September 18, 2022

Duchet is inaugural Spec World Champion

Alexandre Duchet is the inaugural ISTC Spec Touring Car World Champion.  Having taken the TQ in Gubbio, the Xray driver didn’t make the ideal start to the finals day as he handed arch-rival Simon Lauter an easy win when he made a mistake on lap 2 of A1.  This allowed the Awesomatix of second place qualifier Simon Lauter to take A1.  A2 was a better effort from the Frenchman as he stayed at the front and posted the fastest lap of the race to finish 7/10ths in front and set the stage for an expected A3 showdown.

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September 18, 2022

Coelho cruises to A1 win at World Championship

Bruno Coelho has cruised to victory in the opening A-Main of the ISTC World Championship in Gubbio, Italy.  The one delay in proceedings at the 11th running of the championship had no effect on the pace show by the defending Champion in qualifying.  Taking all 6 qualifiers, from the pole position Coelho was able to pull clear of his rivals, the closest of those being No.2 Christopher Krapp,  Krapp in turn had a big advantage of Akio Sobue who finished third ahead of Ronald Volker, who came through from 8th on the grid.

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September 18, 2022

JConcepts Hawk/Animal tyres for Losi Mini-B/Mini-T 2.0

JConcepts has released a new front and rear tyre for the Losi Mini-B. The new Hawk front tyre and Animal rear offer one of the best ways to attack the dirt and sand. JConcepts’ narrowed carcass on the Hawk has strategically placed radius ribs in a step-up fashion to give turning traction during different depths of surface conditions while the Animal carcass has strategically placed upper paddles with a scoop shape to thrust into any patch of terrain. One of the most important functions of driving in loose dirt is the ability to track the vehicle in a straight-line. The Hawk is cut to perform during long straight sections of bashing and flat-out high-speed runs across the RC sand dunes. The Animal is cut from the tooth of all JConcepts performance tires and excel during long straight sections of bashing and flat-out high-speed runs across the RC sand dunes. Both tyres are built in the durable and grippy green compound which gives support and traction in mixed conditions and is held with an open cell insert for extra cushion during jump landing.

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September 17, 2022

Bad weather pushes finals to Sunday at ISTC WC

Bad weather has pushed the running of the finals at the ISTC World Championship to Sunday.  Originally scheduled for running today (Saturday), a team managers meeting this morning got agreement that due to bad weather in the area that the controversial ‘Rain Day’ would be used to complete the 11th running of the Electric Touring Car World Championship.

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September 17, 2022

JConcepts F2I 1:8 Buggy/Truck Wing

JConcepts has released their new F2l 1:8 Buggy/Truck wing.  With their drivers routinely searching for the ultimate aero package on the 1:8 off-road scene, JConcepts is directly on top of the latest trends with the release of the F2I rear wing. F2I relates to Finnisher related items morphing into a 2nd generation and this new wing fits the bill perfectly. Adding the “I” relates to it being IFMAR competition legal in terms of its side-dams being large enough to comply with rules and procedure on the world-wide racing scene.

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September 16, 2022

Grid Set for 11th ISTC World Championship

The grid for the 11th running of the IFMAR ISTC World Championship is set with Christopher Krapp securing the No.2 spot on the grid behind defending Champion Bruno Coelho. Despite the heavy rains that played havoc with the timetable, the organisers managed to get all six rounds of qualifying completed just before the arrival of yet more downpours this evening. A grid comprising of seven different manufacturers and 4 World Champions, the big question on everyone’s mind for the finals is what conditions they will face. Currently it is looking like a wet finals day here in Gubbio, Italy, something many of the drivers have never experienced before.

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September 16, 2022

Duchet is Spec World Championship Top Qualifier

Alexandre Duchet will lead away the first ever ISTC Spec World Championship A-Main in Gubbio, Italy, tomorrow. The Xray driver secured the overall TQ in a battle that went to the final qualifier.  The French driver went into Q6 with just one opponent remaining, Awesomatix driver Simon Lauter.  While Duchet had three TQ runs on the board, his German rival had 2 but the advantage of the fastest qualifying time.

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September 16, 2022

Sobue & Rheinard shine in Q4 Rerun

While it was business as usual at the front with Bruno Coelho posting his fifth TQ run in the re-run of yesterday aborted Q4, the two drivers to enjoy strong performances would be Akio Sobue and Marc Rheinard.  Both driver would posts their best runs around the Gubbio track, Sobue setting the second fastest time and getting within 8/10th of Top Qualifier Coelho while Marc pulled off a P3.  Behind, Q1 surprise Michal Orlowski would getting another P4 ahead of former champions Jilles Groskamp and Ronald Volker.

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