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May 1, 2015

Sobue tops seeding at ETS Austria

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Tamiya’s Akio Sobue is the top seed for qualifying at Round 4 of the Yokomo Euro Touring Series in Mattsee, Austria, after the Japanese driver topped the final round of practice from defending champion Ronald Volker. The Japanese driver’s first appearance in Season #8 and the only Tamiya in the Top 10, he posted the fastest 3-consecutive laps of CP2 by 0.271 of a second from that of Volker with Schumacher’s Michal Orlowski completing the Top 3. For free practice and CP1 pace setter Bruno Coelho a switch to new tyres, used proving faster on the low traction conditions, left him unable to improve his time as he dropped to sixth.

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May 1, 2015

Xray leads the way in practice

Team Xray have laid down the early pace at the fourth round of the Yokomo Euro Touring Series in Austria as their drivers filled the top two spots on the time sheets after free practice. Racing at the temporary fahr(T)raum track in Mattsee, it was Bruno Coelho who set the fastest time ahead of team-mate Alexander Hagberg while last year’s winner Ronald Volker completed the Top 3. With low traction the order of the day, Round 3 winner Yannic Prumper would end the four rounds of practice only 6th fastest but for the other of this season’s race winners things faired even worse with Marc Rheinard only managing 20th.

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May 1, 2015

Austrian Electric On-road Nationals Rd1 – Report

The first round of the Austrian Electric On-road Nationals was held at the beautiful track of 1. MRC Wiener Neustadt in Lower Austria and it attracted over 50 driers in to race in the four classes of Touring Car Modified and Standard, Formula and World GT. Unfortunately due to bad weather conditions the race had to be stopped during the second leg of the Touring Car Modified class. In Touring Car Stock there was a close race between Jürgen Horn and Martin Szunyogh. Whilst Q1 to Q3 brought Jürgen a solid TQ, Martin set the fastest qualification time in Q4. Obviously Martin’s car seemed to perform better as the track temperature increased. Third on the grid was last year’s vice champion Christian Schiff. In the finals the weather was getting colder and so it was Jürgen Horn who dominated the mains and he took an easy win followed by Martin Szunyogh and Jürgen Linsberger, who managed to grab 3rd position starting from 6th on the grid.

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May 1, 2015

Lehua Lin joins Team Serpent

Serpent have announced the signing of Lehua Lin to their team. The Chinese driver is considered an off-road expert with his best achievements so far being A-main appearances at FEMCA Championships as well as a podium finish at the 2013 FEMCA EP Buggy Championships. Lehua has the following to say about the deal:

I am very honored to join Team Serpent and very much looking forward to work with other world class racer on the works team. With the support from Team Serpent, I am sure I have the best package ready for the year 2015.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

April 30, 2015

Mathieu Brier joins Xray

Xray have announced the signing of French 1/5th scale European Champion Mathieu Brier to their team. The French National Champion and Worlds finalist will race 1/10th scale electric on-road and off-road classes at national events as well as the EOS and ETS. Mathieu says:

After my previous years racing the 1/5 class I wanted to move onwards and decided to race also the 1/10 class and looking for the best product, team and support there was no other option for me than Xray. I am very happy that the French distributor RB Products have proposed me and I got this great opportunity to be part of the Xray team. I am looking forward the 2015 season and cannot wait once I hit the track.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

April 30, 2015

Wang Hai Feng joins Team Yokomo

Yokomo have announced the signing of 6-times China National Champion Wang Hai Feng to their team. The reigning China National Electric Touring Car Champion was signed to strengthen Yokomo’s position in the important Chinese market and he will use the company’s machinery through to 2016 in his campaign that will see attendances at National and International races including the TITC, the Japan Nationals and also selected ETS events. Wang has the following to say about the deal:

First of all, I would like to thanks T.O.P Racing company made a big support in the past three years,helped me reach a new level in my career. I also very thanks Team Yokomo Tom san and Targert RC give me this opportunity to join such great team. I will try my best to improve myself and looking forward the IFMAR EP Worlds in Beijing 2016.

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]

April 29, 2015

ETS title chase heads to Austria

After just a short two week break the Yokomo Euro Touring Series is back in action this weekend (May 1-3) as Round 4 of the championship takes competitors to Mattsee in Austria. A venue that first appeared on the calendar last year, the event hosted by the fahr(T)raum Museum, a homage to Austrian automotive pioneer Ferdinand Porsche, brings a unique track to the world famous touring car championship. While classified as an outdoor asphalt race, the US boards style track is actually enclosed under one massive marquee that has been erected just for the ETS’ visit.

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April 29, 2015

Spencer Rivkin doubles at JConcepts Stock Nationals

The 4th annual JConcepts Stock Nationals were once again hosted by the world famous OCRC Raceway. This unique race brings Stock and Modified racers from all over the country to compete against one another in the hottest segment of RC racing. This race offers a spot for everyone with 12 different classes covering all skill levels and vehicles, each one requiring a 17.5 stock motor. The race brought in a record number of entries at 290, which far surpassed last year’s entries by 100.

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