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March 31, 2017

Xray Racing Series Alpe Adria Rd1 – Report

Round one of the Xray Racing Series Alpe Adria was held at the Slovenian Mini Circuit Na Logo in Tolmin with drivers from five different countries in attendance. The weekend started off with practice on Saturday that held pretty high temperatures for this time of the year but cooler and even rainy weather was predicted for Sunday. As for the racing action, in 1/10th Electric Touring it was Andrea Ghilotti who took the TQ while in 1/8th Electric GT it was Grega Hrovat on pole. In the three nitro classes the TQ positions went to Gabor Laszlo in 1/10th Touring, Fabio Callegari in 1/8th GT and Nejc MIhelič in 1/8th on-road. Due to the predicted rain kicking in the organisers opted to sit out the rain shower and to shorten the mains.

Continue reading the report here

March 31, 2017

Maifield to make EOS debut at season finale

American offroad ace Ryan Maifield is to make his Euro Offroad Series debut with the confirmation he will travel to the season finale of the five round championship in Wels, Austria (21-23 April). Joining Yokomo’s 1:10 Offroad team for the 2017 season, the 4-times EOS Champion manufacturer will be hoping the input of their high profile signing will lead to the team’s first win of Season #6 since Marc Rheinard won the season opener. With both EOS buggy title’s having been decided at Arena 33 in Germany earlier this month, all drivers will be targeting the win to cap off the season with Maifield’s participation adding an extra dimension to winning at Austria’s largest Hobby Show. Featured on the Euro Touring Series calendar last year, the Modellbau Wels show attracted over 30,000 visitors. At last season’s finale, held at the Nurburgring, Maifield’s great rival Ryan Cavalieri became the first American to win a round of the indoor carpet track based championship but it wasn’t the Team Associated driver’s first EOS outing. Accompanying Maifield on the trip will be the Arizona driver’s longtime sponsor Jason Ruona whose JConcepts brand is an associated sponsor of this year’s Euro Offroad Series.

Source: Euro Offroad Series [eurooffroadseries.com]

March 31, 2017

Jennings & Phair win at Supercross Showdown

RC Excitement recently held their Supercross Showdown Race and in the 4WD Modified Buggy class it was Caleb Jennings who took the win from Jared Phair, coming from the 6th spot and chasing Caleb for a good part of the race, in 2nd and Mike Barkus 3rd. In Modified Truck Jared Phair jumped into the lead right at the tone and he would bring home the win from Jose Rodriguez in 2nd and Luis Moreno 3rd.

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March 31, 2017

Michele Manzo wins at Team Associated International GP

The Team Associated International GP was recently held at the Indoor Racing Chilleli track in Scrivia in the four classes of Touring Modified, Touring Stock Expert, Touring Stock, and Formula. On the high-grip asphalt track and after winning three of the three qualifiers, Yokomo’s Michele Manzo took the TQ in the Touring Modified class. In the triple mains Michele continued to dominate, taking the day’s win from Team Associated’s Juho Levanan and Xray driver Andrea Valerio.

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]

March 31, 2017

Norwegian Electric On-road Nationals – Report

The Norwegian Electric Indoor On-road Nationals were held this past weekend on a purpose-built carpet track in Hønefoss, located about two hours from Oslo. The track was laid out with ETS carpet and corner dots and a technical layout made for tight racing action throughout the weekend. In the Touring Modified class, VBC Racing team driver Nikolai Håheim proved to be the man to beat through qualifying as lined up first on the grid. Just behind him came Stock specialist, multiple ETS-finalist and multi-times national champion, Helge Johannessen (ARC). Schumacher driver Tobias Sanden came in third with very steady drives in the qualifiers, conquering a lack of one-lap pace with excellent consistency.

Continue reading the report here

March 30, 2017

Jasmin & Soulignac win at French EP On-road Nats Rd1

The opening round of the French 1/10th Electric On-road nationals was held in Rumilly in the eastern part of the country. The first of five rounds attracted about 75 drivers to compete in four classes on the famous indoor asphalt track that offered high traction and a challenging layout. The weekend started off with free practice on Friday and resumed with more practice and the first qualifiers on Saturday. In the Touring Modified class Loic Jasmin took the overall TQ after winning three of the five qualifiers to put his car on pole position in front of Alexandre Duchet and Cyril N’Diaye.

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March 30, 2017

Miguel Blanco wins at Venezuelan ISTC Nationals Rd2

Round two of the Venezuelan ISTC National Championship was recently held and the race saw Armando Lenzi taking the overall TQ after some fierce battles with team mate Miguel Blanco in the qualifiers. The A-mains started off pretty well for both drivers with Miguel coming out fastest in the opening leg but a clash between the two in A2 meant Andres Trigo would be able to come out fastest in the second main. The third and final main would bring the decision between the two and it was Miguel who took the win for the overall with Armando coming in second and Adres rounding out the podium in third.

View the final results here

March 30, 2017

Potter & Shank win at Top Gun Carpet Shootout

The Top Gun Carpet Shootout was held in Kennewick, Washington. In the 2WD Modified Buggy class Jeremy Potter (Xray) took the overall win coming from the 4 spot on the grid. Wins in A1 and A3 secured him the victory from Austin Azure (Xray) in second and Kason Russel (Kyosho) third. In the 4WD Modified Buggy class Darren Shank would end the day on he highest step of the podium, leading an Xray 1-2-3 from Jeremy Potter in second and Kevin Searl third.

View the 4WD podium here