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July 5, 2016

Steven Weiss teams up with Team Magic Europe

Team Magic Europe and HRC Distribution have announced the signing of Germany’s Steven Weiss to their team. The former European vice-champion, 6-time European Championship A-finalist and multiple ETS podium finisher will use Team Magic’s E4RS III Plus and he has the following to say about the deal:

I want to thank Team Magic and HRC to offer me the possibility to stay in RC Racing and their trust in me. I am happy to be a part of a still small and young Team with huge motivation and great teamwork. I will give all my knowledge and help into the Team and upcoming projects.

Source: HRC Distribution [hrcdistribution.com]

July 5, 2016

Elias & Moises take wins at Brazil On-road Champs Rd2

The second round of the Brazilian Nitro On-road Championship saw Flavio Elias walking away with the win in the 1/8th class, coming from the pole position and beating Felipe Chaud on the runner-up spot. Peterson Parpinelli completed the top 3 podium result. With the win Flavio already secured himself the overall title with one round to spare.

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July 5, 2016

Mirco Thalheimer wins at German 200mm Nats Rd3

Round three of the German 1/10th 200mm National Championship was hosted by the MBSC Wächtersbach club. Thilo Tödtmann grabbed the TQ after the qualifiers with Jannick Namyslo starting from the 2 spot into the finals after missing Saturday’s practice, starting directly with Q2 on Sunday. Thilo suffered some issues at the start of the main final which left his car tweaked and a handful to drive. This allowed Jannick to build a 1-lap gap on the field but two stupid mistakes and higher-than-expected tyre wear on Jannick’s car allowed Micro Thalheimer to take the win some three seconds in front of Jannick with Thilo rounding out the top 3 result.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

July 5, 2016

Norwegian Championships & Swedish Cup Rd3 – Report

The Norwegian 1/8th IC Track Championships and round three of the Swedish Cup where held at the Hverven Raceway, outside of Oslo. Mixed weather conditions made it difficult to complete the race as planned, but the drivers would get at least two rounds of dry track qualifying on Saturday evening and Sunday morning. After the qualifiers, Lars Haugen (NOR) would hold the TQ position in front of Tom Erik Haaversen (NOR), Trygve Berntsen (NOR) and Karl Ullenius (SWE), who completed the top four.

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July 5, 2016

Jacques Libar wins at Luxembourg Nationals Rd3

Round three of the Luxembourg Nationals was held at the iconic Mini Circuit Ville de Luxembourg track. With three TQ runs, Jacque Libar would take the TQ from Joe Streff and Gilles Choque. In the finals, Jacque continued to dominate, bringing home the win from Gilles Choque, while Laurent Libar rounded out the podium in third.

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July 5, 2016

SARDA Electric On-road Nationals Rd4 – Report

The 2016 South-African ORE national championship moved to Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape Province at the Diaz RC Club for round 4 of the series. With the third round being rained out, the challenge to gain championship points was on between the drivers. Some of the drivers could not make the event but quite a few of the country’s top drivers still participated. The track and “tennis court” surface was new to most drivers and the fast technical layout proved to be great for racing. Free practise started on Thursday but a cold front hit the coastal city on Friday with strong winds and cold rain. The rain stayed away for the weekend but the track surface gathered lots of sand and water, and the cold temperature made for low traction. The first qualification round started late on Saturday and the drivers were urged to do lots of practise laps to help clear the track of the fine sand that blew in from the coast.

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July 5, 2016

Miguel Matias powered by Maxima Mx through to 2017

Miguel Mathias powered by Maxima Mx through to 2017

Maxima Mx Europe have announced the signing of former European Champion, Miguel Matias to their team. The 13-times Portuguese 1/8th off-road National Champion and World Championship runner-up will use Maxima Mx engines, coupled to Hipex exhaust systems, from now on and through to the end of 2017. His campaign will start at this week’s EFRA European Championship A in Redovan, Spain and Miguel has the following to say about the deal:

For the remaining year and for 2017 I will be driving Maxima Engines, a brand that doesn’t need any presentation with many top drivers and good results on its history. For now all I can say is that it looks very promising and I hope to achieve good results in a near future and help the team achieve even better performance with their products. This weekend I will have my first big test at the Euros, I am anxious, excited and super motivated to put to the test my new package against other top drivers. if anyone at the track needs help or any feedback about the products don’t hesitate to come to me, I will do my best to help in any way I can.

Source: Maxima Mx Europe [facebook.com]

July 4, 2016

2016 Schumacher BTCC Rd4 – Report

This past weekend saw the Schumacher BTCC drivers visit the super fast circuit of Halifax for the fourth round of the championship. As usual on Saturday many drivers turned up to practice, the weather was mixed and there was also the occasional heavy downpour of rain, however due to the temperature it meant that the track would dry very quickly. A few drivers braved the wet conditions but most waited for it to pass. Sunday was a totally different story, everyone woke up to bright sunshine and it would stay for most of the day. In the Modified class Elliott Harper was away at the touring car Euros in Slovakia for this event, however there were still many fast drivers in attendance. It was Olly Jefferies who took three out of the four qualifying rounds to secure himself pole position for the final. Behind Olly it was a very close battle between Chris Grainger and Kyle Branson. With Chris winning the final qualifying round, this meant he would line up 2nd on the grid and Kyle 3rd.

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