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Joe Pillars signs long term deal with Yokomo Posted: 01 Nov 2017 12:00 PM PDT Following the news earlier today that Joe Pillars had left his long time position at Kyosho, competing Japanese brand Yokomo have just announced the signing of Joe Pillars as US Team Manager. Joe will lead the brand’s charge into the US market by building and operating their race team as of today. Joe brings many successful years of Team Management skills to Yokomo and they are all very excited for the future. Joe had the following to say about the deal: I would first like to thank Kyosho America for the past 11 years of working together. I would like to thank Aki, Futoshi, Mitsuo, Kanai, Derek, and everyone at Kyosho America for all there support and efforts during this time. I would also like to thank Jared Tebo for the opportunity to work with him during most of my time at Kyosho. Together we have accomplished a lot of great results including 1 x World Title, 3 x World TQ’s, 9 ROAR National Championships, as well countless other big race victories! Now moving forward, I would like to first thank Tom Yokobori and Minoru Aso for this great opportunity to work for and represent Yokomo here in the USA! The racing heritage Yokomo represents in our industry is second to none and it’s a real honor to work with everyone involved. I am also excited for the opportunity to work with Ryan Maifield under the Yokomo brand at all the 1/10 electric off-road races as well as the rest of the Yokomo Team we will build from the ground up! In addition, I will also be representing A-Main Hobbies as they are the exclusive distributor for Yokomo in the USA. I would also like to thank Kendall Bennett and Kevin Kiser at A-Main for all their support with this move! As of today, I will start accepting Racing Resumes at my direct email of: joepillars@hotmail.com for Yokomo’s 2018 Race Team. Those who are selected to be a part of this prestigious Race Team will receive an email back by the end of November after all the Racing Resumes have been gone through. Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com] |
Posted: 01 Nov 2017 08:29 AM PDT Having risen to become one of the toughest, most competitive & prestigious championship’s in the World over the last decade, the Yokomo Euro Touring Series entered into its 11th season last weekend in Austria. A brand new destination on the ETS calendar, Round 1 would take place in Messe Wien located in the historic Prater district of Vienna right next to the oldest amusement park in the world. Invited to be part of Austria’s biggest modelling show by the organisers of Modellbau Messe, the racing would prove a huge hit with the record 63,000 showgoers with the track surrounded by large crowds throughout the 3 days of competition. A great showcase for the sport, the season opener attracted just shy of 250 race entries from 27 nations and collecting data from each of the drivers at technical inspection here is a breakdown of driver’s preferences in chassis manufacturers. |
Posted: 01 Nov 2017 08:22 AM PDT Having risen to become one of the toughest, most competitive & prestigious championship’s in the World over the last decade, the Yokomo Euro Touring Series entered into its 11th season last weekend in Austria. A brand new destination on the ETS calendar, Round 1 would take place in Messe Wien located in the historic Prater district of Vienna right next to the oldest amusement park in the world. Invited to be part of Austria’s biggest modelling show by the organisers of Modellbau Messe, the racing would prove a huge hit with the record 63,000 showgoers with the track surrounded by large crowds throughout the 3 days of competition. A great showcase for the sport, the season opener attracted just shy of 250 race entries from 27 nations and collecting data from each of the drivers at technical inspection here is a breakdown of driver’s preferences in chassis manufacturers. As the reigning champions in both Modified and Pro Stock, it was Xray who proved the most popular brand of choice. Overall the Slovakian manufacturer’s cars were raced by 1 out 3 of the total entry with its biggest share being in Formula with 36 percent of racers. Sharing the honour of being the second most popular car in the Scorpion Power Systems backed class, with 13 percentage each, was VBC Racing and reigning Formula champions Serpent. Introduced to the ETS program in Season #5, 10 different brands made up the Season #11 opening grid. The biggest class of the ETS with a grid of 115 cars in Vienna, compared to 72 in Modified and 60 in Formula, the Xray sponsored Pro Stock class saw Awesomatix as the second biggest manufacturer with 19 cars compared to Xray’s 33. Overall it is Awesomatix who is also the second biggest brand when all touring car class numbers are combined. Interestingly despite having announced the end of their famous TRF race team after the season opener last year, Tamiya is the 3rd most popular chassis in Pro Stock just ahead of Schumacher. Filling the void left by Tamiya in the premiere Modified class, Infinity have made solid gains as they undertake their first ETS campaign as a manufacturer with them the second most popular brand in Modified behind Xray. Taking their first win in Vienna, overall the Japanese newcomer shares 3rd position as the touring car of choice with Yokomo and Serpent – each having 17 users. Xray having a substantial market share of 84 drivers overall with Awesomatix having 26. The Modified class is the biggest in terms of the number of manufacturers represented in the ETS with new additions Mugen, Destiny and WRC bringing the number to 14 different brands. After a great start to ETS #11, drivers now have an extended break before another new venue awaits them when Sporthotel & Resort Daun in Germany plays host to Round 2 on February 02-04. FacebookTwitterGoogle+Pin It |
Gael Lambre teams up with Wallace Motorsports Posted: 01 Nov 2017 08:04 AM PDT Wallace Motorsports have announced the addition of Northeast front runner and ROAR national A-finalist, Gael Lambre to their nitro on-road team. Gael will pilot the WRC Racing NTX 1/10th 200mm nitro touring car through out the U.S. at both major and club level events. Gael had this to say about the new venture: I’d like to Thank Diatta and Ben Wallace for welcoming me onto the Nitro On Road Team. They are building a strong team with great support and I look forward to working closely with the team in the near future. Source: Wallace Motorsports [wallacemotorsports.net] |
Cole Ogden and Mugen part ways Posted: 01 Nov 2017 07:20 AM PDT The Silly Season is starting to heat up and the next superstar driver to swap teams is Cole Ogden, who announced his departure from long-time sponsors Mugen on social media. Winner of countless high-class events, Cole has yet to announce his new home and in the meantime he had the following to say: As of today, all great things must come to an end. With having such great success with Mugen cars over the past couple of years, I can’t say anything but great things about their cars, and it was awesome to be apart of their racing program. Although the last 2 years have flown by like it’s nothing, I have mutually parted ways with Mugen Seki Racing. With that being said, I would like to thank everyone at Mugen for their support over the last 2 years. I’ve definitely had great times racing alongside some of the industries absolute best guys like Adam Drake, Ryan Maifield and Robert Battle! Such a humbling experience that I thoroughly enjoyed, and I would like to thank Kris Moore, Adam Drake and Tim Long for having me along for the ride over these last couple years! I wish them the best for the future and on to the next chapter. |
Posted: 01 Nov 2017 07:09 AM PDT Kyosho America has announced the departure of long-term US team manager, Joe Pillars. Member of the company’s US squad for more than a decade, Joe has helped the US team to achieve many national and international titles including multiple World Championships. While we still await Joe’s personal statement, Kyosho America posted the following on social media: Joe Pillars, the Team Manager for Kyosho America’s racing efforts in the US and for the US members of the Kyosho International team, has left Kyosho. Joe has been a valued, professional and enthusiastic member of the Kyosho America team for more than a decade, helping to delivery numerous National and World Championship titles for Kyosho. It’s with humble gratitude that the Kyosho staff would like to thank Joe Pillars for his dedication and tremendous efforts on behalf of Kyosho, and wish him the best in his future endeavors. |
Xray Racing Series Italy International Race – Report Posted: 01 Nov 2017 06:24 AM PDT The XRS Italy International Race was held recently at the Indoor Racing Chilelli track. The event was held in several electric on-road classes, attracting both local Xray racers and guests from abroad. In Touring Modified it was Alexander Hagberg with the win from Alessio Menicucci 2nd and Gabriele Berselli 3rd. Mattia Collina and Jan Ratheisky would round out the top 5 results. Touring Modified final results: The Stock class was won by Turkish on-road ace, Mustafa Alp who had some nice battle with runner-up, Jan Ratheisky. Nico Catelani came in 3rd, Andrea Valerio 4th and Guido Barbera 5th. Touring Stock final results: The Formula class win went to Jan Ratheisky from Fabrizio Villa 2nd and Robert la Prova 3rd. Formula final results: Finally in 1/12th Pan Car it was again Alex Hagberg with the winning honours from Jan Ratheisky 2nd and Fabio Domanin 3rd. 1/12th Pan Car final results: Source: Xray [teamxray.com] |
Bezerk RC B64 top decks, shock towers & steering plates Posted: 01 Nov 2017 05:43 AM PDT Bezerk RC have introduced a range of carbon fibre option parts for the Team Associated B64 range of buggies. First is a carbon front topdeck in solid heavy duty or a light version. Both are made using quality 2.5mm carbon fibre and they come with a neat spacer to fit underneath the front section for better support when tightening. The decks are countersunk at the front to accept the standard screws. Next are middle camberlink length option towers in a single standard front height, and three rear options of tall, standard height and high roll centre. Lastly are the 0/6 degree steering plates. Bezerk have had 3/9 deg variants available for some time and the new option fits nicely in-between, giving racers every step needed in two steering plates. Every 1mm added to the rack subtracts 1 degree, so racers have everything from -2 deg to 9 degrees of Ackermann adjustment. Source: Bezerk RC [bezerk.com.au] |
Exotek release new TLR 22 4.0 & YZ-2 optionals Posted: 01 Nov 2017 04:02 AM PDT Coming from Exotek are new optional parts for the TLR 22 4.0 and Yokomo YZ-2 2WD buggies. Starting with the TLR-related parts, first up is the Flite motor plate with spur gear guard for all laydown converted 4.0 kits. The vented 7075 aluminium motor plate is of a lightweight design for a lower centre of gravity while vent openings ensure improved airflow and thus motor cooling. The integrated spur shield keeps the body from rubbing the spur gear which could destroy the spur gear and body paint. Also new and coming for the TLR 22 4.0 is a 7075 aluminium wing mount. Of a heavy duty design and made from 7075 alloy the wing mount fits the 22 4.0 exclusively with the long lasting, durable design still being lightweight and sleek at only 10.7g. The wing mount works with the stock wing discs or Exotek style wing buttons. Last but not least come the Flite titanium front axles for the Yokomo YZ-2 buggy. The precision machined axle shafts weigh in at only 4.3g per pair, they are of a clean 1-piece design and the rounded and angled hex profile makes wheel installation extra quick and easy. Source: Exotek [exotekracing.com] |
2017/18 Lovan RC Challenge Rd1 – Report Posted: 01 Nov 2017 03:17 AM PDT The opening round of the 2017/18 Lovan RC Challenge kicked off this past weekend at their new location, which is a bit closer to the Belgian coast and the French boarder. The redesigned track measures 35x18m and it is laid out using the popular ETS carpet. 71 sign-ups made for a competitive field and a good amount of entries for a Belgium race. The weekend started off on Saturday with six rounds of 4-minute heat practice, reseeding and the opening qualifier. In the EFRA Touring Modified class young Liam van de Wouwer made a first impact as did Remi Callens, Hush Ragout and Guillaume Guffroy. In the Touring Stock class, run with 13.5T EFRA-legal motors, blinky controllers and tyres not softer than 26 shore, it was an international field of 40 drivers with the top 3 spots being taken by pilots from France, the UK and Belgium. The first highlight in the Formula class was set by Willy Voisangrin, from Kris Vanbleu and Ghislain Mantrand while in 1/12th scale it were Dimitri de Baeker and Ian Bekaert who set the pace. Finally in the Rookie class Seppe van den Berge showed great improvement over the day. Come Sunday it was time for the three final qualifiers and in the Touring Modified class Remi Callens took the TQ as the only driver with a 21-laps run. In the Stock class two drivers scored a 20-laps run, Sébastien Gibers from France and Giovanni Moguez from Belgium. The 3rd place on the grid was obtained by Willy Voisangrin, who not only was fast in Formula but also in TC Stock. Formula then saw Ghislain Mantrand on P1 from Willy Voisangrin and Bjorn Frederickx. The 1/12th class had Dimitri de Baeker starting 1st and in front of Ian Bekaert and Nicolas Denys. In the Rookie class the starting grid changed a lot, and ultimately it was Kas Ally from Vic Dejaegere and Seppe van den Berge. In the opening EFRA class A-main it was Remi who showed an impressive performance, taking the win with a 5-seconds margin from Hugo Ragaut and Thomas Stockman. A2 then again saw the TQ holder taking off and never looking back while Guillaume Guffroy had some bad luck, suffering from a body tuck caused by Thomas Stockman, but Thomas showed great sportsmanship and waited to give the position back. In the end Hugo came in 2nd from Liam van de Wouwer, who solved his electric problems. In A3 Remi made it a clean sweep as he took a 5-seconds win from Thomas Srockman and Hugo Ragaut. Overall it was Remi from Hugo and Thomas. The Touring Stock class had Giovanni Moquez taking the overall win from TQ holder Sebastian Gibert 2nd and Willy Voisangrin 3rd. In Formula Willy Voisangrin made a clean sweep in the finals as he won all three A-mains as Ghislain Mantrand scored two 2nd places and Kris Vanbleu came in 3rd overall with a 2nd and a 3rd place. The 1/12th scale finals saw young Ian Bekaert taking wins in A1 and A2 for the overall from Dimitri de Baeker and Nicolas Denys. In the Rookie class Kas Ally took the win in all three finals, while the 2nd place in the first final went to Seppe van den Berge. He showed great improvement from Saturday to Sunday, while Vic Dejaegere came in as 3rd. In the second and the third final, it was Vic that made it to 2nd place and Seppe to 3rd and this was also the podium, Kas Ally from Vic Dejaeghe and Seppe in 3rd. Round 2 of the Lovan RC Challenge will be held on the weekend of the 19th of November. Thanks to Kris Vanbleu for the report. |
Traxxas show 2018 TRX-4 options at SEMA Posted: 01 Nov 2017 02:26 AM PDT During this week’s SEMA, the largest aftermarket automotive trade show in the world, taking place in Las Vegas, Traxxas unveils several 2018 product releases such as the 1979 Ford Bronco body kit. The body will be getting the full Traxxas treatment with scale realism including moulded chrome grill, body side trim, and bumpers. It is also equipped with side mirrors and provisions for scale lighting. It can be customised even further with the optional rear spare tyre carrier and chrome push bar. Also coming in 2018 is the TRX-4 long arm lift kit. This kit includes everything needed to properly install a massive lift under the truck including long-arm links, longer aluminium shocks, taller springs, extended driveshafts, and a revised front servo mount to maintain proper steering geometry. The long arm lift kit is shown paired with the Bronco body and new Method beadlock 2.2 wheels with 2.2 Canyon tyres. Both will also become available in 1.9″ sizes. Last but not least is the TRX-4 unassembled kit that will kit stores in 2018. The kit includes the TQi radio and the XL-5HV power system, is easy and fun to build with the detailed illustrated instructions and to speed up the build, key parts like shocks and linkages are professionally pre-assembled at the factory. Source: Traxxas [traxxas.com] |
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