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March 8, 2017

Frederik Hovgaard inks Yokomo factory contract

Yokomo have announced the signing of 2016 Danish 2WD Buggy champion, Frederik Hovgaard to their factory team. The Danish frontrunner, who grew up racing Yokomo cars, will receive the full factory treatment in his campaign that will see appearances at national and international on-road and off-road events including as the ETS, EOS and the World Championships. Frederik says:

I am very happy about being a part of Team Yokomo as factory team driver, which I have been dreaming of for a long time. I have almost throughout my RC-carrier been driving with Yokomo cars, and now after several years of hard training and work for it, the dream is a reality. I look forward to an exciting future, together with the Team Yokomo. Thanks to Yokomo – Tom Yokobori, Aso Minoru and Shin Adachi.

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]

March 7, 2017

Associated B64 long rear shock tower & battery strap

Team Associated have introduced new optional carbon fibre parts for the B64 1/10th 4WD buggy in the form of a long rear shock tower and a carbon fibre battery strap. Starting with the shock tower, the tall rear shock stay accommodates the longer and higher-capacity 31mm shocks for better compliance with very bumpy or loose tracks. Also new is the Factory Team series carbon fibre battery strap. Cut from 2.5mm bi-directional woven carbon fibre the strap fits the B64-series cars and it is a lightweight and stylish replacement for the stock item.

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March 7, 2017

Reds Racing R7 Evoke 4.0 nitro off-road engine

Italian company Reds Racing have introduced the all-new R7 Evoke V4.0 nitro off-road engine. Specially aimed at the use on low-grip and narrow tracks where the torque curve of the engine can give an advantage, the power plant has been redesigned internally for an improved fuel consumption and bottom torque. Reds Racing also worked on areas such as sleeve, piston, combustion chamber and crankshaft. The features list includes the proven HCX carburettor with Gen2 venturi, the Anti-Dirt sealing system, Diamond hard-coated backplate, a balanced crankshaft, and a brand-new cooling head design. The Mario Rossi tuned engine is also available pre-broken-in by Mario Rossi and also as Race Ready by Elliott Boots version to get you instantly into the action.

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March 7, 2017

2016/17 Rug Racers Rd6 – Report

The 2016/17 Rug Racers series recently concluded with the sixth and final round of the season. The track selected for the final meeting had been used in one of the earlier rounds and proved to be a good choice with a nice flow to it. In Touring 13.5 Open again it was the series’ winner Ashley Wiffen that was looking to finish out at the very top. He would take FTQ from team mate Paul Pinkney to line up pole with Jon Seals lining up 3rd.

Continue reading the report here

March 7, 2017

David Loppini powered by Energy Fuel for 2017

Pepe Group from Italy have announced the signing of Italian 200mm vice-champion, David Loppini to their team. The multiple ENS A-main finalist will use the range of Energy products in the upcoming 2017 season, starting from the opening round of the EFRA GP Series.

Source: Pepe Group [pepegroup.net]

March 7, 2017

Islikon Indoor Masters Rd4 – Report

Round four of the Islikon Indoor Masters was held this past weekend in Islikon, Switzerland. In the 4WD Buggy class Xray’s Florian Schmid took a poplar TQ and win from Patrick Vogt (Xray) in second and Adi Riederer (Xray) in third. Philipp Huber (Team Durango) and Marci Di Bella (Xray) would round out the top 5 result.

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March 7, 2017

Serpent sign Alex Thurston to their international team

Serpent have announced the signing of UK frontrunner, Alex Thurston to their international team. Alex is focussed on the 1/10th 200mm nitro class and he will campaign Serpent’s 748 platform at events such as the ENS, the European Championships and the National Championship while also having select outings in the electric 1/10th Touring and 1/8th Electric on-road classes. Alex says:

I am very excited to run for team Serpent and work together closely with Michael Salven, David Ehrbar and the other top-drivers in the team like Mark Green and Dominic Greiner.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

March 7, 2017

Patrick Hofer sweeps Indoor GP Bütschwil

The annual Indoor GP Bütschwil was held this past weekend in Bütschwil, Switzerland. On an again pretty challenging and slippery track Patrick Hofer would take the overall TQ after winning two of the four qualifying rounds with Luca Rau coming in second and Aaron Münster taking third, both scoring a round TQ each. The 45-minute A-main was a pretty clean affair for the top qualifier as Patrick Hofer (Team Associated) was able to bring home the win some two laps ahead of Aaron Münster (Kyosho) with Christoph Affolter rounding out the podium in third.

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