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April 10, 2015

Volker from Coelho in opening Italian ETS qualifier

Ronald Volker kicked off qualifying at Round 3 of the Yokomo Euro Touring Series in Italy with a TQ run however the defending champion’s anticipated domination wasn’t to be by a much as expected. Leading off the World class 11 car top qualifying group the Yokomo driver would find himself trailing Bruno Coelho before the Xray driver overheated his tyres. In the end just half a second separated the Top 2, Coelho posting the fastest time, while somewhat off the lead pace Yannic Prumper completed the Top 3 as the only other driver to run 19-laps of the Road Race Riccione RC Circuit Marco Simoncelli.

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April 10, 2015

DE Racing SpeedLine Plus SC wheels

New from DE Racing come their SpeedLine Plus wheels for 1/10th short course trucks. The wheels promise maximum corner control and stability by utilizing DE Racing’s “Sure Lock” foam retention system. This system, comprising of radial ribs that lock the wheel and foam insert together, retains maximum tyre traction to the racing surface while eliminating the vague inconsistencies that come from an insert that is free to move around on its wheel. The rims, that also incorporate a glue channel for clean tyre install, fit most 2.2″/3.0″ short course tyres and they come in yellow, black or white colour.

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April 10, 2015

Volker throws down the gauntlet in Italy

Ronald Volker has thrown down the gauntlet to his rivals on the Yokomo Euro Touring Series’ to Italy by convincingly topping timed practice. Describing the Road Race Riccione RC Circuit Marco Simoncelli track as one of his all time favourite tracks, the Yokomo driver was almost 7/10ths faster than his closest rival Bruno Coehlo over three laps. Joint leader of the standings with Volker coming into the first outdoor race of Season #8 of the ETS, Marc Rheinard struggled over the 2-timed practice runs with the Round 2 race winner ending up only 11th fastest behind new Tamiya team-mates Naoto Matsukura and Christopher Krapp who ended up 6th and 10th fastest respectively. Making his race debut for HB, Jilles Groskamp kicked off his new contract with an encouraging pace that will see him seeded 5th for qualifying.

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April 10, 2015

Xray NT1’15 200mm nitro on-road kit

Xray NT1'15 200mm nitro on-road kit

Xray officially introduce the all-new NT1 2015 Spec 1/10th 200mm nitro on-road kit. As explained by Martin Hudy in our exclusive interview and making-off feature, the car builds on a redesigned backbone in the form of aluminium front and rear bulkheads and a new main chassis plate. The 2015 Spec car makes use of 7075-T6 aluminium bulkheads, layshaft holders and suspension mounts to adapt to the latest set of rules that see harder and larger diameter “hand out” tyres used at many races.

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April 10, 2015

JConcepts LiL Chasers 1/10th SC tyre

JConcepts’ new LiL Chasers for 1/10th short course trucks rely on a tread scaled down from the original Chasers. Small, rectangular lugs which are angular in multiple directions give the SCT tyre the ultimate bite for outdoor racing. The tyres have a lower, closer lug arrangement which gives responsiveness and bites in medium, high and low grip conditions. The wet and dry condition tyre has small recessed cuts in the top of the tread for extra edges and increased formability over terrain. The centre overlapping bar treatment increases durability in the highest wear region of the tyre. The super soft green compound will allow the tyre to grip in the most demanding conditions while offering great durability. The tyres include the Dirt-Tech insert and they come as tyre including insert or pre-mounted on SCTE-compatible 12mm hex Hazard wheels.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

April 10, 2015

Serpent Cobra 2.2 1/8th nitro buggy kit

Following yesterday’s introduction of the updated Cobra-Be Serpent now also release information on an upgraded variant of the Cobra nitro buggy. The version 2.2 includes new V2 rear uprights, V2 wheel axles, 98mm driveshafts, wheel axle rubber boots and a 2.3mm front anti-roll bar. Also included with the latest version come the long wheelbase Plus 4 aluminium chassis, a longer rear aluminium chassis brace, a longer rear centre driveshaft, hard coated shock caps and 14 degree aluminium C-hubs. The kit is available from now on.

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April 10, 2015

WRC 1/10th touring car rubber tyres

Italian company WRC have new 1/10th touring car tyres available for carpet and asphalt applications. While the carpet tyres come in a single compound the asphalt-specific tyres come in a soft and hard rubber mixture to adapt the car to different track conditions. All tyres come pre-glued on a white disc rim and in a handy storage and transportation box.

Source: WRC [wrc-racing.com]

April 10, 2015

Muchmore Fleta ZX Sting Outlaw BL stock motors

Muchmore introduce their new line of Fleta ZX Sting “Outlaw” brushless stock motors. Offering a patented sintered Neodymium rotor design and short stack stators the motors are meant to offer up to 30 percent more power compared to a legal motor. Available as 13.5T, 17.5T and 21.5T variant all motors are built using the Flow-Max II all-aluminium can for improved airflow and cooling and they sport a distinctive red anodized aluminium timing plate for even better heat dissipation. The motors also feature Grade 5 bearings, silver-plated heavy duty solder tabs and sensor connector protective guards. The outlaw variants are designed for “open” stock racing as they do not comply with the current IFMAR, ROAR, BRCA or JMRCA rules.

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