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November 29, 2016

Bill Lykaris wins 1/10 Greek Championhip

The fourth and final round of the Greek Championship took place at the Fanatix Racing Track near Athens. After 4 rounds of qualification it was John Sotiropoulos who took the TQ in front of Shepherd racer Bill Lykaris with a gap of only 0,6sec. At the beginning of the 35 minute main final Bill Lykaris was able to take over the lead but it was a close race for the complete distance. For most of the race Bill was able to hold the lead only losing it when he was coming to the pitlane for fuel due to a different pit strategy. At the end Bill crossed the finishing line in first position scoring enough points to secure the Greek National Championship title. With a gap of 2 seconds Dimitris Papadopoulos finished the race in second position with John Sotiropoulos completing the podium about half a lap down.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

November 28, 2016

Mibosport Cup Rd2 – Report

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The second round of the Mibosport Cup 2016/17, organised by the team of Michal Bok, saw a total of 170 participants, with 93 drivers signing up for the on-road and 128 drivers signing up for the off-road classes. Qualifying for the Touring Car Modified class was won by Alexander Hagberg. Marek Černý finished second with Viljami Kutvonen in third.

Continue reading the report here

November 28, 2016

Yaniv Sivan wins Rd3 of Israeli League

Yaniv Sivan wins Rd4 of Israeli League

Last weekend saw the 3rd round of the Israeli League take place at Speed Racing’s track. Following 4 rounds of qualifying Kyosho/Reds driver Yaniv Sivan took the TQ spot for the final. The final started while Yaniv Sivan taking the lead followed by Or Balulu with a battle for third between Aviv Maymon an Ido Carmon going on. An early mistake by Yaniv Sivan saw him lose 2 places, however he recovered fast and took back the lead. Aviv Maymon unfortunately hit engine problems and dropped out of contention and so after 40 minutes Yaniv Sivan took the win ahead of Or Balulu, with Ido Carmon completing the podium in 3rd.

View the final results here

November 26, 2016

Luca Piromalli joins Capricorn

Capricorn have announced the signing of 2015 European B Champion Luca Piromalli to their team. Highly experienced and very helpful with everyone at the track, Luca will be behind the wheel of a new LAB C-803 powered by Tesla engines. Luca had this to say:

I would like to thank Serpent and Sprint RC for the last, successful season and am looking forward for this new adventure with Patrizio and the Capricorn team.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

November 25, 2016

Hagberg & Nutting win at BRCA 1/12th Rd2

The second round of the British LMP-12 national series took place at the permanent MB Models facility in Leeds. The meeting was held over two days, with Saturday being 13.5 fixed timing for all drivers, and Sunday being split between 6.5 fixed timing modified and 13.5 fixed timing Sports Modified. The quality of the field was credibly high, with past World Champions David Spashett and Alexander Hagberg heading the entry list. Past National Champions Olly Jefferies and Chris Kerswell were also guaranteed front runners, along with the Schumacher team headed by Andy Murray, who had used the track extensively to test their new LMP car, the Eclipse.

Continue reading the report here

November 25, 2016

René Kölbel joins Xray Factory team

Xray have announce that top Austrian on-road racer René Kölbel has joined their factory team. René will be driving the X1 and T4 on-road platforms at major international races including ETS. A front runner and race winner at the popular Mibosport Cup, he had the following to say:

I would like to thank Xray for the given trust in me. I drive the T4 and I’m excited about the quality and functionality of Xray RC cars, therefore it was clear for me to join the Xray team in the formula class as well. Xray X1 is a very good car with a lot of potential. During the season I will participate at all major races including ETS, and of course, the National series as well. I will be available at the Austrian races to help to any Xray drivers, so do not hesitate to contact me with your questions.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

November 25, 2016

Jack Embling joins Team Losi Racing

Jack Embling joins TLR

TLR UK and Horizon Hobby UK have announced the signing of former Kyosho racer Jack Embling to their team for 2017. Jack heads up the TLR UK team’s 2017 campaign as reigning national Truggy champion, podium finisher in E-Buggy and Top 4 in Rally cross, which bodes well for a strong upcoming season with TLR UK both nationally and internationally. He joins as part of a continued effort from TLR UK to focus on 1/8th rally cross and 1/10th off-road racing in the coming year alongside the growth of its large scale team with the introduction of the 5B. The 1/8th team will again be supported by 1/8th Team Manager Karl Jackson and TLR Trackside Support Wayne Davis both of who’s efforts where key in 2016, alongside the continued overall trackside support of 1/10th team manger Christopher Delves. Jack had the following to say about his new deal:

I’m extremely excited to announce that I’m joining the TLR / Horizon Hobby team for 2016 and onwards. I would like to thank Mark, Garry and Karl at Horizon for bringing me on board with this fantastic opportunity. I can’t wait to start racing with my new cars and challenging for some big race wins next year.

Source: Horizon Hobby UK [horizonhobby.co.uk]

November 25, 2016

Juan Carlos Canas joins Fastrace

As the headline and story image state, Fastrace have announced that front running Spaniard Juan Carlos Canas has joined their team. The 5th placed finisher at this year’s European Championship, in his home country Spain, he will use the full line up of aftermarket option parts from the Italian company for 2017 and beyond.

Source: Fastrace [fastraceshop.com]