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January 20, 2013

Volker fends off Fischer for ‘very special’ ETS win

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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January 20, 2013

Fischer wins A2 in Hrotovice

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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January 20, 2013

Exotek DEX/DEST210 RR suspension mounts

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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January 20, 2013

Sudhoff wins first A-Main at Czech ETS

Sudhoff wins first A-Main

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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January 19, 2013

Volker ‘Top Qualifier’ at Czech ETS

Volker 'Top Qualifier' at Czech ETS

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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January 19, 2013

Awesomatix head Q2 in Czech Republic

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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January 19, 2013

MIP RB6 C-CVD driveshafts

MIP introduce the C-CVD driveshafts for the Kysosho RB6 buggy kit. The set includes black CVD bones made from alloy steel, keyed rear drive axles, keyed 7075 hex adapters and an array of of small parts and hardware to build MIP’s well known captured CVD driveshafts that offer near zero backlash and torque bind free operation.

Source: MIP [miponline.com]

January 19, 2013

Pro-Line 1/8th & 1/10th tire updates

Pro-Line introduce their new Diamond Back 1/8th and Ion 1/10th buggy tires as well as several compound updates. Starting with the Diamond Back, the tire replicates the look of a snake’s skin with progressive tread that is denser in the center to provide long wear and spreads out closer to the sidewall to cut through the dust and debris found on the track surface. The Diamond Back tire has a fast but easy-to-drive feel that helped Pro-Line driver Ty Tessmann to record the fastest single lap at the recent 1/8th buggy WC in Argentina. The tire is available in Pro-Line’s new low-wear European-style X2 and X3 compounds. Both the X2 and X3 compound are now also available for the Blockade, Bow-Tie and Big Blox treads.

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