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| ONE aluminium parts tray with tool support Posted: 03 Mar 2018 04:32 AM PST Capricorn have introduced the ONE brand aluminium parts tray with tool support to clean up pit and work spaces. The tray is machined from high-quality aluminium, it features milled-out compartments that can be used to arrange small parts such as wheel nuts, body clips and more, and in addition the tray comes with a water-cut foam that takes a range of tools to have them handy without messing with pit space. The tray comes with a black and golden finish and laser-etched One logos. Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com] |
| Hagberg best of the rest in Q5 Posted: 03 Mar 2018 04:01 AM PST With the Bruno Coelho domination at the TITC showing no signs of abating, the Portuguese driver notching up his fastest TQ run in the penultimate qualifier even with getting out of shape, it was team-mate Alexander Hagberg who came out best of the rest. Posting a time 1.6-seconds off Coelho’s 5th TQ run, the result puts the Swede in contention to make it an Xray 1-2 on the grid that will decide the champion at the 16th running of Asia’s most famous race. Akio Sobue would complete the Top 3, with the Infinity driver together with team-mate Naoto Matsukura and, with an outside chance, Marc Rheinard all vying to start second with one final qualifier left to run on Sunday morning. Continue reading this report here or view our complete event coverage here. |
| Hagberg best of the rest in Q5 Posted: 03 Mar 2018 03:59 AM PST With the Bruno Coelho domination at the TITC showing no signs of abating, the Portuguese driver notching up his fastest TQ run in the penultimate qualifier even with getting out of shape, it was team-mate Alexander Hagberg who came out best of the rest. Posting a time 1.6-seconds off Coelho’s 5th TQ run, the result puts the Swede in contention to make it an Xray 1-2 on the grid that will decide the champion at the 16th running of Asia’s most famous race. Akio Sobue would complete the Top 3, with the Infinity driver together with team-mate Naoto Matsukura and, with an outside chance, Marc Rheinard all vying to start second with one final qualifier left to run on Sunday morning. ‘Finally I was fairly competitive in the first laps and I could get a second place’, said Hagberg afterwards. He continued, ‘I will try to do the same again tomorrow morning but it is gong to be pretty dusty as we are out first’. Not sure if he will change his car for Q6, he said, ‘2nd (on the grid) is still open so anything can happen in the last one. I will try my best to repeat what I just did. The car is definitely better than yesterday’. One of only 3-drivers to run 14-second laps, Coelho and Matsukura the other two, Sobue said track conditions were not as cool as expected but added they were better than the previous round. Describing his car as ‘a little loose’, the Japanese National Champion goes into the final round of qualifying holding third on the grid but with a good final qualifier has the chance to overtake Matsukura. He said, ‘I will try to fight for second but I need a 20 lap run in 5:10 and in the morning the track will be dusty so it is going to be hard’. Needing a TQ in the morning to get P2 on the grid, Rheinard, who found himself in the B-Main last year, was pleased to get a 4th as it almost certainly secures him 5th on the grid. The German said, ‘the starting order (for Q5) was based on the order of Q4 so I started 3rd last and it was hard to judge my pace compared the others. One time the car spun out at the chicane but the rest was ok’. He added, ‘we are still missing something. Bruno is on one level, then it is Akio, Naoto, Hagberg and me. Maybe tomorrow it will be a different game because the organisers will give us all new tyres for the final but I am sure Bruno will still be fastest. With Q5 proving his worst round, Matsukura said, ‘my car was pretty good for the first minute but after that it started to understeer. It was not very stable’. Crashing on lap 12 of 20 at the end of the straight, the Japanese driver took full responsibility for the impact saying, ‘that was my mistake’. Sitting second overnight in the provisional qualification ranking, the former touring car & reigning 1:12 World Champion said, ‘it will be an important run in the morning to hold onto second’. Asked is he was to hold on to 2nd if he believes he can mount a challenge on Coelho he replied, ‘Bruno still has the advantage and don’t think that will change tomorrow’. Behind Matsukura, a good run from Charlee P would see him post his first Top 6 run as the lead Yokomo driver followed by the Infinity of 2017 second place qualifier Jilles Groskamp. View our event image gallery here. FacebookTwitterGoogle+Pin It |
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| Infinity IF11 1/10th formula car – First images Posted: 03 Mar 2018 02:05 AM PST During this week’s Thailand International Touring Car Championship held at the Infinity RC Addict track in Bangkok, Creation Model have revealed their forthcoming Infinity IF11 1/10th formula kit. The pan car, that is being raced at the TITC by the team’s Formula development driver Jitse Miedema, is unique in many ways as it features a front monocoque composite chassis to which a short carbon fibre main chassis plate as well as the front suspension and front wing attaches. The result is a realistic looking formula car whose chassis is stiffer that a plain carbon fibre assembly – without the need to use delicate aluminium parts – while still offering good accessibility for the steering servo, receiver and speed controller and along with the rear transversal battery mount with O-ring retainer it also allows for easy battery swaps. The front suspension, that is made up from carbon fibre sheet material, is adjustable using inserts while the rear end utilises class-standard axle height adjustment using shims. The steering assembly is designed in a way to allow the common single bellcrank setup but it can also utilise a dual bellcrank setup if track conditions are calling for it. The car is still in prototype stages but according to Creation Model it is ready for a release before Summer. |
| Coelho wraps up overall TQ at TITC Posted: 03 Mar 2018 01:59 AM PST Bruno Coelho will start out his quest for a third consecutive TITC victory tomorrow after wrapping up the overall TQ at RC Addict in Bangkok. Having dominated yesterday’s three rounds of qualifying, the Xray driver secured pole position with yet another different level performance in the fourth qualifier. Behind him, the main challenge again came from Japan but not from Naoto Matsukura, who had a mistake on the first lap, but from Infinity team-mate Akio Sobue. Sobue stopped the clock 2.5-seconds off the TQ pace. Alexander Hagberg finally broke into the Top 3 having finished all of yesterday’s qualifying 4th fastest. The Swede was on for second but had issues on his penultimate lap which dropped him back behind Sobue. Despite his mistake Matsukura would recover to record a P4 ahead of Meen Vejrak and Atsushi Hara. Continue reading this report here or view our complete event coverage here. |
| Coelho wraps up overall TQ at TITC Posted: 03 Mar 2018 01:55 AM PST Bruno Coelho will start out his quest for a third consecutive TITC victory tomorrow after wrapping up the overall TQ at RC Addict in Bangkok. Having dominated yesterday’s three rounds of qualifying, the Xray driver secured pole position with yet another different level performance in the fourth qualifier. Behind him, the main challenge again came from Japan but not from Naoto Matsukura, who had a mistake on the first lap, but from Infinity team-mate Akio Sobue. Sobue stopped the clock 2.5-seconds off the TQ pace. Alexander Hagberg finally broke into the Top 3 having finished all of yesterday’s qualifying 4th fastest. The Swede was on for second but had issues on his penultimate lap which dropped him back behind Sobue. Despite his mistake Matsukura would recover to record a P4 ahead of Meen Vejrak and Atsushi Hara. ‘It was another good round’, was Coelho’s reaction after Q4. The reigning champion, who claimed that title from the TQ last year, continued, ‘I just drove easy to make no mistake and could pull away slowly’. Having a clear advantage over his rivals, on becoming Top Qualifier with two rounds remaining he said, ‘To get the overall TQ without any problems from the driver or mechanics of the car is really great and I hope we can keep it like this for the rest of the weekend. I have nothing more to say really’. Sobue described his car as ‘a little difficult’ to drive but the CETC Champion was pleased with himself that the run had ‘now no mistakes’. He added, ‘the car was a little nervous and we need to make it more stable but the conditions for the next one will be much cooler so we will change the set-up for the higher bite’. The 5th and penultimate round of qualifying will be the latest a qualifier will be run with drivers expecting it to be much cooler and in theory quicker conditions. ‘The car was better than yesterday but still I lost a little time avoiding upside down cars’, was Hagberg’s summary of Q4. The Xray driver continued, ‘definitely the pace was there to be second so I will try to have a clean round in the next one’. Putting the car improvement down to a ‘small change in the roll centre’, asked if he planned any further changes the Swede replied, ‘the track conditions will change massively for the next one. Its going to cool down a lot, it will be the coolest time we run on the track all weekend and I am probably not going to change my set-up’. ‘The first lap again’, said a frustrated Matsukura. Switching from PSS shocks to the standard set-up, he said they are better but more risky as his contact with the curb in the sweeper after the main straight showed when contact launched his car. He continued, ‘I think it lost me 3-seconds or something but the car was pretty good. I just had that one mistake’. Asked about the expected high traction for Q5, the former World Champion will go up in both diff and shock oil for it. For team-mate Marc Rheinard he would also make an early mistake. Rolling his Infinity coming on to the main straight he lost almost 8-seconds and now sits 5th on the provisional grid. Remaining Yokomo’s leading challenge, with Ronald Volker copying his set-up for his 5th attempt but ending up rolling, Vejrak described his run to the 5th fastest time as ‘difficult’ due to the track being ‘a lot more hot than yesterday’. The Bangkok driver said, ‘we went much more soft with the shocks. The lap times look OK but it is very difficult to drive’. On the final qualifier of the day, the former nitro touring car World Champion said, ‘It should be cooler but you never know. The traction now is completely different to practice but I do know the four guys in front of me are too strong’. View our event image gallery here. FacebookTwitterGoogle+Pin It |
| Schelle Racing Innovations B6.1 limited edition starter kit Posted: 03 Mar 2018 01:16 AM PST Coming soon from Schelle Racing Innovations is the limited edition Starter Kit for the Team Associated B6.1 buggy. The set contains the essentials that Schelle would bolt onto a fresh B6.1 kit to take it up a notch, such as the B6 Extreme battery strap, blue aluminium steering rack, carbon fibre wire caddy, tungsten carbide diff balls and ceramic caged thrust race as well as the B6.1 low front wing mount. The set is available for pre-order now and will be up for grabs soon. Source: Schelle Racing Innovations [schelleracing.com] |
| Chassis Focus – Naoto Matsukura Posted: 02 Mar 2018 11:25 PM PST Chassis – Infinity IF14 Image Gallery FacebookTwitterGoogle+Pin It |
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