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January 12, 2019

Sobue & Ratheisky to start title deciding finals from pole

Akio Sobue will start Rd5 of the OneTen series presented by Infinity from pole position having wrapped up qualifying in the Sweep Modified class early by taking the opening 2 rounds. Team mate Jin Sawada would take the 3rd and final round to secure 2nd place overall with an improving Gary Huang to start from 3rd place. Local kid Haoran Ma will start an impressive 4th, while Nicholas Lee endured a difficult qualifying to end up 5th just had of Lao Minhao and Jan Ratheisky. Sobue, who can secure the title with a win in today’s 4-minute long triple A-mains, was again happy with his IF14, only adjusting his tire prep during the day and commented that he has saved 2 of his allotted sets of Sweep tires for the finals, the drop off in tire performance in qualifying minimal on the 2nd and 3rd runs.

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January 12, 2019

Guangzhou qualifying Rd1 goes to Sobue

The 3rd stop of the 2018/19 OneTen Series presented by Infinity kicked off with Rd5 getting underway in dry but cool conditions at Feiteng Raceway in Guangzhou, China. It was current championship leader Akio Sobue from Japan that topped the opening round of qualifying. The Infinity driver, as has been the norm this season, headed home his team mate Jin Sawada by 3 seconds. Next up was Chinese national champion and Guangzhou local Gary Huang in 3rd followed by 13 year old Haoran Ma just 2 seconds back, while Jan Ratheisky, who had an incident in traffic completing the top 5. Sobue had rebuilt his car overnight, not happy with the balance of his IF14 following Friday’s free practice. Reverting to a softer variation of his home track setup, which was being used by Sawada, he said the car was now better balanced, having been very loose on Friday.

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January 11, 2019

Samix T4’19 front balance weights

Samix have introduced new front balance weights for the Xray t4’19 touring car. Available in 5g, 10g or 15g variants the weights are designed to add weight to the front part of the chassis, reducing oversteering and making for a more controlled ride in certain track conditions. The weighs are designed exclusively for the use with Samix’s own #T4-19-1001s carbon fibre and #T4-19-7001s aluminium chassis and they come black anodised and with etched markings.

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January 11, 2019

LRP X22 Stock Spec & N.B. 6.5T Modified motors

LRP have announced the release of a full line of X22 Stock Spec brushless motors as well as the introduction of the X22 N.B. 6.5T modified motor especially for non-boosted modified classes. All motors use a precision-machined 7075-T6 aluminium can with the Stock Spec motors featuring additional machining for improved cooling and a lower weight. A machined window makes way for the laser-etched winding marking, ensuring easy identification while the aluminium backplate with machined pockets further enhances heat dissipation. The motors are rounded off by heavy duty solder tabs. As for the X22 N.B. 6.5T Modified motor, the power plant was developed especially with non-boosted modified racing in mind, a new class that ensures exceptional top speeds that are still manageable for us mere mortals. The motor builds on the X22 Stock Spec and features a 6.5T modified winding, an optimised rotor and adjustable 0 to 60 degree timing.

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January 11, 2019

Yeah Racing YD2S carbon & alloy rear shock tower

Made for Yokomo’s YD2S RWD drift car is a carbon fibre and aluminium rear shock tower from Yeah Racing. Constructed from high-quality carbon fibre and black anodised aluminium the shock stay offers an incredible amount of upper shock and camber link mounting positions, allowing to create complex setups. The part is a direct fit and available now.

Source: Yeah Racing [yeahracing.com]

January 11, 2019

Yeah Racing M07 carbon fibre bumper plate

Yeah Racing have announced another new carbon fibre option part for the Tamiya M07 in the form of a graphite bumper plate. Machined from high-quality material and coming including blue anodised alloy washers and steel hardware, the part was designed to replace the standard plastic plate for more durable and rigid solution that also adds a luxurious look.

Source: Yeah Racing [yeahracing.com]

January 11, 2019

Nicholas Lee partners with Dash brand

Following his announcement at the end of last year that he was leaving long time electric sponsors Hobbywing and Sunpadow, Nicholas Lee has today announced he is partnering with Arrowmax’s electric brand Dash. Set to not only be a team driver for the brand, the Yokomo factory driver has also revealed that he will be the brand’s team manager, the Singaporean saying:

“There will be a lot of development in the coming years and I am very excited to be a part of this. Look for me at the tracks as there will be a lot of new products coming soon. I want to say thank you to Mr. Lau and Felix Law for this opportunity.”

Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]

January 11, 2019

Xray X1’19 hard 2.5mm graphite chassis

Coming from Xray is a new hard 2.5mm graphite main chassis plate for the X1’19 formula car. Machined from a harder carbon fibre material and being 2.5mm thick the chassis is meant to increase stability while eliminating oversteering, creating a car that is easier to drive in high to very high bite conditions. Due to its torsional rigidity and the narrow front end, the chassis also helps to eliminate the scrub effect during high speed cornering.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]