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December 29, 2017

Adam Drake joins PR Racing 1/10th off-road team

PR Racing have announce that Adam Drake will be joining their team for the upcoming 2018 season. Adam will be racing 1/10th scale electric and help with R&D on all platforms but mostly the SB401 LW 4WD buggy platform while also campaigning the company’s PRS1V3 TypeR 2WD buggy. Along with his five Roar National Championships Adam brings a ton of experience in racing, building and designing which he currently also does for Mugen Seiki Racing in the 1/8th off-road categories.

Source: PR Racing [pr-rc.com]

December 28, 2017

Robert Batlle signs with Hot Race Tyres

Hot Race Tyres from Italy have announced the signing of reigning EFRA European 1/8th Nitro Buggy Champion, Robert Batlle to their team. The Spanish Mugen driver has inked a 2-years contract and while running their products at events around the world, he will also assist with product development as well as being the new Hot Race Tyres distributor for Spain. Robert says:

It is an honour to let you know that I will be part of HotRace team for the upcoming years! When I tested the tires I got really surprise about the speed and consistency they have, also because of the passion Nicola put into the development of the tires, I love the way he works so I just can say yes to his project! I invite you all to test this tires as Hot Race off road tires have just two years old, but you will love the feeling of driving them!

Source: Hot Race Tyres [hotracetyres.com]

December 22, 2017

Milan Mudra sweeps a round of the Lestr Cup

A round of the Czech-based Lestr Cup was held recently and it was Xray’s Milan Mudra who took double TQs and wins in both the 2WD and 4WD Buggy classes. Václav Brož (Xray) came in 2nd in the 2WD category from Kyosho’s Jan Kapička in 3rd. Over in 4WD it was Jiří Dvořák (Xray) and Fanda Kalenda (Serpent) who completed the podium results.

View the 4WD podium here

December 22, 2017

’17 JConcepts Indoor National Series – Report

The 2017 JConcepts Indoor National Series has come to an end recently and with over 1500 entries for the year and highlighted by the biggest names in the industry, the JConcepts INS7 season set new records for participation, competitiveness, while promoting a fun racing atmosphere. Points were calculated with a win being maximum points of 100, 2nd place was awarded 99 and so on. There is also a TQ bonus of 1 point making a TQ and win a total of 101 points. 3 races out of 5 were required to enter into the overall series total.

Continue reading the report here

December 21, 2017

Pedro Gomes TQs & wins at RC Oeste indoor race

The RC Oeste indoor track in Portugal recently held their 6th anniversary race. Racing in both the 2WD and 4WD classes was very close and in the 2WD category it was young Pedro Gomes (Xray) who took the TQ and also the wins in A1 and A3 for the overall victory from Marco Timoteo (Team Associated) 2nd and Nuno Casal Ribeiro (Team Associated) 3rd. The Xray duo of Miguel Santos and Filipe Miranda would round out the top 5 results.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

December 21, 2017

Wahl & Wohlgemuth win at RCSF Nikolaus Cup

The RCSF Nicolaus Cup took place recently in Gottmadingen near the Lake Constance in Germany and for the south division drivers it doubled as the second qualifying round for the German Championships. The track was laid out with the popular ETS-style carpet and in the Touring Modified class it was Tim Wahl with the TQ from Freddy Südhoff while over in Touring Stock it was Max Mächler with the TQ from Daniel Wohlgemuth. For the finals Freddy had to leave unfortunately due to health issues which left Tim Wahl and Markus Wegmann to battle it out in the Touring Modified class. Ultimately it was Tim with the win from Markus and Carl Friedrich Groessel. In the Stock class Daniel Wohlgemuth brought home the win from Maximilian Stähle and Daniel Sartorius while Max Mächler did not start in the finals.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

December 21, 2017

Xray Racing Series Poland Rd3 – Report

The third round of the Xray Racing Series Poland was held at the Zatoka Sportu venue in Lodz in several electric off-road classes. The event attracted a handful of top drivers such as Poland’s own Michal Orlowski, UK’s Trish Neal as well as Bartek Zambrzycki to name just a few. And in the end, Schumacher’s Michal Orlowski was the man to beat in 2WD and 4WD Buggy as he not only TQ’d the classes but he also walked away with the double win.

Continue reading the report here

December 21, 2017

3rd Annual Stock Wars – Report

The 3rd Annual Stock Wars was held at 180 Raceway in Middle River, Maryland. This race is different from most since it focuses only on stock classes with no modified classes offered. Additionally, it offers two variants of Touring and 1/12 stock classes. One is for the “Pro drivers” which is the class for the usual A-main contenders from Snowbirds, Nationals, IIC, etc. to compete. The 2nd option is for those looking to make a name for themselves in these classes, having not yet made an A-main appearance at a large event in the U.S. This year, Stock Wars went with handout spec motors in both Touring and 1/12 classes, making for tighter and more competitive racing. Additionally, the race adopted a qual points and triple A-main format which is not typically seen on carpet in the U.S. As for the results, in the Touring Pro class it was Mike Gee with the win from Mike Hanulec 2nd and Luke Pittman 3rd.

Continue reading the report here