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February 26, 2010

Ronald Völker TQ’s round 1 in Finland

So the first round of qualifying is done and it was Ronald Völker who carried forward his pace from controlled practice to take his LRP powered Yokomo to TQ spot. Völker made some really fast times during the first 5 minutes, but local guy Christer Andersson came really close at the end with a safe run. Christer told that us his car was a little on the difficult side to drive and he needed to drive really smoothly to avoid mistakes. For the next qualifying round he plans to rebuild the diff and hopes to take top spot.

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February 26, 2010

Dario Balestri extends deal with Motonica

Motonica is pleased to announce that their top driver Dario Balestri has renewed his contract with the Italian company. The multiple European Champion and World Championship finalist, will race in 2010 with the new P81 Pro 1/8th scale. Dario had the following to say about his renewed deal:

Continuing with Motonica after 4 years of collaboration, means to give value to what has been built together with the only Italian 1/8 scale on road maker. Motonica proved able of great results in the master category and this is for me the main encouragement.

Source: Motonica [motonica.com]

February 26, 2010

Indoor Euros Controlled Practice update

The second day of the Indoor Touring Euros 2010 is underway and their is a new timetable with 2 extra rounds of timed practice followed by first 2 rounds of qualifying. Some reseeding was done overnight to give everyone the best possible heat and it was Team Associated that had the best morning runs with Christer Andersson and Juho Levänen taking the top spots. Marc Rheinard had his best run so far and ended up in 3rd, with Alexander Hagberg in 4th and Ronald Völker 5th. The track is still pretty loose and grip has yet to come up as well as all thought yesterday.

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February 25, 2010

Andersson heads practice times at Indoor Euros

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The first day of 1/10 Indoor Touring European Championship 2010 race is over. Taking place in the town of Mäntsälä, 80km north from Helsinki, the capital of Finland, this first day comprised of 4 rounds of timed practice. The race track is wide, with a fast and good grip which is building up and the official tyre is the Xenon R28, known for its good grip, so most of cars looked pretty solid already from the first rounds.

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February 25, 2010

Shepherd Velox V8 short side belt

Following extensive testing Shepherd have decided to produced a new low-friction middle belt according to their own specifications. It has an overall length of 435mm and suits the new pulleys included in the Velox V8 2010 perfectly. With the standard belt it was a little bit difficult to find the right tension when using the pulley ’09 set, but with this new belt that problem is eliminated.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

February 25, 2010

CS Electronic MZ1 tire cleaner

CS Electronic have introduced their new MZ1 tire cleaner, which was specially developed for use on Mini-Z racers. Previously Mini-z tires would be cleaned with something like WD-40 which would degrease the tires unevenly which lead to degradation and poor performance and could even dissolve the glue holding it to the rim. The MZ1 tire cleaner takes away all of these problems giving an even cleaning leaving them optimally prepared for the next run.

Source: CS Electronic [cs-shop.de]

February 25, 2010

CSO V-One series pulleys

CSO Products have released two complete sets of pulleys for the Kyosho V-One RRR Evo2 WC and V-One S3. These hard coated 7075 T6 aluminium pulleys are sold in sets of 5 with both featuring a 23T, 27T, 21T and 2 x 18T with the only difference between both is the 21T brake pulley which is a single piece, incorporating pins for the brake disc, on the RRR set.

Click here to see the V-One S3 set

February 24, 2010

Ralf Krause joins Team Kyosho

Kyosho Germany have announced the signing of front running German driver Ralf Krause to their national nitro on-road touring car team for 2010. The four times German vice champion and 2007 European ‘B’ Championship finalist is joining a strong team and will compete with the Kyosho V-One RRR powered by Team Orion engines and Matrix tires in regional races as well as the German Nationals and the European Championship in Gothenburg. His skills and experience over many years in nitro touring car racing will bring both the best for a successful future. Ralf had the following to say:

I am really excited for this opportunity with Kyosho, Team Orion and Matrix. I would like to thank everyone at Xray/Hudy, SMI and MH Motortuning for their help and support they have given to me during the last two years. I had a great time with them and I wish them all good luck for the future. I am happy to join the Kyosho Racing Team and would like to thank Kyosho Germany that they put their trust in me and I can hopefully achieve my goals with them.

Source: Kyosho [kyosho.de]