Agama Racing have announced the signing of Spanish driver Pablo Ortuno to their team. Following campaigns for American and Japanese brands, Pablo is now back with Agama to run the company’s A215 1/8th nitro buggy in the Spanish national series.
Source: Agama [agama-rc.com]
Serpent have announced the signing of young Fabian Vernersson to their electric on-road team. A former Serpent privateer Fabian will now get the full team treatment for his upcoming campaign that will include events such as the South Swedish Indoor Cup, the Swedish Outdoor Championship and possibly also selected ETS races.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
The annual Montpellier GP was held in France this weekend, attracting the usual breed of national and international top drivers. Kyosho’s Riccardo Berton would take the TQ and he would take the overall win in the 1 hour final, some 15 seconds in front of runner-up, Yannick Aigoin (Xray). Rayan Medjoubi (Kyosho) rounded out the podium result from 4th placed Jerome Sartel (TLR).
Having rolled his Xray on the first lap of the opening A-Main at ETS Germany, Bruno Coelho put in a faultless A2 drive to win comfortably ahead of A1 winner Alexander Hagberg and Ronald Volker. While the Top Qualifier ran an error free race the same couldn’t be said for others with Marc Rheinard, Viljami Kutvonen and Yannic Prümper all breaking their cars. Prümper wouldn’t even last a lap, an error sending him right into the path of 10th place start Marco Kaufmann with the massive impact putting both cars out in the spot.
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Alexander Hagberg took an easy win in the opening A-Main at the Yokomo Euro Touring Series this morning in Germany, a first lap error from Top Qualifier Bruno Coelho handing the Swede an unassailable lead. Behind the Xray driver, Marc Rheinard would survive a first lap error of his own, out of which Ronald Volker came off worst, to finish second. Starting 6th on the grid, Akio Sobue would complete the Top 3, the Tamiya driver seeing off Viljami Kutvonen and the recovering Yokomos of Volker and Yannic Prümper.
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After 3 intensive rounds of qualifying at the JConcepts Winter INS at SmacTrac, the racing couldn’t get any closer showcasing the skills and talent of many of the locals as well as from travelers from afar. 2WD Modified was a battle between Team Associated teammates with Alex K taking round 1 and Daimon Borkowicz setting the fastest time in round 2. The final round of qualifying would ultimately decide the starting order and it was Alex K taking the win in round 3 giving him the top spot. Borkowicz wasn’t able to better his time in round 3 and will start in 2nd. JP Richards, who’s been very close to winning rounds all weekend, is going to start the triple A-mains from the 3 spot.
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Bruno Coelho will line up on pole position for Round 2 of the Yokomo Euro Touring Series in Germany tomorrow, the Xray driver heading a 1-2 in qualifying for the Slovakian manufacturer. Taking the opening two qualifiers Coelho claimed his first carpet TQ ahead of Alexander Hagberg, the 2014 event winner topping the final qualifier in Muelheim-Kaerlich. The only driver who could deny Coelho the overall TQ, having topped the penultimate round when both Xray drivers had issues, Marc Rheinard would only manage a P5. With a TQ to count however the championship leader importantly secures third on the grid ahead of reigning champion Ronald Volker.
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Reigning 3-time Formula Champion Jan Ratheisky has secured his second overall TQ of Season #9 of the Euro Touring Series. Topping three of the four qualifiers at the second round of the championship in Germany, the Round 1 winner will start on pole position ahead of Q1 pace setter, the Serpent of David Ehrbar with Xray team-mate Francesco Martini lining up third. Attracting a record 120 entries, a big coup for the class was the entry of 14-time World Champion Masami Hirosaka who having come out of retirement to make his ETS debut will start 5th in the A-Main.
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