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November 26, 2022

Hebert claims TQ at U.S. Indoor Champs

Keven Hebert is the Mod Touring Car Top Qualifier at the U.S. Indoor Champs in Cleveland, Ohio. The 42nd running of this legendary indoor race, which has attracted over 350 entries, the Xray driver laid down the fastest time of the rocket round qualifying format in the third of the four rounds of qualifying. The Top 3 times would in fact all come from Q3, with Awesomatix’s Sam Isaacs securing second on the grid with a time 6/10th off that of the Canadian. Schumacher’s Michal Orlowski was a further 1/10th of a second off locking the European visitor into 3rd on the grid. With 47 races making up a packed schedule each round, Kemp Anderson would top the final qualifier with his fastest run but he stays P4 on the grid ahead of the Xray of Alexander Hagberg with Chase Lemeiux completing the Top 6. In Mod 1:12, it was Isaacs who took the TQ with the fastest time in Q4 ahead of Anderson. Hagberg will start third followed by Ollie Payne, Donny Lia and Orlowski.

Image: Keven Hebert [Facebook]

November 26, 2022

Volker secures TQ for first ETS Indoor encounter

Fresh from his win ahead of Bruno Coelho and Christopher Krapp at the EWS International in the UK last weekend, Ronald Volker has carried that form on carpet into the first ETS Indoor encounter of the season by securing the overall TQ for Round 5 in Germany today. The Mugen driver secured pole position from longest standing rival Marc Rheinard with both drivers enjoying two TQ runs each from the four qualifiers. With Volker taking the opening round, this would prove to be the fastest round giving him the tie breaker. Behind the two Germans, ETS Luxembourg winner Lucas Urbain will start the finals from 3rd ahead of the factory Yokomo pairing of Yannic Prumper and Krapp.

File Image: Ronald Volker [Facebook]

November 25, 2022

Corsatec officially announce Ronnefalk as team driver

Having already extensively mentioned his involvement with the new start-up when they officially announced themselves to the world on Monday, Corsatec has today issued a press release specifically announcing David Ronnefalk as ‘their star driver in this newly formed team’. The announcement read, “Having collected already numerous titles in a very short time, EFRA European Champion, 2nd at the IFMAR World Championship, a win at the DNC to name a few, CORSATEC is delighted to make it official announcing David Ronnefalk as their star driver in this newly formed team. Having proved the excellent quality and performance of our products we are looking forward to more success and great moments with David”. In the release Ronnefalk said, “It’s well known by now that I partnered up with CORSATEC from the start. Having worked with the people behind the newly established company for a long time already, the relationship has always been great and there was no doubt I wanted to be a part of this new journey. During the year we have been working hard to bring you quality products and I’m confident to say that we have achieved this. It’s been a long process, but the wait has been worth it, trust me! Looking forward to see and hear about what people have to say when they get to test the products for themselves.”

Source: Corsatec [corsatec.net]

November 25, 2022

Maifield signs for Tekno RC

Confirmation of Ryan Maifield’s much anticipated switch to Tekno RC has just been confirmed with the American manufacturer announcing they are, “pleased to welcome Ryan Maifield to the factory team. Ryan is well known in RC racing as his long list of achievements speaks for itself. From the many world and national championships, to the dozens and dozens of major event wins, he has proven time and again why he is considered to be one of the best drivers to ever compete in RC. Ryan has incredible talent, vast knowledge of RC cars, and a large network of sponsors and fans who support him. Combined with his unique approach to racing, he has a competitive edge that fuels his strong desire to win. Like many of the greats, he is well-versed in 1/8th and 1/10th scale off-road racing disciplines. We’ll be working closely with him to refine our current products and to develop new vehicles for our valued customers to enjoy. We can’t help but be excited for the 2023 racing season!!” On the announcement Maifield said, “I’m excited to be a part of the Tekno program!! I have driven the vehicles and have been very impressed with the speed, adjustability, and quality of the products. After spending some time with the crew behind the scenes, I was able to see how much commitment and passion goes into these vehicles.”

Source: Tekno [teknorc.com]

November 25, 2022

MIBO Touch Duo Racing Charger

MIBO introduces it latest product, the Touch Duo Racing Charger. This AC/DC 400W unit is a dual-channel charger and discharger with a touchscreen display. It has built-in balancers with up to 200 W per channel for all battery types (NiMH, NiCd, LiPo, LiHV, Li-ion, LiFe and lead-acid). The charger is designed to be powered from a 100–240 V/50–60 Hz mains supply, a 12 V lead-acid battery (traction or car battery), or a suitable stabilised power supply. The charger is equipped with XT60 sockets in both channels and is shipped with 2 JST-XH service connector adapters allowing direct connection of power cables and JST-XH connectors of 2–6S LiPo packs. If you use packs with XT60 and JST-XH connectors, you don’t need any charging cables. You can use common Sky RC or RC System adapters to connect service connectors from other systems.

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November 25, 2022

ARC A10MF FWD kit

The A10MF is the latest front wheel drive chassis release from ARC based on the new A10 platform. Using a mid-motor design that keeps all transmission parts as low as possible, the new FWD class features super LCG design that helps to improve the handling, especially on the high traction indoor carpet tracks.nnA total of 120g of brass weights are included in the A10MF kit, with 80g directly behind the front bumper. 2 pcs of 10g are then placed inboard of each front suspension arm, both helping to increase front wheel traction and increase overall stability, while keeping the weight as close to the centreline as possible. New improved V3 Upper A-arms are included to further improve rigidity and durability. ARC’sV2 caster gauge is included with the A10MF for racers to easily adjust caster angle without extra tools.

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November 24, 2022

Christopher Krapp joins MIBO

MIBO has just announced top international touring car driver Christopher Krapp has joined the MIBO Racing Team. The factory Yokomo driver is the first driver to join the new brand with Michal Bok’s company ‘extremely glad that he will be a member of our team’ adding they ‘consider Chris to be a true professional both on and off the track, so we are confident that he is the guy who will help us to move our brand and the level of service and products even higher’. Krapp will also be using their new MIBO Racing Products that the Czech brand are working on as they expand their range of products. Commenting on the announcement Krapp said, “I am excited to join MIBOSPORT and use their own just introduced line of products. First up will be their own charger with many more products in the future to come.
Thanks especially to Michal and I can‘t wait to help promote and develop their lineup.”

Source: MIBO [mibosport.com]

November 24, 2022

Hobbywing Tunalyzer Motor Tuner

Describing it as ‘The next-generation tool for motor testing and tuning’ Hobbywing has unveiled the Tunalyzer Motor Tuner. It is used to test the brushless DC motor and its internal components and can measure the Kv value, rpm, current, end-bell timing and sensor elements of the brushless motor. These parameters can be is played on the LCD in real time, so that you can have an intuitive and full understanding of the motor used. In addition, the built-in Bluetooth of the Tunalyzer can establish communication with the esc through the mobile phone app to realise the parameter setting and firmware updating of the esc.