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August 10, 2015

EOS Season #5 to open at Nürburgring 1000KM

On the back of its double champion Lee Martin regaining his 2WD European Championship title and its very own Michal Orlowski claiming his first European Championship title with victory in 4WD, the organisers of the Euro Offroad Series are delighted to announce the date for the opening round of what will mark Season #5 of the popular 1:10 indoor offroad championship. An earlier start than had been tradition in previous seasons, the Round 1 date of September 19-21 is due to the EOS being invited to race at the world famous Nürburgring in Germany on the same weekend as the Nürburgring 1000KM, a round of the full size sportscar Blancpain Endurance Series. The EOS, which will again run over 4 rounds, is also pleased to announce that race winning manufacturers Xray, Schumacher & Yokomo together with front runners Serpent have already committed as primary sponsors of the upcoming season. Entry is now open and full details of the 2015/16 EOS schedule will be announced on the official series site shortly.

August 10, 2015

Nikolai Haaheim is Norwegian Champion

The Norwegian national championship was held at Lorenskogs track just out side of Oslo over the weekend. The race format saw 5 rounds of round by round qualifiers followed by triple mains. From early on in the qualifiers it was clear that it would be a race between local ARC driver Helge Johannessen and Schumacher driver Nikolai Haaheim for the TQ. Nikolai went on to take the first two qualifiers, from Helge in second. Helge then made some drastic changes to his setup, upped his pace and took round 3 and 4. Also setting the fastest time, securing overnight TQ. Xray driver Rune Svetol was sitting in third.

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August 10, 2015

Daniele Ielasi dominates Euro GT race

Ielasi and FastRace sweep Euro GT

Last weekend the Euro GT race took place on the wonderful BlackTarmac track in Mesero. After being fastest since practice, Daniele Ielasi took the TQ honors and went on to complete a clean sweep in the GT-A Class, taking his Nova-Ielasi powered FastRace GT-R15 to a tone-to-tone win ahead of class specialist and former Offroad Italian Champion and European finalist Fabio Boero. The podium was rounded out by Luca Redaelli. Fast and comfortable since the very first laps with the car, Daniele wanted to thank his sponsors FastRace, Novarossi, DKT and his mechanics Piero Cresta and Riccardo Verardo.

Source: Fast Race [fastraceshop.com]

August 10, 2015

Greiner wins the 2015 German 1/10th Nationals

The German Nationals for 1/10th scale were held this past weekend in Leipzig in the eastern part of Germany. Qualifying would see Robert Pietsch on TQ for Mugen with Serpent driver Dominic Greiner a very close 2nd and his Serpent Team mate Toni Gruber in 3rd. In the semi-final Greiner came out on top with 101 laps, with Patrick Nahr and Pietsch with 100 laps in 2nd and 3rd so Greiner would start the Main final from pole position. Most of the final saw a great fight for 1st position between Greiner and Pietsch, a real cliff-hanger. Greiner’s Natrix 748 TQ worked really well and he was was on a different fuel-strategy as his Max showed better mileage, and he was also on a different tyre change strategy. So in this race his pit-crew of Thomas Guensel and Michael Salven were of huge importance. In the last part of the final Greiner had a small lead, but due to the very high temperatures, the chassis and engine became very hot, and being on very small tyres at the end of the race the clutch started sticking a little, losing some speed. At the finish line there was only 0.2 seconds gap ahead of Pietsch in 2nd and so Greiner took the National title, with Nahr taking the final podium spot in 3rd.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

August 10, 2015

Elliott Harper wins BRCA TC Nats Rd4

The fast flowing Halifax track played host to round four of the 2015 BRCA electric touring car series and saw the first major win for Elliott Harper since joining Schumacher at the start of the year. In Qualifying Harper took TQ ahead of the rapid Capricorn of Kyle Branson and the Associated of Chris Grainger, defending champion Olly Jefferies lined up fourth with previous round winner Colin Price fifth. Over the three leg finals Harper took leg one with Andy Moore taking leg two from sixth on the grid, Grainger took the final leg but with a first place in leg one and second in leg two it was Harper that took the spoils ahead of Grainger and Branson.

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August 8, 2015

Michal Orlowski is 4wd European Champion

With the 2wd portion of the 2015 EP Offroad European Championships in the UK over with, and Lee Martin claiming the title, the race moved on to the 4wd class. In qualifying it was young Polish Schumacher star Michal Orlowski who would take the top spot with two TQs to end on tie break with former World Champion and Associated driver Neil Cragg. Serpent lead driver Jorn Neumann would end up 3rd in front of double EOS Champion Lee Martin for Yokomo fourth and David Ronnefalk for HB in 5th.

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August 7, 2015

Belgian Electric Touring Car Nationals Rd5 – Report

The fifth round of the Belgian Electric Touring Car Nationals was held at the circuit of M.A.C. de Baanbrekers in Rucphen last weekend a circuit which is known for its fast corners and high speed straight. The day started sunny but as expected, rain was on its way. In the EFRA class it was Michell Van Es who took the TQ, right behind him was Nick Joosens in second place, followed by Thomas Stockman. During the first final Mitchell managed to create and maintain a gap between him and the second car. Fighting for that second place were Nick and Thomas. But as the clocks was ticking down, Thomas came a lap short. Mitchell won, followed by Nick and Thomas.

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August 7, 2015

Belgian SCT Cup Rd4 – Report

Buggy Racing Tournai Club organized the 4th round of the Belgian SCT Cup as part of Enghien’s RC show. With a visitor attendance of almost 5000 people, national TV coverage and great weather, this event was a great opportunity to show and share the hobby. Facilities offered by the club have never been better than this year, and the purpose-built grass track is the biggest ever built there with a pretty technical layout that was appreciated by all drivers. In Pro2 qualification, Nicolas Evens (TLR 22SCT) TQ’d the first 2 qualification rounds ahead of Laurent Halluin (Associated SC10) and Philippe Hautecoeur (Associated SC10). Laurent took the last round, ahead of Philippe, while behind them, Julian André (TLR 22SCT) and newcomer Frédéric De Conchy (TLR 22SCT) had a close battle for 4th position on the grid.

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