October 18, 2009

Wilck and Stocker cruise to Leg 1 victory

Wilck and Stocker cruise to Leg 1 victory

Top Qualifiers Viktor Wilck and Alexander Stocker both cruised to easy victories in Leg 1 of their respective A-Mains here in Germany at the opening round of the 2009/10 ETS.  In Modified Wilck said the race was a little easier than expected as the challenge from Tamiya team-mate Marc Rheinard failed to materialise.  The Swede said it was more difficult than it looked to the large crowd of onlookers and he expects Marc to be back to the pace he showed in Q5 for Leg 2.  Both drivers ran the same set-up, however Rheinard said his TRF416X was just too slow.  Only changing the rear diff since qualifying the German said the car lacked corner speed and he is unsure what to do as the diff feels good.

View the full event coverage on the ETS site here.

October 17, 2009

Wilck holds overnight TQ at ETS Opener

Wilck holds overnight TQ at ETS Opener

Day 2 of the opening round of the 2009/10 Xenon Racing Euro Touring Series has closed and it is Tamiya factory driver Viktor Wilck who holds the overnight Top Qualifier’s stop.  The Swede took the penultimate qualifier adding to his TQ run for Q3 when he also pipped his TRF team-mate Marc Rheinard for maximum points. Leaving his Speedpassion powered car unchanged from Q3, Wilck came close but was unable to better his previous time however he declared himself as pretty happy with the run. Rheinard was not so happy just missing out a TQ run which he so badly needed.  Scoring another second the current World Champion and winner here last year will not be repeating his number 1 starting spot this time round.

View the full event coverage on the ETS site here.

October 17, 2009

Prumper takes opening qualifier in Kastellaun

Prumper takes opening qualifier in Kastellaun

Current European Junior Champion Yannic Prumper has gotten his 2009/10 Xenon Racing Euro Touring Series campaign off to a strong start by topping the opening round of qualifying here in Kastellaun, Germany.  The young German TQ’d the first qualifier ahead of Xray’s Alexander Hagberg and Yokomo team driver Ronald Volker.

View the full event coverage on the ETS site here.

October 16, 2009

Perfect day for new Xray at ETS opener

Perfect day for new Xray at ETS opener

Xray couldn’t really have asked for more today as their new T3 topped the practice times sheet for the opening round of the 2009/10 Xenon Racing Euro Touring Series in both Modified and Pro Stock. In the final session of the day Alexander Hagberg and Matthias Lang posted the fastest runs of the day in their respective classes.

View the full event coverage on the ETS site here.

October 16, 2009

New Xray sets early pace in Kastellaun

New Xray sets early pace in Kastellaun

Xray’s new T3 chassis is setting the early pace here in Kastellaun at the opening round of the Xenon Racing Euro Touring Series with the new car holding the Top 4 placings after 3 of the 5 practice runs. Over 5-minutes it is Alexander Hagberg who posted the fastest run putting with 25 laps in 5:08.422.  In terms of lap times it is again Xray on top with lead factory driver Teemu Leino producing a best time of 11.751 with the next best time coming from fellow countryman Juho Levanen at the controls of his Associated TC5.

View the full event coverage on the ETS site here.

October 15, 2009

Elliot Harper dominates RugRacers Rd1

Elliot Harper dominates RugRacers Rd1

The first round of this year’s Muchmore Racing UK RugRacers took place this weekend and the racers were greeted by a track which was flowing, yet technical in places, rewarding drivers with accurate consistent driving. A new control tyre and additive was implemented for this year and both seem popular with all the drivers with Sweep 32 EXP combo working better the more it is used. The majority of drivers found they went faster the older the tyres were, which is always a good sign for a long lasting tyre, which is one reason it was chosen for the championship. Congratulations go to Elliott Harper taking victory over Chris Kerswell and David Bowen. Ultimately Elliott ended up dominating the day with his new Xray T3 and took TQ by 1.6 seconds over Chris Kerswell and David Bowen, but went on to win all 3 finals comfortably. In TC3 Malc Hall took the win from Philip Randall and Azman Sulaiman. Malc Took TQ over Phil “the power” Randall by roughly 3 seconds and was the only driver to reach 25 laps.

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October 15, 2009

Ryan Maifield wins 2wd Mod at AZ State Champs

Ryan Maifield wins 2wd Mod at AZ State Champs

Every year drivers converge at SRS Raceway to crown the Arizona State Champion and always draws heavy interest from the top Arizona drivers and surrounding states. For the 2nd year in a row the JConcepts with their Bar Codes took home the win in the 2wd modified class with ace driver Ryan Maifield behind the wheel. The dry, black groove conditions provided the ultimate test of durability and performance and he was able to win from Associated team mate Brent Thielke in 2nd and Losi racer Mike Friery in 3rd.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

October 13, 2009

Capacity entry for Xenon Racing Euro Touring Series opener

Capacity entry for Xenon Racing Euro Touring Series opener

The third season of the Euro Touring Series kicks off this weekend when a capacity entry from 17 different countries will descend on the town of Kastellaun in Germany for the opening leg of an expanded six round 2009/10 race program. Welcoming a new title sponsor in Xenon Racing Products, who also become the official controlled tyre supplier of the series, the growing popularity of the ETS is reflected in the star line-up that will battle it out for this season’s title honours. Due to his recent relocation to Asia, defending champion Jilles Groskamp will not be going for a hat trick of titles. Despite his absence the title battle, which ended in a tie break last season between Groskamp and current World Champion Marc Rheinard, is expected to be even more closely fought than ever with many of electric touring car’s biggest names entered for Round 1.

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