May 6, 2019
…under these conditions. Former Belgian champion Steve Lambrechts and Rico Claeys rounded off the top 5. Q2 was run on a drying track and most drivers opted to use the dry car with slick tyres. Under these treacherous conditions, Florian Joos again took the first spot and thus claiming his TQ spot on the grid. He led Olli Bultyinck and Thomas Stockman home. Q3 was completely dry, and Florian decided to run even though he already had the TQ spot. His car was much faster with the setup changes, but was lacking rear grip. Olli also had the same problem…
April 30, 2019
Blitz have introduced their new Delta body shell for the ever popular 1/10th M-class on-road cars. Designed for 225mm wheelbase chassis the body resembles a famous 1990’s rally car and it features an add-on roof wing for scale looks and increased performance and stability. The lid is moulded from high-quality 0.8mm thickness polycarbonate and it comes including window masks and a detailed decal sheet. Source: Team Titan [team-titan.com.tw] www.team-titan.com.tw/index.html…
April 17, 2019
…Max – Team Associated 14.Ullakko Kristian – Team Associated 15.Syrjänen Akseli – Team Associated 16.Mäkinen Jani – Team Associated 17.Luopajärvi Mikko – Team Associated 18.Hovi Jani – Xray 19.Hiltunen Jouni – Carisma 20.Salmela Karri – Team Associated Overall the Winter Jumps series attracted 109 individual drivers in 2WD and 81 in 4WD, making it a great turnaround for the popular series. The racing is also getting tougher each year with more and more drivers with international success joining. The Winter Jumps series will return next Winter season, feel free to join! Source: Winter Jumps Series [facebook.com] & Max Max Söderlund…
April 16, 2019
…is to maintain consistency which led into an internal battle of pushing too hard and going too slow. In 2WD Modified Buggy it was a flawless performance by one of the industry’s brightest young stars as Team Associated’s Broc Champlin scored his 1st major victory on carpet at round 2 of the NCTS. After round 1, Broc was searching for a bit of redemption and with a dominant win in A1 and A2 here at round 2 in 2WD Modified, Broc is starting to emerge as a true competitor on the world scale. Team Yokomo’s Ryan Cavalieri finished 2nd, but…
April 9, 2019
The 2019 Big Barn Shootout was held in Chilliwack, BC this past weekend. The track was very large, fast and a challenging layout. This year the event had a lot more entries which made for longer days and stiffer competition, with drivers coming from as far as Ontario and the North western United States as well as western Canada. The higher numbers made the track surface different from last year, it started out smooth and low grip, as the weekend went along the grip came up and the track started to develop some holes and ruts, which made the main…
April 8, 2019
…their team. The former Worlds A-finalist and multiple ETS race winner joined Maclan Racing’s factory team over last weekend’s Spanish ETS round and he will be using the company’s power systems in his upcoming campaign. The Infinity driver has the following to say about the deal: First I would like to thank Willie Chung and Max Sonnleitner to be part of the Maclan company. Already at the first test, I really felt that the Maclan Power System suits perfectly to me. I‘m looking forward to present the system in the future on national and international races. Source: Maclan Racing [maclan-racing.com]…
March 31, 2019
…of the straight away and completely destroyed his car, team mate Jackie Shum sacrificing his race to give his team mate his race car to run. Rheinard, who is racing for the first time in Hong Kong, was quick to comment that both ‘Naoki and Jin are also very fast now’. With conditions changing overnight, it being more windy and dusty today, the Infinity driver used the first heat to again test the Zoo Racing Preopard which he feels has more turn in but carries less corner speed. Continue reading this report here or view our complete event coverage here….
March 28, 2019
Speedzone have introduced their new 13.5T tuned motor, a hopped-up variant of the standard version. The tuned motors feature a stricter tolerance sensor board, better asymmetry, rotor test, motor test, ceramic bearings, aluminium screws and they come with a motor readout. Source: Speedzone [speedzoneusa.com]…
