March 19, 2015

Euro Contest 2015 – Announcement

Euro Contest 2015 – Announcement

Bittydesign officially announce the 2015 Euro Contest, held at the Barco-Off racetrack in Italy from June 5th to 7th. Situated around an hour’s drive from the Bologna airport the track offers a unique “US style” layout that will receive some big changes for the 2015 race. Entries for the 3-day event are limited to 192 drivers with Friday seeing free practice, qualifying on Saturday and the Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ) followed by the Superpole and Finals on Sunday. The race is held in Nitro Pro and Open Buggy classes as well as an 1/8th E-Buggy category. More information and registration is available here.

March 19, 2015

GTS Rd1 & GNS Rd2 – Report

GTS Rd1 & GNS Rd2 – Report

The Fanatix racing track in Greece recently held the opening round of the Greek Touring Series and the 2nd round of the Greek Nitro Series. The day started with the electric class and after the qualifiers Papachristos took the TQ from Mitropoulos and Konstadopoulos.

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March 17, 2015

Lorenzo Crolla continues with FX

Lorenzo Crolla continues with FX

FX have announced the contract renewal with young and talented Lorenzo Crolla for the 2015 season. The French front runner will use the FX engines during his off-road campaign that will include the EFRA Euros, the French nationals, the NEO Race and more. Lorenzo had the following to say:

I have raced the FX engines during the entire 2014 season and being satisfied with the performance and reliability there is no other consideration than to continue with FX for 2015 as well. I will race all the major nitro off-road races in France as well international races including European Championship, EFRA GPs and NEO race. I am looking forward the 2015 season with my FX engine.

Source: FX [fx-engines.com]

March 17, 2015

John Ermen renews with Matrix

John Ermen renews with Matrix

Matrix have announced that Former Dutch Champion and 2014 ENS race winner John Ermen will continue with the Italian company for 2015. A driver with more than 20 years of experience, his contribution is very important to the team both in terms of racing and product development. The newly signed ARC team driver will be racing this year’s ENS as well as the Benelux Cup, the German Nationals and the EFRA Euros.

Source: Matrix [matrixtires.it]

March 17, 2015

Jernej Vuga re-signs with Xray

Jernej Vuga re-signs with Xray

Xray have announced that former European and multi-National Champion Jernej Vuga has extended his contract with the Slovakian company for 2015. Jernej is a nitro on-road specialist and will race Xray’s RX8 nitro car while swapping it for an X12 1/12th scale car for the Winter season. Jernej will participate at all major regional, national and international races including the European Championship, the ENS and the Alpe Adria Cup and he had the following to say:

I’m so happy to race with Xray X12 and RX8 cars in 2015 season. Having the possibility to be also a part of the 1/8 on-road test team makes me even more satisfied and motivated, since I will have a chance to contribute my feedback to make the new car even better. The team work and dedication to every single detail of their products makes Xray something special. So, looking forward to a very productive and successful 2015 season.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

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