the first round of the Belgian 1/8th and 1/10th Nitro On-road Championship was held at the track of Bierset. The qualifiers and finals were run in difficult track conditions due to rain in the morning and early afternoon. In the 1/8th class Robin D’Hondt took the pole with his new BMT. He confirmed his good performance in the dry final where he found himself in last position at first, following a crash in the first corner. With smooth but fast driving Robin moved his way up into the lead again before the first pit stop and he then maintained a high pace to take the win. Local young talent Augustin Mejor (Mugen), in his first year in the 1/8th class, demonstrated his skills and ended the main final in 2nd position. Hugues Yerna (Capricorn) completed the podium in 3rd.
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Kyosho America have announced first details on their all-new Syncro EX-6 Mini-Z radio system. The newest and most advanced radio ever built for use with the Mini-Z cars from Kyosho is based on the EX-2 radio system just introduced by KO Propo. It takes advantage of the “KIY” (Kustomize It Yourself) system that allows modular expansion and modification of the radio system, and it has a new ultra-fast hybrid mode that is faster than any system currently available. The Syncro EX-6 features a high level of adjustability via precision digital settings that remain stored in the radio’s memory. Most of the settings are adjusted via the two-position LCD display, which can display data in line with the radio for more conventional viewing, or it can be rotated to a transverse position, which makes it easier to view settings and data from the side of the radio.
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Team Losi Racing introduce two new 3-hole piston sets for 22-series vehicles. The 12mm pistons are offered in packs of four, and with the hole diameters of 1.3mm and 1.4mm. The TLR race team has had great success running the prototypes of these pistons on their 22 2.0 and 22-4 buggies and have dabbled with them on their 22T 2.0 and 22SCT 2.0’s also. Several key setups benefit from the reduced pack and quicker movement of the 3-hole pistons, especially on tracks that are a little bumpier.
Source: TLR [tlracing.com]
Seen for the first time in prototype stages during last year’s All Japan Hobby Show, KO Propo now officially introduce their intermediate level EX-2 pistol grip transmitter. Building on the technology of the EX-1 KIY the EX-2 allows to use many of the EX-1’s option parts, including the stick-type unit, while being compatible with all KO Propo FHSS receivers. The lower part of the pistol grip unit resembled the EX-1’s while the steering unit is of a more compact design. The main LCD screen unit though is of a slightly simpler design but it can be mounted in two different angles to allow for best possible visibility. On the software side of things the EX-2 is widely adjustable including class standard functions such as dual rate, steering and throttle curve, speed, and feel as well as several mixing functions including twin servo, 4WS, throttle mixing and others. The radio, that also supports Kyosho’s forthcoming Mini-Z Super Linear Response MHS mode, will include a KR-241FH receiver and it is set for an August release.
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Trinity have announced the signing of 4-time Japan National On-road Champion Hideo Kitazawa to their A-team. Hideo is a veteran 1/12th scale racer and engineer at Futaba where he designed the 4PX, 4PK and 4PL.
Source: Trinity [trinityrc.com]
