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October 2, 2016

Micha Widmaier signs for SWorkz 1/10th scale team

SWorkz have announced the addition of Germany’s Micha Widmaier to their 1/10th scale electric off-road team. The German National 1/8th Youth Champion already campaigns the company’s 1/8th scale vehicles and he will now also run SWorkz’ S12-M and S104 Evo buggies. Micha had the following to say about the deal:

After joining SWorkz 1/8 team this season and having great results, I decided switch also in 1/10 to SWorkz. I am very happy with the performance of the SWorkz cars and I am looking forward to having good results here too. I also want to thank Schumacher and CS-Electronic for supporting me over the last years.

Source: SWorkz [sworkz.com]

October 2, 2016

Wing rule causes some issue on Day 1 of WC

A wing rule that was introduced in April 2014, caused drivers some issue on the opening day of the 1:8 Offroad World Championship as IFMAR started to enforce the ruling that came about as a result of the race numbers used at the 2010 World in Thailand. The ruling, which states the rear wing side plates must have a space 50mm x 40mm in which to place the car’s race number, was not enforced at the previous Worlds in Italy 2-year-ago because no manufacturer had created a wing that met the newly drawn up specification. In November 2015, EFRA, the European governing body, voted to remove the ruling from its handbook as it had not been followed by the industry. Shortly after however, Kyosho would design & release a wing based on the ruling and as a result IFMAR had to enforce the ruling leaving drivers to either purchase a Kyosho wing, many drivers very sceptical over the real reason for the ruling due to the fact Kyosho had 100’s of wings in stock at the track, or extend the wing side plates of the brand of wing they use.

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October 1, 2016

Hector Albarracin to get MD Racing factory support

MD Racing have announced the addition of Hector Albarracin to their factory team. Already a supporter of the Spanish company for many years, the 2016 EFRA Euros A-main finalist will now get the full factory treatment when campaigning MD Racing’s MDF14 formula and MDT15 touring car. Hector has the following to say about the deal:

First I would like to thank Vicente Machancoses for this huge opportunity! I’m working with Vicente from 3 years ago, and I hope for work together for more years, this is a new brand with good quality products in continue developing for make the best product, I’m very happy for continue in the factory team, its a big team with people living the hobby.

Source: MD Racing [mdracingrc.com]

September 30, 2016

Matt Owen wins British Short Course Nationals

The 2016 British Short Course National Championship was held at various venues throughout the summer. Matt Owen would take the overall title in the 2WD class with three wins and a second place from Richard Miller in second and Darren Boyle in third.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

September 30, 2016

Arkadiusz Smyk wins at Polish On-road Championships

The final round of the Polish Electric On-road Championship was recently held in Nowy Sącz on a newly built track and organised by the LOK. In the Touring Modified class it was Arkadiusz Smyk who took the overall TQ after winning three of the four qualifiers while teammate Michał Wójcik came in second. In the finals and coming out fastest in A2 and A3 Arkadiusz managed to take the overall win from Lukasz Mach while Michal Wojcik had to settle for third overall.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

September 30, 2016

Electro Challenge Slovenia finale – Report

The final round of the Electro Challenge Slovenia was held in Benedikt on a purpose-built track and in several electric on-road classes. 13.5T Stock had, by far, the most entries. Jan Popič grasped the TQ position, followed by Jan Pernarčič and Patrik Požgaj. Jan also won the opening two A-finals to take the overall win with one leg to spare. Sitting out A3, Popič made way for Jan Pernarčič and Patrik Požgaj to battle for the overall runner-up spot with Pernarčič taking the win by a narrow 0.6s from Požgaj.

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September 30, 2016

Myron Kinnard wins at USVTA National Championship

The USVTA Nationals came to “Music City” Nashville, Tennessee to compete in the eighth year of this event. The race started off with open and controlled practice and with the new CRC black carpet and the extremely high traction, getting the vehicles not to traction roll became obligation number one for the drivers. Everything from gluing sidewalls and running new tires came into play and would make or break you for a podium finish. In the Pro Invitational class, run with handout motors and tires to stress drivers and their setup skills even more, Myron Kinnard would bring home the win in the 10-minute encounter after a fast, smooth, and clever drive on the black carpet.

Source: Team Associated [teamassociated.com]

September 30, 2016

VBC Racing welcomes Toni Mateo

Spaniard Toni Mateo is the latest addition to VBC Racing’s growing portfolio of drivers, the Asian manufacturer announced. An ETS Pro Stock A-main finisher, the Gran Canaria based former Yokomo driver brings a wealth of experience to the team.

Source: VBC Racing [vbcracing.com]