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December 13, 2013

Birinyi & Tóth win at RCProf Speedpassion Challange

The 3nd round of the RCProf Speedpassion Challange was held in Budapest. In the 13.5T class János Birinyi took the overall TQ after winning the first and third qualifier. In the finals János made a clean sweep by winning all three legs although he had to fight in the second A as he made a setup change that did not suit the changing track conditions well. Finishing second behind the Xray driver was Péter Taál followed by Simon Ciudan. In the Modified class Barnabás Tóth took the win from Zsolt Kálnay, Christian Faur completed the podium.

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December 13, 2013

Matt Olson joins Schumacher

Schumacher announce the addition of top US racer Matt Olson to the team. Matt has a fantastic history of race wins in the US and is sure to be at the front of the field with his new cars. Matt is employed by MIP and Schumacher Racing will have some MIP option parts for their own cars in the near future. Matt had the following to say about the deal:

I would like to thank Schumacher Racing’s Mark Musgrove and Robin Schumacher for the opportunity to be a part of their 2014 International team. And an extreme amount of thanks to my employer and main sponsor MIP for all the support and great products they provide me with at each and every event. Going into 2014 we plan to come out with many Schumacher drivetrain upgrades to help Schumacher customers Worldwide. I only hope to represent MIP, Schumacher, and the rest of my sponsors to the best of my abilities come 2014 and beyond. Thank you once again, and looking forward to a successful relationship.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

December 13, 2013

Bullivant wins 4WD at West Bridgeford Winter Series

The third round of the Schumacher West Bridgeford Winter Series took place at the indoor carpet track located just outside of Nottingham. The format of the day was two 3 minute practice rounds in heats followed by four rounds of qualifying of which two count and at the end one final leg. In 4WD the top 4 cars all took a round of qualifying, with James Bullivant (Xray) taking TQ with a quicker time over Daniel Austin (Team Durango) in second, Mark Thornewill (Xray) in third and Abi Bullivant (Xray) in fourth. The final was a close affair at the start, a couple of small mistakes by the front runners allowed James to put the hammer down and drive away tone to tone. Behind James, Abi had taken up 2nd position to which she would hold followed by Marc and Daniel who had a close race towards the end.

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December 12, 2013

Knapp & Firsching win at U.S. Indoor Championship

The 2013 version of the U.S. Indoor Championship marked the 34th Annual running, this event held at the Holiday Inn in Strongsville, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland. The central location of the event has consistently attracted racers from all the Northern hot spots of indoor carpet racing. With strong club racing programs in neighbouring states, all forced indoors due to inclement weather, the Ohio location has proven a hub of great indoor carpet road racing. This year, the event had around 220 entries.

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December 12, 2013

Martin Wollanka joins Xray off-road team

Xray announce that multiple and current Austrian Champion, Martin Wollanka has joined the Xray factory team to race the company’s 1/8 and 1/10 off-road buggies in 2014. Martin will attend the Austrian and European Championships, the IFMAR 1/8 Worlds and the remaining rounds of the 2013-14 Euro Offroad Series beside other events. This is what Martin has to say about the deal:

I have been racing Xray cars as a privateer for 2 years without any technical problems. The performance and reliability of the car allowed me to win the Austrian Championship which was a great personal achievement for me. I am happy to join the Xray international racing team and I am very excited since the World Championship will take place Europe and to be part of this strong team makes me feel confident.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

December 12, 2013

Top Notch Series Rd1 – Report

Round 1 of the JConcepts Top Notch Winter Series was hosted at IERC Raceway in San Bernardino, CA. The Top Notch Series (TNS) is an 8-race points based series, run at various tracks throughout Southern California. Last season, TNS averaged 230 entries per round and features race announcer “Notch” Johnson. IERC Raceway is one of Southern California’s largest indoor RC tracks and the series attracts top drivers from all the main race teams such as TLR’s Brian Sullivan, Shawn Blackwell and Ronda Drake, Tekno RC’s Rudy Rico and Chad Panek, Hobby Pro’s Andrew Smolnik, Tamiya’s Jimmy Wright, Mugen’s Scott Wolf, Kyosho’s Cody Turner and Lucas Sanford, and a number of very fast local racers. There would be two rounds of 5 minute qualifiers, followed by 5 minute A Mains.

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December 12, 2013

Juho Levanen re-signs with Team Associated

Team Associated and Reedy announce that Juho Levanen has signed a contract extension which will see him continue with the brands that he has been with since 2001. Juho will race Team Associated’s 12R5.2 and all-new TC6.2 touring car with Reedy Sonic 540 Mach 2 motors, Reedy Competition LiPo batteries, and the all-new Reedy ESC. In addition to his on-road racing duties, Juho will contest the remaining three rounds of the 2013-14 European Offroad Series. His hard-charging driving style and familiarity with high-grip racing surfaces will surely mean a successful transition to this highly competitive discipline. According to Reedy department manager Rick Hohwart, “Juho is a tremendous asset to the team as he is a driver that can extract every bit of performance from his equipment and never gives less than 100% effort.” Team Associated team manager Brent Thielke added, “Juho has been a part of Team Associated for over a decade and we are pleased to continue our relationship with the 2x European Champion and look forward to more success in the years to come.” Juho’s next event will be round two of the 2013-14 European Off-Road Series in Berlin, Germany in January followed by round two of the 2013-14 Euro Touring Series in Muelheim-Kaerlich, Germany in February.

Source: Team Associated [rc10.com]

December 11, 2013

Darren Bloomfield to race Schumacher 1/10 buggies

Schumacher announce the signing of multiple champion Darren Bloomfield to their 1/10th off-road Team. The former TLR front runner will race the new Cougar KF, SV2 and KR platforms in 2WD, alongside the new CAT K1 Aero in 4WD. Darren will fit his 1/10th activities around his 1/8th commitments with Nemo Racing. This is what Darren has to say about the deal:

Schumacher are very much a company on the front foot right now with some excellent new products and forward thinking ideas. I look forward to achieving some great results and working closely alongside them with future developments.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]