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May 10, 2014

Volker is Top Qualifier at Austrian ETS

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Ronald Volker is Top Qualifier for the fourth round of the Yokomo Euro Touring Series, another fastest run in the third qualifier of the Austrian event securing the German his 14th pole position start of the championship. Claiming his third valuable bonus TQ championship point of Season #7, the defending champion was the only driver to do 24-laps in Q3, topping the round from Tamiya Factory Racing team-mates Viktor Wilck and Marc Rheinard. With two from four rounds counting towards the final order Q4 will decide who lines up behind the defending champion on the grid with five drivers in contention. A US boards style track, something that has not been seen in the ETS before, grid position is expected to play a big part in the racing with drivers predicting it will be tough to pass on the narrow and unforgiving track.

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May 10, 2014

Yokomo 1-2 in second qualifier at fahr(T)raum

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Ronald Volker backed up his opening qualifying performance by leading a Team Yokomo 1-2 in the second round of qualifying this morning at Round 4 of the Yokomo Euro Touring Series at the fahr(T)raum Museum in Mattsee, Austria. The only driver to run 24-laps of the track in last night’s Q1, Volker improved on that time by 2.3 seconds with team-mate Yannic Prumper and Tamiya’s Viktor Wilck joining him on 24-laps to complete the Top 3 for the round.

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May 10, 2014

The Dual – Announcement

Pro-Line Racing announces the return of the The Dual race for the weekend of the 1st of June. The Dual is a unique race that sees two days of racing on two entirely different tracks – the Pro-Line test track on the 31st of May and Thunder Alley Raceway on the 1st of June. Run in several nitro buggy, an open electric buggy and invite nitro buggy and truggy classes, the race will see Jimmy Babock as the announcer, a raffle for the racers, a Monster Energy trophy girl for the looks and many more. Additional information about the race can be found here.

May 9, 2014

Volker TQs opening ETS qualifier in Austria

Ronald Volker has TQ’d the opening round of qualifying at the fourth round of the Yokomo Euro Touring Series in Mattsee, Austria. Having set the pace in practice at the fahr(T)raum event to lead away the top heat of qualifying, the Team Yokomo star was the only driver to do 24 laps of the unforgiving US style track but the defending champion faced a stern challenge from Tamiya’s Marc Rheinard. Setting the TQ pace for a time Rheinard would post the second fastest time, just missing out on 24-laps, with TRF team-mate Viktor Wilck third. Fading light made for challenging conditions for the top modified drivers, Volker’s Yokomo team-mate Dominik Fleischmann who was fastest in the final practice particularly struggling in the difficult light.

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May 9, 2014

Fleischmann fastest in final ETS practice, Volker is top seed

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Dominik Fleischmann pulled a surprise fastest 3-consecutive laps in the final practice at the Yokomo Euro Touring Series but thanks to a faster time in the first timed practice it is Ronald Volker who is the top seed for qualifying, the first of the four scheduled qualifiers taking place tonight at the fahr(T)raum hosted event in Mattsee, Austria. Pulling off to save tyres for qualifying, Volker was third fastest for the second practice behind Serpent’s Marc Fischer.

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May 9, 2014

Volker tops 1st timed practice at ETS Mattsee

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Following a 2-month break, in the first practice of the four round of the Yokomo Euro Touring Series defending champion Ronald Volker made his intentions clear setting the fastest time from Serpent’s Marc Fisher. An all new event on the ETS calendar, the Yokomo driver looks to have got to grips rather quickly with the unique track in Mattsee, Austria, being over 1/2 a second faster than his rivals over 3-consecutive laps. Volker’s team-mate Yannic Prumper completed the Top 3 around the US boards style track that thankfully it was decided on Tuesday to cover with a very large marquee meaning the many heavy rain showers today have not interrupted proceedings.

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May 9, 2014

Kyosho ZX6 4WD buggy – First images

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Kyosho have released first official images of their forthcoming ZX6 1/10th electric 4WD buggy. The follow-up model of the popular Lazer ZX5 was in development for some time now but never allowed to become photographed on races, although some spy shots floated around the internet. The buggy is based around a machined 7075 aluminium chassis that allows for a front or rear motor configuration while making use of a 2S shorty LiPo battery pack. The adjustable battery mount also allows to use saddle pack batteries from what is understaff. The suspension arm mounts are machined aluminium pieces with composite inserts to alter the suspension geometry. Other moulded composite parts include the front and rear shock towers, chassis braces, and chassis side pods. Depending on the motor position the steering servo is mounted in -line or vertically while the centre driveshafts make use of a standard “dog bone” design. We bring you more information and a release date of the new kit as soon as they become available.

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May 9, 2014

Jörn Neumann wins at German nats qualifier

A qualifying round for the German 1/8th Nitro Buggy nationals was held at the Oberhausen track last weekend. Team Durango driver Jörn Neumann (Team Durango/FX) showed great speed with the new DNX8 prototype right from the first practice run. Jörn was able to TQ and win the 30 minute final by over a lap from 2nd placed Daniel Reckward (RB/RB) and 3rd placed Marcel Guske (LRP/LRP).

Thanks to Jörn Neumann for sending the report.