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November 2, 2017

Rebels Race Rd2 – Report

Round 2 of the Rebels Race was held in Trebešín, Prague last weekend. The very technical track was laid out on ETS carpet and one or the other driver had his problems to tackle the challenging circuit. In Touring Modified 31 entries made for competitive racing and after the four qualifiers it was Michal Blahovský who came out on top in front of Petr Grof and Matěj Šulc. After the finals things had mixed up a bit as Matěj Šulc, with a 1st and 2nd place finish took the win from Michal with a 1st and 3rd place while Petr had to settle for 3rd in the tie-breaker.

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November 2, 2017

Marc Valero wins Catalan Pro10 Championship

The final round of the 2017 Catalan Pro10 Championship was held last weekend and it was Isaac Amorós who won at the season finale. However it was Marc Valero who ended the 8-race series on top, snatching the back-to-back championship while Jaime Lacuesta, who missed the final round, completed the championship in 3rd overall. With an ever rising number of entries at the races, the top positions were fiercely fought for with drivers such as Sergio Lacuesta or Raul Carmona also battling for the top spots and the family team of Jaume and Jordi Creus becoming a steady force in the championship.

Source: Pro10.cat [pro10.cat]

November 2, 2017

ROAR announce 2018 calendar dates & tracks

ROAR have announced the dates and tracks for their National Championships for 2018. Apex Raceway and Hobbies of Murfreesboro, Tennessee will play host to the Carpet Nationals from the 8th to 11th of March. The Electric Paved On-road Nationals will be held from April 26th to 29th at Ft. Myers RC Car Club in North Ft. Myers, Florida. The 1/8th Fuel Off-Road Nationals will be run from the 14th to the 17th of June at the Southside RC Raceway in Lake City, Florida, while the 1/8th Electric Off-Road and 4WD SCT Nationals will be held at HobbyTown Hobbyplex in Omaha, Nebraska from July 19th through to the 22nd. Hobby Action RC Raceay in Chandler, Arizona will play host to the 1/10th Electric Off-road Nationals from August 16th to 19th while the Nitro On-road Nationals will be held at Nuggets Ranch Raceway in Pompano Beach, Florida from September 20th to 23rd.

Source: ROAR [roarracing.com]

November 2, 2017

Jarred King takes Australian 4WD Mod Buggy title

During the recent Australian 1/10th Electric Off-road Nationals it was Xray’s Jarred King with the TQ and win in the 4WD Modified Buggy class. Jarred came out fastest after the qualifiers and he took the title by only 0.7s from Josh Pain (Xray) 2nd and Chris Sturdy (Team Associated) 3rd.

View the 4wd results here

November 2, 2017

Jack Grey wins 2WD Junior Stock class at Australian Nats

The recent Australian 1/10th Electric Off-road Nationals were hosted by the Maitland club and changeable weather conditions made things tricky for the drivers. In the 2WD 17.5T Junior Stock class it was Xray’s Jack Grey with the win from Team Associated driver Andrew McGee and Xray’s Aden Young. The Team Associated duo of Ethan Kelland and Cameron Couper would round out the top 5 results.

View the final results here

November 2, 2017

Zachary Rogers named new Kyosho US team manager

Kyosho America have appointed Zachary Rogers as their new US team manager following the departure of Joe Pillars. Zack brings with him a wealth of experience and Kyosho America is looking forward to working with him. In a statement on social media Kyosho America states:

Zachary “Zack” Rogers, an accomplished Southern California racer and avid RC enthusiast for more than a decade (six of those years running Kyosho cars) is joining Kyosho America as its new US Team Manager. Zack has been a driver during six years of Joe Pillar’s tenure, plus he brings a great deal of his own personal experience and enthusiasm to the position. Zack will focus on higher quality communication with the drivers at the local and regional levels, and he will also be serving a number of roles on the Team Kyosho International. The Kyosho staff would like to welcome Zack to the Kyosho family and racing team.

November 1, 2017

Joe Pillars signs long term deal with Yokomo

Following the news earlier today that Joe Pillars had left his long time position at Kyosho, competing Japanese brand Yokomo have just announced the signing of Joe Pillars as US Team Manager. Joe will lead the brand’s charge into the US market by building and operating their race team as of today. Joe brings many successful years of Team Management skills to Yokomo and they are all very excited for the future. Joe had the following to say about the deal:

I would first like to thank Kyosho America for the past 11 years of working together. I would like to thank Aki, Futoshi, Mitsuo, Kanai, Derek, and everyone at Kyosho America for all there support and efforts during this time. I would also like to thank Jared Tebo for the opportunity to work with him during most of my time at Kyosho. Together we have accomplished a lot of great results including 1 x World Title, 3 x World TQ’s, 9 ROAR National Championships, as well countless other big race victories! Now moving forward, I would like to first thank Tom Yokobori and Minoru Aso for this great opportunity to work for and represent Yokomo here in the USA!

Continue reading his statement here

November 1, 2017

ETS Austria in numbers

Having risen to become one of the toughest, most competitive & prestigious championship’s in the World over the last decade, the Yokomo Euro Touring Series entered into its 11th season last weekend in Austria. A brand new destination on the ETS calendar, Round 1 would take place in Messe Wien located in the historic Prater district of Vienna right next to the oldest amusement park in the world. Invited to be part of Austria’s biggest modelling show by the organisers of Modellbau Messe, the racing would prove a huge hit with the record 63,000 showgoers with the track surrounded by large crowds throughout the 3 days of competition. A great showcase for the sport, the season opener attracted just shy of 250 race entries from 27 nations and collecting data from each of the drivers at technical inspection here is a breakdown of driver’s preferences in chassis manufacturers.

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