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November 2, 2013

Ido & Kobayashi win at Asia Offroad Championships

Masatsugu Ido (Yokomo) and Yusuke Kobayashi (Kyosho) are the first winners at this weekend’s Asia Offroad Championships. Despite only coming in 7th position in the first A-final Ido shifted into second gear in A2 and A3 of the 2WD Modified class handing him the overall win in front of pole-sitter Kouta Akimoto (Kyosho). Kai Kikuchi (Yokomo) completed the finals tie on points with Kohta whose win in the first final secured him the runner-up spot.

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November 2, 2013

Volker is Top Qualifier for ETS season opener

Ronald Volker is Top Qualifier for the opening round of the Yokomo Euro Touring Series, the German putting the top spot on the grid beyond the reach of his rivals with another TQ run in the third of the four qualifiers. The perfect start to the defense of his 3rd consecutive ETS title, the Yokomo driver again had to work hard to put his BD7 top of the time sheets with both Alexander Hagberg and Freddy Sudhoff in the mix. Unfortunately for Hagberg a slower car ruined his chance of forcing the overall TQ to go down to the final round of qualifying in Hrotovice. Rolling his Xray Hagberg would end up sixth with a much improved Marc Rheinard completing the Top 3 for the round.

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November 2, 2013

Volker from Hagberg in Q2

Round 2 of qualifying at the season opener of the Yokomo Euro Touring Series produced a very close three way battle but a late charge by last night’s Q1 pace setter Ronald Volker saw the Yokomo driver just pip Xray’s Alexander Hagberg to make it two from two. Once again Awesomatix’s Freddy Sudhoff was in the mix claiming third despite two mistakes, finishing just ahead of Serpent’s Marc Fischer.

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November 2, 2013

Neo Race 2014 – Announcement

Neo Buggy and DXR officially announce the 2014 Neo Race, to which entry opens November 6th – known collectively as the “1/8 buggy Indoor Worlds” by those who attend the event year after year. The 9th running of the Neo Race organised by NeoBuggy and DXR sees a welcome return to our regular Easter slot: 18-21st April 2014; after last year’s event took place during the height of the British summer. The Agricultural University Harper Adams in Shropshire continues as the venue for the event, now returned to 4 days in length – running Friday – Monday. Once again the popular “Vampire Racing” sponsored 1/8 Electric buggy class returns – limited to 45 drivers, the main nitro buggy class is limited to 225 entries. The entry guide with all needed information can be found here.

November 2, 2013

Asia Offroad Championships – Day 1 update

The Asia Offroad Championships for electric offroad are currently being held in Japan at the Yatabe Arena. The race, that is announced by Novak’s one and only Charlie Suangka, sees the 2WD Modified and 17.5T Stock classes being run on day 1 with the 4WD Modified, 17.5T and Short Course Modified class being run tomorrow. At the end of the 2WD qualifying Kouta Akimoto leads the Modified class quite dominantly as he leads the score board with a 17/5:15.790 run. Masatsugu Ido comes second with a 16/5:00.722 and Shin Adachi completes the top 3 with a 16/5:01.212. In the Stock class Yusuke Kobayashi can be considered the hot favourite of the class with a 15/5:06.164, some 12 seconds faster than the runner-up. He also is the only driver able to pull 19 seconds laps. In second comes Yoshiaki Amasaki with a 15/5:18.291 run. Eiji Chiba is sitting in third with a 14/5:02.280.

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November 1, 2013

Volker stamps authority on Day 1 of ETS

Volker

Defending champion Ronald Volker stamped his authority on the opening day of the new season of the Yokomo Euro Touring Series by topping the opening round of qualifying in the Czech Republic. Having set the pace in both free and controlled practice, the Team Yokomo driver capped off the perfect day by taking Q1 from Freddy Sudhoff and Naoto Matsukura in what was a very close battle which saw a number of drivers set the lead pace.

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November 1, 2013

Protoform Cyclone 10.0 oval body

Protoform is introducing another aerodynamic option for Dirt Oval Late Model racing, the Cyclone 10.0. Measuring 10″ wide, the body is a full half an inch wider than its predecessor, making it a good fit for rubber tyre and loose dirt track racing. It can also be an option for Nitro Late Models and 4WD classes as well. The Cyclone 10.0 incorporates all the latest aerodynamic tricks from the full-scale racers, made to fit all popular dirt oval late model chassis. From the offset front fenders and skewed rear ¼ panels to the rooftop vortex generators, the Cyclone is built for speed, downforce and side bite. The Cyclone 10.0 is fully approved by the DirtOval.com National Rulebook and comes with a pre-cut and pre-drilled spoiler kit complete with end plates and hardware. It’s produced in genuine .030″ lexan and also includes a detailed decal sheet, window masks, and paint-then-peel overspray film.

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November 1, 2013

Volker No.1 for Qualifying at Czech ETS

Ronald Volker

Ronald Volker backed up his early free practice form by topping the two rounds of controlled practice at the ETS season opener in the Czech Republic to secure himself the top seeding for qualifying. The Team Yokomo driver set the fastest time over 3-consecutive laps in the final practice by a convincing 3/10ths of a second from team-mate Naoto Matsukura. Behind the two Yokomos, Alexander Hagberg took his Xray to the third fastest time ahead of Freddy Sudhoff while Tamiya’s Marc Rheinard ended up only 9th fastest.

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