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January 8, 2016

Bayer fastest in 4WD at DHI Cup

Martin Bayer has set the 4WD Buggy pace on the opening day of the DHI Cup. Despite being forced to sit out the final practice due to a servo failure, the Xray driver still managed to top the seeding list thanks to his 3-consecutive pace of the opening timed practice. Closest to the Czech ace was HB’s David Ronnefalk, the Swede improving on his opening time by a tenth of a second to get within 2/10ths of Bayer. Having set the pace in 2WD practice, Michal Orlowski would end up third fastest but the Schumacher driver was a considerable 7/10ths off the pace. For defending champion Joern Neumann, sixth would be the best the Serpent driver could manage behind Yokomo team-mates Tom Cockerill and Frederik Hovgaard.

Continue reading this report here or view our complete event coverage here.

January 8, 2016

Orlowski tops 2WD practice at DHI Cup

Michal Orlowski has topped 2WD Buggy practice at the DHI Cup, the Schumacher driver setting the fastest 3-consecutive laps at the Danish event to end up almost half a second clear of former winner Tom Cockerill. Joakim Nicolaisen would complete the Top 3, Team Associated’s up & coming talent 3/100ths faster than defending champion David Ronnefalk. For two time 2WD winner & unbeaten 4WD Champion Joern Neumann practice would leave the Serpent driver only 9th fastest while Xray’s 4WD World Champion Bruno Coehlo, despite laying down the fastest single lap ended up 16th.

Continue reading this report here or view our complete event coverage here.

January 7, 2016

Patrick Hofer triples at Hohenems Winterchamps

The annual Winterchamps electric off-road race hosted by the EFAC Hohenems in Austria was held this past weekend. Usually the first big race of the year the event attracted some 160 racers to race on the purpose-built high-grip carpet track. Swiss frontrunner Patrick Hofer (Team Associated) swept the 2WD Buggy, 4WD Buggy and Modified Truck classes by TQing all three categories and by bringing home solid wins in the A-mains for a brilliant start into the year. In the 2WD class Micha Widmeier (Schumacher) grabbed the runner-up spot from Fabian Widmer (Yokomo) while in the 4WD Buggy class Patrick was sidelined by teammate Nico Schmid (Team Associated) with Fabian Widmer (Yokomo) having scored another 3rd place finish.

View the 4WD podium here

January 5, 2016

RC Concept to power Lee Martin through to 2019

French company RC Concept have announced the signing of 5-times European Champion Lee Martin to their team. In a deal through to 2019 Lee will be utilising RC Concept’s range of 1/10th and 1/8th scale related products such as nitro engines, speed controllers, motors and batteries. Lee’s first official outing for his new sponsor will be at the forthcoming Italian Job Race in Padova alongside new team mate Reno Savoya.

Source: RC Concept [rcconcept.net]

January 5, 2016

RC Concept net Reno Savoya

French company RC Concept have bagged themselves a big fish with the signing of multiple World finalist and 3 times European Champion Reno Savoya to run the full RC Concept line of nitro and electric products through to 2019. With the Shark onboard RC Concept aims to improve greatly through his expert feedback and it was great that pre-season testing produced happy faces all-round. Reno will make his race debut with the new products at this weekend’s Italian Job Race in Padova.

View a video interview with Savoya here

December 31, 2015

Bruno Coelho signs with Mon-Tech Racing

Italian company Mon-Tech Racing has announced the signing of 2015 4WD Offroad World Champion and 2014 Touring Car Vice World Champion Bruno Coelho to their team. Bruno will use Mon-Tech’s bodyshells in his 2016 campaign that will include all major national and international races.

Source: Mon-Tech [mon-techracing.net]

December 30, 2015

Rick Vrielijnck joins F.T. Line

Rick Vrielijnck joins XRD

F.T. Line have announced the signing of Dutch racer Rick Vrielijnck for the 2016 season. Finalist at the 2009 World Championship in Lostallo, Switzerland, Rick came back to racing in 2014 after quite a long hiatus and proved strong in his 2014 and 2015 ENS outing. In 2016 Rick will use the “F.T. Line” version of the XRD engines to power his Shepherd Velox V8 throughout the racing season.

Source: XRD [facebook.com]