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June 18, 2016

Dankel claims first ENS TQ

Eric Dankel has secured his first overall TQ of the Euro Nitro Series. Having posted a TQ run in the second qualifier at the German round, the Mugen driver backed that up with another in Q3 leaving only Jilles Groskamp as a rival for the 1:10 pole position. However with rain interrupting the third round of 1:8 qualifying at the Ettlingen track, the latest rain delay left the organisers with little option but to cancel the fourth & final round of qualifying meaning the grid will be based on two of the three run qualifiers. With Dankel achieving a perfect score with his two TQ’s, Teemu Leino would secure P2 on the grid thanks in his P2 in the third qualifier with last year’s Top Qualifier Dominic Greiner, despite an gearbox issue in Q3, completing the Top 3. Having opened the day with a TQ but struggled somewhat in the next two, reigning champion Jilles Groskamp will line-up fourth with Patrick Nähr and ENS Italy Top Qualifier Bruno Coelho completing the Top 6.

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June 18, 2016

Kurzbuch doubles up in Q2 at ENS Germany

Simon Kurzbuch made it two from two in the second round of qualifying at the Euro Nitro Series in Germany. The Team Shepherd driver backed up his P1 in the opening qualifier with another in Q2, this time ahead of ENS Italy Top Qualifier Dario Balestri. With last season’s two title protagonists separated by 3/10ths of a second, the real surprise of the round would come from 1:10 title contender Bruno Coelho, the Xray driver completing the Top 3 as he matched Kurzbuch and Balestri with 19-lap runs around the Mindrom Ettlingen track.

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June 18, 2016

Dankel from Nahr in Q2

Eric Dankel has TQ’d the second round of 1:10 qualifying at ENS Germany, the former Champion putting his Mugen at the top of the time sheets for what would be a slightly slower round than the opening qualifier which was taken by Jilles Groskamp. With rain showers causing delays throughout the second of the four scheduled qualifiers, when the top heat did come around it was Dankel who after 2-laps took control. Running in the second fastest heat it would be Patrick Nahr would would end up P2, separating two ENS race winners as Teemu Leino completed the Top 3. Having surprised himself with a TQ run in Q1, reigning champion Groskamp could only manage P7 second time round, the Dutch ace feeling his car had a problem as he finished 2.3-seconds off Dankel.

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June 18, 2016

Kurzbuch tops first 1:8 qualifier ahead of Groskamp

Simon Kurzbuch has topped the first round of qualifying at the German round of the Euro Nitro Series in Ettlingen. Top Qualifier last year when the track made its debut on the ENS calendar, the Shepherd driver would post the only 19-lap run over the 4-minutes heading the times from the Infinity of Jilles Groskamp. With just 1.2 seconds covering the Top 10, Serpent’s Merlin Depta would complete the Top 3 despite running in the third fastest heat. Top seed for qualifying after open practice times were used to determine the heats when rain forced the cancellation of timed practice, Robert Pietsch would manage only the 10th fastest time. Making an error on the opening lap, this lost time would be compounded by his Mugen having too much brake over the final 2-minutes resulting in it being ‘difficult to drive’.

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June 18, 2016

Groskamp takes Q1 at ENS Germany

Jilles Groskamp has taken the opening qualifier at Round 2 of the Euro Nitro Series in Germany. The Infinity team driver, who is using a Serpent in 1:10 this weekend, topped the 4-minute qualifier from the factory car of Dominic Greiner by almost 9/10th. Winner of the race last year in Ettlingen but struggling in the single round of timed practice yesterday, Dirk Wischnewski would complete the Top 3 while for practice top seed Alessio Mazzeo a tyre issue would leave him 34th fastest among the 69 car field.

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June 18, 2016

Jeff Hamon wins at 2016 NSW titles

The 2016 NSW titles were recently held at the John Grant International Raceway in Sydney, Australia, a favourite for many racers. Moved from the traditional Easter long weekend, the weather was perfect for the duration of the event and plenty of great racing was had over the classes. In the 1/10th Nitro Touring class Jeff Hamon (Mugen) would cruise to the win with Xray’s Tim Lee grabbing the runner-up spot after having a mixed race, dropping down the order while fighting with another car but making a compact to second. Alex Koussas (Capricorn) would take the final podium position in third.

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June 17, 2016

Mazzeo tops TP1 at ENS Germany

Despite a flight delay causing him to miss yesterday’s practice, Alessio Mazzeo has topped the first round of timed practice at Round 2 of the Euro Nitro Series in Germany. Setting the fastest 3-consecutive laps ahead of Kyle Branson ad Jilles Groskamp, the Serpent driver’s time could prove significant. With heavy rain returning over Minidrom Ettlingen as the first 1:8 seeding round was underway, the latest rain delay may mean the qualifying heats may now be based off the single timed practice. While good news for Mazzeo, such a scenario would leave ENS Italy Top Qualifier Bruno Coelho in the third fastest heat as the Xray driver struggled for traction in TP1 and could only manage the 27th fastest time.

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June 17, 2016

Xray sign young Alexander Landen

Xray have announced the signing of young swedish talent, Alexander Landen to their junior racing program. The 10-years old will race 1/10th electric off-road at events such as the EOS, the WBC races, the Swedish National Cup and more and he has the following to say about the deal:

I am very happy for this opportunity and I am of course very proud. I have been running Xray cars for the last 2 years with a great success. The quality and attention to details in the products are top notch and the performance and reliability of the products are superior. With the recent release of the new 2WD platform we believe the Xray overall package currently is the strongest in the 1/10 off road racing market on all surfaces. Therefore this seems as a perfect time to join a very successful team and I will do my best to represent the team.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]