Mugen Seiki Europe have announced the addition of former European Champion, Dirk Wischnewski to their team. The former Shepherd racer and multiple national Champion will use the company’s MTX6R 1/10th 200mm nitro touring car in his campaign that will see attendances at all major national and international races.
Source: Mugen Seiki [mugen.eu]
Round 3 of the Middle Swedish Cup was held this past weekend with the event being hosted by the Borås MRK club. In the 1/8th Nitro Buggy class the race for the overall TQ was on between Emil Magnusson, Victor Gunnarsson and Pontus Larsson. In the end it was Pontos who took the TQ tie on points with Victor while Emil had to settle for 3rd after the qualifiers. The start of the main final held some difficulties for the TQ holder. Coming from the 3 spot on the grid he dropped down the field courtesy of some mishaps. Dropping down as low as 11th, Emil got his head down and already on lap seven he was back in 2nd again and after the first fuel stop he started to catch up to leader Victor Gunnarsson. The unfortunate Victor would make to big mistakes later that forced him to retire which made way for Pontus Larsson (Serpent) who would hold onto the lead for the remainder of the race to bring home the win some two laps in front of Alexander Castlind (Team Associated) while Pontus Magnusson (Kyosho) rounded out the top 3 result.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
Bruno Coelho has capped off his Euro Touring Series title weekend in Slovakia with a record equaling fourth win of the season. The Xray driver joined Marc Rheinard as the only driver to win four races in a single season when he again cruised to A2 victory at the Hudy Arena to wrap up Round 5, the organisers to be complimented for completing the event after effectively losing two days of running due to rain. Able to sit out A3, Coelho’s win means he maintains his unbeaten run of victories at his team’s home track since making his ETS debut three seasons ago. Behind, team-mate Alexander Hagberg continued the 1-2 enjoyed by Xray as he won A3 after seeing off a rejuvenated Naoto Matsukura, the former World Champion claiming his first ever ETS podium finish.
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The second round of the Norwegian Nitro Touring series was hosted by the Lorenskog RC Club just outside of Oslo. Anders Mikkelsen had a perfect day, taking the TQ, A-main win and the fastest lap of the event. The main final had four short periods with some rain, making the track slippery and the driving conditions very challenging which lead to many position mix-ups but in the end Anders managed to get back into the lead and brought home the win with Andre Røine in 2nd and Hans Nikolaisen in 3rd place.
Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]
Power HD have announced the signing of Singapore’s Nicholas Lee to their team. The Asian frontrunner will be using Power HD servos in his upcoming campaign, that will include appearances at all major races including the ETS, AOC, CETC and World Championships, while also assisting with research and development. Nicholas says:
It’s my pleasure to join Power HD team, they have series of high quality servos to support my race, I am looking forward for the cooperation.
Source: Power HD [chd.hk]
The BADMCC club recently held their popular Paddy Piston Race. A favourite for many, with the great track to race on, the fair challenge of a control tyre and the good humoured nature of the entire event this year’s edition was no exception. With the busy run up of the event complete, the Friday afternoon practise session was underway and the track was in fantastic shape, the track work undertaken by the team at BADMCC is truly unmatched and this is shown in the presentation and standard upheld by the race circuit. Milan Dragojlovic (HB Racing) would take the overall TQ from Agama’s Darren Bloomfield 2nd and Gary Baird 3rd. After being called onto the rostrum one by one, the countdown for the 1-hour main final soon started and they were off. Darren soon took the lead and started to develop a very large lead of the 2nd place driver. Towards the end of the final, lower position switched around and Andrew McClean (Agama) snatched the 3rd place podium spot from Jon Hazelwood (Agama) in 4th. This all stuck true till the flag dropped, with Darren taking a convincing win from Milan in 2nd and Andrew 3rd.
Source: Nemo Racing [nemoracing.com]
Robin Hood Raceway played host to round 3 of the BRCA 1/10th Electric Off-road Nationals this past weekend. Neil Cragg dominated the 2WD class with his Team Associated. Pole position and the win means he continues his great start to the series with a perfect score after three rounds while Yokomo’s Lee Martin came in 2nd and Schumacher driver Tom Yardy rounded out the top 3 result. In the 4WD class it was Yokomo driver Lee Martin who grabbed the overall TQ and after some tight battles in the finals Lee would also score the overall win from Neil Cragg (Team Associated) 2nd and Team C’s Craig Collinson 3rd.
Source: CML Distribution [cmldistribution.co.uk]
Arrowmax have announced the signing of Serpent designer, David Ehrbar to their team. The German will be using the full line of Arrowmax tools, accessories and LiPo batteries and he will also be responsible for testing future Arrowmax products. David had the following to say:
The stylish and practical Arrowmax tools are well known within the industry. These tools are exceptional light, and use very tough tool tips. So they are perfect to keep the weight of the racing luggage low, and even more important they are perfect to work on the car. At the same time they are very stylish and using the whole Arrowmax line of tools makes your pit space look very exclusive. I consider it as a logical step to use the Arrowmax tools. But as a racer it was almost more important for me to make the step to the Arrowmax LiPos. Slightly less known in the market, these high quality LiPos with their high power and high discharge rate (up to 130C) will be a good help for me to fight for the top positions in the F1 class, and at the same time deliver the reliable and constant power for my racing and testing in the touring car modified class. I will work closely together with the factory to test and work on future products. I am proud to be a part of this ambitious team.
Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]
