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March 4, 2010

1/12th Euros – Practice update

Welcome to our coverage of this years 1/12th On Road European Championship from Hinckley in the UK. The first day of the championship was spent booking in and getting some familiarisation laps completed with most of the European 1/12th big guns are here including Juho Levanen, Markus Mobers, Mark Fisher, Ronald Volker and Alexander Hagberg, while providing the domestic challenge in the modified class are Andy Moore, Elliott Harper, Olly Jefferies and Chris Kerswell. A strong entry of Pro Stock drivers are also here and some of the top drivers are doubling up and contesting both classes. Updated.

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March 3, 2010

Polish capital awaits Euro Touring Series fourth round

Poland plays host to the fourth round of the Xenon Racing backed Euro Touring Series this weekend as it travels to a new venue, the huge Arena Ursynow, in the city of Warsaw. The final carpet race of the 2009/2010 season before the series move outdoors for Rounds 5 & 6, the second visit to the Polish capital has attracted over 200 entries including last year’s winners Yannic Prümper and Meik Niemann. Twelve months ago the two German’s notched up their first international race victories at the event, a special moment they will both be hoping to repeat again come Sunday.

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March 1, 2010

EP Buggy Euros Warmup registration open

RMC Wien, the organisers of the European Championships for 2wd and 4wd electric off road that takes place on the 23rd to the 28th of August, in Traiskirchen, Austria have been in touch to tell us that the official event site is now online. Featuring the usual information that participants will need to know in order to compete at this race, they also want to tell everyone that the Euros Warm up race will take place on the new track from the 14th to the 16th of May and that registration is now open with an entry form available on the new site.

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March 1, 2010

Rally Finland Nitrocross Championship – Announcement

One of the year’s RC racing highlights will take place in Jyväskylä, Finland from the 29-31 of July, with nitro buggies acting as the support event for the Neste Oil Rally Finland, a round of the World Rally Championship and one the most prestigious events in the calendar. The nitro buggy event will be called the Rally Finland Nitrocross Championship and will be held in the Service Park area, which is the heart of Rally Finland. The Nitrocross Champ is decided by two separate races and the Champ will get fame and fortune and of course champagne in the WRC podium!

February 28, 2010

Andersson secures Indoor Euros runner up spot

Team Yokomo/LRP factory driver Ronald Völker took the European title following the first two A-main legs and so chose to sit out and watch the last final. With Ronald absent from the starting grid it gave Christer Andesson the virtual pole position and a clean track ahead of him and was followed by Alexander Hagberg but his car seemed a little loose and difficult right from the start. Marc Rheinard was pushing him hard for many laps and made an awesome pass at the front chicane to take second place. This battle allowed Andersson to drive his own race and pull a gap, but Marc did his best to catch up.

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February 28, 2010

Ronald Volker is European Indoor Champion

Ronald Volker is the new European Indoor Touring Champion for 2010. The German Yokomo driver once again put in a mistake free final to build the gap to second place driver Christer Andersson bit by bit. Both put in a clean run and Völker didn’t give Andersson any chance to close the gap even though he came across traffic at the end. Alexander Hagberg had a better start this leg and kept his 3rd place despite Marc Rheinard being all over the back him. Marc did have a few opportunities to pass Hagberg but thought the better of it to avoid a crash, but eventually rolled his car and let long line of cars go by.

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February 28, 2010

Ronald Volker takes A-main Leg 1 in Finland

The first A-final of the day at the Indoor Euros in Finland included some close racing but also many mistakes. Ronald Völker started from pole position with some fast laps, while behind, some small mistakes from both Christer Andersson and Alexander Hagberg let Marc Rheinard through to take the second place. Marc looked more serious this time and didn’t allow Völker to run away with it, keeping the gap at one second for most of the race with both driving a clean final.

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February 28, 2010

Atsushi Hara claims 2010 TITC title

Atsushi Hara has won the modified class at this year’s TITC at RC Addict in Bangkok, Thailand. The Japanese Hot Bodies driver started from the pole position after 3 rounds of qualifying, in which the best 2 counted. Fellow Japanese racer Shin Adachi lined up in 2nd ahead of current European Champion Jilles Groskamp and Meen V in 3rd and 4th, with World Champions Hayato Matsuzaki, Naoto Matsukura and Surikarn C. in 5th, 6th and 7th. In the first leg of the A-main, Hara had an early fight with Shin and Jilles but was able to pull away and take the victory. In leg 2 there was more action with Atsushi spinning his tires off the line and allowing Adachi around the outside, 2 laps later and the Kyosho driver overshot the Keyhole turn and Hara was able to retake the lead. Shin managed to stay with the double World Champion for a number of laps before falling back and allowing Atsushi Hara to lock up the 2010 TITC title ahead of Shin in 2nd, Naoto Matsukura in 3rd, while Jilles Groskamp ended the finals in 4th. In the stock class, Siri took the win in A1 and A3 to wrap up the overall title.

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