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January 21, 2012

Kunák on target for back to back Pro Stock success

Having claimed his first ever ETS win at the 2011/12 season opener, Team Xray’s Zdenko Kunák is on target to make it back to back victories after he secured overall TQ honours for Pro Stock in Italy this evening. Taking the opening two qualifiers, Kunák could only be denied from carrying the No.1 race number on his car in tomorrow’s triple A-Main by Awesomatix’s team driver Ivan Laptev who earlier in the day topped Q3. Proving a difficult run for Kunák after himself and reigning champion Martin Hofer had a coming together, Laptev could not repeat his earlier performance finishing the fourth & final qualifier with the third fastest time ensuring the Slovak driver his second pole position of this the fifth season of the ETS.

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January 21, 2012

Volker on target for perfect Italian job

Ronald Volker is on target to pull off the perfect Italian job at Round 2 of the Yokomo Euro Touring Series after securing yet another TQ run in the third round of qualifying to secure pole position for tomorrow’s A-Main finals. On target to repeat his domination of the opening event of the 2011/12 season in Germany, the Yokomo ace has ruled proceedings since arriving in Italy with no one able to mount any serious challenge to the reigning ETS Champion.

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January 20, 2012

Yokomo 1-2 in first Italian ETS qualifier

Team Yokomo got their weekend in Italy off to very positive start as their drivers Ronald Volker and Yannic Prumper claimed the top 2 times in the opening qualifier for the second round of the 2011/12 Euro Touring Series. Running 23 laps in 5:05.408 compared with Prumper’s time of 5:08.301, Volker said other than having to avoid a stranded car on the straight the run was near perfect with some small set-up changes to his LRP powered BD5 ahead of the run making it a lot more consistent than in practice. Prumper was also happy with his run saying he played it safe but the German teenager did have a moment when he got his car up on two wheels.

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January 20, 2012

Volker tops practice at inaugural Italian ETS encounter

While the event may be all new to the Yokomo Euro Touring Series the name at the top of the time sheets at the end of four rounds of practice is not with Team Yokomo’s Ronald Volker setting the pace. The reigning champion, who got his title defense off to the perfect start by dominating the opening round of the 2011/12 season in Germany, set a best time of 13.209 to ensure he is the top seed for qualifying ahead of the Tamiya’s of Viktor Wilck, who recorded a best time of 13.236, and Marc Rheinard who posted a 13.271 average lap.

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January 20, 2012

Exclusive – Lamberto Collari joins Capricorn

We can exclusively report that 9-time World Champion Lamberto Collari has joined Capricorn for 2012. Having driven for Kyosho previously the Italian was looking for a new adventure and decided to change to Capricorn to make an Italian dream team with Italian driver, car, engine and tires. As well as competing in this year’s National championship and aiming to defend the European title he won last year in Luxembourg, Collari is also looking for new goals and having tested the company’s Lab-C02 chassis, has decided for the first time to compete in the 1/10th scale class and will race that this year’s Euros in Cassino, Italy.

January 19, 2012

Rick V switches to Xray for 2012

Xray have announced that they have signed top Dutch International on road star Rick Vrielijnck to join their factory team. The former Mugen racer is a 7 time Dutch National Champion as well as multiple Worlds finalist and only last year finished 3rd at the European 1/8th scale Championships. Rick had this to say:

I am very happy and motivated to join Team Xray and I would like to thank them for this opportunity! Xray is constantly working to make the best products on the market. They are very motivated to work together and develop their products and team to obtain the best results possible. This year I will attend the Euro A in Portugal, some EFRA GPs, all national races, and also some open races in Italy in the coming months.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

January 18, 2012

Travis Amezcua signs for Xray

Xray have announced that multiple USA Nationals and Worlds finalist, Travis Amezcua, is joining the Xray factory racing team. Sponsored by Xray USA and RC America, in 2012 Travis will be attending all main national and international events including IFMAR Worlds, ROAR Nationals, Dirt Nitro Challenge, Silver State, JBLR Nitro Series as well all regional races in California. Travis had this to say:

I am honored to work with one of the most professional and highly-admired RC car companies in the world. My goal is to work as hard as possible both on and off the track to support all Xray customers and personally to get back on top of the podium.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

January 18, 2012

Mario Spiniello extends deal with Hot Race tires

Hot Race tires have announced the continuation of cooperation with the Italian driver Mario Spiniello for 2012. The Xray/Max power driver took 3rd place at last years 1/10th 200mm Expert National Championship and in 2012 will participate once more in the national series as well as European championship in Cassino and the World championships in Banghok.

Source: Hot Race tires [hotracerc.com]