Xtreme Aerodynamics have announced the signing of reigning 1/8th Nitro On-road World Champion, Simon Kurzbuch to their factory team. The Shepherd factory driver will use Xtreme Aerodynamics’ full line of bodies and accessories throughout the 2016 season.
Source: Xtreme Aerodynamics [xtremeaerodynamics.com]
Indonesian front runner, Bowie Ginting has teamed up with Italian company Novarossi. Bowie will use Novarossi engines, exhausts and accessories in his upcoming nitro on-road campaign and he has the following to say about the deal:
I would like to thank Mrs. Graziosa Barchi for this wonderful opportunity, also a huge appreciation goes to Michael S Nugroho for his help and effort. Looking forward to give my best in onroad with Novarossi.
Bruno Coelho leaves Round 3 of the Yokomo Euro Touring Series as the new points leader, 2nd overall in Austria giving him a 1-point advantage over reigning champion Ronald Volker and Marc Rheinard as the championship moves onto asphalt. With Volker wrapping up his first win of the season in A2 at the final carpet race to become the third different winner of Season #9, the third A-Main was all about deciding the podium order behind the Yokomo driver. Leading away the field, Coelho would ultimately take a straight forward win over Rheinard an initially challenge fading over the race. Finishing A3 second ahead of Alexander Hagberg, Rheinard who came into the weekend as joint leader of the championship with Coelho would complete the overall podium.
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Ronald Volker finally got the defence of his Yokomo Euro Touring Series title on track with the first win of the season at Round 3 in Austria. After fending off an intense challenge from ETS Germany winner Bruno Coelho in A1, the Yokomo driver took a relatively easy A2 win finishing more than a second clear of his Xray rival. A race that would see the Top 5 finish as they started, ETS Czech winner Marc Rheinard finished the leg third a further 1.3 seconds back followed by Alexander Hagberg and Viljami Kutvonen. Wrapping up his first win in almost a year, which he incidentally was also claimed in Austria, Volker becomes the third different winner of the season as the championship now prepares to move outdoors onto asphalt for the second half of the season.
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Coming into the third round of the Yokomo Euro Touring Series on the back of his first carpet win of the championship, Mulheim winner Bruno Coelho has picked up where he left with the Xray driver fastest at the end of practice. The ETS making its first trip to Wels in Austria and laying down a track that all drivers are describing as different to normal, the joint championship leader set the fastest 3-consecutive laps from reigning champion Ronald Volker, with Alexander Hagberg completing the Top 3. Sharing the lead in the standings with the swede, Marc Rheinard would end up 4th quickest after the 3-rounds of practice.
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Hot Race Tyres have announced the signing of France National Champion, Leo Arnold to their team. The young French talent will use the company’s tyres in his upcoming campaign that will include attendances at the National Championships as well as all big races without hand out tyre rules.
Source: Hot Race Tyres [hotracetyres.com]
With the opening two races producing different winners and those drivers now sharing the lead at the top of the Volante Modified class standings, the Yokomo Euro Touring Series resumes this weekend after a six week break. Round 3 will present somewhat of a neutral ground for the resumption of the championship battle as the ETS makes its first visit to Wels, Austria. Taking over the date previously filled by the Euro Offroad Series at the Modellbau Wels hobby show, this year over 20,000 vistors will be treated to seeing the World’s best touring car drivers battle it out for glory. The final indoor race of the ETS’ ninth season, Tamiya’s Marc Rheinard and Xray’s Bruno Coelho will be looking to wrap up the first half of the season with a points advantage over their rival.
Shepherd have announced the signing of former Tamiya European and Vice-World Champion, Kai-Oliver Guttschau to their team. After taking a break from the hobby for a couple of years, Kai-O jumped back into action at the Mülheim-Kährlich round of the ETS where Shepherd showed the first pre-production prototypes of the Velox F1. The forthcoming round of the ETS in Austria will be Kai-O’s first official race with the Velox F1 and additionally the former 1/10th Nitro German Vice-Champion plans to pilot Shepherd’s Velox V10 200mm car at selected events. Kai-O had the following to say about the deal:
Finally we came together and I’m sure that the cooperation with the guys from Team Shepherd will be outstanding. The quality and the performance of the Velox F1 is very impressive and I’m looking forward to attend some exciting races.
Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]
