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Champion Coelho caps of ETS season with record 5th win

Posted: 30 Jul 2017 10:53 AM PDT

Back to back Euro Touring Series Champion Bruno Coelho has capped off his title winning campaign with a record breaking 5th win of the season at Minidrom Ettlingen in Germany.  Top Qualifier for a 5th time in Season #10, the Xray driver wrapped up his 10th ETS career win with another dominant drive in A2, this time heading home team-mate Tim Wahl.  Behind the Xrays, contact between the two Infinity’s of Naoto Matsukura and Marc Rheinard would mix things up a little allowing Ronald Volker through to third.  In the end Matsukura would take back the position from his former team-mate to complete the top 3 after seeing off a final corner pass attempt by Mugen’s Robert Pietsch.

Continue reading this report here or view our complete event coverage here.

Jason Nugroho wins Indonesian Buggy Champs Rd3

Posted: 30 Jul 2017 10:50 AM PDT

Round 3 of the Indonesian National Buggy Championship was held at the Graha Raya track in Tangerang, West Java, Indonesia. A total of 76 drivers from Surabaya, Bandung, Medan, Banjarmasin, Bali, Kendari, Makasar, Gorontalo, Kupang, Batam as well as local drivers attended the event that originally saw six 10-minute qualifiers but due to heavy rain during qualifying day the race director decided to cut qualifying to four round of which two would count. Xray/Novarossi’s Jason Nugroho made the best out of the conditions, taking the TQ honours and also securing the win in the 1-hour main event some four seconds in front of Adrian Wicaksono (Mugen/Reds Racing) in 2nd while John Agus (Kyosho/O.S.) rounded out the top 3 one lap down.

Final results:
1. Jason Nugroho – Xray/Novarossi
2. Adrian Wicaksono – Mugen/Reds Racing
3. John Agus – Kyosho/O.S.
4. Stanley Wangsanegara – HB Racing/O.S.
5. Chopin Yusuf – TLR/Kabuto
6. Ery Setiawan – Kyosho/RC Concept
7. Yudha Sanjaya – Serpent/Picco
8. Edianto Ong – Kyosho/Reds Racing
9. Andre Irawan – Mugen/RC Concept
10.Hariadi – Kyosho/O.S.
11.Dimaz A – Mugen/Reds Racing
12.Adrian Sutanto – Kyosho/O.S.
13.Vindra Mboi – Kyosho/Reds Racing
14.Indra Liono – Xray/SPower
15.Aswin N – TLR/O.S.

Thanks to Michael Nugroho for the report.

Nuclear ASM Type 3 .21 nitro engine

Posted: 30 Jul 2017 10:38 AM PDT

Japanese company Nuclear have introduced the ASM Type 3 3.5cc nitro engine. It comes with a new piston, sleeve, connecting rod, piston pin and back plate that underwent a special process to reduce friction as much as possible. The piston and sleeve also show greatly reduced pinch without sacrificing compression to further up the performance with all parts being matched for optimised durability. Apart from the complete engine the con rod, piston pin and back plate are also available separately.

Source: Nuclear R/C Japan [nuclear.ne.jp]

ETS Season#10 Championship Winning Cars

Posted: 30 Jul 2017 07:28 AM PDT

Bruno Coelho (Volante Modified)

Xray T4 ’17 – Hobbywing Xerun V10 4.5T – Hobbywing Xerun XR10 Pro – EZ Power Graphene 6600mAh – Montech Racer body – Sanwa transmitter – Savox Servo


Alexander Duchet (Xray Pro Stock)

Xray T4 ’17 – Muchmore Fleta 13.5T – Muchmore Fleta Euro ESC  – LRP Stock Spec 8000mAh – Protoform LTCR body – Sanwa transmitter – Highest Servo


David Ehrbar (Serpent Formula)

Serpent F110 SF3 – Scorpion RS-3420 21.5T – Scorpion Vanguard ETS Black Edition – Arrowmax 4600mAh – ODP Gonzo body – Sanwa transmitter – GM Servo

Final round of A-Mains rained off

Posted: 30 Jul 2017 07:26 AM PDT

The final round of A-Mains at the ETS Season #10 finale has been rained off. A weekend of hot conditions with around half an hour left to go to bring the season to a close, heavy rain arrived at Minidrom Ettlingen drenching the track and ending any chances of running the A3.  With the overall wins in Modified and Formula already decided in A2, Bruno Coelho and Tim Benson the winners, it was the Pro Stock class that lost out.  With Olivier Bultynck winning A1 and Alexandre Duchet A2, with only two Mains run it was the best result of two to decide the final result with a fastest winning time giving it to Bultynck over the new champion Duchet.  Tobias Vogel, third in A1 completed the podium in Germany.  In terms of the podium for Modified, a faster P2 in the opening A-Main would give Infinity’s Naoto Matsukura his second consecutive podium while Xray’s Tim Wahl, second in A2, celebrates his first ever ETS podium, the German putting in a great home event.  Behind first time ETS winner Benson, in Formula Matej Dobnikar would end the season with his best ever result finishing second while Jitse Miedema, second in A2, completed the podium. Newly crowned champion David Ehrbar rounded out his season with 7th place.

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Champion Coelho caps of ETS season with record 5th win

Posted: 30 Jul 2017 05:22 AM PDT

Back to back Euro Touring Series Champion Bruno Coelho has capped off his title winning campaign with a record breaking 5th win of the season at Minidrom Ettlingen in Germany.  Top Qualifier for a 5th time in Season #10, the Xray driver wrapped up his 10th ETS career win with another dominant drive in A2, this time heading home team-mate Tim Wahl.  Behind the Xrays, contact between the two Infinity’s of Naoto Matsukura and Marc Rheinard would mix things up a little allowing Ronald Volker through to third.  In the end Matsukura would take back the position from his former team-mate to complete the top 3 after seeing off a final corner pass attempt by Mugen’s Robert Pietsch.

Reacting to his A2 performance, Coelho said, ‘I started very strong, the car felt perfect over the first 3-laps and I already had a lead of something like 1-second so then I could just manage the advantage’. Celebrating his overall win at a hot Ettlingen with some ice cream, he said, ‘The goal is always to win every time and learn & develop.  I was not 110% prepared for this race because when I came here for testing it rained so I’m super happy with today’s result.  The 5 wins are the result of all our work over the year. I have to thank Francesco (Martini) for his perfect job all season and also all my sponsors as we all work in this direction’. With Montech’s new Racer bodyshell making a big impact this weekend, he continued, ‘I am happy with Montech’s new body.  Six cars used it in the final which is very positive step’.

‘I don’t think I was at any time before as nervous as this time’ said Wahl after A2.  Doing an impressive job to qualify second for his first ETS outdoor A-Main appearance, the German who wasn’t comfortable with the conditions in A1 said this time, ‘everything was perfect’, it having got hotter since the morning’s opening encounter.  Looking strong now for his first podium finish he said, ‘for sure the aim is the podium but Marc and Naoto know Bruno will not race (A3) so they will be looking for a (leg) win too’.  The 22-year-old concluded, ‘I will try my best and see what happens’.

Matsukura declared himself ‘lucky’ to get third in A2.  Surviving getting tapped from behind by Rheinard and then eventually getting by Volker when the Yokomo driver had a half spin while under pressure from his fellow former World Champion.  Describe the hit from Rheinard as a ‘race accident’, the Japanese driver said, ‘my car was pretty good after that but then I had a mistake on the straight, I was super lucky to get away with it’.  It was this moment that let Pietsch close him up, the separation at the line just 2/100ths of a second.  Looking to better his 3rd place at the previous round at the Hudy Arena, Matsukura said the plan for A3 was to ‘pressure him (Wahl) at the start and hope I can get a good pass with no contact’.

‘Nice races’, was Pietsch’s reaction after A2.  The nitro World Champion has been making a big impression on Mugen’s ETS debut with his new MTC-1 touring car and is showing he is not afraid to mix it with electric’s best racers.  Asked about getting up to 4th position from his P6 starting position, he replied, ‘I don’t know how it happened. I just wanted to keep it clean and it was working out’.  With the racing on track a lot closer than normally experienced in nitro, and this only his second EP outdoor race he is enjoying the experience saying, ‘I have the feeling everyone is careful and won’t make stupid moves so its nice to race like that and I think its good for the spectators too to watch’.  On his attempted pass on Matsukura he said, ‘he went a little outside at the hairpin so I saw a gap but I didn’t accelerate enough’.  For the closing race of the season he will make a speedo setting change, feeling he was down a little in top speed compared to the others. Behind Pietsch, Rheinard would finish 5th followed by Volker.

While little happened at the front of the Volante Modified encounter, A2 of Xray Pro Stock would see French ETS season rookie Alexandre Duchet take the title and make fans among onlookers as he pulled off an impressive pass on title rival Olivier Bultynck.  Having won A1, Top Qualifier Bultynck looked like he was on target to take the overall win but on the last lap Duchet got down the inside of the Awesomatix driver in the infield to make it a dream debut season as he retains the title for Xray.  In the Scorpion Power Formula class, Tim Benson wrapped up his first overall ETS victory taking his Serpent to the A2 win albeit by a smaller margin second time round from Infinity’s Jitse Miedema who was closing fast on the German over the closing laps. Bultynck completed the Top 3 while Jan Ratheisky retired meaning it is David Ehrbar who is the overall champion making it a great day for Team Serpent.

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Video – Modified A-main Leg 2

Posted: 30 Jul 2017 04:14 AM PDT

Video – Pro Stock A-main Leg 2

Posted: 30 Jul 2017 03:55 AM PDT

Video – Formula A-main Leg 2

Posted: 30 Jul 2017 03:42 AM PDT

Pro-Line Bomber Pro-Panels clear body shell

Posted: 30 Jul 2017 03:19 AM PDT

Pro-Line have released the Pro-Panels body shell for the Axial Bomber rock racer kit. The Pro-Panels are a direct replacement for the stock hood, roof and side panels and feature added shape details for a more aggressive look. The back of the roof features an optional brake light mount for 4″ light bars that can simply be trimmed away along the roof line if no light bars are used. Since the Pro-Panels come clear, drivers can put their own custom paint job on the Bomber and separate their rig from the rest. The Pro-Panels are made from very thick and super durable polycarbonate for long lasting performance.

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]

Coelho cruises to A1 win at ETS Germany

Posted: 30 Jul 2017 02:30 AM PDT

Bruno Coelho cruised to an easy win in the opening A-Main of the ETS Season Finale in Germany this morning, the Top Qualifier having a winning margin of almost three seconds over Naoto Matsukura.  Top Qualifier at the uniquely challenging Minidrom Ettlingen track, Coelho immediately took control of A1 making a blistering start ahead of Xray team-mate Tim Wahl. Starting his first ever outdoor ETS A-Main from second on the grid, Wahl was looking good in 2nd early on but had a slight moment on the curbing was enough to let Matsukura and the rest of the pack to close, the Infinity driver executing an impressive move on the German on the entry to the sweeper to take second.  Matsukura’s Infinity team-mate Marc Rheinard would shortly make a similar pass on Wahl, these being the only two passes of the race, the rest of the field finishing in the order they started.

Continue reading this report here or view our complete event coverage here.

Coelho cruises to A1 win at ETS Germany

Posted: 30 Jul 2017 02:20 AM PDT

Bruno Coelho cruised to an easy win in the opening A-Main of the ETS Season Finale in Germany this morning, the Top Qualifier having a winning margin of almost three seconds over Naoto Matsukura.  Top Qualifier at the uniquely challenging Minidrom Ettlingen track, Coelho immediately took control of A1 making a blistering start ahead of Xray team-mate Tim Wahl. Starting his first ever outdoor ETS A-Main from second on the grid, Wahl was looking good in 2nd early on but had a slight moment on the curbing was enough to let Matsukura and the rest of the pack to close, the Infinity driver executing an impressive move on the German on the entry to the sweeper to take second.  Matsukura’s Infinity team-mate Marc Rheinard would shortly make a similar pass on Wahl, these being the only two passes of the race, the rest of the field finishing in the order they started.

‘It was a very good final. I was very confident with the car after my 1/2 lap warm-up’, said Coelho after the race.  Chasing his fifth win of the season, the back to back Champion said, ‘Tim had not so good a start which gave me space so I could just drive my own race and lead it to the end’.  Describing track conditions as ‘completely different to yesterday’, he said, ‘it was more stable in the rear and much easier to drive and I hope it stays like this for the rest of the day’.

‘I’m happy with second’ was how Matsukura summed up his opening final.  Starting third on the grid he said, ‘I took Tim on the straight which was a perfect pass but it was too late because Bruno was too far away’.  Also describing track conditions as being ‘different’ today, the ETS Slovakia podium finisher said, ‘my car was super easy but after 2-minutes it had understeer so we make a little change in the set-up for the next one to get more steering’.  A driver who seems to have re-found his touring car form since joining class newcomers Infinity, the 2014 World Champion said, ‘I try to get one place better the next one’.

Giving his views on A1, Rheinard said, ‘What can I  say we lost the race in qualifying again’.  The 4-time World Champion continued, ‘Bruno is a little faster but I think we are closer than it looks.  If I was starting second I could at least challenge Bruno a little bit’.  He added, ‘It is a difficult track to pass but I made a nice move on Tim on the straight which gave me third’.  With Montech’s Racer body looking to have the advantage at this track Rheinard concluded, ‘I was the best LTC finisher’.

‘I’m happy with this’ was Wahl’s reaction to finishing 4th.  With 4-World Champions on the grid, he continued, ‘If anyone said before the start I would finish 4th I would agree with this’.  In terms of his car, he said, ‘It was not perfect for these conditions. The track is more stable today and my car is best when its loose but it is windy and getting hotter so I expect it to change’.

In the Pro Stock class, Olivier Bultynck couldn’t do more for his title aspirations as the Awesomatix driver lead from start to finish with championship rival Alexandre Duchet finishing 2nd.  Contact between Tom Krägefski and Max Mächler would benefit Tobias Vogel who would complete the Top 3.  In Formula, Serpent’s Tim Benson drove the perfect race, the Top Qualifier winning from Matej Dobnikar who closed in the final laps.  In the title battle, reigning champion Jan Ratheisky got the better of Bultynck to finish 3rd, the duo having start 8th and 6th respectively.

View the complete event results here.

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Video – Modified A-main Leg 1

Posted: 30 Jul 2017 02:18 AM PDT

Video – Pro Stock A-main Leg 1

Posted: 30 Jul 2017 02:01 AM PDT

Video – Formula A-main Leg 1

Posted: 30 Jul 2017 01:58 AM PDT