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| Coelho takes TITC with ‘hardest win’ of career Posted: 19 Feb 2017 07:36 AM PST Bruno Coelho has successfully defended his TITC title after a thrilling A3 at the Infinity Addict Circuit in Thailand with the Xray driver afterwards describing the victory as the ‘hardest win of (his) career’. Winning the opening final with ease, he would crash out of A2 while leading meaning the 15th running of Asia’s most famous race would be decided between him and A2 winner Nicolas Lee in the closing encounter. Securing the overall TQ on a tie breaker with Infinity’s Jilles Groskamp, it was the Dutch driver who despite no longer being in title contention would put him under the most pressure as he had done in A2. Running bumper to bumper, Groskamp would hit Coelho allowing Ronald Volker to go to the front but it was now the battle for second that got all the attention. Having the fastest winning time, second would still be enough for Coelho to give Xray its third consecutive TITC win but having waited following the contact, Groskamp wanted to get the pass on the ETS Champion. Applying intense pressure however he couldn’t get it done as Coelho, despite the Bangkok heat, kept his cool to get the all important P2 for a win even his great rival Volker said afterwards he didn’t get easy. While Lee would get 2nd, something he was guaranteed after A2, Volker would somehow pull off an unexpected podium with 3rd thanks to his A3 win leaving Groskamp to miss the podium at what is now his home race. Continue reading this report here or view our complete event coverage here. FacebookTwitterGoogle+Pin It |
| Mark Lim wins at NOOB Singapore Open Rd1 Posted: 19 Feb 2017 07:35 AM PST Singapore’s longest running electric off-road racing series kicked off at the RaceWorks Arena featuring a large outdoor track with a mixed surface. The hot blazing sun created quite a challenge for all racers as the heat created extremely high grip conditions on the astro-turfed sections and reduced grip where the dirt dried out. During the 4WD Buggy qualifiers, Dennis Chiang, Kum Yew and Mark Lim emerged as the drivers to beat as they battled through all three runs. As the dust settled, Lim secured TQ with Dennis in second and Kum Yew to round out the top 3 on the grid.
Final results: Source: RaceWorks Hobbies [raceworks.sg] FacebookTwitterGoogle+Pin It |
| Landen Lewis sweeps Forever Heroes Memorial race Posted: 19 Feb 2017 04:35 AM PST Chehaw Raceway of Georgia recently held the Forever Heroes Memorial race to raise money for the good cause. The small and dusty track was a challenge to any racer with the mindset, “fast is faster”. A slower, more stable vehicle was far superior and Chandler Elliott (Mugen) would take the TQ in the Pro Nitro Buggy class while Landen Lewis (Xray) came out fastest in the Pro E-Buggy qualifiers. Ultimately Landen would walk away with the win in the Pro Nitro Buggy class from Kyosho’s Mickey Griffin and TLR driver Allen Krier and Landen would also sweep the Pro E-Buggy category by taking the day’s win from Mickey Griffin (Kyosho) in second and Larry Cromontia (Mugen) in third. Source: Xray [teamxray.com] FacebookTwitterGoogle+Pin It |
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| Coelho takes TITC with ‘hardest win’ of career Posted: 19 Feb 2017 04:30 AM PST Bruno Coelho has successfully defended his TITC title after a thrilling A3 at the Infinity Addict Circuit in Thailand with the Xray driver afterwards describing the victory as the ‘hardest win of (his) career’. Winning the opening final with ease, he would crash out of A2 while leading meaning the 15th running of Asia’s most famous race would be decided between him and A2 winner Nicolas Lee in the closing encounter. Securing the overall TQ on a tie breaker with Infinity’s Jilles Groskamp, it was the Dutch driver who despite no longer being in title contention would put him under the most pressure as he had done in A2. Running bumper to bumper, Groskamp would hit Coelho allowing Ronald Volker to go to the front but it was now the battle for second that got all the attention. Having the fastest winning time, second would still be enough for Coelho to give Xray its third consecutive TITC win but having waited following the contact, Groskamp wanted to get the pass on the ETS Champion. Applying intense pressure however he couldn’t get it done as Coelho, despite the Bangkok heat, kept his cool to get the all important P2 for a win even his great rival Volker said afterwards he didn’t get easy. While Lee would get 2nd, something he was guaranteed after A2, Volker would somehow pull off an unexpected podium with 3rd thanks to his A3 win leaving Groskamp to miss the podium at what is now his home race. ‘I never had pressure like this before. It was 5-minutes complete pressure and I have to say I don’t like the feeling’, was how a noticeably relieved Coelho summed up A3. Reflecting on the event he continued, ‘It was a super hard weekend. It was one of the hardest races going from being fastest in practice to struggling the first day of qualifying but we worked really hard to keep fighting for the win. I don’t believe it was set-up. We made changes and there was zero difference. Maybe it was the additive or cleaner we used but me & Alex had the same problem. We made one week of work preparing and when we switch to race tyres everything changed but we fight to the end and even with the problems we got the win. This is the hardest win of my career’. ‘I shouldn’t have backed off in A2’ was Lee’s reaction to finishing as the runner-up. His first time to podium at the TITC he continued, ‘Obviously I am still with second but I was too close to winning’. With the result decided by a tie-breaker, each driver having a win and a second and the fastest winning time the decider, Lee’s win was just 0.791 of a second slower. On A3, in which he finished 5th, he said, ‘I tried to pass Alex (Hagberg) but he made no mistakes and I was stuck behind him all the way’. Having led the Yokomo challenge all weekend, Lee said he was ‘happy’ to finish as the top Yokomo adding he hopes he can carry his momentum from the weekend into his next race which will be the first outdoor round of the current Euro Touring Series season which takes place in Spain in April. The last non Xray driver to win at the TITC when he became champion in 2014, Volker said, ‘I have no idea how I should feel. I think I’m quite happy with 3rd after what happened on Friday but the whole weekend was crazy’. The World Champion went on to say, ‘I put on new tyres for A2 and was slowest of everybody’s lap time and then change to my A1 set and was totally on pace. I did benefit from mistakes ahead of me to get the win, admittedly I would have been better if Nicolas could get the win’. Set to go head to head next weekend in Germany with Coelho at the final carpet round of the ETS, he complimented his rival by saying ‘Congrats to Bruno as he didn’t have an easy weekend either’. On a weekend when Infinity officially announced its EP program, Groskamp said, ‘I’m really happy, just with my performance. It’s disappointing to finish 4th as it would have been nice to be on the podium with everyone supporting me here but the car was amazing’. He continued, ‘I was all over Bruno but I just couldn’t get passed. I knew he was in for the win and didn’t want to crash him again but it’s good he wins and I’m all over him’. Having dominated the opening day of qualifying taking all three qualifiers, he said, ‘we were a bit unlucky here and there but I’m super happy with the cars performance and I think maybe I am the moral winner of this race’. Behind Groskamp, Infinity team-mate Andy Moore would complete the Top 5. In the other classes Jan Ratheisky took the TQ and win in Open Brushless 13.5 class ahead of local Kittipong with the podium being completed by the Tamiya of former TRF team-manager Kono Takayuki. In Formula, the single 15-minute main having a mandatory tyre stop, it was Infinity driver Trin who took the win, thanks to a lightning quick pitstop, ahead of Serpent designer David Ehrbar and the Yokomo of Naoya Kitagawa with Top Qualifier Ratheisky fourth. In the Front Wheel drive class Hong Kong legeng Stick King took the win while Non Boost 17.5 went to Patchara S. with Philippine driver Axo A. victorious in Tamiya Super GT. View the event results here. View the event image gallery here. FacebookTwitterGoogle+Pin It |
| Nathan Wincek doubles at Lake Park club race Posted: 19 Feb 2017 04:30 AM PST The Lake Park R/C of Florida, USA recently held a club race that saw Nathan Wincek walking away with the win in the 4WD Buggy and 1/8th E-Buggy class. Coming from the 3 spot on the 4WD grid the Xray driver took the lead on the second lap and he held off the charge of Ben Pinover (Xray) and carried on for the win. Ben would come in second from third placed Josh Dasch (Team Associated). In 1/8th E-Buggy Nathan TQ’d and he was under pressure early from Jim Hess (TLR) and then later Ben Pinover (TLR) but he was able to lead from the start and go on to take the win from Ben and Jim. Source: Xray [teamxray.com] FacebookTwitterGoogle+Pin It |
| Posted: 19 Feb 2017 04:20 AM PST Chassis – Destiny RC-10S Remarks – Young Japanese driver Jin Sawada was running the Destiny RC-10S in Thailand with a number of new, soon to be released, parts as well as some already available option parts. The main new items are the new suspension mounts that now using inserts instead of ball for better tuning possibilities, 1mm lower bulkheads , a motor mount that is 1.5mm closer to the centre line and smaller diff and spool pulleys. In terms of setup he started with his standard setup and just played with the shock package, finally settling on softer springs and harder oil. Image Gallery FacebookTwitterGoogle+Pin It |
| Posted: 19 Feb 2017 03:43 AM PST The Dutch Tamiya Cup series recently kicked off at the Racing Arena Limburg indoor track. The 30x14m track laid out with ETS carpet offered a technical layout that made for some entertaining races. The event was held in six different classes including Fighter Buggy, TT01/02 Top Stock, Euro TC and Euro GT. Also run was a Formula class and of course M-Chassis. To spice up racing, the organisers decided to use a different format of two seven minute qualifiers and two mains with the first leg being a seven minute sprint, followed by a ten minute “reverse order start” leg 2 that sees the winner of the opening leg start from P6 while the sixth place driver will start from pole and so on. The whole event was held in a very relaxed and laid back atmosphere and in the fastest class of Euro GT, Florian Joos put his TRF car on pole, followed by Robert Krens. The battle for third was won by Michel van der Velden, just in front of Martijn van der Heijden.
In Euro TC and even though the racers had the choice between various Tamiya chassis such as the TA04, TA05, TA06, TB03, TB04, the weapon of choice proved would be the single-belt TA07. Wesley van Dijken put his TA07 on pole, one lap in front of Bram Lagerwey who was 6 seconds clear of Eric Mulder. Wesley also posted the fastest laptime with a 13.0. Wesley had a clean and took the overall victory by claiming P1 in the sprint race. He finished almost one lap in front of Eric Bresser who came from P6 on the grid. Eric Mulder finished in P3 in the first final. In the feature final, Wesley had a nightmare start because he got involuntarily wiped during the start. Wesley found himself in P10 and had to find his way back through the field. Michel Peterse took the lead, never looked back and claimed P2 overall. Bram Lagerwey was running in a fine 2nd spot, but when his car had a technical problem, he dropped out of contention. This promoted Wesley to 3rd in the feature race and granted him the overall victory. Eric Bresser took the last podium spot with a fine 2nd place in the feature race. In Top Stock Mario Taekema put his car on pole, but he was closely followed within a second by Dennis van der Wagt. Raymond Plooij took the third spot on the grid. Mario made a clean sweep in the finals by taking two first places. In the first final, Fred van Voorst finished within 5 seconds, but during the longer feature final Mario finished two laps clear of his nearest rival, Raymond Plooij, who took 2nd overall while Fred took the last spot on the podium. Dennis only finished 5th, despite setting the fastest single lap time. In M-Chassis Rob Kuijper was the man to beat by putting his car on pole, one lap in front of Jesse Keller. Jesse was followed by Nick Nerrings. Behind Nick, three other racers finished within a second, so the battle for the last podium spot would be fierce. In the finals, Rob Kuijper ruled again and took two wins. Rob was also the only driver to score sub-15-seconds laps. A second and a fourth place earned Martijn van der Heijden P2 on the podium and Nick Nerrings finished where he started, in P3. Formula is regarded by many as the most realistic class to watch, and there were some really nice paint jobs, including the Red Bull livery on Marco Sakko’s car. In true Verstappen style, Marco claimed pole position while Martijn van der Heijden drove his Philips-liveried car to P2 in front of Hans Damiaens’ Renault. Both finals were won by Marco, but while A1 was a walk in the park, A2 would be a bit more difficult as he started behind Martijn, who gave him a real run for his money. Ultimately Martijn claimed P2 in the feature race and this gave him P2 overall in front of Hans Damiaens, despite being tie on points. Finally in the Fighter Buggy class, the pole position went to Nick van der Wind but he was closely followed by Lorenzo van Leeuwen with young Arno Damiaens in P3. Both Nick and Lorenzo took a win, but the overall victory was awarded to Nick, in front of Lorenzo and Jonas Damiaens. Arno couldn’t start his first final which meant he couldn’t defend his P3 starting slot. Thanks to Martijn van deer Heijden for the report. FacebookTwitterGoogle+Pin It |
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| Lee win A2 after Coelho & Hagberg errors Posted: 19 Feb 2017 01:14 AM PST Nicholas Lee has won the second A-Main of the TITC, the Yokomo driver benefiting from errors from race leaders Bruno Coelho and Alexander Hagberg, both incidents delaying a very unlucky Jilles Groskamp. From the start Groskamp had Coelho under intense pressure and on the fourth lap the Xray driver would roll trying to keep the door closed on the Infinity driver. Trying to avoid the Top Qualifier, Groskamp would have to take to the infield allowing third place starter Hagberg into the lead but four laps later he would do almost a carbon copy of his team-mates error. With Groskamp all over the 2015 Champion, on the exact same corner Hagberg was also to roll again, Groskamp having to take evasive action only this time it would end his challenge for both the leg win and that ‘dream’ TITC victory that eludes him. With Lee going to the front after the second incident he would pull clear to add a win to his A1 second place with Andy Moore, from 9th on the grid, finishing 2nd ahead of Infinity team-mate Chavit Sirigupta and Hagberg. Continue reading this report here or view our complete event coverage here. FacebookTwitterGoogle+Pin It |
| Lee win A2 after Coelho & Hagberg errors Posted: 19 Feb 2017 01:13 AM PST Nicholas Lee has won the second A-Main of the TITC, the Yokomo driver benefiting from errors from race leaders Bruno Coelho and Alexander Hagberg, both incidents delaying a very unlucky Jilles Groskamp. From the start Groskamp had Coelho under intense pressure and on the fourth lap the Xray driver would roll trying to keep the door closed on the Infinity driver. Trying to avoid the Top Qualifier, Groskamp would have to take to the infield allowing third place starter Hagberg into the lead but four laps later he would do almost a carbon copy of his team-mates error. With Groskamp all over the 2015 Champion, on the exact same corner Hagberg was also to roll again, Groskamp having to take evasive action only this time it would end his challenge for both the leg win and that ‘dream’ TITC victory that eludes him. With Lee going to the front after the second incident he would pull clear to add a win to his A1 second place with Andy Moore, from 9th on the grid, finishing 2nd ahead of Infinity team-mate Chavit Sirigupta and Hagberg. Guaranteed at least second overall with his A2 win, Lee said, ‘I just tried to be patient and show how I got to the front’. Going into the deciding round as one of three drivers who can win the 15th running of the famed Asia race, he continued, ‘my car has been good all weekend but I think it will be difficult starting from 4th’. With Coelho having the faster race winning time, the defending champion only needs a second once Lee must get the win. The other potential winner, Moore, has already ruled himself out for the overall win describing his second place as ‘very lucky’. Commenting on his error, Coelho said, ‘I don’t know if the track was slower or my set of tyres was from a bad batch but I came under a lot of pressure from Jilles and trying to keep a tight line I flipped on the curb on the fourth lap’. Hagberg said he ‘struggled again with understeer’ adding, ‘I don’t have a good set-up now. It was worse than expected and I don’t know how to fix it’. Groskamp kept his summary of the race short saying ‘I was super unlucky’, the Thai based Dutch driver adding, ‘It’s a real pity I have no chance to win now but everyone could see I was fast enough’. View the event results here. View the event image gallery here. FacebookTwitterGoogle+Pin It |
| Black Fabrica cleaning glass jar Posted: 19 Feb 2017 01:00 AM PST Black Fabrica have introduced the cleaning glass jar. The convenient pit accessory is usable for differential and drivetrain parts cleaning as the glass will take no harm from popular cleaning solvents such as degreaser, citrus cleaner, lighter fluid, etc. and it is also homes in handy when emptying shocks or differentials. The height and stability of the glass jar reduces likelihood of spilling in the pit area. On top of this the sturdy container can take parts and accessories and it features a plastic screw-on lid that sports a carbon fibre appliqué revealing the Black Fabrica factory logo. The US-made jar measures 60x54mm and it is available now. Source: Black Fabrica [blackfabrica.com] FacebookTwitterGoogle+Pin It |
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| Easy A1 win for Coelho with frantic finish for 2nd Posted: 19 Feb 2017 12:26 AM PST Bruno Coelho took an easy win in the opening A-Main of the TITC, the Top Qualifier able to fend off an early challenge from Jilles Groskamp to cruise home to a winning margin of over 6-seconds from Nicholas Lee. While the leader had a straight forward race the battle for second would end more spectacular fashion as Yokomo team-mates Nicolas Lee and Ronald Volker reeled in a slowing Groskamp. With a lack of race announcements creating confusion as what stage the race was at, Lee, thinking it was the last lap, would attempt a pass on Groskamp into the final corner. Hitting the Infinity driver, causing the Dutchman a body tuck, then Volker, trying to capitalise on the incident, would hit his team-mate but the impact stripped his spur gear. Unfortunately for Volker, the race still had another lap to go. With Lee thinking that the race was finished he initially stopped after his contact with Groskamp who continued but on hearing the crowd reaction continued on the lap but Groskamp would spin out allowing him to go by for second. With the incident causing Groskamp’s last lap not to count the result would initially show Volker, with a 4:59.563, third but bringing the error to the attention of race control he was given back the lap demoting Volker a lap down to fourth. Continue reading this report here or view our complete event coverage here. FacebookTwitterGoogle+Pin It |
| Easy A1 win for Coelho with frantic finish for 2nd Posted: 19 Feb 2017 12:24 AM PST Bruno Coelho took an easy win in the opening A-Main of the TITC, the Top Qualifier able to fend off an early challenge from Jilles Groskamp to cruise home to a winning margin of over 6-seconds from Nicholas Lee. While the leader had a straight forward race the battle for second would end more spectacular fashion as Yokomo team-mates Nicolas Lee and Ronald Volker reeled in a slowing Groskamp. With a lack of race announcements creating confusion as what stage the race was at, Lee, thinking it was the last lap, would attempt a pass on Groskamp into the final corner. Hitting the Infinity driver, causing the Dutchman a body tuck, then Volker, trying to capitalise on the incident, would hit his team-mate but the impact stripped his spur gear. Unfortunately for Volker, the race still had another lap to go. With Lee thinking that the race was finished he initially stopped after his contact with Groskamp who continued but on hearing the crowd reaction continued on the lap but Groskamp would spin out allowing him to go by for second. With the incident causing Groskamp’s last lap not to count the result would initially show Volker, with a 4:59.563, third but bringing the error to the attention of race control he was given back the lap demoting Volker a lap down to fourth. ‘As expected Jilles attacked at the beginning but I was able to keep the door closed and after 1-minute I was able to pull away’. The ETS Champion continued, ‘I have not so much to say, I pulled away and then just tried to stay in front and I will try to do the same in the next one’. In contrast team-mate Alexander Hagberg, who started third but finished last, was very frustrated by his race saying, ‘the car was completely un-drivable. I could even turn and people could pass me around the outside’. Summing up his race, which started from 4th on the grid, Lee said ‘it went well’. He continued, ‘Hagberg went wide and we got side by side and he was unlucky and went off. Then I caught Jilles towards the end and I thought it was the last lap so I tried a move on Jilles and hit him but as we both crossed the line I thought the race was over. Then I realised it wasn’t and went again. That aside I am happy with the pace I had for the race and to get second was good’. Groskamp said, ‘I had a good start and could easily follow Bruno but half way through I lost a lot of pace and the car started to push, it was the same as the last qualifier’. He continued, ‘I decided to settle for second but the drop off got worse and Nico & Ronald could catch me’. On the hectic finish, he said, ‘I was slower but it was not super nice from Nicolas and I hope the second one is not so rough’. Also hoping he doesn’t ‘not have so much drop off’, he added, ‘shame I cant have the pace from Friday but still we will fight for the podium’. ‘The starting grid is crazy to avoid other cars’ said Volker, the 10 car grid lined up extremely close to one another given the size of the Infinity Addict Circuit straight. He said going into the first corner with cars either side of him he ‘came out the best to go to the front with Nico (Nicolas Lee). We caught Jilles and Nico tried a move and I tried to benefit but hit someone and broke my spur gear’. He concluded, ‘I could have been Top 3. With my grid position it isn’t easy but I am very happy with my performance’. Behind Volker, Akiyama would finish fourth. View the event results here. View the event image gallery here. FacebookTwitterGoogle+Pin It |
| Posted: 18 Feb 2017 09:16 PM PST Bruno Coelho is the Top Qualifier at the TITC after an exciting final qualifier at Infinity Addict Circuit. After taking both of yesterday’s qualifiers, Coelho was the only driver who could deny Jilles Groskamp his first overall TQ at the famous Asia race and initially it looked like the Infinity driver was about fill that void. With Coelho’s Xray coming good from the mid race, the Portuguese driver would start to close the gap and as the heat entered the final minute it was apparent Groskamp was starting to struggle. With Coelho already ahead on the timing screens, Groskamp’s would attempt to keep his dream alive running a tight line off the straight but clipping the curb flipped off the track. While all the attention was on Groskamp and Coelho, Alexander Hagberg was all the time closing on his team-mate but in the end came up 3/10ths short. With Coelho and Groskamp sharing TQ runs each it was Coelho’s time from last night’s Q5 rocket round which would secure the defending champion his second consecutive TITC TQ. With Groskamp second and Hagberg third, Nicolas Lee starts fourth as the best Yokomo ahead of Akio Sobue, whose attempt to try to take third on the grid from Hagberg didn’t materialise. World Champion Ronald Volker would complete the Top 6 on the grid, the 2014 TITC winner very critical of the track conditions drivers faced in the final qualifier. Continue reading this report here or view our complete event coverage here. FacebookTwitterGoogle+Pin It |
| Posted: 18 Feb 2017 09:12 PM PST Bruno Coelho is the Top Qualifier at the TITC after an exciting final qualifier at Infinity Addict Circuit. After taking both of yesterday’s qualifiers, Coelho was the only driver who could deny Jilles Groskamp his first overall TQ at the famous Asia race and initially it looked like the Infinity driver was about fill that void. With Coelho’s Xray coming good from the mid race, the Portuguese driver would start to close the gap and as the heat entered the final minute it was apparent Groskamp was starting to struggle. With Coelho already ahead on the timing screens, Groskamp’s would attempt to keep his dream alive running a tight line off the straight but clipping the curb flipped off the track. While all the attention was on Groskamp and Coelho, Alexander Hagberg was all the time closing on his team-mate but in the end came up 3/10ths short. With Coelho and Groskamp sharing TQ runs each it was Coelho’s time from last night’s Q5 rocket round which would secure the defending champion his second consecutive TITC TQ. With Groskamp second and Hagberg third, Nicolas Lee starts fourth as the best Yokomo ahead of Akio Sobue, whose attempt to try to take third on the grid from Hagberg didn’t materialise. World Champion Ronald Volker would complete the Top 6 on the grid, the 2014 TITC winner very critical of the track conditions drivers faced in the final qualifier. Reacting to taking the TQ Coelho said, ‘It was very good. At the beginning Jilles pulled away a lot but as we knew from yesterday my car works better from the middle to the end. It was double fast compared to the others and I could catch Jilles. He then made a mistake maybe because of the pressure I don’t know but for sure it is great to get the TQ again.’ Asked about the finals, the World Championship Top Qualifier replied, ‘It’s difficult to know because we have a new set of tyres and we don’t know what is waiting for us, it’s a lottery, each set is different’. He continued, ‘I am not confident. I’m confident in myself and my car, we will see what happens’. ‘A good job from Bruno but my tyres just switched off after 4-minutes’ was how Groskamp summed up the final qualifier. Using the same set of tyres he used to TQ the opening two qualifiers, the 2012 World Champion said, ‘I was surprised at the beginning by my pace but suddenly I had not traction. I think Xray have something better with their tyre preparation and that I was too heavy, too long with mine’. He added that ‘running the tyres for a third time may also have added to how much they dropped off’. Saying it was a ‘dream to TQ the TITC’ he added ‘2nd is OK because the outside is a good starting position (on this track)’ and ‘it’s a new game because we are all on new tyres so there are no strategies’. Returning to the Xray cabin, Hagberg understandably looked pleased with his final qualifying performance. The 2015 Champion said, ‘At the start it pushed a lot but then came in at the end. I was closing at the end but it was not enough but I have a good starting position for the final’. Describing the track as ‘pretty open’ and feeling ‘you can overtake in a few spots’, the Swede said, ‘It will be interesting to see how it goes with everyone on the same tyres. We all start from zero’. Runner-up to team-mate Coelho last year he concluded, ‘I think I have a good car for the final and it was always good on new tyres’. Lee felt he ‘drove better today’ but added ‘I needed 2nd for the round to start higher and couldn’t make it. This was the best I could do because the track changes so much’. Asked about his expectations for the race, the Singapore driver said, ‘I have no idea, I think there is no space to overtake. I raced the Ride Cup race here 2-weeks ago ad there was no space to overtake’. Changing his car from an aluminium chassis to a carbon chassis in an attempt to TQ the round to get 3rd on the grid, Sobue said he had too much understeer to challenge for the round. Another driver who feels it will be ‘difficult to overtake’ in the final, the Infinity driver plans to remain on the carbon chassis but change how the car is set-up. Getting a P6 for the final qualifier to improve his overnight P8 position in the ranking, Volker wanted to voice his opinions on the final qualifier in particular how it cost Thailand’s top international driver Meen Vejrak a spot in the A-Main. The German said, ‘I’m pretty upset with how things went for Q6. It was wrong to have no free practice to clean the track before the qualifier started and it meant the conditions were unfair as the qualifying round was the track cleaning and it was of course going to get faster every heat’. Running in the second fastest heat after Day 1 tyre issues saw him reseeded out of the top heat, he said, ‘I can complain even more today about being in the second heat but I feel sorry for Meen as the track was way worse than the top two heats’. Running in the third fastest heat, Vejrak who has been on the podium at his home race for the last three years, would top his heat but would end up 15th fastest, compared to a P5 yesterday in Q5, a result that puts him 2nd on the B-Main grid. On his own performance, Volker said, ‘I couldn’t do much to get Top 5 (on the grid), my car & tyres actually fell alright. As I expected yesterday I am mid pack and I can’t do much but like anyone starting 5th or 6th I can just hope there is some incidents ahead of me’. View the event results here. View the event image gallery here. FacebookTwitterGoogle+Pin It |
| Chassis Focus – Yukinori Kagayama Posted: 18 Feb 2017 08:21 PM PST Chassis – Spice BD7 Single Belt Conversion Remarks – Spice designer Yukinori Kagayama is running his own designed single belt conversion for the Yokomo BD7. Suitable for up to 10.5 turn non boost or 13.5 turn boost touring car, the single belt design, which replaces the original 2 belt configuration, gives the car a more linear feel on both throttle and brake due to the lack of slack in the belts. The conversion itself comprises of the single piece motor mount and belt tensioner, the tope deck and the single belt. An updated version soon to be released will allow the motor mount position to be adjusted and with a single belt design there is no need to different belts for each motor position. Image Gallery FacebookTwitterGoogle+Pin It |
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