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April 6, 2017

Drivers relishing Madrid’s ETS debut

Drivers competing in the Yokomo Euro Touring Series are relishing the prospect of racing in Spain this weekend (7-9th April) as Madrid makes its debut on the championship calendar. While the well known holiday island of Gran Canaria has welcomed the ETS in the past, this is the first time the mainland will play host to a round of the world famous touring car championship. Also as it is the first outdoor event of current season, there is an extra air of anticipation among the title contenders as they prepare for battle on the large Asoger track. With the opening two rounds of the championship producing two different winners in Bruno Coelho and Ronald Volker, the switch from carpet to asphalt for Round 3 is an important opportunity to fight back however based on last season there is one driver who stands above the rest and that is Coelho. The reigning Champion, the Xray driver won two of the three outdoor events last season and while very different conditions he also took the first big asphalt win of the season when he won the TITC in Thailand.

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April 5, 2017

Aidan Ripley wins at BRCA GT12 Championship finale

The final round of the super competitive BRCA GT12 Championship took place at the weekend at MB Models. With a few guys away at the LMP12 Euros it was an opportunity for others to battle for the top positions. Ben Vincent took the TQ, lining up ahead of a very fast Craig Mawson. The A-final saw an intense battle at the top with Aidan Ripley managing to get to the top spot and control the race for a while, while Ben battled to get back and in the end was only 0.7 of a second behind to finish 2nd. Craig Bins finished 3rd with Greg Williams 4th.

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April 5, 2017

29th April Fool’s Classic – Report

The April Fool’s Classic has a deep history in the world of R/C off-road racing. Known as R/C’s 2nd longest running race and the premier race in Utah, over the years it has attracted some of the industry’s best drivers to compete on a high-bite, clay track better known as Intermountain R/C Raceway. Last weekend IRCR hosted the 29th Annual April Fool’s Classic and since the new ownership under Murfdog, has seen a significant resurgence of a genuine classic. The grip is always high at IRCR and by the mains, the fastest tires are ghost pins or slicks in the rear with low tread up front. With that kind of bite, navigating the flowy layout filled with technical elevated corners and jumps wasn’t an easy feat. Perhaps the hardest part on the track was the big triple that landed into a 180-degree turn coming onto the straightaway. The more precise you could land the jump while still maintaining a tight line and corner speed, the more time you could shave off your lap.

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April 5, 2017

Alex Thurston wins at BRCA 1/8th Track Nats Rd1

The opening round of the BRCA 1/8th Track National Championship was held at the Cotswolds circuit situated on Kemble airfield. Saturday was rained out mainly and on Sunday morning the track had the odd damp patch on it due to a sprinkle of rain during the night. Once qualifying got underway it was Alex Thurston who was the man to beat, taking the TQ after the qualifiers and he would also bring home the win from teammate Joe Hawnt in second and Franck Dambrine in third.

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April 5, 2017

Russian Grand Prix 2017 – Announcement

The Russian Grand Prix 2017 will be held from the 14th to 16th of April at the Hobby Exhibition in Moscow, Russia. The 3-day event will be held in 1/10th 2WD and 4WD Buggy, Stadium Truck, 2WD and 4WD Short Course as well as 1/8th E-Buggy and 1/18th Monster Truck classes with over 150 driver from Russia, Ukraine and Belarus having already signed in for the event. More information can be found here.

April 5, 2017

3rd Annual Thumb RC Mini Nationals – Report

The recent 3rd Annual Thumb RC Mini Nationals was hosted by ROVE and in the 1/14 Buggy class Team LC Racing USA driver Jeff Hutchinson had a good battle with John Taz Motors. After the eight minute A-main was over, Jeff finished with a two lap lead on the field. Taz came home in second with his Losi Mini Eight. Sven took third and finished on the same lap as Taz. Ben Klein running a Caster Racing S16B took fourth and Steven Motors fifth.

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April 5, 2017

Yokomo sign Bartek Zambrzycki to their factory team

Yokomo have announced the signing of reigning Polish 2WD and 4WD Buggy National Champion, Bartek Zambrzycki to their factory team. The Polish frontrunner, who grew up racing Yokomo cars at events such as the ETS and EOS, will receive full factory support in his forthcoming campaign that will see appearances at national and international on-road and off-road events including as the ETS, EOS and the World Championships. Bartek had the following to say about the deal:

I am very happy continuing my RC adventure with Team Yokomo as factory team driver. Being part of such a great team of worlds finest RC pilots is very special to me. But it is not all. It is also to be part of the team of extraordinary people – my friends. I look forward to an exciting future, together with the Team Yokomo. Thanks to Tom Yokobori, Minoru Aso, Shin Adachi and Yukijiro Umino.

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]

April 4, 2017

Alexander Landen crowned WBC Cup 4WD champion

The penultimate round of the Swedish WBC Cup was held at the IRC Arena in Atvidaberg and hosted by the MSK Kvarnvingarna club. 4WD Buggy Championship leader, Aleander Landen would be the pre-event favourite but a stiff competition meant he only qualified on the 6th spot. After some great battles on the tight track, that made overtaking hard, he was crowned the overall champion though with Hampus Berg coming second and Elias Johansson third.

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