Mugen Seiki Europe welcomes young and talented Philipp Guschl as the latest entry to the Mugen Seiki Europe race team. The multiple German Champion will use Mugen’s MBX7 at all national and international events he is attending. Earlier today Philipp was also confirmed to have joined Maxima to use their line of OS based engines and fuel.
Source: Mugen Seiki [mugen.eu]
The 5th round of the RCProf Speedpassion Challenge took place at the RCArena track in Budapest. In the Touring Car Stock class it came to a close fight between Janos Birinyi and Peter Taal. In the first final Janos attacked the leader for the whole leg but could not find a way past and following a final-lap collision Janos had to settle for second place. The second A-main again saw Peter and Janos battling it out, this time with the better end for Janos who could profit of a tangle with the leader. The third and decisive final then had Janos taking a more easy win handing him the overall victory in the Stock class. Peter Taal and Tamas Pongho came in second and third respectively. In the Modified class Barnabas Toth took the win from Zsolt Kalnay and Christian Faur, who completed the podium.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Novak announce the return of two of America’s top driving talents to their team. Billy Fischer and Mike Truhe have re-signed with Novak for the 2014 racing season. Both have been pillars of the Novak race team and will be running 10th and 8th scale electric off-road events using Novak speed controls and brushless motors. Billy Fischer says:
I’m excited to continue using Novak equipment for 2014! I am very happy with the product and staff, and am looking forward to another successful year. Thanks to the entire Novak crew for their continued support.
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The 6th round of the MSEC was held in Norrtälje in the North of Stockholm and hosted by Norrtälje RCM. The track was a small and technical temporary track, almost square in layout. In the Modified Touring class Thomas Ek managed to grab TQ by 7/10th over Andreas Husman. Andreas then also went on to take the pole position in the Stock class ahead of Kenneth Malkusson and Lars Hägerman.
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Following a semi-official announcement some days ago Italian engine manufacturer Novarossi now officially welcomes US super star Ryan Maifield to their factory team. Having used Reedy and LRP engines in the past, the winner of last year’s Dirt Nitro Challenge has now chosen Novarossi engines as his weapon of choice and he has the following to say about the deal:
I want to thank both companies for the past successes we’ve had together. I wish both companies luck in the future with there nitro racing programs. I chose Novarossi because the engine line offers everything I need to be successful. A broad range of engines with different power bands and speed, great gas mileage, reliability, and a great team backing.
Source: Novarossi [novarossi.it]
The first Superbowl Shakedown race was hosted by Redneck R/C in Baldwinsville, NY. The race saw over 200 entries and in the 2WD class it was X Factory’s Paul Sinclair who grapped the TQ spot with the only 18-lap run in qualifying. Computer problems plagued the mains, and the large entry made things run late, so the mains were cancelled and trophies awarded based on qualifying. This handed TQ Paul the win in the 40-car field.
Source: X Factory [xfactoryrc.com]
The Euro Indoor Race 2014 took place at the Black Country Arena in Chareroi. In the 4WD Nicolas Risser (Team C) brought home the win in front o team mate Tom Maquel. Sébastien Wartelle (Xray) completed the podium in third position. The 2WD class again had Nicolas Risser (Team C) walking away with the win, this time Sébastien Wartelle (Xray) came in second while Team C’s Kevin Lee grabbed the remaining podium spot.
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The 8th Petit RC Race will take place during this year’s Intermodellbau fair in Dortmund, Germany from the 11th to 13th of April. After successful events in France, the UK and Norway, a race that saw the meeting run on an US-style clay track, the race will now return to a carpet surface. Find all information about the 2014 race here.
