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January 20, 2012

Yokomo 1-2 in first Italian ETS qualifier

Team Yokomo got their weekend in Italy off to very positive start as their drivers Ronald Volker and Yannic Prumper claimed the top 2 times in the opening qualifier for the second round of the 2011/12 Euro Touring Series. Running 23 laps in 5:05.408 compared with Prumper’s time of 5:08.301, Volker said other than having to avoid a stranded car on the straight the run was near perfect with some small set-up changes to his LRP powered BD5 ahead of the run making it a lot more consistent than in practice. Prumper was also happy with his run saying he played it safe but the German teenager did have a moment when he got his car up on two wheels.

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January 20, 2012

JConcepts Racing Team additions for ’12

Recently JConcepts have added a number of super star drivers to their already strong racing team. Driver’s like TLR’s Matt Chamber and Dustin Evans as well as Frank Root and UK-based Tony Truman will add a vast amount of experience. Matt Chambers reaches agreement in 2012 to run the JConcepts tire line. The Denver, Colorado based TLR driver does his weekly racing at the Mile High R/C track while readying to strike at large events all over the World.

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January 20, 2012

STRC Traxxas 2WD green anodised aluminium parts

ST Racing Concepts introduce the green anodised aluminium parts series for the Traxxas 2WD Short Course truck. These parts will certainly be a hit for those wanting to hop-up their favourite energy drink theme short course truck or add some durability and great looks to their machine. Available are steering knuckles, front caster blocks, rear hub carriers, steering bellcranks, front bulkhead, shock caps, front and rear skid plate as well as lock-pin hex adapters. Most of the parts fit the Traxxas Monster Jam replicas also.

Source: STRC [teamstrc.com]

January 20, 2012

Buku Speed Tune clutch

The Buku Speed Tune clutch is the world’s first and only clutch for nitro RC vehicles that lets you independently tune the spring tension for each shoe without removing the motor or clutch bell. There is no need any more for pulling out the engine, breaking down your clutch, and picking a spring for each shoe. Each clutch shoe is equipped with a special Aramid fibre pad that is extremely wear resistant and that causes virtually no wear to the clutch bell. The extremely low wear rate and uniform friction characteristics of the Komposite fibre pads with no wear to the clutch bell create a very consistent and reliably performing clutch.

Source: Buku [bukupower.com]

January 20, 2012

LRP Vector X12L SC 550 5.0T motor

The LRP X12L Short Course 550-size motor is based on the well-known X12 brushless motor series by LRP. The longer “L” version is specially designed for the use in the somewhat heavier 1/10 scale 4WD Short Course trucks and sports adjustable timing, a sintered magnet 13mm rotor and speedy 5.0T winding that adds to the already existing 4.5T and 5.5T variants.

Source: LRP [lrp.cc]

January 20, 2012

Volker tops practice at inaugural Italian ETS encounter

While the event may be all new to the Yokomo Euro Touring Series the name at the top of the time sheets at the end of four rounds of practice is not with Team Yokomo’s Ronald Volker setting the pace. The reigning champion, who got his title defense off to the perfect start by dominating the opening round of the 2011/12 season in Germany, set a best time of 13.209 to ensure he is the top seed for qualifying ahead of the Tamiya’s of Viktor Wilck, who recorded a best time of 13.236, and Marc Rheinard who posted a 13.271 average lap.

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January 20, 2012

Dynamite Passport UltraForce 200W charger

Dynamite’s Passport UltraForce produces up to 200W of charge power with AC/DC input voltage and an array of features that certain to catch the eye of even the most avid of RC enthusiasts. The UltraForce pumps out up to 10 amps of continuous current and up to 5 amps of discharge current. The charger sports an anodised black aluminium faceplate with brushed aluminium accents, easy-to-use push button navigation and enough power to sufficiently charge high capacity batteries with 1-3C charge rates.

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January 20, 2012

Evans and Phend join Team Orion nitro team

American super stars Dustin Evans and Dakotah Phend join Team Orion’s nitro team. From now on they will not only use the Swiss company’s World Championship winning electric products but also the World Champion engines and nitro products. Team Orion’s CEO Philippe Neidhart comments the recent addition to the strong US team:

“We are very excited to have the two world class drivers on board and we are proud that they will use our unique and patented CRF technology engines in their cars.”

Source: Team Orion [teamorion.com]