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February 1, 2018

Freddy Südhoff joins Hobbywing

Hobbywing have added another high-class on-road driver to their constantly growing super star team in the form of Germany’s Freddy Südhoff. Freddy will debut his new power combo, the XeRun XR10 Pro speed controller and the all-new XeRun V10 G3 motor, at this weekends second round of the ETS in Germany and he has the following to say:

I am very happy to join Team Hobbywing and thankfully for their trust into me to join their Factory Team for 2018 and beyond. I’m already looking forward the upcoming races and can’t wait to hit the track with my new equipment. See you trackside!

Source: Hobbywing [hobbywing.com]

January 30, 2018

Ellis Stafford teams up with Carisma Racing

Carisma Racing have announced the signing of former 2-time EFRA European Champion, Ellis Stafford to their growing team. The multiple UK national champion will not only lead the charge on track running both 2WD and 4WD 1/10th buggies, he will also be instrumental in progressing the designs, with real world testing, racing data and honest feedback. With the 4XS attending its first Worlds in 2017, growing in popularity with racers globally, and the new 2XS in its final stages of development, Ellis will be an invaluable asset to the team’s global dynamic, and each cars ongoing development. When asked why Ellis had decided to join the Carisma team, he had this to say:

The main thing that really struck me having spoken to Ivan on the phone, was his genuine desire to take his cars and company to the next level. We both understand this may not be a quick project, but we both want the same thing, and that is to positively bring Carisma Racing to people’s a en on, and to create both quality and fast, R/C race cars. I have a new found enthusiasm for racing, and am really looking forward to seeing what Ivan, his team, and myself can come up with in the future with the cars and the race results.

Source: Carisma Racing [carisma.com.hk]

January 30, 2018

2018 JConcepts race events – Announcement

JConcepts is well-known for their popular race events such as the Indoor National Series or the Super Cup Championship Series. Now the Florida-based company has released a quick list of all the 2018 JConcepts events, making it easier to plan race dates accordingly. All information, such as dates and locations, of the upcoming events, such as the Carpet Nationals, Turf Nationals, and Stock Nationals can be found here.

January 30, 2018

Kevin Zwahlen TQs & wins at SITCC series Rd3

The third round of the Swiss SITCC series was held in Geneva recently and it was HB Racing’s Kevin Zwahlen who walked away with the day’s win. Kevin would start from the pole position into the triple mains with Cham Dassanayake and Briac Berthoud on P2 and P3. After the finals however it was Arnauf Buffat who obtained the runner-up spot after some setup changes allowed him to challenge the other front runners. The overall top 3 result was rounded out by Briac Berthoud in 3rd.

Source: HRC Distribution [hrcdistribution.com]

January 30, 2018

Jeon Hanyoung doubles at Yokomo Championship

The Korean Yokomo Championship was held last weekend and it was Serpent’s Jeon Hanyoung with the win in both the 2WD and 4WD Buggy classes. The Yokomo duo of Sin Minsu and Woo Hongmin would come in 2nd and 3rd in the 2WD class while the wheeler podium was rounded out by TLR’s Han Suman and Yokomo’s Si Minsu.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

January 30, 2018

Ongaro & Baruffolo win at Italian Tekno Trophy

The Italian Tekno RC Trophy was held at the Rapallo track last weekend. The event was held in 1/8th Nitro and Electric classes and in the F1 Nitro A-main it was Team Associated’s Davide Ongaro with the win in challenging, slippery conditions. Xray’s Marco Baruffolo would come in 2nd from Tekno RC’s Alex Zanchettin 3rd. Over in 1/8th E-Buggy and after some entertaining triple A-mains it was Marco Baruffolo with the win after the tie-breaker from Davide Ongaro 2nd and Alex Zanchettin 3rd.

Image: Marco Baruffolo

January 29, 2018

Tollard & Bornhorst win at Tekno Indoor Champs

Race Em RC Raceway of Rockford, Illinois hosted the Tekno Indoor Championship this past weekend. The event was held in several electric off-road classes and in the premier 2WD Mod Buggy category it was Joe Bornhorst with the TQ from Cole Tollard and Austin Wick. After the triple A-mains however it was Cole who held the upper hand courtesy of wins in A2 and A3 as Joe had to settle for 2nd with 1-3-3 finishes. In 3rd Austin Wick was able to conserve his qualifying performance.

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January 29, 2018

4WD victory for Orlowski at EOS Daun

Michal Orlowski has taken the overall 4WD victory at Round 2 of the Euro Offroad Series in Germany. The Schumacher driver claimed only his second ever 4WD win when he once again took advantage of a mistake from Top Qualifier Bruno Coelho in the second of the A-Main encounters. Taking the win from Coelho in A1 following a late mistake from the reigning champion, this time the mistake came on the opening lap allowing Orlowski to lead at the end of the first lap, a lead he wouldn’t relinquish despite Coelho’s best efforts. Posting the fastest lap of the race by 3/10th over Orlowski’s best, three more errors from Coelho prevented him from catching his rival. With the large track at the new venue seeing no one manufacturer having a distinct advantage, like the result in 2WD, the podium was made up of drivers representing all different manufacturers with Yokomo’s Lee Martin filling the final step in Daun.

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