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January 4, 2020

Nagashima claims TQ at fifth round of OneTen at RCI

Yugo Nagashima is the top qualifier for the 5th round of the OneTen series presented by Infinity. The Serpent driver wrapped up the top qualifying spot with his second round TQ in Q2 but only took 2nd in the 3rd and final 6 minute qualifier. The 3rd round of qualifying went to his Serpent team mate Rocket Zhang who as a result will now line up in 2nd on the grid for this afternoon’s triple 4-minute mains. JJ Wang will line up in 3rd for Xray just ahead of Yokomo driver Motor King with Gary Huang completing the top 5. Asked about his qualifying, Yugo said that in the 2nd qualifier he made a small mistake and hit the curb which allowed JJ to lead but once he regained his rhythm he could go to the top of the times again. Happy with the setup of his car in Q2, for Q3 he tried something completely different but it wasn’t as good and will revert to the previous setup for the finals.

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January 4, 2020

Nagashima takes first qualifier in Shanghai

Yugo Nagashima has taken the opening round of qualifying in the Infinity Modified class at the 5th round of the OneTen series in Shanghai. The Serpent driver was 1 and a half seconds up on Xray driver JJ Wang, with the American a further 2 seconds up on local Serpent driver Rocket Zhang in 3rd. Coming from the 2nd fastest heat, it was Motor King who headed the Yokomo effort in 4th while Stick King completed the top 5, making it a solid start for Serpent. Describing his first run as ‘ok, but big push’, Nagashima will look to make a change for Q2 but conceded that any changes made on this track seem to make no difference to the overall feel of the car. A fan of the RCI V2 track, having won the AOC here last year, Yugo said that JJ is fast but he believes he has the pace to beat the US driver if he can tweak the setup further.

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January 3, 2020

Alessio Mazzeo returns to Serpent

Serpent have announced the signing of Italian on-road frontrunner, Alessio Mazzeo to their factory team. The 2016 IFMAR 1/10th 200mm vice World, EFRA European and multi-time Italian Champion returns to Serpent after a multi-year stint with Xray and he will be campaigning Serpent’s full line of nitro and electric on-road kits at both national and international events. Alessio has this to say about his return:

The heart is not controlled .. My past but now also my present and my future. Against all temptations, forecasts, I made this choice, the choice of happiness. It could not be otherwise when he is surrounded by people who respect the person before the driver. For me, the Serpent world has always been this. Friendship and respect. I am happy and I can’t wait to get excited again driving a Serpent. Thank you for asking me, thank you for reopening the doors of the house as if it were nothing. I dreamed of writing it from the first day I went away .. I’m back!

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

January 3, 2020

2020 Nordic Champs – Announcement

The 2020 1/10th Electric Off-road Nordic Champs will be hosted by the MHF-U Skarpnäck club in Stockholm, Sweden from the 28th to the 30th of August. More details as well as a promotional video can be found on the event’s official social media page here.

January 1, 2020

Reno Savoya joins Kyosho

Kyosho Europe have announced the addition of former TLR factory driver, Reno Savoya to their team. The multi-time EFRA European and French National champion will campaign Kyosho’s range of vehicles, both in 1/8th and 1/10th scale classes from what is understood, while also relying on Picco engines, AKA tyres and Racing Experience fuel.

Source: Kyosho [kyoshoeurope.com]

December 30, 2019

Reno Savoya leaves Team Losi Racing

Multi-time EFRA European and French National Champion, Reno Savoya has announced his departure from Team Losi Racing. Reno had a pretty successful 4-season stint with the US company, achieving two IFMAR Worlds finals and five French National Championship titles. Reno for now leaves open on what comes next for him but with the new year just around the corner, the RC community will find out pretty soon. For now, Reno has the following to say:

2020 is just around the corner! It will mark a new chapter in my career as I am up for a new adventure. After 4 ecstatic seasons with TLR, 2 IFMAR Worlds finals, 5 french National titles, it is time for me to look for a new future. Thank you to the entire TLR crew Frank, Ryan, Bryan, Todd, Barry, Kevin and all the #driveTLR family worldwide for those wonderful moments on and off the track! See you guys in Padova in just a few days with my new entity.

December 30, 2019

Marc Rheinard dropped by Infinity

In a shock and totally unexpected decision, Infinity has terminated its contract with electric touring car icon Marc Rheinard. Having joined the touring car newcomers at the start of the 2017 season after a 22-year long relationship with Tamiya, the news comes just two days after fellow countryman Yannic Prumper announced on social media that he had been dropped from the team despite still being in contract. One of the sport’s all time greats with four World titles to his credit, Rheinard revealed he was without a team for 2020 on social media posting the following statement:

Having taken a few days to come to terms with a shock decision I received just days before Christmas, I want to let you know that my contract with Creation Model/Infinity has been terminated with immediate effect. I didn’t see this decision coming as my contract was set to run until the end of 2023. I can’t really explain why I got fired as there was no real reasons in the mail I got. My results were pretty decent including winning twice the Reedy Race of Champions, Nationals and ETS so I don’t believe this was the reason. Only the second team I have raced for in my touring car career I had three interesting years with Infinity with many ups and downs but I must now prepare to move on. The timing of their decision to drop me from the team has meant there has been no time for me to find a sponsor for 2020 yet.

In the meantime, I will start to work for ToniSport now and then see how things go and whether I can find a new sponsor. Until then, I will race representing Tonisport and chose cars I like. A big thanks to my brother Toni for taking me on board in his company and I’m really excited for this new adventure in my life. As the car was not really on point at most races, I’ll come back stronger than ever. See you at the track very soon.

December 28, 2019

Dionys Stadler returns to Awesomatix

Awesomatix have announced the signing of top German Modified driver, Dionys Stadler to their factory team. Dionys was one of the first team members back in the days of the first A700 shaft drive concept. After campaigns with other outlets during the past seasons, he finaly returned back home. Dionys will attend all major races in Germany and Europe including the Euro Touring Series, the EFRA Euros and IFMAR Worlds. Dionys has the following to say about his return:

I’m thankful for the opportunity to be back in the team. I have a good feeling with Awesomatix for the future and can’t wait to work with the team again. I’m looking forward to new challenges.

Source: Awesomatix [awesomatix.com]