August 9, 2010

Xray Aluminium Labyrinth covers

Xray Aluminium Labyrinth covers

Xray have released these machined aluminium Labyrinth covers to fit all Xray clutch bells. Especially effective when used with the V2 clutch bell due to its perfect fit, it helps prevent dirt from entering the clutch assembly.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]


August 8, 2010

Volker is deserving Champion

Volker is deserving Champion

Having won the European Indoor Championship from pole earlier this year, Ronald Volker has repeated the feat outdoors winning the second leg of A-Mains here in Aniche, France to regain the EFRA European Championships which he held in 2007.  The German didn’t win by as convincing a margin as in the opening leg saying his LRP powered Yokomo BD5 was very loose but opening up a 2 second gap he was still able to control the race ahead of the Tamiya’s of Elliot Harper and Viktor Wilck.

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August 8, 2010

Volker cruises to Leg 1 victory

Volker cruise to Leg 1 victory

Ronald Volker has taken an easy win in the opening leg of a rain effected European Championship Final here in France which saw the Top 3 finish in the same order as they started. Just as the mechanics cleared the grid rain started to fall with the Race Director making a call for a 5-minute delay to the start but this proved unpopular with the drivers and the decision was quickly reversed.

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August 7, 2010

Capricorn RC 1/8th Hard Light tires

Capricorn RC 1/8th Hard Light tires

New from Capricorn RC are these 1/8th scale versions of their Hard Light tire series. Featuring Italian foam, the new wheels are much stiffer than regular wheels and are also lighter, which is thanks to a completely new plastic material which they have mixed with carbon. Available now for both front and rear.

Source: Capricorn RC [capricornrc.com]


August 7, 2010

Volker is Top Qualifier in France

Volker is Top Qualifier in France

Team Yokomo’s Ronald Volker will start the 2010 European Championship finals tomorrow from pole position after he topped the penultimate round of qualifying here at the Circuit Léo Lagrange securing himself the overall Top Qualifier honours.  The winner of the European Indoor Championship, a title he won earlier in the year from pole, the German said he was very happy to secure the number 1 starting position on a track which is going to prove difficult to pass on.

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August 7, 2010

Wilck fastest in Q4 in France

Wilck fastest in Q4 in France

Tamiya’s Viktor Wilck has topped the fourth round of qualifying here Aniche, France, helped by the fact that Ronald Volker ran used tyres. A slower round than Q3, which saw Volker record 16 laps, the Swede managed only 15 laps, admitting that the TQ was down to that fact that the provisional pole sitter ran one of 5 allocated sets of tyres for a second time.

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August 7, 2010

Volker continues domination in France

Volker continues domination in France

Ronald Volker’s domination of the 2010 European Touring Car Championship continues on the second day of qualifying with the Team Yokomo driver topping Q3 in a new fastest time as the Top 3 for the round broke into the 16 laps.

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August 7, 2010

RC4wd ARB T-Rex 60 Differential cover

RC4wd ARB T-Rex 60 Differential cover

RC4wd has teamed up with ARB 4×4 Accessories to bring you this new cover for their popular axles. This partnership will allow RC4wd to bring many new scale items to the RC market. ARB is well known for there differential covers, and this is a true replica. Designed to fit the T-Rex 60 Plastic or Aluminium axles, the cover is made from CNC machined aluminium with a smooth anodized finish.

Source: RC4wd [rc4wd.com]