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February 11, 2020

Danielius Staliunas wins at Lithuanian Nationals Rd2

The second round of the Lithuanian Electric Off-road Nationals was held recently and in 4WD Buggy it was Danielius Staliunas with the overall TQ after the qualifiers. A1 then saw Danielius building a gap on the field right away, however a mishap and a bent turnbuckle as a result made things interesting again. Nevertheless he brought home the win in the opening A-main. A2 was a bit of a disaster for the pole-sitter as worn-out tyres meant his buggy’s pace would drop significantly and after a few mishaps Danielius found himself dead last. He tried to fight back but over-pushed his car and after another mistake he broke his car and scored a DNF. For A3 Danielius put on a new set of tyres and with a fast and controlled pace he brought home the win and with it the overall victory from I. Vilcinskas in 2nd and L. Grigas in 3rd.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

February 11, 2020

Ronald Völker victorious at ETS Daun

Ronald Völker took a spectacular victory at the ETS in Daun, Germany this weekend, as the Yokomo driver made advantage of his pole position to hold off two intense challenges from the second place starting Marc Rheinard. The first A Final was one of the closest races in Touring Car for many years, as Marc sat glued to the rear bumper of Ronald for the first half of the race. Marc, now racing for Tonisport following his departure from the Infinity team at the end of 2019, was using an Awesomatix chassis and showed to be evenly matched on pace with Ronald. Twice Marc managed to get his car alongside his long-time rivals, but both times, Ronald was able to fight back and narrowly hold the lead. Into the second half of the race, Ronald seemed to settle into a better rhythm and was able to open a small gap to Marc. Bruno Coelho, starting fourth on the grid for Xray, got past third place qualifier Yannic Prumper as the attention of the crows was focussed on the top two.

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February 10, 2020

Valtier & Guerbois win at Gargenville Indoor race

The Team Electric Buggy Club of Gargenville, France held their Indoor Electric Off-road Race this past weekend. In the 2WD Open Buggy class it was Team Associated driver, Ludovic Valtier with the overall win, courtesy of winning the opening two A-mains as A3 winner, Francois Guerbois (Xray) came in 2nd overall. Thomas Roland (Kyosho) would end the day on the 3 spot and in front of Cedric Devillers. In 4WD Open it was Francois Guerbois with the overall win from Thomas Roland in 2nd and Emmanuel Da Cruz in 3rd.

Image: Francois Guerbois

February 10, 2020

Louth RCCC Schumacher Winter Series Rd5 – Report

The fifth round of the 2019/20 Schumacher Winter Series presented by the Louth Radio Control Car Club took place over the past weekend. In Touring 13.5T Mitch Fiddling would set the initials pace in the opening round. Chris Lovely would pick up the mantle and take the further two rounds of qualifying with his Xray T4’20. Alex Brocklebank would take his Schumacher Mi7 to take the top spot in the final qualifying round giving him 2nd overall. Callum Chapman would take his mid-motor Xray to 4th with some consistent driving. Joseph Cocking take his Yokomo BD10 to 5th, Jay Kay with his BD9 would slot into 6th and Daniel Burks would round out the A-final with his Xray T4’20.

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February 10, 2020

Kaiho & Akimoto win at Yatabe Arena Champs

The iconic Yatabe Arena in Tsukuba, Japan held a round of their Off-road Championship yesterday, attracting some of the area’s fastest electric off-road racers. In 2WD Modified it was Kyosho’s Kohta Akimoto with the overall TQ some 0.3 seconds in front of Yokomo’s Nana Kaiho. The single 5-minute A-main event then saw the top 2 swapping places, meaning Nana would walk away with the win a lap in front of Kohta as Yokomo’s Hiroshi Ohtsu came in 3rd to round out the podium. Over in 4WD Mod Buggy it was again Kohta with the overall TQ, however this time he would bring home the win some 2.3 seconds in front of Nana Kaiho as Hiroshi Ohtsu once again completed the top 3.

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February 10, 2020

Rose & Schreven win at DieHard RC Winter Series Rd8

Round 8 of the DieHard RC Winter Off-Road Carpet Series was held at DieHard RC in Snohomish, Washington, attracting 180 entries. In the 2WD Mod Buggy class it was Weylin Rose, coming from the 2 spot on the grid, with the win in the single 6-minute A-main even, leaving behind Tyler Wilbur in 2nd, only 0.4 seconds behind. 9th place qualifier, Jonathan Cantrell came in 3rd to round out the all-Team-Associated top 3 results.

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February 8, 2020

Ronald Völker takes pole at German ETS

Ronald Volker secured the overall top qualifying position in the final group of qualifying of Saturday’s action at Round 2 of the 2019/2020 Euro Touring Series in Daun, Germany. Ronald took the advantage in Saturday morning’s Q3 to move ahead of overnight pole sitter Marc Rheinard, and backed that up with the fastest time in Q4 to ensure that his BD10 would lead the field away for the triple leg finals. Lining up second on the grid will be Marc Rheinard, the Tonisport-backed driver campaigning an Awesomatix this weekend with support from the factory team. Visibly showing fresh motivation with his new chassis, Marc was a little disappointed to be pushed to second on the grid, but with his laptimes almost identical to Ronald’s, it is expected to be a tough fight at the front in the finals.

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February 8, 2020

Marc Rheinard leads ETS Daun after day 1

The first full day of Round 2 of the Euro Touring Series is taking place in Daun, Germany, this weekend. With an additional practice day added on Thursday due to the 410+ entry count, the event officially got underway on Friday with Seeding Practice and the opening two Qualifying rounds. After the two rounds were completed late on Friday evening, it is Marc Rheinard who sits atop the standings with a TQ in the opening qualifier, backed up by a second in Q2. The driver, now officially working for and representing Tonisport, is piloting an Awesomatix chassis this weekend with support from the factory team. Obviously happy to be back on top of the standings following being dismissed by Infinity just before Christmas, the multi-time World Champion will have his work cut out for him tomorrow to remain at the top of the standings.

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