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Dionys Stadler wins at South German regionals

Posted: 30 Nov 2016 08:34 AM PST

A round of the South German electric on-road regionals was held in Gottmadingen on a purpose-built track laid out with ETS-style carpet. Young Dionys Stadler would take the win in the Touring Car class, coming from the 2 spot on the grid following some problems in the qualifiers. Carl Grandel ended the day on the runner-up spot from third placed Markus Wegmann.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

Yokomo YD-2 solid axle set

Posted: 30 Nov 2016 08:24 AM PST

Coming from Yokomo and made for the YD-2 series of drift cars is a solid axle set. Sporting the standard gear diff case the set includes a solid inner block that couples the outdrives to create a solid axle setup with makes for a more aggressive drift while increasing traction at the same time. Using the axle also makes for quicker transitions on high-grip surfaces. The axle set is usable with the YD-2 and YD-2 Plus kits.

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]

LiPo Factory 1S 7000mAh 90C LiPo battery pack

Posted: 30 Nov 2016 06:51 AM PST

Trinity have introduced the new LiPo Factory 1S 7000mAh 90C LiPo battery pack. Made from high-performance 90C cells and coming in a protective hardcase with 5mm bullet-type connectors, the batteries target club and intermediate level racers that seek affordable yet performance driven products. The 1S pack offers standard “1/12th scale” dimensions and it is available now.

Source: Trinity [teamtrinity.com]

Ethan Lefebvre triples at ROAR Region 9 champs

Posted: 30 Nov 2016 06:13 AM PST

This past weekend the 2016 ROAR Region 9 1/10th Championships were held at the world-famous Thornhill racing circuit on their JR track. Last year this race had 56 entries, but this year the numbers almost doubled with 101 entries making it the biggest 1/10th only race in Texas in many years. In the 2WD Modified Buggy class the competition would be very tight as the top two would be separated by less than a second and third to seventh would be separated by three seconds. At the end Aaron Breuer would take TQ and teammate Ethan Lefebvre would take second. In the first of two mains Aaron and Ethan had a great battle throughout the main, finishing in the same order as they have had started. In the second main Aaron made a mistake over the triple and ended his race.

In the 2WD Modified Truck class it would be Ethan Lefebvre taking the TQ in qualifying followed by Andrew Clark and Bill Delong. In the first main Ethan would take the win by 6 seconds over Alex Vaughan and Andrew Clark third. In the second main Ethan would get a great start and keep building on his lead and finished a lap over the rest and take home the overall.

Finally in the 4WD Modified Buggy class Ethan Lefebvre took TQ over Trevor Nault by only two seconds with teammate Mike Stolli in third and Aaron Breuer in fourth. In the first main, Ethan got a great start and opened up a few second lead but with about 45 seconds left he would crash and let Aaron get around for the win and Ethan finishing up 0.5 seconds behind. In the second main Ethan made a mistake on the first lap putting him all the way back to sixth. At the halfway point he had moved back into the lead and never looked back to take his third ROAR Region 9 Championship of the night.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

MRCZ Open International Race – Report

Posted: 30 Nov 2016 04:58 AM PST

The fourth edition of the MRCZ International Race was held in Zwevegem, Belgium. Organised by the MRCZ club the race has quickly become a classic in the country with the 2016 edition attracting about 90 drivers in the classes of Touring Modified, Touring 10.5, Touring 17.5. and also Formula 21.5 and 1/12th 10.5. Also run were two fun classes in the form of a mechanics and a Ladies Cup race for occasional racers. The Modified/EFRA and 10.5 Touring classes were run using the Voltante 28 control tyre whereas the other classes were run using free tyres. The race format was five round of qualifying with the best two to count and triple mains. As for the track, the carpet used started with pretty low grip but things got better during the race but nevertheless the organisers will revert to the proven ETS-type carpet from next year on.

In the Touring Modified class, qualifying as a very tense affair between Mitchell Van Es (VBC Racing) and local hero and multi-time national champion, Thomas Stockmann (Yokomo). Ultimately Mitchell took the pole position in front of Thomas, the Tamiya of Florian Joos, Rico Claeys’ Xray and young Liam Van de Wouwer’s Yokomo. The opening final was a freight train led by Mitchell. Thomas, Florian and Rico followed within the one second. On lap 13, a small error from Mitchell held up Thomas and allowed Florian to take the lead. The latter then set his personal best times and managed to pull a gap while Mitchell and Thomas followed in second and third. A2 was a very exciting battle between Mitchell and Thomas. For 27 laps they were in each other’s slipstream, improving lap times time after time. In the end Mitchell finished first, with Thomas 0.6 of a second adrift with Florian in third. In the third A-main Mitchell took another victory to take the overall win from Thomas, Florian, Rico and Liam.

Touring Superstock was run with 10.5 motors, a blinky ESC and an FDR of 5.8. The biggest name in this class was Giovanni Verbrugghe, the reigning 1/5th scale European Champion. Qualifying proved to be a walk in the park for Giovanni (Xray) as he took all five qualifiers with ease. The battle for P2 was on between young Spec-R driver Vincent Van Gansen and last year’s champion Mitchell Van Es, driving an Awesomatix. Ultimately Vincent took the second position thanks to better results. Mitchell on the other hand had some very fast runs but also two DNFs, which ultimately cost him P2. Florian Joos had a P2 in the first qualifier but a series of DNFs. He thus had to take it easy in Q5, otherwise he would be demoted to the B-final. At the end a P3 in Q5 earned him a fourth spot on the grid in front of the Yokomo of Werner Broeckx.

The opening final was a disaster for Vincent. Because of a transmitter problem, he asked for a delay but had to start from the back of the grid. Up front Florian had a good start and overtook Mitchell for P2 while he started to chase Giovanni. He later reeled in on Giovanni, but was too eager to pass him and they collided. While Florian waited for Giovanni to recover, Mitchell saw his opportunity to take P1. A small mistake by Giovanni let Florian by, but Mitchell kept the door shut and they finished 0.2 seconds adrift. In A2 Vincent was determined to get a good result. He took a good start but as Giovanni had the hole shot, he started to edge away. Florian was on Mitchell’s tail and a small error from Mitchell in lap four let Florian by. Florian started to reel in on Vincent and he put some serious pressure on the Spec-R driver. In lap 9, Vincent made an error in the chicane which promoted Florian’s Tamiya to P2. Florian caught Giovanni but the latter showed his great talent by keeping the door shut. In the end, Giovanni took the win by 0.2 seconds in front of Florian and Vincent. Mitchell unfortunately finished in eighth place with a tweaked car. A3 would thus decide the overall winner. Giovanni took a great start and eventually started to build up a gap between him and Vincent while Mitchell was running in P3. Florian got T-boned at the start and didn’t prove a threat at that point. In lap 19 however, Vincent made an error in the chicane and while the marshall tried to recover him, he collected poor Mitchell’’s car which then was out of the race. Florian sped through and tried to close the gap, but Giovanni took A3 and the overall victory in front of Florian and Vincent. An unfortunate Mitchell finished in 5th overall behind the Team Magic of Pasquinel Neys.

The Touring Stock class was run with 17.5T motors, open tyres and an FDR of 5.0. Peter Roeygens put his Xray on pole position by winning Q1 and Q5 while Tokke Adams took three TQs with his Serpent, but had to settle for second on the grid. Third place went to French driver Jonathan Carton. Youngster Roel Jongenelis put his Serpent on a nice fifth position on the grid. In the finals Tokke and Peter were tie on points, but with a better third result Tokke took the overall victory in front of Peter and Jonathan in third. Roel would stick to his fifth position, just one place behind the Team Magic of Christophe Libeer.

The Formula class qualifying proved to be very exciting as four drivers driving three different brands of cars won a qualifying heat each. In the end, Steve Deblaere took the pole position in front of the WRC F-One of Kristof Dehert. Kristof was the only driver to run this chassis, so it was a very good achievement. P3 went to the Serpent of Dutch driver Patrick Jongenelis in front of the French Mini-Z World Champion Carlos Gurreiro, using an Xray car.

In the opening final, Steve was forced into retirement and his fellow Serpent driver, Patrick Jongenelis took the win in front of Kristof and Carlos. During A2, Steve again had some misfortune while Carlos took the win in front of Patrick Jongenelis and Willy Voisangrin. A3 would thus decide on who would become the overall winner. As the grip levels were at their optimum, Steve took the win, three seconds in front of Kristof and Patrick a further two seconds back. Unfortunately this wasn’t enough for Steve to seal a podium finish. Patrick Jongenelis took the overall victory in front of Kristof Dehert and Carlos Gurreiro.

The 1/12th scale Spec class was dominated by Benedict Vantomme, the designer of the VCD 1/12th car. Kenny Almey’s laptimes were almost as fast and he managed to win Q2. Xavier Debroye put his Roche on the third place on the grid. During Q4 and Q5 Xavier found some extra speed and managed to get almost the same lap times as Benedict. The finals proved to be exciting for the remaining podium spots while Benedict won the opening two mains to grab the overall win early. Kenny cemented P2 with a win in A3. Angelino Deneef, the fourth place qualifier took P3 from Xavier by finishing second in one of the finals.

In the MRCZ Gentlemen race, the youngest of the Gentlemen, Vic Dejaegere took a popular win in front of Mitchell’s dad Jörgen, while Thomas’ dad Dirk Stockman took a nice third place overall.

In the MRCZ Ladies Cup it was Lies Azou that came out fastest from Romina Claeys and Severine Mispreuve.

Source: T2M [t2m-rc.fr]

Tom Firsching dominates U.S. Indoor Championship

Posted: 30 Nov 2016 04:11 AM PST

The 37th annual U.S. Indoor Championship were held in Cleveland, Ohio and the 1/12th scale 17.5 saw a handout tire rule to be implemented on the field for the first time in the event’s history. All competitors received their purple stripe tires at sign up and NY driver, Tom Firsching would be taking TQ with Dana Bailes and John Tortorice starting second and third. In the final, Tom took the win in a great battle with second place finisher Dana Bailes.

In 13.5, a very tough field of competitors chased the A-main win. In the end, top qualifier Tom Firsching would wrestle the top spot in the final round of qualifying. Andrew Knapp and Dana Bailes would round out the top 3 positions on the starting grid and in the A-main, a titanic battle between Firsching, Knapp and Josh Cyrul would ensue with all three drivers very close at the beginning. Tom opened a little lead while Knapp and Cyrul wrestled for second. In the battle, Knapp would set the fastest single lap but Tom would stay steady and take the win, sweeping both 1/12th classes he entered.

After its introduction into the racing scene in last fall, World GT-R keeps growing and gaining popularity, both at local tracks and big race events. At the 2016 US Indoor Champs, a good sized field of 40 cars entered. Tom Firsching took is car to another TQ and win. Jeff Dayger, who was the early TQ, running very strong all weekend, ended up second.

Illinois driver Jim Piersol and Frank Calandra would battle for the Top Qualifying position inches apart in all four rounds of Formula qualifying. Each would lead at different points with Frank edging out Jimmy in each round to secure the TQ spot. In the A-main. Piersol came out smoking taking the lead from Frank in the early stages. Jim would make a small mistake letting Frank and Nate Lyday by. Piersol had a rocket on his hands and he would quickly recover, reeling in the car of Nate Lyday and set his sights on leader Calandra. Much like qualifying, the two would again battle but a small touch would send both cars flying. Sneaky Nate Lyday would take the lead and drive home for an impressive win for the Illinois driver. Frank would recover for second and Ohio driver Zach Schuttenberg would round out the podium.

Source: CRC [teamcrc.com]

T-Works BD8 hard foam bumper

Posted: 30 Nov 2016 01:36 AM PST

T-Works have introduced a new hard foam bumper suitable for the Yokomo BD7, BD7’16, & BD8. The new bumper extends 6mm further out the front to eliminate the need to apply additional foam pieces when the body shell is mounted further forward on the car.

Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]

New tool sets from BMT

Posted: 30 Nov 2016 12:57 AM PST

Italian company BMT have introduced a new range of tools, including a turnbuckle tool, wrench set and glow plug spanner. Made from high quality materials, the turnbuckle tool set includes changeable tips with M3, M4 and M5 included, while the hex head wrench set including 1.5, 2.0, 2.5 & 3.0mm wrenches, all with a knurled easy to grip handle. Finally, the glow plug tool is your standard affair with 8.0mm and 10mm socket wrenches as well as a 5.0mm hexagon wrench.

Source: BMT [bmt-team.com]