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December 7, 2014

JConcepts Indoor Nationals Final – Qualifying

JConcepts Indoor Nationals Finale – Qualifying updates

With qualifying underway at the JConcepts Indoor Nationals Finale race, it would be Kyosho/Orion’s Jared Tebo striking first by taking TQ in round 1 of qualifying in the 4WD Modified class with 14 laps 5:05.4 After 5 minutes of qualifying, Tebo edged out Team Associated’s young gun Spencer Rivkin by 0.7 seconds and TLR’s Ryan Maifield by 1 second. With the field closely packed together, the 4WD Modified class will be an intense race from start to finish in every round.

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December 6, 2014

Rheinard sees off sterling Volker challenge to win A1

Yokomo Euro Touring Series Round 1 Top Qualifier Marc Rheinard saw off a sterling challenge from arch rival Ronald Volker to win the opening A-Main at the Czech Republic event. Leading away the field, the Tamiya driver quickly came under pressure from Volker’s Yokomo with lap 7 producing passes from two of the World’s greatest touring cars drivers that would see a roar of excitement & admiration from onlookers. Having shadowed Rheinard, Volker took advantage of him running wide on the track centre straight to get his BD7 down the inside at the following hairpin. Famed for his ability to make passes where most drivers would never contemplate overtaking, at the next corner Rheinard would squeeze his TRF419 down the inside to retake the lead. Unfortunately as everyone got their breath back and waited for the battle to heat up again, coming onto the straight two laps later Volker would traction roll ending his challenge and leaving him to finish sixth. Behind an equally close battle for what had become second would see Alexander Hagberg just hold off Yannic Prumper.

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December 6, 2014

Rheinard is Top Qualifier at ETS opener

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Marc Rheinard is Top Qualifier at the opening round of the Yokomo Euro Touring Series, the Czech Republic event marking the Tamiya driver’s first pole position on carpet since 2010 in Poland. Going into the fourth and final round of qualifying in Hrotovice the battle for the overall TQ was between Rheinard & Alexander Hagberg but producing his first clean run of the event it was defending Champion Ronald Volker who would go fastest to secure 2nd on the grid demoting Hagberg to third.

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December 6, 2014

Late Volker error hands Rheinard Q3

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In what was building up to be a great climax to qualifying at the Euro Touring Series season opener in the Czech Republic, a late error by Ronald Volker cost him an all but certain first TQ run of the weekend with Marc Rheinard being the benefactor for his second TQ round of the event. Had Volker been able to go 30-seconds longer without error it would have set-up a three way showdown for the overall TQ between the defending champion, Rheinard and Q2 pace setter Alexander Hagberg. In the end the 7/10th lost by Volker would allow both Rheinard and Hagberg to finish 1-2 as he dropped to third, with the three separated by just 2/10ths. Rheinard & Hagberg are now set to battle for the overall in Hrotovice with the pressure on Hagberg as he needs to top the round in a faster time of the one just set by Rheinard.

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December 6, 2014

Hagberg tops Q2 at ETS

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Alexander Hagberg took the second round of qualifying at the season opener of the Yokomo Euro Touring Series this morning, the Xray driver topping the times in the Czech Republic by 0.187 from last night’s Q1 pace setter Marc Rheinard. A reverse of the order in which the Top 3 finished in the last season’s ETS, Ronald Volker would post the third fastest time with Awesomatix driver Viljami Kutvonen making it four different manufacturers in the Top 4.

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December 6, 2014

JConcepts Indoor Nationals Finale – Practice updates

The 2014 JConcepts Indoor National Series Finale’s open practice has just wrapped up at the massive Hobbyplex Raceway. This fantastic 5 race series travels the nation in search of the most competitive racing the United States has to offer and has made the final stop in Omaha, Nebraska. With the expected turnout to be just under 300 entries, this year’s finale race is also going to decide who is the king of the INS in 2014.

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December 6, 2014

Beamcat Wildfire D06/D07 +2mm shock towers

Beamcat have new optional +2mm shocktowers and long spring sets available for the VBC Wildfire D06 and D07 touring car kit. Starting with the shock tower conversion kit, it includes new 2mm taller carbon fibre front and rear damper stays and four sets of 25mm springs to allow the suspension fine-tuning according to the track conditions. The included springs come as soft 6.75 coil/285gf-mm, medium 6.50 coil/305gf-mm, hard 6.25 coil/325gf-mm and super hard 5.50coil/395gf-mm variant and they are also available separately as 4-piece sets and in Pro Racing combo containing all four spring types.

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December 6, 2014

Pro-Line Prime 1/10th buggy slick tyre – Preview

Pro-Line Racing soon have the new Prime (semi)slick tyre for 1/10th off-road buggies available. With “Kojack” tyres being a hot ticket in certain indoor track conditions and they previously had to be hand made using grinders or sandpaper, more and more already prepped slick tyres now enter the market. And Pro-Line’s Prime tyre seems to go one step further as it offers a “cut slick” and slightly textured surfaces so by the looks of things it can be used right out of the bag with no break-in time needed. More information will be available soon.

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]