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February 5, 2016

Coelho tops brief practice after carpet change at ETS

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Over a short 2-minute practice at the Yokomo Euro Touring Series in Germany it was Bruno Coelho who laid claim to being fastest on eventful Day 1 at the second round of the championship. The biggest race of the ETS to-date, with over 440 entries, a hidden problem would arise during practice when an incorrect batch of carpet left racers struggling for traction. With no sign of conditions improving, the carpet fluffing up, the championship’s promoters made the brave call to resurface the track. Having to wait 4-hours for the delivery of the correct ‘ETS Black Carpet’ all the way from the centre of the Netherlands, a pre-selected crew which included the current World Champion Naoto Matsukura did an impressive job to rebuild the track in just 2-hours. With the two planned rounds of practice on the busy schedule having run on the bad carpet, a reshuffle of the timetable during the track resurfacing allowed a quick 2-minute practice round to give drivers a feel for the regular carpet racers have become accustomed too. The difference in the carpets was immediately clear as Coelho went from a 44-seconds 3-consecutive lap time to a 41.364.

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February 5, 2016

Ehrbar joins Serpent in design & team manager role

Serpent have announced the addition of Germany’s David Ehrbar to their design team. David, a former engineer at a printing machine company, will get a full-time designer role at Serpent following a period of part-time work for the Dutch company. David will work closely together with Michael Salven on future on-road projects while also being the new team manager. In this role David will coordinate all Serpent team activities both on and off the track and he will be available track-side at future electric on-road events such as the ETS, the European and World Championships.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

February 5, 2016

Carpet issues force track rebuild at ETS

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Having attracted a record 440 plus entries made up of some 360 drivers from around the World, Round 2 of the Yokomo Euro Touring Series threw up an unexpected drama this morning during practice as the copy of the 2015 layout through up a hidden problem. Ordering their renowned ‘Black ETS Carpet’, as is done every round, it would transpire that in error a different carpet was delivered to the Muelheim-Kaerlich venue. With the carpet fluffing up and having low traction, the record Formula entry in particular struggling to get their cars to work, the ETS organisers have made the decision to resurface the track with the correct carpet.

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February 3, 2016

BMT sign Rick Vrielijnck for 2016

BMT have announced the signing of Dutch frontrunner Rick Vrielijnck to their team for the 2016 season. The 9-times Dutch national champion and multiple EC-A, World Championship and ENS finalist plans to attend at all major 1/8th on-road events, such as the national champion, the ENS and the Euros. Rick had the following to say about the deal:

I am very Happy to join BMT and would like to thank Pasquale Iuliucci for this opportunity. Together we will focus on getting the most out of the current 984 chassis and develop it further during the season. I also would like to thank team Shepherd for their support last year.

Source: BMT [bmt-team.com]

February 2, 2016

JJ Wang teams up with LRP

LRP have announced the signing of JJ Wang to their factory team. The young Chinese-American top driver will strengthen LRPs on-road team for the upcoming season and beyond, with a special focus on the IFMAR Electric On-road World Championships in China. JJ will use LRP’s line of brushless motors, speed controllers and LiPo batteries to power his rides and this is what he had to say about the deal:

I would first like to thank Rick and Sean at Reedy for their support in the past two years. After taking a year to decide what’s next for me in terms of complete power package, I am very excited about my future with LRP and very thankful to Jürgen and Ales for giving me the opportunity to join a great team. I look forward to seeing everyone at the track.

Source: LRP [lrp.cc]

February 1, 2016

Alexander Hagberg doubles at Snowbird Nationals

One of the biggest RC events in the World, the Snowbird Nationals, was once again held in Orlando, Florida, with the race attracting racers from all over North America as well as the rest of the World. The track was laid out using CRC 2 carpet that offered a very high grip right from the start which drivers had to accustom to. In the Touring Modified class Xray’s Alexander Hagberg made a clean sweep in the qualifiers to grab the overall TQ and he would later also win the A-main event with a big margin to take his first win of the weekend.

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February 1, 2016

Coelho claims 2nd EOS win in Germany

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Bruno Coelho will go into the final round of the Euro Offroad Series in Austria as championship leader after the Xray driver secured his second win of the season in Germany today. Top Qualifier for the third round, the World Champion would after a fraught A2, take the overall win ahead of Marc Rheinard with a near perfect drive in the closing race of the championship’s successful first visit to the Muelheim-Kaerlich venue. For defending 4WD Champion Lee Martin his challenge for a required A3 win lasted just 3-laps as a mistake dropped him down the field, the winner of the season opener at the Nurburgring having to settle for the final step on the podium.

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February 1, 2016

Robert Batlle wins Kuwait Camel Classic

The Radio Control Car Club of Kuwait played host to the 2016 Kuwait Camel Classic 1/8th nitro off-road race this past week. The event attracted both local talent as well as special guests from abroad and it was Spain’s Robert Batlle (Mugen) who would grab the pole position for the 45 minute main final that he would win from Japan’s Atsushi Hara (Kyosho) and Kenji Tsuruta (Mugen) in second and third respectively.

Source: Mugen Seiki [mugenseiki.com]