Martin Bayer was in touch to tell us about the Astra Nitrocross event that he is hosting this year from the 1st to the 3rd of July in Slavkov u Brna in the Czech Republic. The event is open to 1/8th scale buggy and, as with the last time the event was run, it is expected to attract a large number of top international racers to this awesome track. Registration opens on the 1st of March and you can find more information on the official event site here.
Dutch company Corally have announced that their team driver Marc Fischer from Germany has extended his contract for another year bringing him through to 2012 with the team. Marc Fischer had the following to say about his new deal:
I would like to send my special thanks to Constant, Susi and Yoko for they have given me the chance to continue the contract. In 2011 I will focus on following races: Snowbird Nationals, Euros TC Indoor and Outdoor, 1:12 German Nationals and Euros. On these and other races I would represent Corally as good as possible and will try all my best to take home the victory to team Corally.
Source: Corally [corally.com]
The organisers of the hugely popular Euro Touring Series will bring their successful concept off-road with the announcement that they are to create a ‘Euro Offroad Series’. Catering for 1:10 electric off-road classes, the EOS is the result of 12-months of lobbying by a number of top off-road racers to get ETS founders Uwe Rheinard and Scotty Ernst to bring the profile and fun element of their electric touring car series to 1:10 off-road, a category which is currently enjoying a strong resurgence in Europe.
Continue reading the announcement here
The annual Petit RC race took place at Ardent Raceway in the UK last weekend and attracted many big names from Europe and beyond, together with the large British contingent. In the 2wd class on Saturday it was Tamiya driver, and reigning European Champion, Lee Martin that took the pole position ahead of the Team Durango pairing of Joern Neumann and Hupo Honigl. In the race itself Lee took the win in Leg 1, while Neumann would come out on top in Leg 2 setting up a showdown for Leg 3. Lee would take the win ahead of Paul Bradby to take the overall win ahead of Neumann in 2nd and Brady claiming 3rd overall. In the 4wd class on Sunday it was all Paul Bradby, the Associated driver taking the top spot in qualifying from Hupo Honigl in 2nd and Viktor Wilck in 3rd. In the finals it would again go down to the 3rd leg with Bradby winning leg 1 and Honigl leg 2. The 3rd and final leg would see Bradby win by a clear margin, to take the overall, ahead of Marc Rheinard who would take 3rd overall, the pair separated on the podium by Honigl in 2nd.
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Having announced the dates for the Bittydesign contest late last year, due to some issues they have had to move the race from its original date in May to the 26th to 28th of August. More details on this event can be found on the Bittydesign site here.
Source: Bittydesign [bittydesign.net]
Byron Fuels have announced that Durango factory driver Ryan Lutz has re-signed to the Byron Fuels Team. When asked his opinion of Byron Fuel performance, Ryan stated, “I am very excited to be signing on with Byron Fuels for another year. I love how the fuel is always consistent no matter where I race around the globe. When I open a bottle I know what I’m getting and how it’s going to perform. I look forward to another great year with Byron’s and hope to achieve many race victories for them!”
Source: Byron [byronfuels.com]
Jared Tebo has announced his final sponsor going into the 2011 season, a new company called Maxima Fuel. “I have just signed a 2 year contract with a brand new fuel company, Maxima Fuels. They are new into the RC fuel business, but not in RC, or the oil business. The new company has amazing contacts with lubricants that are not currently used in RC. I think that this is a great opportunity for me and Maxima. It is very exciting to be a part of this adventure and I will be working very closely with them to make the best fuel we can. With that said I have to give many thanks to Byrons Fuels. They welcomed me in 2009 and have been amazing to me. The people behind the company are great, and they have a great product. I have a great opportunity here and need to take it to try to reach some of my personal goals. They understood and we ended on very good terms. I wish all of Team Byron the best of luck in 2011 and beyond. Now with Maxima….I can not give 100% of the details but I can say that we are going to be giving it all we have to make an amazing product. I would like to thank everyone behind Maxima for giving me this chance. I look forward to this new chapter and new challenge. Thanks and look forward to hearing more about Maxima Fuels.”
Continuing on from yesterday’s Pro-Line release, the US tire and body company have today confirmed that young Canadian racer Ty Tessmann will use their products in 2011. Ty had this to say about the deal:
My family and I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone at Pro-Line, you have made us all feel very welcome and have taken great care of my racing needs with great products and support. I look forward to working with Pro-Line again for 2011 and am very excited about what the new season has in store.
Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]
