September 24, 2014

Georgiadis wins at Greek Touring Series Rd6

Georgiadis wins at Greek Touring Series Rd6

The Fanatix Racing Track in Athens played host for the 6th round of the Greek Touring Series. The race saw the attendance of Thilo Alexander Tödtmann who came all the way from Germany to attended the race and his efforts payed off as he was in the mix to grab the overall TQ but at the end Georgiadis claimed the pole position 0.2s from Thilo. The finals again had Georgiadis and Thilo fighting for the top spot with the better end for Georgiadis who took the overall win from the German guest with local young gun Niotis completing the top 3 result.

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September 24, 2014

WRC composite bearing adapters

WRC composite bearing adapters

Italian company WRC introduce composite bearing adapters to run smaller and lighter wheel bearings in 1/10th electric touring cars and many F1 chassis. Usual wheel hub bearings weigh in at around 2.3g per pair while WRC’s bearing adapters and smaller wheel bearings scrub around 1.2g a pair meaning two bearings roughly weigh more than 1.1 gram, sparing a good amount of unsprung weight. The adapter are available in sets of four while the suitable bearings come as pairs.

Source: WRC [wrc-racing.com]

September 24, 2014

MC-Best Championship Rd11 & 12 – Report

MC-Best Championship Rd11 & 12 – Report

The 11th and 12th round of the MC-Best nitro on-road championship was held in Aigle, Switzerland. The 11th round started out wet on Saturday but once the sun came out the track dried quickly making for good racing conditions. In the 1/8th class Stephan Eschler took the win from Roland Schläpfer and Marc Heim. The 1/10th class had Martin Wenger ending the day in the 1st spot followed by Marcel Knutti and Monika Ackermann.

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September 24, 2014

Vizon High Velocity 190mm touring car rear wing

Vizon High Velocity 190mm touring car rear wing

After introducing a set of 3D printed 190mm touring car wings Josh Cyrul now have a third Vizon brand wing available in the form of the “High Velocity”. Manufactured using advanced 3D printing techniques the wing is strong enough to withstand some serious impacts meaning you can actually run it in competition. The special design, inspired by full scale race car bodywork, reduces drag and increases downforce to make the most out of today’s touring car bodies. Like the two previously released wings the part comes white and in a slightly grainy finish and it is highly recommended to paint the wing for flexibility and durability.

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September 24, 2014

Nick Buechler takes NW Championship title

Nick Buechler takes NW Championship title

The final round of the Northwest Championship Tour was held in Pasco, WA this past weekend. In the 1/8th E-Buggy class Nick Buechler came out successful at the season finale in front of Jesse Munn and Jeremy Potter. The win also secured Nick the overall championship title from Jeremy and Jesse, who rounded out the top 3 in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

Image: Jeremy Potter

September 24, 2014

Arrowmax B-Max2 aluminium rear bulkhead

Arrowmax B-Max2 aluminium rear bulkhead

Following the rear brass bulkhead for the Yokomo B-Max2 buggy Arrowmax also have a more lightweight aluminium version available. The set adds only a small amount of weight compared to the stock composite part to retain the weight distribution, but it adds a good amount of rigidity especially in the camber link ballstud mounting area. Included also comes a sway bar mounting system to add further adjustability. The bulkhead set is made from 7075 aluminium, it comes blue anodised and laser etched for that pro looks.

Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]

September 24, 2014

ETS Pilotrace Nürburgring – Report

ETS Pilotrace Nürburgring – Report

The ETS pilotrace at the World-famous Nürburgring was held last weekend at the track side “Ring Boulevard”. Uwe Rheinard and his crew again did their magic to provide a nice and flowing layout laid out on a new carpet that will be in use in the upcoming season. Also in use was the new Ride hand-out tyre that was tested with very good results. In the Touring Car Modified class a bunch of internationally experienced racers signed in, such as Jan Ratheisky, Yannic Prümper, Dominick Fleischmann or Julian Borowski. After the end of the qualifiers Yannic Prümper put his car on pole position for the finals followed by Marco Kaufmann and Dominik Fleischmann.

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