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January 29, 2016

Norwegian Winter Series Rd3 – Report

Round three of the Norwegian Winter Series was held in the east of Norway, in the city of Honefoss. The organisers laid out a huge 680 square metre track using the famous ETS carpet and the race schedule saw three rounds of qualifying followed by triple A-mains. Classes run were Touring Modified and 1/12th scale for the nationals plus the two supporting classes of Touring Stock 13.5T and M-Chassis. In the Touring Modified class the race for the TQ was on between Nikolai Håheim (VBC) and Helge Johannessen (ARC). Nikolai made a clean sweep in all three qualifiers to claim the top qualifier spot. Helge would line up in second for the finals. Behind the two the fight for the 3 spot would be between Rune Svestøl (Xray), Andreas Daving (Schumacher) and Even Enerstvedt (VBC). After the qualifying was over they were all tie on points, but Rune had the fastest run to count, handing him the 3 spot on the grid ahead of Andreas in 4th and Even in 5th.

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January 28, 2016

Cragg set for EOS debut as Rd3 attracts record entry

Former 2WD Offroad World Champion Neil Cragg is set to make his debut in the Euro Offroad Series this weekend (29-31 January) as the third round of the championship attracts a record entry. With the fifth season of the EOS opening in Germany at the famous Nurburgring back in September, the championship’s first race of 2016 marks its second visit to the country with another new venue awaiting drivers. Successful host to the German round of the Euro Touring Series for the past 4-seasons, Muelheim Kaerlich near Koblenz will see 371 entries descend on what is the home race of EOS co-founder Uwe Rheinard.

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January 27, 2016

Tasos Batas wins at RC Ring Snow Race

The RC Ring Snow Race was held at the RC Ring indoor race track. Local driver Tasos Batas (Xray) took the TQ after the qualifiers from Mitropoulos (Yokomo) and Sikianakis (TOP). In the finals Tasos made a clean sweep by winning all three A-mains with Mitropoulos and Georgiadis (Xray) fighting for the second spot. At the end Mitropoulos would come out successful as he grabbed the runner-up spot from Georgiadis with all drivers finishing within a second in all three finals.

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January 27, 2016

Balestri & Berselli win at WRC Contest

The 2016 WRC Contest was held at the RC-Landia track in Scandiano, Italy with some of the fastest Italian racers in attendance. Classes run included Touring Modified, Touring Stock 13.5T, Formula 21.5T, Pan Car and 1/12th Modified. In the Touring Modified class Dario Balestri (Capricorn) was the man to beat as he won two of the three qualifiers and all three A-main legs. At a distance Alessio Menicucci (Xray) ended the race on the runner-up spot while Fabrizio Manicardi (Xray) completed the top 3 result. In the Touring Stock class Gabriele Berselli (Yokomo) took the winning honours after coming out successful in the first and third A-main. Davide Bertuzzi (Xray) snatched the win in the second A-main and with it the overall second place from Capricorn pilot Federico Barbieri who rounded out the podium with a fine third place despite missing the free practice runs on Saturday.

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January 26, 2016

Reds Racing electric power for Cody King

Reds Racing have announced that 2010 IFMAR 1/8th Nitro Buggy World Champion, Cody King will be using Reds Racing electronics in his 1/8th and 1/10th rides for the 2016 and 2017 season. The Kyosho factory driver had its maiden outing for his new sponsors at last weekend’s Reedy Race of Champions and he had the following to say about the move:

I want to announce I will be running Reds Racing electronics in my electric powered vehicles. I’m looking forward to working closely with Reds, the team drivers, and customers on set-up and race support.

Source: Reds Racing [reds-racing.com]

January 26, 2016

Seth VanDalen wins at Sub Zero Challenge

This weekend was the 3rd annual Sub Zero Challenge at 510 Raceway in Foley, Minnesota. The 4×4 short course class was TQ’d by young Seth VanDalen and he would take wins in A1 and A3 to grab the overall victory from Sam Sovacool in second and Alan Smith in third.

Source: Tekno [teknorc.com]

January 26, 2016

Double TQ & win for Cathcart at Coliseum Classic race

The 2016 Coliseum Classic race was held at RC Fun Park and it was Drek Cathcart who took the a double TQ in the 1/8th E-Buggy and SC 4×4 classes. In the finals Derek easily drove away from the field to top off a perfect weekend. Derek was sidelined by Todd Pfahler and Jarred Nave on the E-Buggy podium while RJ Hart and Steve Hodgson came in second and third in the SC 4×4 class.

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January 26, 2016

Hupo Hönigl trifecta at Slovakia Cup Rd4

The Hudy Racing Arena played host to round four of the Slovakia Cup over the weekend. The event attracted a record breaking 140 entries including some international guests. The 1/10th Buggy classes saw newly signed Xray driver Hupo Hönigl coming out fastest in 2WD while Martin Bayer was the man to beat in the 4WD qualifiers. Hupo would continue to dominate in the 2WD mains as he won all three legs to take the overall win from Martin Bayer (Xray) and Juraj Hudy (Xray).

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