Round 4 of the Austrian IC Track National was held at the Stöhr Ring this past weekend. In the supporting, and growing, 1/8th Electric Stock class, that attracted nine racers, it was Manuel Gremlica (Buri Racer) with the TQ and win from the Corally duo of Patrick Wendy und Harald Wendy. Wolfgang Reichel and Thomas Burger-Ringer would round out the top 5 result.
Source: Buri Racer [buri-racer.at]
PSM have introduced their new 4mm carbon fibre shock towers for the Tamiya TA07R and Pro models. Designed to replace the standard plastic shock towers with more durable, precise and cooler looking items, the shock stays also feature a refined suspension geometry for better overall performance. The towers are of a low-height design for the use with SSBB shocks and they are available separately for the front and the rear of the car.
View the rear shock tower here
Coming soon from Marka Racing is their new RK408 1/28th scale body shell. The GT body will fit micro-size vehicles such as the Kyosho MR03, PN2.5, GL Racing GLA, Atomic BZ and others and it will be made from high-quality polycarbonate material for durability and a low weight. Also included will be a rear wing for increased rear traction and stability.
Source: Marka Racing [markaracing.com]
Having burst on to the scene at the 2014 Electric Touring Car World Championships in Florida finishing runner-up, then dominating the 2016 Worlds in China up until A2 and again finishing runner-up, Bruno Coelho is finally World Champion. Widely acknowledged as the bench mark in touring car, the World title is the one to elude him but after a rocky start in South Africa it all came together for the Portuguese ace as he again found a way passed the defending champion to win A2 and the status of the No.1 driver in the World. Having found a way passed the Top Qualifier in A1 despite Volker’s best efforts to make his Yokomo wide, this time round Coelho set-up an impressive pass on his rival to go to the front after just 3-laps. Unfortunately any chances of Volker recovering to force the decider to go to A3 evaporated a lap later as the Welkom RC Arena’s curbing claimed another victim, Volker. In the end Volker would finish last with Viktor Wilck coming home second ahead of Freddy Sudhoff, all three now set to fight for the final two podium places in A3.
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The final round of the 2018 East Touring Series was held at East RC Speedway in Jakarta over the weekend. A technical layout combined with a high traction surface and a bright, sunny day make for perfect racing conditions. It was Bowie Ginting who took all four qualifiers to take the TQ in the Open Brushless class with team-mates Arya Seta and Christian Mamesah lining up 2nd and 3rd respectively. The main final saw a close fight in the front row, which featured Bowie who took all final legs followed by Arya and Christian.
Coming from Arrowmax is their new V2 setup system for 1/10th touring cars. Using customer feedback Arrowmax have updated the faceplates of the tool to allow for finer adjustments with the base being now wider to provide more stability. The setup system comes in a neutral, grey colour and it sports Arrowmax’s signature honeycomb design. Included beside the toe, caster and camber measuring plates are four wheel thumb nuts and a transparent toe measuring plate as well as a zipped bag for easy transportation and storage.
Bruno Coelho has taken the opening A-Main at the Electric Touring Car World Championship in South Africa. Qualifying second on the grid, the Xray driver immediately put the pressure on Top Qualifier Ronald Volker weaving left and right to try and find a way passed the reigning champion. A side by side drag down the straight was the first warning from Coelho but Volker had the inside line but just after the halfway mark Coelho got the inside in the corner before the chicane with the two cars touching. Once in front Coelho quickly established a comfortable lead eventually crossing the line 1.4-seconds clear. Behind, contact between Viktor Wilck and Freddy Sudhoff in the middle of the race played into the hands of 6th place starter Christopher Krapp. Getting by Alexander Hagberg in the opening corners, the Yokomo driver took advantage of a mistake from Wilck which resulted in him giving Sudhoff’s Awesomatix a body tuck for which the Serpent driver waited to give back position. Sudhoff would finish 4th with Wilck fifth.
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The concluding round of qualifying at the Touring Car World Championships in South Africa saw Bruno Coelho take a confidence boosting TQ run ahead of today’s title deciding triple A-Mains. With the overall TQ already decided yesterday in Q5, with reigning champion Ronald Volker securing his first Worlds TQ, and Coelho already locked into 2nd on the grid, the sixth & final qualifier was about deciding the rest of the grid in particular 3rd place. A battle between 2016 Podium finisher Viktor Wilck and Freddy Sudhoff, it was Wilck who would keep the position he held overnight taking third for the round once again behind Coelho and Volker. Fifth in Q6, Sudhoff’s fourth on the grid means four different manufacturers will be represented at the front of the grid for this the 10th running of the IFMAR World Championships. Completing the top half of the grid at Welkom RC Arena will be newly crowned 1:12 World Champion Alexander Hagberg ahead of Christopher Krapp. The 2018 line-up will be completed by Loic Jasmin, Meen Vejrak, Jan Ratheisky and Nicholas Lee with Yokomo having the bragging rights of the most cars in the final.
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