The final round of the Swiss Nitro On-road Nationals was held in Lostallo. With round TQs in the first and third qualifier as well as a second place behind Simon Kurzbuch (Shepherd) in the fourth qualifier Mattia Pesenti (Xray) was able to take the overall TQ in the 1/8th class from Luca Martinelli (ARC). Simon came in third while the ARC duo of Christophe Pethoud and Thomas Henzi completed the top 5 after the qualifiers.
The Italian Race of Champions was held in Leno, Italy in the four classes of Touring Car Modified, Touring Car Stock, 1/10th Pan Car and Formula. As the event started out wet the organisers decided to eliminate the usual round by round qualifying by a super pole race, counting the three fastest consecutive laps. In the Touring Modified class Kyle Branson took the TQ from Dario Balestri. The opening final then had Kyle coming out successful with Alessio Menicucci in second while in A2 Alessio grabbed the win as Kyle and Dario had a coming together. The decisive third A-main had Alessio, Dario and Kyle running into tyre issues but at the end Kyle was able to take the overall win from Alessio Menicucci and Stefan Chodzynski.
During this week’s 2015 IFMAR Electric Offroad World Championships Yokomo’s all-new YZ-4 1/10th 4WD electric off-road buggy is making a first public appearance following its stealthy debut at the opening round of the 2015/16 EOS. Designed by Shin Adachi the car features a totally new drivetrain layout with dual 2WD-style 3-gear transmissions on ether end which are coupled by dual drivebelts to replace the shaft drivetrain of the proven yet slightly ageing B-Max4 car. The setup allows to use very small gear differentials without having to worry skipping belts while the overall design also results in an easier to drive and less edgy car.
His team-manager Brent Theilke has been using the hashtag #dreamsdocometrue to highlight the progress of his young driver’s first World Championship and the use of wording couldn’t have turned out to be more true with Spencer Rikvin your new 1:10 2WD World Champion. The 16-year-old claimed the sport’s greatest accolade by backing up his A2 win with an even more impressive drive to victory in A3. Going up for the title against two of the sport’s biggest names, Jared Tebo and Ryan Cavalieri, what was special about the performance in Japan was how the new star of offroad dealt with the pressure of the occasion like water off a duck’s back. Behind Rivkin, outgoing champion Tebo would claim second overall with Cavalieri completing the podium at the Yatabe Arena.
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Team Durango have introduced the DETC410v2 1/10th 4WD touring car kit. The refined version features some subtle changes that will improve precision, consistency and overall track performance with the car still being based on a carbon fibre double deck chassis with aluminium bulkheads but the suspension components are made of a stiffer composite material with increased carbon fibre content for reduced flex especially on high-grip surfaces and in high ambient temperatures. Beside the new material A-arms, hubs and steering knuckles the v2 will also include softer standard composite parts to allow a wide range of setup adjustments when conditions call for it. Other new composite parts include precision ball cups with removed unwanted play and also the suspension hanger inserts have received a make-over with the new parts offering even higher precision.
Round six of the 2015 Belgian SCT Cup was held on the dirt track in Seraing. Despite being quite late in the year the race could be run on a dry track, making for good racing conditions for the several drivers present. In Pro2 qualification, Nicolas Evens (TLR) took round TQ in the first and third qualifier to grab the overall TQ from Martin Vierin (Team Associated) who started from the 2 spot after winning Q2. Laurent Halluin (Team Associated) completed the top 3.
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Coming from Intech and made for the ER-14 buggy are 12 degree aluminium C-hubs. The parts are machined from Swiss 7075-T6 aluminium and they are made to increase durability and stability even in the most extreme racing conditions. The black anodised hubs come laser-etched for easy identification and they are direct replacements for the stock parts.
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The final round of the Spanish Nitro Touring B Championships would decide over the overall title with Miguel Leiva, Antonio J. Gonzalez, and Jonathan Carrillo all having the chance to grab the championship title. Jonathan would run into problems in the main final and was ruled out for the fight for the championship, while Miguel Leiva lead the race with Antonio J, Gonzalez and Agustin Rodriguez behind him. Antonio would lead at some point but a mistake cost him several positions and so Miguel Leiva would come in first to take the championship with Antonio J. Gonzalez taking the vice-championship title.
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