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February 3, 2017

Martin tops practice at Hudy Arena

Lee Martin has kicked off the third round of the Euro Offroad Series at the Hudy Arena at the top of the times, the Yokomo driver setting the fastest 2WD seeding time ahead of British compatriot Neil Cragg in Slovakia. With the EOS organisers taking over the building of the track at what is the home of Xray, the layout is one of the busiest to feature in the championship will all drivers enjoying the greater level of difficulty which is expected to throw up some surprise results. One such surprise already is young Daniel Kobbevik who took his Yokomo to the third fastest time ahead of the quickest Xray in the hands of Hupo Honigl. Having come into the event in confident mood following his EOS Round 2 and DHI Cup form, Michal Orlowski’s weekend has not started off well with the championship leader unable to get 3-laps together leaving him 21st fastest and out of the top heat for qualifying.

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February 3, 2017

Akio Sobue joins LRP factory team

LRP have announced the addition of Japan’s Akio Sobue to their factory team. The former JRMCA Electric Touring Car Champion and multiple IFMAR Worlds A-main finisher already used LRP electronics in parts of his 2016 campaign but he will be now getting the full factory treatment while running LRP’s new FlowX speed controller, Vector X20 motors and Competition Car Line battery packs while also using LRP chargers and accessories. Akio says:

The LRP system offers exceptional performance over the whole RPM range, that’s why I like the products. It also allows me to fully concentrate on the race and my driving, to focus on my strategy and I have never to worry about power or reliability – that’s perfect. I already learned that LRP is a great partner and I hope we can share many victories together.

Source: LRP [lrp.cc]

February 3, 2017

Rivals out to crash Xray house party at EOS Slovakia

The Euro Offroad Series reaches the midway stage in the 2016/17 Championship this weekend (3-5 Feb) as drivers descend on the Hudy Racing Arena in Slovakia. The world famous home track of reigning 4WD champions Xray, the visiting rival teams will be out to try & crash any home victory party the host manufacturer might have planned with Bruno Coelho in particular the driver they are all out to beat. Leading the 4WD standings after the first two rounds having won the season opener, Coelho took victory at his second-home last year enroute to becoming EOS Champion in his debut season.

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February 2, 2017

2017 California Touring Series – Announcement

The 2nd Season of the California Touring Series is taking off February 25th to 26th. This year will have SoCal and CenCal tracks in the mix with the first three rounds being in Los Angeles. With a successful inaugural season in 2016, CTS2 will attract more racers and make racing exciting to watch. Modified Touring Champion and Team Yokomo driver Eric Albano will have his title to defend on some strong competition during the six rounds of the series.

Source: CTS [facebook.com]

February 2, 2017

Xray Racing Series Slovakia Rd3 – Report

Round three of the Xray Racing Series Slovakia was held at the Hudy Racing Arena and with over 100 entries for a total of nine classes. The premier class of Touring Car Modified was dominated by Martin Hudy who took the TQ and overall win. Behind him, the race was on for the remaining podium spots and it would be Oliver Havranek, coming from the 4 spot on the grid, and Arkadiusz Smyk from P6 who grabbed the final podium spots.

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February 2, 2017

Arrowmax sign Felix Law

Arrowmax have announced the signing of Felix Law to their factory racing team. The 2015 Reedy Race Touring Stock Open class and current China 1/10 EP off-road National Champion is well-known for his multi-class skills and his helpful and friendly nature. The Florida-native and current Hong Kong citizen will be helping Arrowmax to promote their line of products within the Asia region. Felix had the following to say:

With dedication and innovative in mind, Arrowmax is one of the most well-known brand in RC today. With brand-new line up of product range for 2017, Arrowmax will continue to grow. I will like to thanks Mr. Lau for giving me the chance to work with the team in order to build this exciting brand together. It is an honor for me to join this incredible team, looking forward to the great products for the upcoming year.

Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]

February 2, 2017

2017 JConcepts Indoor Off-Road Championship – Report

The 2017 JConcepts Indoor Off-Road Championship was held in Rockford, Illinois, at Race ‘Em R/C. This event was highlighted with some of the best drivers in attendance raising the level of competition to elite status. Temps were below freezing, but the action was hot in Illinois. 2WD Modified was led by newly signed Team Associated driver, Dustin Evans, who was able to set the fastest qualifying times in rounds one and three to take the overall TQ. In the triple A-mains, Evans would go on to win A1 while Team Associated’s Chad Due would take victory in A2 to set up for a final showdown in A3. However, Evans proved to be too strong and would go on to win a decisive A3 and take the overall win in 2WD modified class. The Wisconsin legend, Chad Due, would finish second using his A1 and A2 scores consisting of a third and first while Team Associated’s rising star, Cole Tollard would round out the podium in third with excellent driving from fifth on the grid.

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February 1, 2017

Schumacher Indoor Masters Rd5 – Report

The fifth round of the Schumacher Indoor Masters was held at Worksop this past weekend. There were once again 14 full heats of entries across the two classes of 2WD and 4WD buggy. Doors opened at the venue at 7am prompt, there was a vast amount of racers ready to get out of the cold and into the nice warm venue. As always the qualifying format was round by round, with the best 2 results to count towards the final and grid position. In 2WD it was Greg Williams on top form, taking TQ in 3 out of 4 rounds to line up on pole position, ahead of Richard Lowe and Tom Cockerill. In 4WD it was Richard Lowe who dominated qualifying taking TQ in all four rounds, this would line him up on pole position ahead of Jack Neal and Danny McGee.

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