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September 25, 2012

Rick V wins Dutch EFRA GP

The famous Appeldoorn track was the host of the Dutch EFRA GP that attracted some 27 drivers from the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, France and Italy. The weather forecast was a little bit doubtful as one could expected after the rainy Summer but the weekend proved to be a dry one except for some light rain on Saturday. The final was a bit of a tire gamble as due to the use of additives tire wear was higher than normal and when the dust settled it was Xray driver Rick Vrielijnck who took the top spot on the podium followed by Silvio Hächler and John Ermen. Gunther van Staey took the fourth place with Simon Kurzbuch in fifth position.

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September 24, 2012

Remi Callens wins European Stock TC title

The European Championship TC Stock took place in Alcobenas, Spain. The qualifying was dominated by Remi Callens (Xray) with Serpent ace Jan Asmer hot on his heels. Come the finals Remi was able to conserve his form with fellow countryman Joan Urbain taking the runner up spot. Jan Asmer took third place. Remi’s well deserved win also means the first European electric touring car title for Slovakian manufacturer Xray.

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September 21, 2012

Evans tops opening 2WD Buggy qualifier

Dustin Evans got his first JConcepts Clash appearance off to the perfect start as he TQ’d the opening round of 2WD Buggy qualifying this morning at the Flowood Indoor RC Park in Mississippi. The Team Losi Racing driver took his Orion powered TLR22 around the large indoor clay track in a time of 13/5:13.153 to top defending champion Ryan Maifield by over three second with TLR team-mate JR Mitch claiming third for the round.

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September 20, 2012

Thailand Mini-z World Champs – Announcement

RC City Thailand have announced the 2012 Kyosho Mini-z World Championship on November 23rd – 25th, 2012. The event will take place at the famous RC City circuit near the Bangkok International Airport. International Mini-z racing events are not new but this is going to be the largest of its kind in Asia. Classes include 2WD Stock; AWD Stock and Open (Modified) Class. Racers from America, China, Taiwan, France, Spain, Thailand and SouthEast Asia will compete against each other with their highly customized Kyosho Mini-z vehicles. Besides the racing weekend, Bangkok was recently named ‘World’s Best City’ by Travel + Leisure magazine therefore it is a bonus for the trip as a foreigner. For more information and entry information visit the event site here.

September 11, 2012

Hudy Racing Arena joins as host of ETS finale

The schedule for the sixth season of the Euro Touring Series has been finalised with the exciting news that the Hudy Racing Arena in Slovakia will open its doors to its first international race meeting by hosting the season finale of the world famous electric touring car championship next Summer. The official test track of reigning ETS Pro-Stock Champions Xray, Round 6 of the upcoming season is scheduled as an outdoor event but should the local weather give rain for the July 19-21st date the state of the art facility can quickly switch to an indoor event ensuring racers who make the trip to the historical city of Trenčín will still get to race no matter what the weather. The other big announcement for the new season is that Modified champions Yokomo will continue as title sponsor for a third consecutive season with the series to continue to be officially known as the Yokomo Euro Touring Series.

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September 10, 2012

Michele Romagnoli wins 2012 Novarossi Trophy

Shepherd sent this short report from Samuele Romagnoli about the international Novarossi Trophy which took place in Fiorano. “We arrived at the track on Friday and although there was rain predicted it was a sunny day. We fired up our Sonic engine and immediately our Velox V8 was fast as the setup was nearly perfect. The only thing to decide was the body to use: the Protoform P909 had a little bite more steering, but the new R18 was a little bit easier to drive. Therefore we did a lot of tests with the bodies and tyres.The Sonic motor was immediately running perfectly at very low temperatures combining a good fuel consumption and a high top speed.

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September 6, 2012

7th Petit RC Race – Announcement

The 7th Petit RC Race will take place at the Mustit Raceway in Moss/Norway from the 11th to 13th of January. After successful events in France and the UK, both run on carpet tracks, the Petit RC crew will create something completely new as the 2013 race will be held on an US-style indoor clay track. Find all information about the seventh running here.

September 4, 2012

Mibosport cup – Announcement

Mibosport with support from Yokomo and LRP have announced their winter race series. Last year 220 drivers from six different countries including European Champions Ronald Völker and Hupo Hönigl attended. The series will take place in the Czech Republic, in the popular city of Hrotovice, where previously the ETS, EOS and European Indoor Championships have been held. The event will take place indoors, in a hall that has enough space for 2 separate tracks, on-road and off-road. The on-road track will be 30x20m in size, and the off-road track will be 30x16m.

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