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Yannic Prümper wins at EWS International Posted: 10 Dec 2018 09:57 AM PST The 2018 EWS International, held this past weekend in Thundersley near London, concluded with a victory for Infinity’s Yannic Prümper. After sitting atop the standings after Saturday’s qualifying rounds, the German driver secured pole position in a very tense final qualifier on Sunday morning. With Elliott Harper looking like his strongest challenger for the overall TQ, it was the British driver who led the final round initially with his Xray. However, in the final minute of the run, a small mistake from Elliott allowed Yannic to close within a tenth of a second, before Pole Position was decided on the very final lap as Elliott ran a little too much kerb coming onto the back straight for the final time, giving Yannic the win and the overall TQ by just two hundredths of a second. The close racing out front allowed Yokomo’s Ronald Völker to also move into the mix, taking third in the round just one and a half tenths behind the leading pair, which in urn secured him fourth on the grid behind Marc Rheinard. A1 got underway with Elliott following Yannic closely for the first minute and a half, before a traction roll at the end of the straight dropped him down the field. This allowed Yannic’s Infinity team-mate Marc to take up the challenge, but he too threw away the position a few laps later with a small bobble, which in turn promoted Ronald, the defending race winner, into second place and he set about catching Yannic. It initially appeared that the lower grid spot was going to prevent Ronald from mounting a full challenge for the win, but after reeling off a set of fastest laps, the 2014 World Champion closed in on the 2018 European Reedy Race winner. As time wound down, Ronald got to within a few tenths of a second of Yannic, but wasn’t able to make a serious attempt at lining up a pass, and thus Yannic held on to take the win, with Ronald’s Yokomo team mate and veteran of every EWS International, Christopher Krapp, coming through to take third in the leg in front of Brits Olly Jefferies and Kyle Branson. Leg two saw a carbon copy of the start, but this time Elliott made a mistake on just lap two, again promoting Marc into second and Ronald to third early on. Once again, however, a small error from Marc left Ronald in second – but this time much earlier in the race. Ronald used this earlier advantage to pressure Yannic and managed to make a robust pass on his compatriot and held on to take the win. This time, Elliott remained in touch after his mistake, closing in on Yannic but having to settle for third at the end, with Christopher moving into fourth and Marc having to settle for fifth in the race. The final leg and final race of the weekend would therefore decide the overall winner of the event. This time, there were no early mistakes from the top four and they circulated in grid order, running nose-to-tail to the entertainment of the crowd and demonstrating how great close Touring Car racing can be. Ronald managed to make a pass on Marc at the half-distance point after the three-time Touring Car World Champion ran a little too much kerb, whilst at the very front Yannic spent the entire five minutes defending his position from a hard-charging Elliott, who in turn had to worry about the attacks from first Marc and then Ronald. After five minutes of intense racing, however, Yannic had managed to soak up all the pressure and crossed the finish line to take victory and thus the overall title. Elliott’s second place in the third leg elevated him to third overall, with Ronald’s earlier results giving him the runner-up position. Touring Modified final results: Over in the Super Stock class, Infinity’s Dominic Vogl took the final qualifier on Sunday morning, to bump himself up to second on the starting grid, with Christian Donath confirming his overnight TQ for Awesomatix. This relegated Max Mächler to third on the grid, the Awesomatix team manager starting in front of Yokomo’s Martin Hofer and the top Xray of Daniel Blake. The A-finals saw some intense racing as we have often seen in Super Stock racing. Pole sitter Christian was able to secure the leg one victory after pulling out a small lead over Dominic in the early stages. Martin moved ahead of Max in the early stages, before dropping back and allowing British drivers Jon Bowden and Billy Fletcher to come through to take third and fourth respectively. The second leg saw Dominic giving up second position early on from a small mistake allowing Max to act as rear gunner for his team mate in the early stages. However, Christian made a small mistake, rolling from one of the kerbs, which allowed Max to inherit the lead just before the half-way point. Max, the defending race winner, held on to take the win from Christian, with Dominic holding down third place as Billy Fletcher again had a good race and moved into fourth and EWS stalwart Tony Broad rounded out the top five. The final leg would also see the title decided, with all of the top three starters in with a chance. A poor first lap from Max saw him drop down the order and essentially out of contention to retain his title, and allowed a battle for the win and the overall victory to play out between Christian and Dominic. Dominic looked to have the faster car but struggled to find a way past Christian – the two coming together a couple of times, but each time Dominic did the right thing and waited for Christian to recover the lead. This allowed Martin to close in, but the leaders had a little more pace and each time could pull away. Finally Dominic forced Christian into a small error, the Awesomatix driver traction rolling and allowing the Austrian into the lead in the final minute of the race. Dominic ran out the winner, but Christian took the overall victory thanks to his faster leg one time. Super Stock final results: In the Amateur Stock class, Billy Kavanagh confirmed his pole position with a Q4 TQ run, ahead of Adam Malins and Jamie Murray. However, leg one of the finals saw young Shane Chipolina come through from fourth place to get one of the biggest cheers from the crowd all weekend and take the victory, with Billy finishing second and Jamie third. Billy fought back and took a commanding leg two win, ahead of Adam, Sage Young and Shane – meaning the class would be decided in leg three as well. This run saw Billy having one of his best runs of the weekend, whilst Shane would unfortunately hit technical problems, essentially handing the victory to Billy as he retired just before the four-minute point. Adam again came into second place, which was enough to net him second overall and push Shane into third in the final standings. Amateur Stock final results: The 2019 EWS International is already being planned to build on the success of the race which is now firmly cemented on the international touring car race calendar. Source: EWS [ewsevents.co.uk] The post Yannic Prümper wins at EWS International appeared first on Red RC - RC Car News. |
Ruddog 7.6V Graphene Plus LiHV battery packs Posted: 10 Dec 2018 08:31 AM PST Ruddog Distribution from Germany have introduced their new Graphene Plus LiHV battery range. The high-performance packs are built using high-power 100C Graphene Plus technology cells for more power over the whole run and less fading towards the end, resulting in constant lap times. The batteries are available as 6000mAh or 8000mAh standard-size as well as 5500mAh shorty battery pack, and they make use of new semi-transparent hardcases with split stickers, ensuring the batteries look good for longer. Other features include 5mm bullet-type connectors for best possible power supply and they come in handy, reusable plastic boxes for convenient transportation and storage. Source: Ruddog [ruddog.eu] The post Ruddog 7.6V Graphene Plus LiHV battery packs appeared first on Red RC - RC Car News. |
Schumacher Winter Series Rd3 – Report Posted: 10 Dec 2018 07:25 AM PST For the third round of the Schumacher Winter Series presented by the Louth Radio Control Car Club, 70 drivers turned up for some hot track action while the temperatures were cold outside. In 13.5 Ricky Lee would debut at the club and set about the top qualifying position with his Awesomatix. Nathan Winyard and Chris Lovely would mix at the top with their Xrays but miss out on TQ rounds. Andrew Green would show an improvement to form with 4th. Joseph Cocking showed promise with the new Yokomo, ahead of Garry Plant with another Awesomatix. In 17.5 Jason Lovely would have to wait till late on to set the pace after issues would halt early progress. Stewart Mcleod would settle for 2nd after a few setup changes and Andrew Babb would bring up 3rd for his birthday. Returnee Steve Tindall would have another good performance ahead of James Beckett again making the A. In Trucks Tom Hardy would set the early pace, Mitch Fiddling would leave it late to take top honours. Jason Lovely would be up there again, with Steve Tindall, Richard Howells and John Yarnall all mixing it up. Finally in GT12 Russel Woodhouse would have a comfortable gap over the field from Lee Ward, Paul Vincent, Chris Sleaford and Sean Cohen. Ricky Lee would get into cruise control in the 13.5 A-final. The battle for the podium was the big one. Nathan Winyard and Andrew Green would fight for the majority of the race, as Chris Lovely would fight back from an early body tuck. Andrew would get the better of Nathan before Nathan making late mistakes. With Ricky taking the win from Andrew and Chris, Nathan came in 4th from Joe Cocking and Garry Plant rounding out this final. Jason Lovely would take an early command and keep a steady lead in 17.5T Touring. Stewart McLeod would break from the rest of the field and secure a solid 2nd. The battle for 3rd looked liked James Beckett would take home this spot but late race battery issues would halt his charge. Young Callum Chapman would bring home 3rd, from Andrew Babb, James Beckett and Steve Tindall. In the Trucks A-main Mitch Fiddling would go into cruise control and pull away from the chasing pack. Jason Lovely looked settled for 2nd but Tom Hardy would power through. Tom looks to have the pace for 1st but a mistake would cost him and Mitch would cruise as it was Tom for 2nd and 3rd for Jason. Steve Tindall, John Yarnell and Richard Howells rounded out this final. In GT12 Russ Woodhouse would take a lead he would never look back from, Lee Ward would suffer issues during the race which would allow Paul Vincent to bring home 2nd and Chris Sleaford would bring home 3rd after swapping cars throughout the day. 4th would be Sean Cohen and Lee Ward rounding out the final. The next round of the series is on January 13th. Source: Louth Radio Control Car Club [louthrccarclub.co.uk] The post Schumacher Winter Series Rd3 – Report appeared first on Red RC - RC Car News. |
HB Racing D817 & RGT8 anti-roll bar sets Posted: 10 Dec 2018 06:27 AM PST HB Racing have introduced two new anti-roll bar sets for the D817V2 Buggy, D817T Truggy, RGT8 and RGT8-E cars. They give racers a finer range of stiffness to help tune the car to track conditions. The front sway-bar set has 2.3mm and 2.5mm bars, while the rear sway-bar set includes 2.5mm and 2.7mm bars, each labeled with a tag that shows the stiffness. Source: HB Racing [hbracing.com] The post HB Racing D817 & RGT8 anti-roll bar sets appeared first on Red RC - RC Car News. |
Adam Drake wins at DDH and the Drake 2 race Posted: 10 Dec 2018 06:09 AM PST Deans Discount Hobbies of New Port Richey, Florida held the DDH and the Drake 2 race this past weekend. In the Expert Nitro Buggy class it was Mugen’s Adam Drake with the TQ and Adam would also come out on top of the 15-minute A-main event, taking the win a lap ahead of Christian Bruck (Serpent) as Serpent’s Billy Easton rounded out the top 3 results. Source: Mugen [mugenracing.com] The post Adam Drake wins at DDH and the Drake 2 race appeared first on Red RC - RC Car News. |
Factory RC YZ-2T carbon fibre option parts Posted: 10 Dec 2018 02:55 AM PST Factory RC have announced the release of a plethora of new carbon fibre option parts for the Yokomo YZ-2T 2WD stadium truck kit. First up is a battery hold down set in traditional black weave as well as blue and gold weave carbon fibre materials. The set is made from 3mm and 5mm carbon fibre pieces utilising the stock hardware to greatly improve battery retention. Using the 5mm spacer block and an additional bolt the battery stops and battery tab no longer flex which can allow the battery to eject from the vehicle. The set will also fit the YZ-2 series of buggies if owners change the sideguards to the updated YOKZ2-002SPT parts. Also new is the carbon fibre laydown motor plate that is available in black weave, blue weave and gold weave carbon fibre. Lighter than stock, it is a perfect upgrade adding that factory look to the YZ-2T. The plate is a direct bolt on replacement part and will also work with those who have updated their YZ-2s to use the new “LD” gear box. Next up is a carbon fibre front shock tower equipped with Factory RC’s Leading Edge chamfered edge. The part comes machined with a YZ-2T logo in the front corner for easy part identification. In addition there is also a rear tower available, like all Factory RC YZ-2T part in black, blue or gold weave carbon fibre. Another new part is the radio tray plate that allows to remove the receiver and ESC quickly and easily without having to re-tape them back into place. Last but not least are YZ-2T steering arms in 1.0 and .5 offsets and available in black, blue and gold weave carbon fibre. The parts help to tune in the steering quickly and easily utilising the easy to identify etched parts with either a “1” or “.5” instead of the “tabs” often used in place of easy to identify numbers. Source: Factory RC [factory-rc.com] The post Factory RC YZ-2T carbon fibre option parts appeared first on Red RC - RC Car News. |
Tyler Jones wins at ROAR Region 5 Off-road Champs Posted: 10 Dec 2018 02:07 AM PST The ROAR Region 5 1/10th scale Off-road Championship was held at EN Hobbies in Columbus, Ohio this past weekend. 2WD Mod Buggy qualifying and the main were super close with intense battles between TLR’s Tyler Jones and Team Associated’s Aydin and Austin Horne. Ultimately Tyler was able to grab the TQ and win the main, that was one to watch. Austin Horne would come in 2nd, some 2.8s behind Tyler as Aydin had to settle for 3rd, another 1.7s down. Image: Tyler Jones The post Tyler Jones wins at ROAR Region 5 Off-road Champs appeared first on Red RC - RC Car News. |
RC Cars Cavalieri 8ight-X rear CF shock tower Posted: 10 Dec 2018 01:39 AM PST RC Cars Cavalieri from Germany have introduced a carbon fibre rear shock tower for the TLR 8ight-X buggy. Machined from high-quality material and offers various shock and camber link locations the part is a direct replacement for the kit’s alloy shock stay with the carbon part being understood to offer a lower weight and additional traction on very bumpy tracks. Source: RC Cars Cavalieri [rc-cars-cavalieri.com] The post RC Cars Cavalieri 8ight-X rear CF shock tower appeared first on Red RC - RC Car News. |
Exotek AE 6 series alloy rear hubs & wing mounts Posted: 10 Dec 2018 01:11 AM PST Exotek have released two new aluminium option parts for the Team Associated 6 series of kits in the form of 2-tone rear hubs and a buggy wing mount set. Starting with the rear hubs, the stealthy 2-colour anodised alloy rear uprights fit the B64, T6.1 and SC6.1. The customised polished black base with blue chamfered accents goes great with stock plastic parts or after market blue parts and through careful cutting and shaping the hubs are actually 2g lighter than the alloy Team Associated counterparts. The set includes 2mm roll centre alloy spacers to match the stock geometry of the AE alloy hubs and Exotek’s updated design works as either the left or right hub, giving racers more camber link hole options. Also new are the heavy duty 7075 alloy wing mounts for the B6.1 and B6. Extra durable but machined to be lightweight, the parts weight in at 10g total. The mounts use the stock wing spacer and hardware to mount the wing and the stealthy black polished base with blue chamfered accents works with stock plastic or after market blue parts. Source: Exotek [exotekracing.com] The post Exotek AE 6 series alloy rear hubs & wing mounts appeared first on Red RC - RC Car News. |
T-Works T4’19 & BD9 5g balance weight Posted: 10 Dec 2018 12:57 AM PST Coming from T-Works and made for the Xray T4’19 and Yokomo BD9 touring car is a self-adhesive 5g balance weight. The plate is a direct fit for the mirrored motor pocket that is machined into the chassis battery area and it allows for better weight balance when running the new generation of lightweight low-profile battery packs. The plate comes with a black surface coating, gold-colour writings and it is clad with self-adhesive tape for easy mounting. Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com] The post T-Works T4’19 & BD9 5g balance weight appeared first on Red RC - RC Car News. |
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