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December 21, 2016

Robin Frischkopf wins inaugural Indoor Bike Park GP

The newly established Indoor Bike Park off-road clay track in Pfäffikon, Switzerland played host to the inaugural GP Race. The event was held in 1/8th E-Buggy, 1/10th 2WD and 4WD classes and attracted about 50 drivers from Germany, France, Italy and Switzerland. The well prepared track offered a smooth surface, technical jumps and a nice layout all of which made for some close racing. In the 10-minute 1/8th E-Buggy A-mains Robin Frischkopf, Micha Widmaier and Romeo Grass all battled for the win and in the end it was Robin who came out on top in the opening two mains to grab the overall win from Micha in second and Romeo in third.

View the final results here

December 20, 2016

Xray Racing Series Slovakia Rd2 – Report

The second round of the Xray Racing Series Slovakia was held at the Hudy Racing Arena in Trencin and it attracted some of the fastest drivers of the country to compete in several electric on-road and off-road classes. In the premier Touring Modified category it was Xray’s own Martin Hudy who took the win from his teammates Oliver Havranek and Michal Wojcik.

Continue reading the report here

December 20, 2016

White & Lenzi win at inaugural Christmas Cup

CCA Speedway of Valencia, Venezuela recently hosted the inaugural Christmas Cup. In the 1/8th GT class it was Daniel White that lead a Serpent 1-2-3 with Leo Lenzi and Ala Mohamed taking the remaining podium spots in second and third respectively. Elsewhere in the 1/10th Electric Touring class it was Leo Lenzi who brought home the win with Bruno Bortessi and Eduardo Piscitelli rounding out the podium result.

View the Touring Car podium here

December 20, 2016

Kaja Novotny sweeps Open Challenge Rd3

Round three of the Czech Open Challenge was held in Prague. The fast track with some big jumps provided lower traction than usual but this did not stop Kaja Novotny from sweeping the 2WD qualifying to take the pole position from Michal Blahovsky in 2nd and Martin Wunsche in 3rd. In the 4WD qualifiers it was again Kaja that excelled as he easily took the overall TQ.

Continue reading the report here

December 19, 2016

HIT 128 race – Report

Holesov in the Czech Republic played host to the recent HIT 128 race. In the premier Touring Modified class the race for the overall win was on between Oliver Havranek, Kuba Simurda and Zdenko Kunak. The three matched in pace and ultimately young Oliver held the upper hand to take the win from Kuba whose first place in the final main cemented his overall runner-up spot while Zdenko had to settle for third.

Continue reading the report here

December 19, 2016

Robert Batlle doubles at Barcelona Purple Race

The Barcelona Purple Race was held at the RBR36 Arena in Barcelona this past weekend. Home track of Mugen’s Robert Batlle the event attracted some of Spain’s fastest off-road drivers as well as guests from abroad. In the 30-minutes Nitro Buggy A-main Robert would make maximum use of his track knowledge by bringing home the win from Joan Carlos Canas in second and Joao Figueiredo in third. Elsewhere in the 1/8th E-Buggy class it was again Robert who came out fastest after the A-main.

Thanks to Robert Batlle for the report.

December 18, 2016

Nicholas Lee teams up with Arrowmax

Arrowmax have announced the addition of Singapore’s Nicholas Lee to their team. The 2016 IFMAR Electric Touring A-main finalist will use the company’s range of tools and accessories including Arrowmax’s set-up system and he has the following to say about the deal:

I really like the range of tools made by Arrowmax. They are really stylish and I am glad to be part of the team.

Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]

December 18, 2016

110% Clinic – Announcement

Ty and Gord Tessmann have announced another edition of their popular 110% Clinic. It will be held at SDRC Raceway in Southern California, on January 5 and 6. The clinic focusses on 1/10th 2WD and 4WD buggies with a limit of 20 drivers. Applications can be made via email to contact@race110.com, successful applicants will be announced on December 28th.