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April 30, 2015

Wang Hai Feng joins Team Yokomo

Yokomo have announced the signing of 6-times China National Champion Wang Hai Feng to their team. The reigning China National Electric Touring Car Champion was signed to strengthen Yokomo’s position in the important Chinese market and he will use the company’s machinery through to 2016 in his campaign that will see attendances at National and International races including the TITC, the Japan Nationals and also selected ETS events. Wang has the following to say about the deal:

First of all, I would like to thanks T.O.P Racing company made a big support in the past three years,helped me reach a new level in my career. I also very thanks Team Yokomo Tom san and Targert RC give me this opportunity to join such great team. I will try my best to improve myself and looking forward the IFMAR EP Worlds in Beijing 2016.

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]

April 29, 2015

ETS title chase heads to Austria

After just a short two week break the Yokomo Euro Touring Series is back in action this weekend (May 1-3) as Round 4 of the championship takes competitors to Mattsee in Austria. A venue that first appeared on the calendar last year, the event hosted by the fahr(T)raum Museum, a homage to Austrian automotive pioneer Ferdinand Porsche, brings a unique track to the world famous touring car championship. While classified as an outdoor asphalt race, the US boards style track is actually enclosed under one massive marquee that has been erected just for the ETS’ visit.

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April 29, 2015

Matrix International Championship – Announcement

Matrix Racing Tires together with the team of the Tom Racing Circuit track in Hong Kong announce the Matrix International Championship from the 3rd to 5th of July. The race will be open to 1/8th scale and 200mm nitro classes, and will be held in a three days racing format with free practice on Friday, qualifications on Saturday and mains on Sunday. More information can be found here.

April 29, 2015

Spencer Rivkin doubles at JConcepts Stock Nationals

The 4th annual JConcepts Stock Nationals were once again hosted by the world famous OCRC Raceway. This unique race brings Stock and Modified racers from all over the country to compete against one another in the hottest segment of RC racing. This race offers a spot for everyone with 12 different classes covering all skill levels and vehicles, each one requiring a 17.5 stock motor. The race brought in a record number of entries at 290, which far surpassed last year’s entries by 100.

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April 29, 2015

New WRC Formula bodyshell & tyres – Sneak Peek

Italian company WRC will soon have a new 1/10th Formula body and new tyres and wheels available. Little is known about the new parts beside what can be seen in the image but the body looks pretty 2015-ish with its low and channelled nose design while the tyres seem to make use of a lower profile tyre wall and larger diameter rims, resembling Pirelli’s 2014 18 inch test wheels. No release date is know yet but we bring you more information as soon as they surface.

Source: WRC [wrc-racing.com]

April 29, 2015

Miguel Matias wins at Portuguese Nationals Rd2

The 2nd round of the Portuguese National 1/8th Off-road Championship started out on a dry high-grip track but on Sunday the surface would be humid and slippery making for a good challenge for everyone. The A-main saw a lucky Miguel Matias taking the win despite a broken glowplug in the final minute of the A-main and behind him Ricardo Monteiro (TLR) finished in 2nd place while Xray driver Nuno Rebelo rounded out the top 3 result.

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April 29, 2015

SARDA On-Road Electric Nationals Rd2 – Report

The second round of the 2015 South-African ORE National Championship was held at Durban RC Club with a new track surface where the traction and humidity challenged all drivers to get a stable and fast setup. With another open and fast layout the boosted classes showed good high-speed racing between the top drivers. The 2014 champion and current championship leader Jason Hillcoat continued his good form by taking the TQ and win after a dominating performance in the Touring Car Modified class. The battle for the rest of the podium saw some great racing in all three mains with team mates Deon Gove and Antonio Caroli managing to take 2nd and 3rd.

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April 29, 2015

Michal Abrahamek wins at IFR 2015

The IFR 2015 in was held at the Morac Graz in Austria with drivers from Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia and Austria in attendance. The temperature of about 25 degree Celsius made for nice racing conditions although the grip level was pretty low. Xray driver Michal Abrahamek came out as top qualifier and he went on to win the main final without problems. Igor Liptak (Xray) came in 2nd while Gergö Lehner (Shepherd) rounded out the top 3 result.

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