December 30, 2023
Team Yokomo has announced top French touring car racer Antoine Brunet has joined their factory team for 2024. Having represented Xray for the past number of seasons achieving an ETS podium in 2021, numerous French Championship race wins and a podium at the inaugural Mibo International Race this year, on his move to the Japanese manufacturer he said, “I’m very pleased and honored to join an iconic brand like Yokomo. I can’t wait to hit the track with the car. I’m highly motivated for the next races and see what I can achieved with this beast! Thanks to Christopher and…
March 5, 2023
Ronald Volker has been crowned the inaugural MIBO International Race Champion, the Mugen driver turning around his form for the Mains to dominate the final day in the Czech Republic. Having had a difficult Saturday, the former World Champion opened Sunday’s action with the fastest time of the weekend in the final qualifier to become Top Qualifier. Having denied Xray’s Antoine Brunet pole position, Volker would pull clear of the French driver in A1 as he took his first step towards the overall crown. A2 would be a repeat, with no one able to chase down Volker. With the title…
March 5, 2023
Ronald Volker is the Top Qualifier for the inaugural MIBO International Race. The Mugen driver claimed pole position in the Czech Republic when he posted the fastest TQ run of the weekend in the fifth & final qualifier this morning (Sunday). His second TQ run equalling the tally of Xray’s Antoine Brunet, it was the only 25-lap run of the weekend that gave the German the tie break over his French rival here in Hrotovice. Summing up the deciding run, Volker said, ‘there was some pressure going on as I needed to TQ that one. In the beginning Eric (Dankel)…
March 4, 2023
Having been close in Q2 & 3, Oliver Havranek finally hit the top in Q4 at the MIBO International Race. Only a tenth of a second off Xray team-mate Antoine Brunet in Q3, the Slovak driver would top penultimate qualifier just ahead of the Mugen’s of Ronald Volker and Eric Dankel as he laid down the fastest 5-minute run of the day. The third different driver to post a TQ run, he now goes into Sunday’s morning fifth & final round up against Brunet and Volker with a chance of becoming Top Qualifier. Continue reading here…
March 4, 2023
France’s Antoine Brunet is the man on form at the MIBO International Race this afternoon, the Xray driver posting TQ runs in the second and third rounds of qualifying at the Czech event. Having opening the day with P2 behind Ronald Volker, Brunet went one better in Q2 as Volker struggled with a set-up change before crashing out. Oliver Havranek would make it an Xray 1-2 with ahead of the Yokomo of Christopher Krapp and Eric Dankel who had given Mugen a 1-2 in Q1. Finding his form even better was to come from Brunet in Q3 as he set…
March 4, 2023
Ronald Volker has taken the opening round of qualifying at the MIBO International Race, the German topping the times from fellow Mugen driver Eric Dankel. Behind, No.2 seed Antoine Brunet would set the third fastest time from Xray team-mate Oliver Havranek, the latter having been at the top the timing screen for the early part of the heat. Third fastest in seeding Christopher Krapp suffered with his driving in Q1, report his Yokomo as working fine he made three mistakes that left him only 15th fastest. Summarising his run, Volker said, ‘it started off slow, I’m not sure why, but…
March 7, 2022
MonacoRC have announced their Race of Champions event that will take place at the MonacoRC Arena in Ciserano, Italy from the 26th to 27th of March. Set to be a highly competitive event across 5 classes (Mod, Stock EFRA, Stock N22, FWD and Formula), the race has already confirmed a number of top racers in each class with Bruno Coelho, Alexander Hagberg, Antoine Brunet & Michele Manzo heading the Mod entries along with Stefan Schulz (FWD), Àdàm Izsay (Stock), Jitse Miedema and Renè Kölbel (F1) also confirmed. While first of all it is a race, the main focus is on…
February 7, 2022
…podium after some thrilling finals with great modified racing. Overall results of the Matrix Modified class (Car/Electronics) 1. Ronald Völker (DE) – Mugen Seiki/LRP 2. Marc Rheinard (DE) – Awesomatix/Orca 3. Christopher Krapp (DE) – Yokomo/Racing Performer 4. Lucas Urbain (FR) – Awesomatix/Orca 5. Yannic Prümper (DE) – Yokomo/Dash 6. Michal Orlowski (PL) – Schumacher/Hobbywing 7. Dominic Vogl (AT) – Awesomatix/Hobbywing 8. Karri Salmela (FI) – Awesomatix/Reedy 9. Antoine Brunet (FR) – Xray/Hobbywing 10. Marco Kaufmann (DE) – Xray 11. Pekko Iivonen (FI) – Schumacher/LRP Winner B-Main: Cyril N`Diaye (FR) – Xray Winner C-Main: Dominik Schmid (DE) – Awesomatix In…
