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June 6, 2014

No surprises in Luxembourg as Volker takes Q1

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The top of the time sheets for the opening qualifier of the Yokomo Euro Touring Series in Luxembourg contained no surprises as Ronald Volker capped off a perfect opening day to Round 5 of the championship with a TQ run. The Yokomo driver, who is very much on target to secure a fourth consecutive ETS title this weekend, outpaced his rivals by over 2-seconds, the second fastest time being set by Tamiya’s Marc Rheinard with the only remaining title challenger Alexander Hagberg managing only 7th in the first of the four qualifiers. Completing the top 3, only just, was VBC Racing’s Lucas Urbain who was 0.002 faster than fellow Frenchman Loic Jasmin. The qualifier saw a number of key non-finishers with Jilles Groskamp, Yannic Prumper, Marc Fischer and Andy Moore all having issues.

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June 6, 2014

Volker stuns rivals in opening Luxembourg practice

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Ronald Volker left his rivals stunned in the opening round of timed practice for Round 5 of the Yokomo Euro Touring Series in Luxembourg. The Yokomo driver, who could secure his fourth consequence title in the world famous championship this weekend, was over 3-laps more than 1-second faster than his closest rival who was Viktor Wilck. From Wilck back the field was very closely matched around the spectacular Mini Circuit “Ville de Luxembourg” with 2nd to 10th covered by just half a second. Completing the Top 3 was Volker’s team-mate Yannic Prumper with French driver Lucas Urbain an impressive fourth with his VBC chassis.

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June 6, 2014

VP-Pro USA ER-12 short rear shock tower

VP-Pro USA have a short 4mm carbon fibre rear shock tower for the Intech ER-12 buggy available. The part is machine from high-quality material and 4mm shorter for increased shock travel, a lower centre of gravity and improved airflow to the rear wing. The part is a direct fit and allows the use of any brand of 12mm rear shock springs.

Source: VP-Pro USA [vpprousa.com]

June 6, 2014

Answer RC S350 & MBX6/7 alloy CVD axles

Answer RC re-release their own line of aluminium CVD axles for the S-Workz S350, Mugen MBX6 and MBX7. Available as wheel or centre CVD axle, the parts are CNC machined from 7075 aerospace quality aluminium, they come red anodised and offer multiple holes for the drive pin meaning that as the fit becomes sloppy they can simply be rotated round to the next set of holes. The axles are made for reduce the overall rotational mass of the drivetrain resulting in quicker spool up, reduced braking time and sharper handling.

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June 6, 2014

Xceed TH2 tyre heater

Xceed introduce the upgraded TH2 tyre heater. The device is usable with 7.2 to 15VDC input and features a strong case made from green and black anodised aluminium and it is fully programmable with the front and rear tyres can be set independently, with quick warming from 20 to 100°C, and all the functions are controlled through a front mounted main screen and padded buttons. Other features include a lap and programmable timer, USB connector to read out temperatures via a PC, 8 different beep tones and 10 melodies. The device is supplied with 4 aluminium cups and wires for use with rubber touring car tyres.

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June 6, 2014

Dunavölgy wins Rd2 of Hungarian 200mm champs

The 2nd round of the Hungarian nitro on-road championship was held in Pécs which is one of the oldest but still the most active RC track in the country. The track recently got a new higher rostrum for a much better view, so everybody was looking for some improvements in lap times, which finally came up to the expectations in each category. 1/10th 200mm proved to be the most exciting class of the weekend since 4 to 5 drivers where on the same pace. Qualifications were held under changing weather conditions and the 1st round of qualifying turned out to be the “rocket” round as some rain showers hit the track just before the 2nd leg. With time being too short to completely regain traction until the last round meaning only a few drivers were able to move up in the grid during the day.

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June 6, 2014

Asia Onroad Championships Rd2 – Report

The 2nd round of the 2014 Asia Onroad Championships was run at the 3Stone Raceway in Malaysia. In the Touring Car Modified A-main Heikal Bahrin was poised for the win when he dominated the qualifying runs taking TQ and winning the first A main with a 3 second lead over Woon Fong Siow. However some mistakes in A2 and a very close 2nd place finish in A3 handed the win to Woon Fong with a 6.5 second tie breaker. Heikal Bahrin finished 2nd while Woon Fong’s dad, Jackie Siow completes the podiums as 3rd place finisher.

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June 6, 2014

Exotek 22 aluminium mid motor wing mount set

Exotek introduce this aluminium wing mount set for mid motor TLR 22 buggies. Machined from 7075 aluminium and sporting a heavy duty design the parts are available in polished black or gun metal colour. While being extremely durable the mounts add only a minimum of weight thanks to their lightweight design that allows to use low-profile M3 screws and wing buttons overs the standard body clips that go missing ever so often.

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