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June 12, 2015

Kurzbuch tops 1:8 free practice in Austria

Reigning Champion Simon Kurzbuch has got Round 2 of the Euro Nitro Series in Austria off to a good by topping free practice at the Aigen-Schlägl track. The Team Shepherd driver setting the fastest 3 consecutive laps around the challenging track 4/10ths faster than Robert Pietsch with ENS Round 1 Top Qualifier Dario Balestri completing the Top 3. Making his debut with category newcomer ARC, Silvio Hachler had an impressive early showing setting the fourth fastest time ahead of team-mate Lars Hoppe with last year’s race winner John Ermen 9th fastest.

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June 12, 2015

Groskamp tops free practice at ENS

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Jilles Groskamp set the pace in free practice at Round 2 of the Euro Nitro Series in Austria. On his first visit to the Aigen-Schlägl track, the HB driver set the fastet lap from Dirk Wischnewski and last year’s race winner Dominic Greiner. In complete contrast to last year’s Austrian encounter when rain halted the opening day’s action, a very hot day meant the top 3 set their best laps in the cooler conditions of the first of the five free practice rounds. For Round 1 Top Qualifier Teemu Leino and race winner Bruno Coelho they would end the free practice 5th and 6th fastest respectively.

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June 12, 2015

Chan Chau Man wins Starry Night Cup Rd1

The opening round of the Starry Night Cup was held in Shenzen, China with a lot of top level drivers attending including Japan’s Shimazaki Shinya. The race was interrupted by rain and the remaining two of the four qualifying rounds would start as late as 6 pm. At the end Dang PZ took the TQ on the now slippery track to start into the 40 minute final from pole position. Dang PZ then lead most of the A-main but Chan Chau Man, coming from further down the field, put a lot of pressure on the leader and finally took over the lead following a mistake of Dang. From that moment on Chan Chau Man was able to cruise to the win in front of team mate Li JW with Fai Ho taking the last remaining podium spot.

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June 12, 2015

Milanowicz wins Formula class at Polish Nats Rd3

The third round of Polish On-road Nationals was held at the track of Ruda Slaska. Nice weather had the track temperatures rising up to 55°C which made setup a bit problematic for the Formula drivers due to the high grip level. At the end it was Michal Milanowicz (Xray) who came out successful in the A-finals from Przemyslaw Wicher and Jan Ruman (Xray) who were all in the mix for the overall win until the final leg.

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June 12, 2015

Haslinger & Day win at Austrian Large Scale Nats Rd2

The second round of Austrian Nationals Large Scale was held at the Stör-Ring racetrack in Berndorf bei Kirchberg near by Graz. More than 30 drivers signed up for the 1/5th scale Formula and Touring Car classes with the race being held in the best possible weather conditions. The TQ in the Touring Car class went to reigning champion Michael Weiser while Andreas Blum, reigning Formula champion, came out fastest in the open wheels class. In the Touring final Andreas Haslinger (FG) then took the win from HARM driver Michael Weiser in 2nd and Alexander Aslanides (Mecatech) in 3rd. The Formula final was won by Ivo Day (RS5) from Werner Klug (Bergonzoni) and Andreas Blum (RS5).

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June 11, 2015

Sutrisno & Davis win at Futaba Jakarta Open

The recent 2015 edition of the annual Futaba Jakarta Open attracted more than 100 driver from from Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Brunei, Australia, Sweden and Italy, including special guests like Lamberto Collari, Carmine Raiola and Jesse Davis. The 1/8th class had Lamberto Collari (Infinity) taking the TQ from Nelson Lee (Serpent) and Trin Tanongsakchaikul (Infinity) while in the 1/10th class Jesse Davis (Capricorn) came out successful from Ryan Maker (Mugen) and Bowie Ginting (Serpent). In the 45 minute finale of the 1/8th class it was Xray driver Sadikin Sutrisno who took the win from Tay Wui Kiat (Serpent) and Suwardi Suliandy (Xray) while the top 3 qualified drivers all ended the race further down the field.

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June 11, 2015

Euro Nitro Series heads to Austria

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After a hugely successful season opener in Bologna, Italy, back in April, Round 2 of the Euro Nitro Series takes some of the world’s best drivers to Aigen, Austria, this weekend (June 12-14). The second year the track has played host to the ENS, this being a 1:8 World Championship year it is RC racing’s formula 1 category that has attracted the larger entry. Not to be out done however the battle for 1:10 Touring car honours looks set to be just as fiercely contested as like 1:8 it has attracted a world class entry including the reigning World Champion Alexander Hagberg.

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June 11, 2015

Georgiadis takes win at Greek National TC Champs Rd2

The second round of the Greek National Touring Car Championships was held at the Fanatix Racing Track with participants from all parts of the country. Local racer Georgiadis took the TQ after the three qualifying rounds and he also set a new track record of 17.449s, breaking the previous record set by Alexander Hagberg. The triple A-mains then had Georgiadis making a clean sweep by coming in 1st in each of the three legs. John Doucakis managed to grab the runner-up spot coming from the 5 spot on the grid, while Filippos Isaakidis lost one place to finish in 3rd overall.

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