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Jerome Aigoin departs Team Kyosho International

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 08:15 AM PST

The team signings and departures are coming thick and fast with the announcement by Kyosho Europe that Jerome Aigoin has left their team. Following 10 years together in which they won the very competitive French Nationals 3 times in a row between 2012 and 2014 as well as finishing runner up at the 2011 Euros, the time has come for the two parties to go their separate ways. The statement from Kyosho Europe states:

Over the last 10 years Team Kyosho International have relied on Jerome’s good image and qualities, he has represented the Kyosho brand at multiple occasions on the worldwide racing scene. His speed, knowledge and driving skills allowed him to remain competitive on many international and national 1/8 offroad races and championships, winning sever national crowns. Jerome joined Team Kyosho International early 2007 and immediately entered the highest level in the ranking list of pro drivers. Working tightly with Kyosho Japan, as well as Kyosho Europe, he has been a great ambassador for every brand distributed by the group over the years. With 2017 new season in the loop, this 10 year close relationship is coming to its end, Kyosho Corporation and Kyosho Europe would like to thank Jerome and are wishing him the best for his future, on and off the track.

Source: Kyosho Europe [kyoshoeurope.com]

Davide Ongaro parts way with Mugen

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 07:34 AM PST

Up and coming Italian racer and star of the recent World Championships in Las Vegas Davide Ongaro has announced today that he will part ways with Mugen. Davide said, “After three years of a successful cooperation with Mugen Seiki Europe that peaked with the brilliant results at the Vegas Worlds, it is time for me and my team to try a new adventure. My new destination will be announced shortly. I would like to take the chance to thank Stefan at MSE, Sanada San and Osaka San at Mugen Japan, and my team mates Adam Drake and Robert Batlle for all the support they gave me. Your help is something I’ll be forever grateful for.” Whats next for the young racer? It will all be confirmed soon.

Samix SCX10-2 aluminium outer driveshaft set

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 03:24 AM PST

Samix have introduced their aluminium outer driveshaft set for the Axial SCX10-2. Made from high quality aluminium and anodised in 3 different colours, the new part helps improve both the rigidity and durability of the drive train.

Source: Samix [rcsamix.com]

Joel Valander double at Winter Jumps Rd2

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 03:19 AM PST

Winter Jumps Round 2 was held by Fullspeed RC at capital of Finland, Helsinki. Race was held from Saturday to Sunday. Track surface was familiar EOS carpet. In 2wd level was pretty high with many top drivers from Finland and over 60 entries. Samppa Orhanen was TQ after three rounds of qualifying, Joel Valander was starting second and Joona Haatanen third. In first A.final Samppa got stop and go penalty for early start as he moved little bit on the grid. Joel and Joona had a nice battle but Joel won A1 0.5s front of Joona Haatanen. Samppa dominated A2 as Joel and Joona crashed out. Last final came and Samppa crashed early, Joel went to the lead and never looked back and Joona wasn’t able to catch.

2wd Overall
1. Joel Valander – Xray
2. Samppa Orhanen – Associated
3. Joona Haatanen – Associated
4. August Poutiainen – Team Durango
5. Juha Aromaa – Team Losi Racing
6. Jarno Siltanen – Schumacher
7. Konsta Saarinen – Xray
8. Joonas Hyvärinen – Xray
9. Markku Honkanen – Team Durango
10. Toni Niinivirta – Xray

Then it was time for 4wd on Sunday and Joel Valander showed great pace in practice. He also TQed first two rounds of qualifying and secured TQ as he was only who was able to 20 Lap run. Joel won all three finals with comfortable gap as guys behind him were battling.

4wd Overall
1. Joel Valander – Xray
2. Pekko Iivonen – Schumacher
3. Markku Honkanen – Team Durango
4. Ari Heinonen – Team Durango
5. Konsta Saarinen – Xray
6. Joonas Hyvärinen – Xray
7. Toni Niinivirta – Xray
8. Jarno Siltanen – Schumacher
9. Lauri Siltanen – Team Durango
10. Ari Koski – Team Durango

Source: Euro RC [eurorc.com]

Lee & Quek win at Singapore Race Party

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 02:52 AM PST

The final race of the 2016 season at Urban PlaySpace was the year-end Race Party this past weekend. A total of 40 entries made this the year’s biggest race, and a fitting conclusion to an action packed racing year. In the Touring Stock Class (17.5T Blinky), a total of 30 racers battled for honours. Fresh from his big win in Xiamen, China, Nicholas Lee would secure TQ with 2 wins in the 3 qualifying rounds. In the A-main, Nicholas maintained his momentum and rolled to 2 wins in the first 2 legs. Dominic Quek showed great pace at the start of each leg but ultimately had to be satisfied with 2nd after winning Leg 3 of the A-main which Nicholas sat out. YS Heng was in a close battle with the rest of the field for the final podium spot, and finally secured 3rd.

Touring Stock Class A-Main Results
1. Nicholas Lee – Yokomo (TQ)
2. Dominic Quek – Xray
3. YS Heng –Yokomo
4. PY Tang – ARC
5. Ng Wei Jian – Tamiya
6. Eugene Goh – Yokomo
7. Leonard Sim – Awesomatix
8. Hasron Robana – Xray
9. Chee Lip Keong – Yokomo
10. Ng Wei Quan – Tamiya

In the Formula Class, a 10-car grid took the start. At the end of the 2 qualifying sessions, Allister Lim secured pole position at the very last lap of the session. In the finals, Dominic Quek, who missed the qualifying, took commanding wins from the back of the grid in Legs 1 and 2 to secure an early overall win. Kelvin Khng took 2nd with consistent results across all 3 legs. Raju finished a strong 3rd , just edging out pole position man Allister for the final podium spot.

Formula Class Results
1. Dominic Quek – Xray
2. Kelvin Khng – Tamiya
3. Raju – Serpent
4. Allister Lim – Xray
5. Charles Lim – Xray
6. Frank Tan – Tamiya
7. Marc Seow – Xray
8. Smith Kek – Capricorn
9. Kenji Taira – Tamiya
10. Andy Tan – Tamiya

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

Bill Lykaris wins 1/10 Greek Championhip

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 02:41 AM PST

The fourth and final round of the Greek Championship took place at the Fanatix Racing Track near Athens. After 4 rounds of qualification it was John Sotiropoulos who took the TQ in front of Shepherd racer Bill Lykaris with a gap of only 0,6sec. At the beginning of the 35 minute main final Bill Lykaris was able to take over the lead but it was a close race for the complete distance. For most of the race Bill was able to hold the lead only losing it when he was coming to the pitlane for fuel due to a different pit strategy. At the end Bill crossed the finishing line in first position scoring enough points to secure the Greek National Championship title. With a gap of 2 seconds Dimitris Papadopoulos finished the race in second position with John Sotiropoulos completing the podium about half a lap down.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

Techra Setup Wand

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 12:20 AM PST

Seen during the summer but only now available, Techra announce a unique new tool for setting up touring cars, the Setup Wand. This is a must-have all-in-one tool for building and setting up touring cars. It includes a car bulkhead alignment tool, two droop gauge blocks, two droop gauges and a ride hight gauge with a magnetic system that puts all the tools securely and neatly in place. The Setup Wand is made from aluminium 7075 anodised in black with beautiful shiny silver corner edges for looks.

The car bulkhead alignment tool features 19mm and 20mm bulkhead width with threaded screw holes to secure chassis for popular touring car chassis like Xray, Yokomo, VBC and Tamiya. Two 10mm droop gauge blocks work together with each of the two droop gauges, the first 0.4 to 3mm with 0.2mm increments while the second measures 4mm-6.6mm with 0.2mm increments. Finally the ride height gauge measures 3mm to 6.2mm in 0.2mm increments, with all items held securely into the bulkhead alignment tool with a magnet system.

Source: Techra [facebook.com]

VBC LightningFXM Alu chassis plate & rear pod

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 12:08 AM PST

VBC Racing have released two new items for their latest formula car the LightningFXM. First up is a redesigned aluminium chassis which features improved chassis flex characteristics from the new side slots design. Also new is an 7075 aluminium rear pod plate. Both new items are available now.

Source: VBC Racing [vbcracing.com]