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February 26, 2016

Team Associated introduce two new jackets

Coming from Team Associated are two new jackets. First up is the Lite jacket, offering a 100 percent polyester shell and jersey lining with mesh insets for added breathability the jacket has just the right amount of weather protection. It features articulated elbows for greater mobility and half elastic, half self-fabric cuffs for comfort. Side pockets and a draw cord hem with toggles round out the features list. The jacket comes with embroidered front and back Team Associated logos.

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February 26, 2016

Mark Green signs with Matrix Tires

Italian company Matrix Tires have announced the signing of multiple British Champion, Mark Green to their international factory team. Veteran in both the 1/8th and the 1/10th 200mm classes, Mark will compete in the BRCA National Championship, at the European and World Championships, and the Euro Nitro Series while being a key figure in supporting Matrix customers track side.

Source: Matrix [matrix-tyres.com]

February 26, 2016

Jacques Libar wins Tonisport Wintercup

The fifth round of the Tonisport Wintercup was held at the MAC Adenau carpet indoor track in several electric on-road classes. Jaques Libar would be the man to beat in the Formula category as he managed to win all qualifying rounds to grab the overall TQ after the qualifiers. He also set a new track record with a 12.073s in the progress. The finals then again saw a clean sweep of Jacque who took an easy win in A1 and A2 while A3 was a different affair as setup changes he made lead to an oversteering and traction-rolling car. Nevertheless he won the leg with a margin of about two laps. Runner-up Kevin Gehrke and third placed Jörn Mayers completed the top 3. Overall the win handed Jacques the 2015/16 Tonisport Wintercup title from Kevin Gehrke and Raymond Libar.

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February 26, 2016

Alex Thurston joins Serpent Europe

Serpent have announced the signing of 2015 BRCA 1/10th Nitro On-road Champion, Alex Thurston to their team. Alex’ 2016 campaign will include a full season of BRCA National races, all ENS events, the Worlds in Gubbio as well as selected 1/10th Electric and 1/8th Nitro races. Alex had the following to say:

I am very proud to join the Serpent team, We have a fantastic team which is really doing well now and showing how good our products really are so I am very happy to join the team. Because I am young I can be mentored by the more experienced guys around me in the team in order to gain more knowledge as well. I would just like to thank all the guys at Team Serpent for giving me this opportunity to join the team. I think this year my racing package is as strong as it has ever been so I believe that the results are there. If you need any help with your Serpent Cars at any race I am attending please feel free to ask any questions and I hope I can give you the answer straight away. See you at the track soon!

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

February 26, 2016

Miguel Mathias teams up with HB Europe

HB Europe have announced the addition of former European Champion and multiple Portuguese National Champion, Miguel Matias to their team. The former Xray driver recently left the team after being with the Slovakian manufacturer since 2014. It is understood that Miguel will attend both national and international 1/8th off-road events with HB’s range of vehicles.

Source: HB Europe [hbeurope.com]

February 26, 2016

Xray Winter Series Morava Rd5 – Report

Xray Winter Series Morava Rd5 - Report

Round five of the Xray Winter Series Morava was held in Jedovnice with the event attracting over 80 drivers to compete in the five different classes of Touring Open, Touring Stock 17.5T, Hobby, Formula and 1/10th GT. In the Touring Open class Kuba Simurda dominated the proceedings right from the start. Only Martin Kratochvil looked like a contender but tyre issues denied him the fight for the win and this promoted Ales Bidovsky Jr. into second place after the A-mains. Karel Kratochvil had to settle for third while Erik Margony and the struggling Martin Kratochvil rounded out the top 5 result.

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February 26, 2016

Protoform WCICS Rd6 – Report

The Protoform Western Canadian Indoor Championship Series held Round 6 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, hosted by Regina’s FASTRAXX. Warm weather made for an easy drive for everyone coming from around Western Canada. Continuing their streak of breaking their registration records, this year was their largest turnout ever. In the Touring Car Modified class Team Associated’s Peter Tozser had an amazing final qualifying run to put him on TQ. Unfortunately, a 3rd lap mistake put him basically to the back. Team Xray’s Danny Buck capitalized on the mistake and never looked back, taking a solid win. Josh Carter was following close behind in second, until (literally) the wheels came off. Erwin Leong, running super smooth, then took over second spot. Meanwhile, at the back of the pack, Peter, running hard, managed to run through the field and made it back up to third, then a pass on Erwin put him on the second spot on the podium. Erwin, having a huge weekend, took the final spot in the class, and as the mains went on he would podium in every single class he was running.

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February 26, 2016

Nicholas & Heng win at MTS Shanghai Rd5

Round five of the MTS Shanghai series was recently held at the RCI track and a huge temperature drop made for difficult conditions for all drivers. In the Touring Car class Jimmy Qian took the TQ after the three rounds of qualification, 2 seconds ahead of Justin from Hong Kong. The opening A-main then was a done deal for the TQ holder but mistakes due to low traction in A2 and a DNF in the final A-main meant Jimmy Qian (Xray) would only finish in third place overall. Up front Nicholas (HB) would take the win from Liu Zi Wen (HB) on the runner-up spot.

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