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Orlowski snatches Q2 after last lap error from Kobbevik Posted: 01 Feb 2019 10:54 AM PST Michal Orlowski has TQ’d the second round of qualifying at EOS Daun, the Schumacher driver benefiting from a last lap error from Q1 winner Daniel Kobbevik. The Xray driver was on target to make it two from two but the table top was his undoing as he took too tight a line that resulted in contact with the corner wall that cost him over 3.5 seconds. This allowed both Orlowski and Bruno Coelho, thanks to his last lap being his fastest, to post quicker times with Kobbevik ending up 3rd. Behind, there was a big gap back to 4th placed Lee Martin, the Yokomo driver having his own costly error half way through the run that cost him almost 4-seconds. 8/10th behind, HB Racing’s David Ronnefalk would pull a 5th from the round with Joel Valander rounding out the Top 6. Commenting on his TQ run, Orlowski, who made two mistakes in the opening qualifier, said, ‘That was a good run. The car felt very good and I made no major mistakes although I had a rough first lap’. He continued, ‘I was battling with Bruno and he made a mistake and when the marshal went to his car I couldn’t see so clipped his car and lost around half a second. Without Daniel’s mistake on the last lap it would definitely have been very close. The pace is very high and you have to push to keep the 22-second laps going. It’s tough but it’s going good so far’. Asked about tyre wear, the World Championship Top Qualifier replied, ‘it’s low so it’s no issue. We will stick to our normal strategy and run the first set of tyres 3-times and then put on new ones on for the last qualifier like aways’. ‘Another mistake’, was Coelho reaction after the 5-minute encounter. The Xray driver went on, ‘I was battling with Daniel and then on the single after the table top my car jumped weird. I was unable to correct it and flipped and lost time’. Pleased with his car, the Portuguese driver explained, ‘everyone is so close. You have to take risks to fight for the TQ. Also Orlowski was coming after being slow at the start so I was forcing more to get time and that led to a small mistake’. ‘Not so good’, was how Kobbevik summed up Q2. The 14-year-old continued, ‘I’m happy to have good results from the first two rounds and already have good points but my mistake on the last lap cost me another TQ run’. He explained, ‘At the table top I came up too tight. It was just the one mistake but it was too big. The speed is there so I will try to keep it going’. Explaining his error, Martin said, ‘I touched the pipe and my front wheel wouldn’t free up so I lost a ton of time’. The Yokomo driver added, ‘the car is nice to drive. I could push it harder but it gets a little out of my comfort zone but I think I might try it anyway for the next one’. On his much improved Q2 performance, European Champion Ronnefalk said, ‘that was not bad. It started out really good but then I had a mistake coming down the wall and lost a couple of seconds. Towards the end of the heat I was driving pretty strong and making no mistakes so I could make back a few places. I knew Lee (Martin) was too far ahead so 5th overall was decent’. In terms of his car, the Swede is running a prototype, he said ‘it is not yet fast enough to win or get in the Top 3 but I’m aiming to finish in the Top 5. We are trying a few things on the set-up to learn and if we can tune the set-up a bit more a Top 5 should be achievable’. View the complete event results here. View our event image gallery here. FacebookTwitterGoogle+Pin It |
Capricorn LAB TE04 2.0mm & 1.6mm upper decks Posted: 01 Feb 2019 10:26 AM PST Coming from Capricorn and made for their LAB TE04 touring car are two new top decks. The narrow design carbon fibre upper decks are available in a thicker 2.0mm and thinner 1.6mm variant to increase torsional flex and thus corner speed when running the optional aluminium chassis. The top decks also help to fine-tune the car’s overall stiffness when running the carbon fibre chassis low to medium-bite conditions. Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com] The post Capricorn LAB TE04 2.0mm & 1.6mm upper decks appeared first on Red RC - RC Car News. |
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Kobbevik takes opening qualifier at EOS Daun Posted: 01 Feb 2019 08:33 AM PST Daniel Kobbevik has backed up his Top 3 practice form at the Euro Offroad Series in Germany taking the opening round of 2WD qualifying in Daun. The Xray driver produced a clean 5-minute run around the large high speed track layout to top the times from Lee Martin by one and a half seconds. Despite a 3-second error after he had just went by Kobbevik, who started the heat in front of him, Bruno Coelho come out of the round with a P3. Another to suffer costly mistakes was Top Seed Michal Orlowski, the Schumacher driver twice making errors that cost him a total of 6-seconds leaving him fourth ahead of an under the weather Martin Bayer. Finding himself in the second fastest heat after a disappointing controlled practice, Jörn Neumann completed the Top 6 despite a blotch on his run when he crashed twice on the same lap that added 4-seconds to his time. ‘I’m super happy’ declared Kobbevik on reacting to his TQ run. The Norwegian’s first race outing in over 2-months, he added, ‘I was struggling a bit at the start because of being on new tyres and this made the car difficult to drive but then I got faster and faster but it was making no mistakes that gave me the TQ’. Having delivered a podium finish at the season opener in 4WD but chasing that same honour in 2WD, looking to Q2, the teenager said, ‘I will just try to do the same. I hope it will be easier at the start now that the tyres are broken in’. Martin summed up his Q1 performance with ‘it was fine’. The Yokomo lead driver continued, ‘the car got a little soft in the end and I couldn’t push the last minute’. The former Champion added, ‘I went relatively clean and there isn’t much else to report really’. For Q2 he will, ‘stiffen up the car to make it better at the end of the run’. Explaining his P3 run, Coelho said, ‘I started behind Daniel and once I felt comfortable with the tyres I started to push. When I caught Daniel he let me by but just after I passed him I crashed at the table top and lost 3-seconds’. Chasing a second 2WD win of Season #8, the overall title still eluding the 2-time 4WD Champion, he concluded, ‘I am happy with our car. Daniel was 1st and I was third with a 3-second error showing it’s working well’. Orlowski said, ‘The car felt good. We moved the battery back to forward position but I made two errors and lost a lot of time. Otherwise everything was very good’. The reigning champion added, ‘I jumped the last roller on the inside and got caught in the pipe and then I got the double double wrong and ended up out on the straight. They were two costly mistakes but I know I have the pace so I will go back out and do my own thing’. ‘For how I feel 5th was not a bad result’, was Bayer’s reaction after Q1. The head of Xray’s offroad programme, continued, ‘Since I arrived yesterday I having been feeling sick and all my reactions are slower. When I need to correct the reactions are not there’. With the race attracting a record entry, Bayer said he was also not happy having to start 11th in the fastest heat saying it was an extra distraction’. The Czech driver concluded, ‘hopefully I feel better tomorrow but for now I will just try to survive the rest of the day’ – Day 1 not set to conclude until just after 22:00 local time. ‘Sixth was actually a good opening round. I crashed once, well twice on the same lap so it could have been quicker’, was how Neumann summed up Q1. The Schumacher driver added, ‘the car is driving good but if I could get a bit more off power steering it would be perfect. I will discuss with Trish (Tristram Neal) what we can change to get this for the next one’. View the complete event results here. View our event image gallery here. FacebookTwitterGoogle+Pin It |
Kevin Siller wins at Ron White Memorial race Posted: 01 Feb 2019 08:17 AM PST MakinTraxx R/C hosted the 2019 Race for Ron race last weekend. In the 1/8th E-Buggy class it was Kevin Siller with the overall TQ and he would also take an easy win in the single 8-minute A-main, leaving behind Dylan Raposo in 2nd and Dan Bach in 3rd. Over in the 2WD and 4WD Mod Buggy classes it was Tony Meintel with the overall wins. Tony would grab the TQ in 2WD Mod Buggy and took the win with a 10-seconds margin from Paul Nam while in the 4WD A-main Tony came out successful starting from the 3 spot on the grid. Kevin Siller ended the 8-minute race on the 2 spot while TQ Mike Rowley had to settle for 6th overall. Source: Mugen [mugenracing.com] & Tony Meintel The post Kevin Siller wins at Ron White Memorial race appeared first on Red RC - RC Car News. |
Jan Ratheisky joins Sunpadow factory team Posted: 01 Feb 2019 05:57 AM PST Sunpadow has announced the signing of German top driver Jan Ratheisky. The Formula World Cup, multiple EFRA Stock and Formula European as well as multiple ETS Stock and Formula champion will be part of Sunpadow’s factory team, running the company’s competition LiPo battery packs while helping with research and development. Jan has the following to say: Sunpadow LiPo batteries are great, I’m honored to join their racing team. I believe the power system powered by Sunpadow will help me to perform better in the coming races. Source: Sunpadow [sunpadow.com] The post Jan Ratheisky joins Sunpadow factory team appeared first on Red RC - RC Car News. |
Orlowski fastest in practice at EOS Daun (2WD) Posted: 01 Feb 2019 05:21 AM PST Practice for Round 3 of the Euro Offroad Series in Daun, Germany, saw reigning champion Michal Orlowski set the fastest time in controlled practice. The Schumacher driver set the 2WD pace with his time from the first of the two practices from Lee Martin, the Yokomo driver putting in his best three consecutive laps in the second of the runs. Young Norwegian star Daniel Kobbevik would complete the Top 3 ahead of Xray team-mate Bruno Coelho. Having claimed his maiden EOS victory at the event last year Neil Cragg was fifth fastest with Associated team-mate and joint championship points leader Joona Haatanen rounding out the Top 6. Summing up his controlled practice pace, having started the day 4th fastest in the single round of free practice, Orlowski said, ‘It was really good and I’m glad the car works very good now’. Explaining his fastest time coming in the first controlled round, the Pole said, ‘I moved battery position from back to front between the rounds and preferred how it was before. I will go back to the position it was in the first qualifier’. Going into the weekend searching his first 2WD win of the season, he concluded, ‘I think I have learned the track already. The key to the TQ is going to be no mistakes’. ‘Pretty good’, was how Martin described practice. The British driver added, ‘the car is consistent and the lap times are pretty good but it’s going to be quite difficult being punched on this track for 5-minutes I think. A pipe or ripple in the carpet can catch you out.’ One of a number of drivers who came into the event directly from racing on dirt at the Reedy Race of Champions last weekend in California, he said, ‘It’s a little different from last week but the car is pretty good. We’ll tweak it throughout the day and try make it easier to drive but I think it’s the track that can catch you out especially the double double’. Describing the track as a ‘cool layout’ and liking its ‘high speed’ flow, Kobbevik said, ‘I’m happy with how it’s going so far. I haven’t raced since the last EOS (Poland back in November). The car is working well and the only thing I’ve done was change the battery for each run’. Looking to the first qualifier, all four rounds on today’s schedule, the 14-year-old said, ‘I will leave the car as it is and just try to drive more smooth for the 5-minutes’. The 2WD winner at Round 2 in Warsaw, Coelho said, ‘Controlled practice didn’t start too good. I hit a board and broke the steering so I missed the first run. I suffered from missing that track time in the second run and could only make 3 or 4 consecutive laps without mistakes’. The Portuguese driver added, ‘the car is very good and for the first qualifying I will work on trying to make no mistakes’. Asked about the track layout, he replied, ‘It is very fast. The table top is quite difficult to get the landing right but overall I like it (the layout)’. ‘I am really pleased with the 2nd practice’, was how Cragg summed up controlled practice. The former World Champion continued, ‘we made a few changes to the car after the first one and it was much better’. He explained, ‘the car was decent before but we did some work on the shocks for the flat landings and that improved it a lot’. Asked if he planned more changes for Q1 he replied, ‘I’ll probably leave it for the first one and see how it goes’. Winner of the season opener, claiming his first EOS victory at the Nurburgring back in September, Haatanen said, ‘After the Reedy Race I am just getting used to being back on carpet but I think it’s going not too bad’. The Finn added, ‘the car feels OK so I just need a little more time to learn to drive on carpet again. We are getting there’. View the complete event results here. View our event image gallery here. FacebookTwitterGoogle+Pin It |
Posted: 01 Feb 2019 04:59 AM PST Coming from SWorkz is a nitro exhaust pipe spring lock that prevents the exhaust from coming loose. The machined aluminium part adds security and a piece of mind when running in long mains or bumpy track conditions as it can prevent the exhaust pipe from rattling loose. The spring lock is usable with most nitro off-road and on-road kits. Source: MW RC Cars [mwrccars.at] The post SWorkz pipe spring lock appeared first on Red RC - RC Car News. |
R1 Digital-3 brushless speed controller Posted: 01 Feb 2019 03:41 AM PST New from R1 Wurks comes the LCG Digital-3 2S/1S wireless programmable brushless speed controller. Developed using the most advanced microchip processor and a robust proprietary software, the speedo delivers some of the most technologically advanced features to date. Development of the LCG controller was focused on ultra smooth power delivery needed for modified racing as well as supreme power efficiency for stock motors. The unit features an A.C.L.C. Advanced Component Level Cooling system. This design allows individual encapsulated low resistance Mosfets – inner and outer components – to transfer heat directly to the upper heatsink. The system also comes equipped with an all new zero timing blinky mode for spec racing, using an advanced commutation algorithm called Cool Power to keep the motor cool and deliver powerful, yet ultra-smooth acceleration. The LCG Digital-3 boasts a redesigned case minimising overall weight and lowering the centre of gravity. R1 Wurks have minimised the weight from the upper case while improving heat dissipation, achieved by improving air velocity exits from all sides of the ESC case. All adjustable settings are easily programmed using the R1 Wireless Adapter coupled with an iOS or Android app designed with an intuitive, easy to use interface. The new R1 Digital-3 app also features a super-fast live telemetry and a built in datalogger for after race analysis. Built in Amp draw meter for setting motor timing or for after race analysis. Using the new over the air updates feature, firmware updates are now easily downloaded through our iOS or Android apps. Features: Specifications: Source: R1 Wurks [r1wurks.com] The post R1 Digital-3 brushless speed controller appeared first on Red RC - RC Car News. |
Posted: 01 Feb 2019 03:33 AM PST Venue – Sporthotel & Resort Grafenwald After successfully debuting on the Euro Offroad Series calendar last season, Daun has quickly established itself as a venue favourite with this season’s third round attracting a record 380 entries. Situated at the Sporthotel & Resort Grafenwald in Daun, Germany, the holiday resort in the German countryside offers the perfect setting for a weekend of racing with the track located in the venue’s 2,600 square meter sports hall with racers able to set-up home for the event in the resort’s cabins at the back of the main hotel. Covering an area of 830 square metres, the track features a unique layout that creates the longest lap of the EOS Championship. An inverted layout of the track and pits greeted drivers this year with the pits now on the entry side of the hall with the the track to the back side. With a 45 metre long straight, the track takes advantage of the hall’s courts layout with the centre of the track stretching to 30 metres in depth in the centre section. Last year’s Daun encounter would see Neil Cragg claim his first ever EOS victory taking the TQ and win while in 4WD, double champion elect Michal Orlowski took the win. Commenting on this year’s layout Cragg said, ‘It’s a little different. It’s massive. Really big’. He continued, ‘It was my favourite track last year. It helped that I won it, but I’m enjoying practice so far. The layout is big and open so there is not much in it to get around but to get a good lap there are lots of little things to get right’. Asked his thoughts on the track Orlowski replied, ‘I like it. It’s much better than the previous rounds this season. It’s open and has a good flow’. He added, ‘It still has weird bumps in the carpet like last year but it’s not a big problem’. Asked the main challenges of the very lengthy lap he said, ‘the corner table top is hard to judge pace going into it. Sometimes you’re too fast or too slow. The double section doesn’t need much speed and if you jump too far the car pancakes which could cause you to crash’. Image Gallery FacebookTwitterGoogle+Pin It |
Schumacher Indoor Off Road Masters Rd5 – Report Posted: 01 Feb 2019 02:31 AM PST Last weekend was the fifth round of the hugely popular Worksop Series, there was once again a fantastic entry of drivers across the three classes of 2WD, 4WD and the Vintage Buggy class. As always it was round by round qualifying as the racing format, with the best two results from four rounds of qualifying counting towards the final position. Qualifying in 2WD saw a dominating performance by Jonathan Skidmore, taking TQ in three out of the four rounds to take pole position from Matthew Thompson and Craig Collinson. In 4WD things were also going great for Skidmore, as he took TQ in two rounds and would line up on pole. Craig Collinson had also taken two round TQ’s and lined up second on the grid, ahead of James Helliwell who lined up third respectively. In the Vintage class it was Chris Slater who dominated proceedings once again, taking TQ in three qualifying rounds to line up on pole. Lee Broadhurst was second and Simon Kemp lined up third. 2WD final results: 4WD final results: Vintage Buggy final results: The next round of this Series is on Sunday 10th February. Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com] The post Schumacher Indoor Off Road Masters Rd5 – Report appeared first on Red RC - RC Car News. |
Arrowmax Arrowspace BD9 magnesium chassis Posted: 01 Feb 2019 01:59 AM PST Coming soon from Arrowmax’s Arrowspace series of magnesium chassis is a dedicated variant for the Yokomo BD9. Made of high-quality magnesium material and featuring a ceramic coating for wear, the chassis is about 40 percent lighter than a standard aluminium chassis while offering slightly increased flex compared to an alloy main plate, creating characteristics that range between a carbon and alloy chassis. This allows to further fine-tune torsional flex chassis flex. Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com] The post Arrowmax Arrowspace BD9 magnesium chassis appeared first on Red RC - RC Car News. |
Tamiya release new TRF419 XR optionals Posted: 01 Feb 2019 01:47 AM PST Tamiya have announced the soon release of a couple of new optional parts for the TRF419 XR as well as some general accessories. First up is a 2mm 7075 aluminium lower chassis plate for the TRF419 XR. The chassis was developed for the use on high-bite surfaces such as carpet and prepped asphalt. It offers higher torsional rigidity than the carbon chassis for improved handling in high-grip conditions. The chassis is best used with the 1.75mm carbon fibre upper deck and comes black anodised for wear and looks. As for the 1.75mm carbon fibre upper deck, the part is of the same shape as the original 2.0mm top deck, however due to being 0.25mm thinner, it offers increased flex which comes in handy when running the above aluminium chassis. The 1.75mm deck is also usable with the standard carbon fibre chassis when running in very low-grip conditions. Also new is a 4-piece blank piston set for Tamiya’s TRF SSBB shock absorbers. The pistons offer six pre-dimpled hole locations that allow to create custom pistons using Tamiya’s #42304 0.9mm to 1.3mm piston drill set or any other fine drills. The pistons are made of high-quality POM material, they are 2.1mm thick and feature an 11mm diameter. A new general accessory is the 4-piece servo screw set, stepped aluminium fasteners that interlock with the steering servo’s case lashes in order to prevent the servo from moving in hard crashes. The screws are machined from high-quality material, they come blue anodised and work with most 1/10th scale servos. Last but not least comes an aluminium cover for Tamiya’s standard servo saver. The cover will reinforce the servo saver assembly while adding visual impact. Source: Tamiya [tamiya.com] The post Tamiya release new TRF419 XR optionals appeared first on Red RC - RC Car News. |
JConcepts Spring Dirt Oval Nationals – Announcement Posted: 01 Feb 2019 01:09 AM PST JConcepts present the Spring Dirt Oval Nationals from May 24th to 26th. Held at the iconic HobbyTown facility in Omaha, Nebraska, the centrally located venue invites Dirt Oval racers of all skill level to race at the Plex. The class breakdown is popular, including Sprint and Late Model in addition to the latest class introductions of Street Stock, Wingless Sprint and Short Course Modified. Full information are available on the event’s dedicated website here. Registration will be performed by the HobbyPlex crew and will go live on April 2nd, 2019 on RCSignup.com. The post JConcepts Spring Dirt Oval Nationals – Announcement appeared first on Red RC - RC Car News. |
GForce Maximum 3200mAh 2S shorty battery pack Posted: 01 Feb 2019 12:30 AM PST Coming from GForce and part of their Maximum series of high-performance LiPo batteries is a new 7.4V 3200mAh pack. The power source is built using 50C/90C cells and it is of a low centre of gravity design, measuring 92.5x46x18mm. It weighs in at only 153g, utilises 4mm bullet-type connectors and it can be used in 1/12th on-road as well as 1/10th on-road and off-road applications. Source: GForce [gforce-hobby.jp] The post GForce Maximum 3200mAh 2S shorty battery pack appeared first on Red RC - RC Car News. |
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