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February 3, 2017

Rivals out to crash Xray house party at EOS Slovakia

The Euro Offroad Series reaches the midway stage in the 2016/17 Championship this weekend (3-5 Feb) as drivers descend on the Hudy Racing Arena in Slovakia. The world famous home track of reigning 4WD champions Xray, the visiting rival teams will be out to try & crash any home victory party the host manufacturer might have planned with Bruno Coelho in particular the driver they are all out to beat. Leading the 4WD standings after the first two rounds having won the season opener, Coelho took victory at his second-home last year enroute to becoming EOS Champion in his debut season.

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February 2, 2017

Lars Hoppe returns to Shepherd

After being with ARC the last two seasons, German frontrunner, Lars Hoppe has decided to return to his former sponsor Shepherd for the upcoming season. Lars will campaign Shepherd’s Velox V8 WC at events such as the ENS, the German Nationals and the IFMAR Worlds in France. Lars has the following to say:

At first I want to thank team ARC for great two years with the new R8 and wish them all the best. I am very happy to rejoin Team Shepherd and want to thank Patrick Schäfer for the great opportunity. For the 2017 season I will participate the whole Euro Nitro Series, the German Championship, some local races and for sure the World Championship in France. I look forward to work with this great team.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

February 2, 2017

2017 California Touring Series – Announcement

The 2nd Season of the California Touring Series is taking off February 25th to 26th. This year will have SoCal and CenCal tracks in the mix with the first three rounds being in Los Angeles. With a successful inaugural season in 2016, CTS2 will attract more racers and make racing exciting to watch. Modified Touring Champion and Team Yokomo driver Eric Albano will have his title to defend on some strong competition during the six rounds of the series.

Source: CTS [facebook.com]

February 2, 2017

Reds Racing sign Hu Wei Ping

Reds Racing have announced the addition of Chinese Champion, Hu Wei Ping to their factory team. Hu Wei will use Reds Racing’s line of nitro engines while attending events throughout Asia and Reds Racing are looking forward to a successful 2017 season and beyond.

Source: Reds Racing [reds-racing.com]

February 2, 2017

Xray Racing Series Slovakia Rd3 – Report

Round three of the Xray Racing Series Slovakia was held at the Hudy Racing Arena and with over 100 entries for a total of nine classes. The premier class of Touring Car Modified was dominated by Martin Hudy who took the TQ and overall win. Behind him, the race was on for the remaining podium spots and it would be Oliver Havranek, coming from the 4 spot on the grid, and Arkadiusz Smyk from P6 who grabbed the final podium spots.

Continue reading the report here

February 2, 2017

Sweep Racing teaser 1/10th buggy carpet tyres

Sweep Racing have released a first teaser of their forthcoming carpet and astro turf tyres for 1/10th scale buggies. The front tyres feature a common split rip design with a connecting outer bar making them directional while the rear tyre sports a stubby pin design. It is understood that the tyres are being tested as we type and depending on the results they will hit stores soon.

Source: Sweep [sweepracing.com]

February 2, 2017

Xray XB8 universal centre driveshafts

Xray have introduced universal centre driveshafts for the XB8 1/8th scale off-road buggy. Made from tough Hudy spring steel the parts are strategically machined for a low weight without compromising stability and durability. Due to their design the driveshafts free up the drivetrain while also improving traction at the same time. The universals are available separately for the front and rear.

View the rear centre driveshaft here

February 2, 2017

O.S Engines welcome back Andrea Pirani

O.S. Engines have announced the return of Andrea Pirani to their racing team. After three year of collaboration Andrea returns to the iconic Japanese brand to continue the project born in 2014: Increasing the European market share while helping with product development. This year Andrea will participate at the 1/8th On-road World Championships in France, the ENS and the Italian Championship. In cooperation with Italian O.S. distributor Radiosistemi, Andrea will also offer technical support for O.S. on-road drivers.