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September 10, 2015

Soren Boy Holst wins Danish SuperStock title

Soren Boy Holst wins Danish National Championships

The final round of the Danish Electric On-Road Nationals was held on the outdoor asphalt track in Odense, the city famous for HC Andersen and the DHI-Cup. The battle for the Danish Touring Car SuperStock Championship was wide open going into the final round as four drivers could take the title. To spice things up even more, five fast drivers from German attended the race as well. The weather during Saturday’s practice was perfect, but the prediction for Sunday was a little bit more risky. Usually the first round of qualifying is great for everyone due to new tires, but on the low to medium grip track the Sorex tires seemed to be better the second time out.

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September 10, 2015

Rémi Callens joins Team Magic/HRC

French top driver and 2012 Touring 10.5 Stock European Champion Rémi Callens has joined the Team Magic/HRC factory team. Remi will campaign Team Magic’s E4RS III touring car and he has the following to say about the deal:

I’m very happy with the TM E4RS III. This car has perfect reactions to setup changes, and is very performing out of the box. I’m happy to join the Team Magic and HRC team, and thank them for this great opportunity.

Source: HRC Distribution [hrcdistribution.com]

September 10, 2015

Protoform Nor’easter late model dirt oval bodyshell

Protoform Nor'easter late mode bodyshell

Protoform have introduced the new Nor’easter late model 1/10th scale dirt oval bodyshell. An evolution of PF’s line of race bodies and using the latest in aerodynamic styling from full-scale late models, the body has been refined to give even more steering and side bite. Extra clearance has been added around the right front fender and the front splitter reconfigured to allow for more body lean while the side skirts have also been enhanced for more rigidity and stability. Made to fit all the popular dirt oval late model pan car chassis, the Nor’easter meets all dirtoval.com national rulebook specs and comes with a pre-cut and pre-drilled spoiler kit complete with end plates and hardware. It is produced in genuine 030″ Lexan and also includes a detailed decal sheet featuring two different sets of headlight and grille options, window masks, and paint-then-peel overspray film.

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September 9, 2015

Xray Work.Shop Greece – Announcement

Xray have announced a Greek T4 and NT1 Work.Shop for the 19th and 20th of September. The event will take place at the Fanatix Racing track in Stamata, Athens and Xray’s Alex Hagberg will be present to offer individual setup and tech support to all Xray T4 and NT1 drivers. Participation is for free and more information can be found here.

September 9, 2015

ETS Season #9 gains traction with Volante

With the opening round of the 2015/16 Euro Touring Series 3 months away, the organisers are pleased announce a new tyre partnership with Volante Tire which will see the Korean company supply the controlled tyre for both of the World famous championship’s two touring car classes. In Formula, which comes off the back of its most successful season with 226 drivers scoring championship points, Ride will continue to provide rubber to this growing category. Entering into its 9th season, the previous breaking entry records, the new partnership with Volante will see the new tyre producer’s V5-28CP used for indoor carpet rounds and its V5T-36R [Gold Compound] when racing moves outdoor on to asphalt. With defending manufacturer champions Yokomo continuing on as title sponsor for a 6th consecutive season, the ETS will again continue to run over 6 events across Europe. Kicking off over the weekend of December 11-13, in Hrotovice, Czech Republic, Round one has already attracted over 320 entries.

September 9, 2015

Tekin Redline Gen3 brushless motors

Available soon are Tekin’s all-new Redline Gen3 540-size electric brushless motors. The third generation Redlines are re-engineered from the ground up resulting in a smaller, lighter and faster sensored motor that also delivers smooth power across the whole RPM range. The Gen3 21.5T, 17.5T and 13.5T are available in an RPM version as well as the standard versions. Designed for applications where higher RPM is more beneficial than torque, these motors are ideal for 1/12th and touring car racing classes. The Gen3 modified group of motors are custom tuned with rotor sizes to give you the performance needed for your application. The 21.5T down to 8.5T group come standard with 12.5mm performance rotors and the 7.5T to 2.5T group are equipped with a 13mm rotor for that extra torque needed in modified racing.

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September 8, 2015

Czech Electric On-road Championships – Report

The Summer portion of the Czech Electric On-road Nationals was held at the Blansko track in the central part of the Czech Republic. The Touring Car classes would use LRP’s G36 tyres and everyone was eager to get as many practice laps as possible and so already in Friday many drivers attended. The schedule was pretty similar to the Winter portion with two timed practice session followed by a reseeding and five qualification rounds all of which would be held on Saturday with Sunday being reserved for the mains only.

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September 8, 2015

Papachristos wins Greek National Cup

The Greek National Cup was held at the Fanatix Racing Track and this time a different qualifying format was used that saw three 20-minute qualifying rounds of which the sum of the six best consecutive laps counted. Based on this format Papachristos took the TQ from Nikolakopoulos and Mpakirtzis.

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