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May 25, 2016

Nikolaisen & Karlsen win at Norwegian Nationals Rd2

The astroturf track in Skien, Norway played host to the second round of the Norwegian 1/10th Electric Off–road National Series. The weather forecast wasn’t too promising for the weekend with cold temperatures and loads of rain in the air. In the 2WD Buggy class local driver Joakim Nicolaisen would take the TQ from fast girl Malin Karlsen. In time for the finals rain started to fall but this did not stop Joakim from being the fastest driver on the track and so he took pretty easy wins from Malin Karlsen and Thorbjorn Doler.

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May 25, 2016

Michal Milanowicz wins at Polish Nationals Rd1

Round one of the Polish Electric On-road Nationals was held at the large outdoor asphalt track in Pacanow. The high-speed track has some difficulties in the form of bumpy turns and Michal Milanowicz made the best out of the conditions, taking the TQ in the Formula class from Patryk Jez who was hot on Michal’s heels in the qualifiers. In the A-mains, run on Sunday, Michal was able to take the win in A1 but A2 would be a tougher task as in the opening stages Michal’s car lacked some grip which meant he had to drive very carefully. But with some clever driving Milanowiczw was able to bring home the win to secure the overall victory early. A3 then saw Michael spinning right at the start, letting him drop down the field. Pushing his car to the limits though allowed him to recover and to take another win to top off a perfect weekend. Behind Michael, Patryk Jez would take the runner-up spot from third placed Tomasz Kursa.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

May 25, 2016

Formula win for Martijn van der Heijden at Dutch Nats

The second round of the Dutch Electric On-road National Championship was held at the HFCC track in The Hague. Following a nice and dry Saturday the drivers woke up to rain and a cloudy sky on Sunday. Thankfully the rain stopped soon but the two opening qualifiers were still run in wet conditions. Only the third round could be considered dry and in the Formula class Martijn van der Heijden (Xray) made the best out of the conditions as he would take a dominate TQ some two laps ahead of Xray team mates Daniël Jansma and Arnold van Bezuijen. Because the weather forecast wasn’t too promising the race organisers decided to quickly proceed with the finals following a short lunch break. With wins in A1 and A2 Martijn secured the overall win with one leg to spare. Some two minutes into A3 it started to rain again but this did not stop Martijn from taking another win, cementing his dominant performance this weekend. Behind him, Daniël Jansma and Arnold van Bezuijen completed the top 3 result.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

May 25, 2016

Daniel Rubio wins at Andalusia Touring Series Rd3

Round three of the Andalusia Touring Series was held at the Circuit de Gabias in Granada, Spain. In the supporting Formula class MD Racing’s Daniel Rubio brought him the win in the A-main from Carlos Manual Garcia (Xray) and Joaquin Leite (Yokomo). With three wins in a row Daniel is also leading the points standing with two rounds to go. Joaquin Leite is sitting in second, Carlos Manual Garcia rounds out the top 3 of the championship so far.

Source: MD Racing [mdracingrc.com]

May 25, 2016

Bayer brothers sweep Czech EP Buggy Nats Rd2

The second round of the Czech 1/10th Electric Off-road Nationals was held at the clay track of Janovice. The 2WD qualifiers were a done deal for Martin Bayer who TQed all three rounds to take the overall TQ from Kaja Novotny and Zdenek Miksovsky. In the 4WD qualifiers the Bayer brothers of Martin and Ales showed great fights with Martin holder the upper hand as Ales put his car on the 2 spot. Kaja Novotny had to settle for third.

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May 24, 2016

TopRC Track Masters Rd2 – Report

Round two of the TopRC Track Masters was held in Zagreb, Croatia at the technical yet fast Ayrton Senna track. In the premier 1/8th On-road class Nejc Mihelič, Jernej Vuga Štendler and Herfried Pucher battled for the overall TQ. The opening qualifier was won by Jernej who had to sit out Q2 due to being busy with race support, allowing Nejc to score a 20 laps TQ run, bettering Jernej’s previous time. For the final qualifiers the track had become slower so the top 3 qualifying positions would be Nejc from Jernej and Herfried.

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May 24, 2016

Joel Valander doubles at Finnish Off-road Nats Rd1

The opening round of the Finnish 1/10th Electric Off-road Nationals was held in Hyvinkää in pretty warm and sunny weather conditions. In the 2WD class Joel Valander would grab the TQ with two round wins from Joona Haatanen in second and Karri Salmela in third. The finals then were a 3-horse race for the win with Joel coming out successful after winning A1 and A3. Joona Haatanen in second and Karri Salmela in third would round out the top 3 result.

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May 24, 2016

RC Lemans Series Rd3 – Report

Round three of this year’s RC Lemans Series was held at the popular Ville de Luxembourg track. Warm weather during Saturday’s practice made for exceptional traction that would increase even further during the qualifiers. At the end of an eventful qualifying current championship leader Tim Altmann would place his car on the TQ spot with reining champion Tobias Weist on the 2 spot just 0.6s behind. Both were able to score maiden 18 laps runs with Tobias setting a new Pro10 track record with a 16.704s. Behind the two Philipp Paul came in third in his first start of the season. Joachim Behnken, Jaques Libar and Reinder Wilms completed the top 6 of the LMP1 Modified class.

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