Yaiba Racing introduce the long upper deck for Xray’s recently released XB4 1/10th off-road buggy. Made in Japan from a high-quality 2.0mm woven carbon fibre plate the part increase the pitching rigidity of the chassis to create more traction while retaining torsional flexibility for optimised side bite. The upper chassis plate is available soon.
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Yokomo’s Ronald Volker held off an intense challenge from Serpent’s Marc Fischer in the 3rd & deciding A-Main at the Yokomo Euro Touring Series in the Czech Republic this afternoon to claim his ninth ETS win, one which the defending Champion afterwards described as being ‘very special’. Having made mistakes in the opening 2 legs of the A-main which allowed Awesomatix’ Freddy Sudhoff to win the first and Fischer the second, all the pressure was on the German ace in the third leg as not only did he have to win but he also had to make sure did so at a fast enough pace. In the end he did just that bettering Fischer’s Leg 2 winning time by 3 seconds to take the win on tie break with his fellow German. Struggling with his set-up in the final race of the day finishing fourth Sudhoff completed the podium at Hrotovice.
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Marc Fischer was the winner of the second A-Main at the Euro Touring Series in Hrotovice after errors by Top Qualifier Ronald Volker allowed the Team Serpent driver to catch and pass the defending champion. Volker looked like he was in for an easy race after Leg 1 winner Freddy Sudhoff got out of shape on the second lap. The incident saw the Awesomatix driver’s car collect the Yokomo of Dominik Fleischmann who suffered a body tuck. Showing great sportsmanship Sudhoff waited on his fellow German put this left him 10th and out of contention of the race.
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Exotek Racing introduce new option parts for the Team Durango DEX210 in the form of rear RR suspension mounts for mid motor converted DEX210 buggies and DEST210 trucks. The parts are made from 7075 aluminium, at 6g slightly heavier than the stock parts and their design does away with the normal spacers and shims used in this section. Available is a 0 degree part to maintain stock geometry and a +.5 degree hanger that adds 0.5 degree of rear toe-in for added stability and rear grip. The parts come gold anodised and with laser-etched markings.
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Team Awesomatix’s Freddy Sudhoff took advantage of a rare mistake by Team Yokomo’s Ronald Volker in the opening leg of the A-Main of the second round of the Yokomo Euro Touring Series in the Czech Republic to take a popular win ahead of his fellow German with Team Serpent’s Marc Fischer completing the Top 3. Top Qualifier Volker caught a dot on the second lap of the race unsettling his BD7 and allowing Sudhoff to pass but ‘Fast Freddy’ was to earn the win on merit as he pulled clean of the pack setting the fastest lap of the 5-minute race in the process. While Volker made a late challenge over the final four laps of the race reducing the gap to half a second by the finish he was never a serious treat.
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Widely recognized as the World’s best touring car driver on carpet, defending ETS Champion Ronald Volker is Top Qualifier for the second round of the Yokomo Euro Touring Series in Hrotovice in the Czech Republic. The Yokomo ace secured pole position for the A-main with his third TQ run of the day in the fourth & final round of qualifying setting the fastest 5-minute run of the weekend ahead of Team Xray’s Adrian Berntsen who finally got to show his talents albeit too late for the Norwegian to secure a place in the main event.
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Team Awesomatix put in an impressive performance in the second round of qualifying at the ETS in the Czech Republic with their drivers putting the A700 top of the time sheets in both the Ride Modified and Xray Pro stock classes. Freddy Sudhoff upped the pace in the premiere class to take the round from Q1 pace setter Ronald Volker while in the series’ largest class Viljami Kutvonen headed Marek Cerny who last night took his Xray to the fastest time in Q1.
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Pro-Line Racing introduce a load of new option parts for the Traxxas Slash 2WD truck and PL’s own performance transmission upgrade. Available soon is a front hub kit, hard anodised pivot balls and rod ends as well as a hinge pin brace, anti-squat plates, spur gears and motor screws. Starting with the hub kit the parts beef-up the front suspension, offer additional camber link holes for better adjustability and are held in place using threaded rods and lock nuts for added security. The hard anodised aluminium pivot balls and special rod ends are designed to provide a butter-smooth suspension movement and reduce the weight over the stock parts for better suspension performance. The hard anodised hinge pin brace makes for a cooler looking ride and adds strength to the front end of the truck. The parts comes anodised grey and with laser-etched logo. Also new is the anti-squat block set for the use with the Performance Transmission. The set includes 2 degrees, 4 degrees and 5 degrees parts to add to the 3 degrees item that comes with the transmission kit. Last but not least come special 78T and 82T spur gears to make for a perfect gear ration setup and heavy duty motor washers and screws for a rock solid mounted motor.
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