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January 12, 2016

VBC Racing WildfireD08 chassis flex options

VBC Racing have introduced two new option parts to adjust the chassis flex of the WildfireD08 touring car. First up is the Motor Mount Mod Flex set that provides less chassis flex than the stock setup. It utilises a 2-piece alloy post that is equipped with a rubber O-ring to create a medium flex setting as it connects the top deck with the motor mount but the floating connection makes for less flex than a rigid 1-piece post. The second new part and making for the stiffest chassis flex setting is the 1-piece Motor Mount Post set. It directly connects the top deck with the motor mount to stiffen up the mid section of the chassis. The posts are cut from high-quality aluminium, they come red anodised and include the needed mounting hardware.

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January 12, 2016

Kilic brothers join Nemo Racing

After being with Horizon Hobby and TLR for four year Germany’s Burak and Berkan Kilic have made the switch to Nemo Racing for the 2016 season and beyound. The successful siblings will use the use the Agama A215 nitro buggy, the forthcoming A215E E-buggy as well as the A8T truggy along Bullitt engines and Beta tyres. The former German 1/8th Nitro Truggy Junior Champions along father and mentor Abdullah “Apo” Kilic have the following to say about the deal:

After four years of being with Horizon Hobby we are switching over to Nemo Racing UK. It’s been a fantastic four years for us and we would like to thank Horizon Hobby and especially Mr. and Mrs. Schamuhn for the fantastic support. We now look forward to racing for Nemo Racing and we would like to thank Jon Hazlewood for the trust in us. We will race both nationally and internationally and we are trying to bring the Agama brand further ahead.

January 11, 2016

Mike Truhe O.S. powered for 2016

O.S. Engine have announced the signing of Mike Truhe to their team for the 2016 season. The multi-time ROAR national champion will use the Japanese engines in his Mugen vehicles and he has the following to say about the deal:

O.S. engines are the best products you can buy. I can honestly say that I feel like I have absolutely no kinks in the armour.

Source: O.S. Engine [osengines.com]

January 11, 2016

Tasos Batas sweeps Sweep Challenge Rd10

The tenth round of the Greek Sweep Challenge was held at the RC Ring indoor race track. Xray driver Tasos Batas swept the qualifying by winning all rounds and he would continue to lead the proceedings in the finals as he took the win in all legs with a huge margin on second placed Isaakidis (Tamiya) and third placed Totomis (Capricorn). Vasilopoulos (TOP) and Papadakis (Yokomo) rounded out the top 5 result.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

January 11, 2016

Mibosport Cup 2015/16 Rd3 – Report

The third round of the 2015/16 Mibosport Cup was held this past weekend at the Hotel-Sport in Hrotovice. The event attracted a total of 246 entries with 114 drivers signing in for the on-road classes while the off-road classes had 132 entries in total. The qualifying of the Touring Car Modified class was won by Kuba Simurda and right from the start of the first A-main, Kuba made his intentions clear as he was able to open a considerable gap on his rivals and he eventually came out successful in A1. Behind him, Helmut Frauenschum finished in second place as he managed to overtake Jiri Vysin who ended A1 in third place. The second A-main then again saw a dominating Kuba who controlled the gap to his nearest rivals Mario Sowka, Jiri Vysin and Zdenko Kunak and this would then also be the result of the second final. The third and final A-main was very similar to the second one as Kuba was in the lead again ahead of Mario, Jiri and Zdenko. The order did not change till the end of the final and so Kuba Simurda took the overall victory with Mario Sowka and Jiri Vysin completing the podium.

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January 11, 2016

Neumann remains unbeaten DHI Cup master

Having looked at best like a podium finish would be an achievement, Joern Neumann pulled off a surprise result to retain his unbeaten reign as the only 4WD Buggy winner at the Danish event. There was no one more surprised by the result than Neumann himself, the win marking his first international race win with Team Serpent. With World Champion Coelho winning A1 and staying out of trouble giving Neumann the A2 win, it was all to play for with three drivers in contention for the win, Martin Bayer the third of them. In the end however it was 2WD victor Michal Orlowski who would win A3 ahead of Neumann with Bayer third. The result would secure Orlowski second overall while Top Qualifier Coelho finished his DHI Cup debut on the final step of the podium.

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January 11, 2016

Volker claims seventh DHI Cup win

Ronald Volker has taken his tally of wins at the famous DHI Cup to seven. The 16th running of the Danish event, Volker secured what would be his third consecutive win by taking the opening two A-Mains in Odense. Top Qualifier for the race, which marks the first international touring car race of the season, the German took A1 with ease but in A2 Awesomatix driver Viljami Kutvonen. After the strong start however Kutvonen faded a little leaving Volker celebrating the start of the 2016 season with overall victory. In A3 Kutvonen would enjoy a straight forward win over Alexander Hagberg and former winner Adrian Berntsen to secure second overall. Finishing on the same points as his team-mate Bruno Coelho, the tie breaker would leave Hagberg to complete the podium.

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January 11, 2016

2016 Rebels Race – Report

The Czech Rebels Race was held last weekend in Prague in a large sports hall laid out with the famous ETS carpet. The organisers received a total of 84 entries for the seven classes and in Touring Car Open it was Vita Hola who the qualifiers with three round TQs. In the finals there was some close racing between the TQ holder and formed winner of the series, Michal Blahovsky, who was challenging Vita, but Hola would hold the upper hand to take the overall win from Michal. Behind the two, Karel Dolezal would round out the top 3 result.

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