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April 13, 2012

Volker sets early pace in Poznan

Defending Champion Ronald Volker is the early pace setter at the fourth round of the Yokomo Euro Touring Series in Poznan, Poland, with the German topping the time sheets ahead of Marc Rheinard in the first timed round of practice while championship leader Christopher Krapp hit problems ending up only 21st fastest. Running as part of the Motorshow Poznan, which is set to attract almost 50,000 visitors when it officially opens its doors to the public tomorrow morning, the host club have made full use of Hall 6 at the international exhibition venue to create a huge indoor track for the final carpet race of the 2011/12 season of ETS.

View our complete event coverage here.

April 13, 2012

Serpent S100 LT 1/10 pan car

Serpent introduce the S100 LT 1/10 scale pan car kit. Based on the link variant of the World GT chassis the LT kit comes equipped with dampening tubes left and right of the central shock absorber to control the roll of the chassis. Other features include a 2.5mm carbon fibre chassis, highly adjustable front end, adjustable battery mount, variable steering servo mount, rear ball differential, and adjustable motor pod.

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April 13, 2012

8-Racing DEX210 front shock tower V2

8-Racing introduce the V2 front shock tower for Team Durango’s DEX210 buggy. The shock stay is CNC-machined from 4mm carbon fibre and comes with brass mounting brackets. The parts are more rigid than the stock plastic tower and weight 26g in total. Integrated into the design is an anti-roll bar mount.

Source: 8-Racing [8-racing.com]

April 13, 2012

Avid B4.1 clamping hex adapters & solid axle pins

Avid introduce new option part for Team Associated’s B4.1 buggy in the form of 12mm clamping hex adapters and solid axle pins. The wheel hex adapters are CNC-machined from 6061-T6 aluminium and chamfered for easy wheel installation. Available for the front and rear of the buggy the parts come with 2-56 stainless steel clamp screws and require the car or truck outfitted with Associated part #9880 steering block and #9881 truck or #7496 buggy front axle. The Avid 1/16” solid axle pins are made of 303 stainless steel and are the perfect complement to a set of Avid hex adapters. The pins are 0.375” long and fit most Associated and Losi brand 10th scale vehicles. Each package includes a container with a minimum of 10 solid axle pins.

Source: Avid [avidrc.com]

April 13, 2012

Max Mört joins JQ factory team

10 year old Max Mört from Finland has joined the JQ Products factory team. Being part of the JQ family for a few years now the young Scandinavian has been able to secure a full factory team ride. Here is how it went down, in JQ’s own words:

[Max] … fits in perfectly with our brand, we have been looking for the right young drivers to support, drivers with passion, goals, and the right attitude. That is why we already support drivers like the Medjoubi brothers, Bradley Baird, Tanner Stees and Chris Marrale. And that is why I made this promise, because I knew, if I did forget, and lose this “bet” I would be winning anyway, maybe not right away, but in the future.

Source: JQ [jq-products.com]

April 13, 2012

Dualsky Z5 challenge motor

Dualsky introduce the updated Z5 challenge motor that incorporate an improved 13mm diameter rotor with better temperature stability, as well as new can and packaging design. The ROAR and IFMAR approved motor now also includes a manual with gearing recommendations.

Source: Dualsky [dualsky.com]

April 12, 2012

Xray T3 1-hole graphite suspension arms

Xray introduce new moulded lightweight composite lower suspension arms. The specially-formulated graphite composite material allows for a very light suspension arm that can withstand the rigours of high-performance racing. The optimized suspension arms give improved traction, easier handling, and decrease tire overheating which leads to car stoppage under high-grip conditions. They feature a single optimized shock mounting position and integrated anti-roll bar mounts. The graphite arms have same size and geometry as standard 1-hole suspension arm, fit the Xray T2 and T3 cars and will become available first for all Xray pilots at the polish ETS round 4 starting from tomorrow.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

April 12, 2012

Serpent S100 Pro10 upgrade set

Serpent introduce the Pro10 upgrade set for the S100 Worlds GT on-road chassis. The set increase the track width of the pan car to meet Pro10 dimensions and includes a wide carbon front plate, front spacers, steering-rods and ball-joints, front and rear body posts, wide aluminium left and right wheel hubs and a long rear axle.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]