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December 21, 2016

Robin Frischkopf wins inaugural Indoor Bike Park GP

The newly established Indoor Bike Park off-road clay track in Pfäffikon, Switzerland played host to the inaugural GP Race. The event was held in 1/8th E-Buggy, 1/10th 2WD and 4WD classes and attracted about 50 drivers from Germany, France, Italy and Switzerland. The well prepared track offered a smooth surface, technical jumps and a nice layout all of which made for some close racing. In the 10-minute 1/8th E-Buggy A-mains Robin Frischkopf, Micha Widmaier and Romeo Grass all battled for the win and in the end it was Robin who came out on top in the opening two mains to grab the overall win from Micha in second and Romeo in third.

View the final results here

December 20, 2016

Xray Racing Series Slovakia Rd2 – Report

The second round of the Xray Racing Series Slovakia was held at the Hudy Racing Arena in Trencin and it attracted some of the fastest drivers of the country to compete in several electric on-road and off-road classes. In the premier Touring Modified category it was Xray’s own Martin Hudy who took the win from his teammates Oliver Havranek and Michal Wojcik.

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December 20, 2016

Robert Batlle departs Modelix Racing

Former 1/8th Nitro Buggy World and European Champion, Robert Batlle has announced his departure from Modelix Racing. The change comes hot on the heels of the Baldo brothers/Modelix Racing split and it will affect areas such as tyres, engines and fuel but for now it is understood that he will continue to run Mugen buggies. In a statement issued on Facebook the multi-time Spanish national champion has the following to say:

After many remarcable moments with Modelix, time has come for a change in my equipment. It’s been some great years and I want to thank, Marc, Christian, Roger and everyone at Modelix for believing in this project and helping me through this awesome journey, achieving a Worlds, one Euros, 6 Nats and many other victories. This is our achievement, because only when a working team provides what is needed and makes it the best possible way, great things can be done together. I want to end this text by doing a special mention to our friendship, to all the Modelix family, it has been real and I feel proud for it. Thank you so much for this long relationship that we will preserve forever.

Thanks, Modelix Family.

December 20, 2016

White & Lenzi win at inaugural Christmas Cup

CCA Speedway of Valencia, Venezuela recently hosted the inaugural Christmas Cup. In the 1/8th GT class it was Daniel White that lead a Serpent 1-2-3 with Leo Lenzi and Ala Mohamed taking the remaining podium spots in second and third respectively. Elsewhere in the 1/10th Electric Touring class it was Leo Lenzi who brought home the win with Bruno Bortessi and Eduardo Piscitelli rounding out the podium result.

View the Touring Car podium here

December 20, 2016

Dario Balestri to roll on Hot Race tyres

Hot Race Tyres have announced the signing of Italy’s Dario Balestri to their team. The multiple national and European Champion will use the company’s tyres at open races world-wide while also helping with product development and being a brand ambassador at the races.

Source: Hot Race Tyres [hotracetyres.com]

December 20, 2016

Kaja Novotny sweeps Open Challenge Rd3

Round three of the Czech Open Challenge was held in Prague. The fast track with some big jumps provided lower traction than usual but this did not stop Kaja Novotny from sweeping the 2WD qualifying to take the pole position from Michal Blahovsky in 2nd and Martin Wunsche in 3rd. In the 4WD qualifiers it was again Kaja that excelled as he easily took the overall TQ.

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December 20, 2016

Adam Drake doubles at Christmas Gifts for Kids Race

Revelation Raceway of Ontario, California hosted the Christmas Gifts for Kids Race this past weekend. The weather prior to the event was cold and rainy, but Dana Smelter of Revelation Raceway wasn’t going to let that stop the event from happening and so the event had nearly 100 entries. Adam Drake was the man to beat in both the Nitro Buggy and Nitro Truck finals. In the 30-minute Buggy final Drake got off to a bad start and was nearly a half a lap down to the early race leader Cody King. Drake put in consistent laps and slowly worked his way to the front. Once Drake got into the lead he didn’t look back and won by a comfortable margin over Cody King and Colin Herzig. Drake also TQ’ed and won the Nitro Truck class by a large margin.

View the Truggy podium here

December 19, 2016

HIT 128 race – Report

Holesov in the Czech Republic played host to the recent HIT 128 race. In the premier Touring Modified class the race for the overall win was on between Oliver Havranek, Kuba Simurda and Zdenko Kunak. The three matched in pace and ultimately young Oliver held the upper hand to take the win from Kuba whose first place in the final main cemented his overall runner-up spot while Zdenko had to settle for third.

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