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June 2, 2017

Daniel Kobbevik teams up with Xray

Xray have announced the signing of up and coming Norwegian racer Daniel Kobbevik. Even at his young age Daniel has achieved some remarkable results such as the Norwegian and Swedish Championship titles. Daniel will be using Xray’s full line of 1/10th and 1/8th off-road kits during his campaign that will include appearances at events such as the the World and European Championships as well as the EOS events. The European Championship and EOS A-finalist has the following to say about the deal:

I am very happy for this unbelievable opportunity. To be part of the Xray factory team is a chance I could not resist. So many great drivers are in the team and everything is so incredibly professional For me this is where I feel I can take the next steps and I am super excited to work with these products and be a part of this team! My goals for future are to improve my skills and win big!

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

June 2, 2017

Turkish On-road National Championship Rd2 – Report

Round 2 of the Turkish On-road National Championship was held at the BUMOD track recently. The event kicked off on Friday with practice on a pretty dusty track that made setup critical. In Touring Modified it was Ahmet Kasap who swept the qualifiers to take the overall TQ and in the Touring Stock class it was again Ahmet who took the TQ honours by coming out fastest in the last three qualifiers while Mustafa Alp took the opening two rounds. Unfortunately Sunday’s electric finals had to be cancelled due to rain meaning Ahmet would take the overall win in both classes as the results were based on the qualifying results.

Continue reading the report here

June 2, 2017

Isaac Amoròs wins Catalan Pro10 Champs Rd2

The second round of the Catalan Electric Touring Championship CCTE was held at the AMSA track. The event was held alongside the Catalan Pro10 Championship and running both classes made for high grip track conditions. In the Pro10 Modified class Marc Valero won the first qualifying round while Isaac Amoròs won Q2. With Jaime Lacuesta taking the third round things would be pretty interesting in the finals. Ultimately the TQ went to Isaac but Marc looked to be set for some fierce battles in the A-mains. On a very technical track and with little space to overtake, the first final round was extremely frenetic, with a couple of risky overtakes between the two main finalists but both scored their fastest laps in the final A-main with a 17.726s for Isaac and a 17.770 for Marc. In the end Isaac would take the day’s win from Marc in 2nd, Jaime Lacuesta 3rd and Sergio Lacuesta 4th. In the championship Isaac is leading the standings from Jaime and Marc going into round 3 of the championship that will be held on the 2nd of July at the Rubi track.

Thanks to Marc Valero for the report.

June 1, 2017

Video – Ryan Cavalieri Interview

In the next part of our World Champion interview series, Red RC’s Oli Meggitt sits down with 4-time IFMAR World Champion Ryan Cavalieri to talk about his career, touring car racing and his preparations for the upcoming Worlds in China.

June 1, 2017

Protoform WCICS Rd8 – Report

The Protoform Western Canadian Indoor Championship Series final round 8 descended on the Energy capital of Calgary, Alberta. Hosted by CarCar, the team of volunteers led by Kerry Nevatte build the best looking ever in the club’s history. Racing-wise and in the Touring Modified class Edmonton’s Awesomatix driver Wayne Mah would take TQ and the double win, sitting the final round out to watch the battle. Xray’S Blake Bell had finished just behind Wayne in the first two rounds, and took the win in the third for a solid 2nd. Fellow Xray driver Luke Pittman would have trouble in round 1, but come back strong with back to back 3rd places to take the final spot on the podium.

Continue reading the report here

May 31, 2017

Mattia Collina Marka Racing powered for 2017

Marka Racing have announced the addition of Italy’s Mattia Collina to their team for the 2017 season. The talented driver will use Marka Racing batteries during his campaign that will see attendances at all major national and international races. Mattia says:

I am very glad to announce my new partnership with Marka Racing brand for the next two seasons. I immediately appreciated this Italian company for the seriousness and the quality they can offer. I hope to continue with excellent national and international results and to contribute to the continuous improvement of materials.

Source: Marka Racing [markaracing.com]

May 31, 2017

Paul Crompton wins at Northern Regionals Rd2

Round 2 of the UK Northern Regionals series was held at the North West Nitro track near Blackpool. Xray’s Paul Crompton took the win in the Nitro Buggy main final from Stuart Mahon (Mugen) in 2nd and Graeme Miller (Agama) 3rd. Kiernan Cox (Kyosho) and Dom Nun (Xray) would round out the top 5 result.

Source: RC Pit Box [rc-pitbox.com]

May 31, 2017

Schumacher BTCC Rd2 – Report

Round 2 of the Schumacher BTCC took place at a sun drenched Bedworth over the weekend. It was a very emotional race for the club as it marked their final meeting at this venue after being forced to move by the land owners. In Modified Elliott Harper took the win from David Hall and Andy Murray. In 13.5 Boosted James Hart took the TQ position and win from super fast locals Liam Brooks and Michael Johnson while the largest class this weekend was 17.5T Blinky with Jakub Plechac winning from Nigel Shaw and Mathew Lilley.

View the other podiums here