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January 10, 2018

Brian Kinwald returns to Trinity

Trinity have announced the return of RC icon, Brian “The Dirtinator” Kinwald to their team. The 1993 and 1997 IFMAR 1/10th 2WD Buggy World Champion had his own series of Kinwald-branded high-performance motors “back in the days” and the cooperation may indicate the return of such. The move is linked to a possible switch from chassis sponsors Team Associated, with whom he achieved his first worlds title back in 1993, to TLR, the squad he achieved his second Worlds title with.

Source: Trinity [teamtrinity.com]

January 9, 2018

Kaja Novotny doubles at Lestr Cup Rd4

The fourth round of the Czech Lestr Cup was held in Prague on a technical track laid out with the popular EOS high grip carpet. In the 2WD Buggy class Xray’s Kaja Novotny TQ’d Q1 and Q2, however in the third and final qualifier he had some mishaps that meant Max Götzl would snatch the final qualifier. Overall it was still Kaja on pole position with Max 2nd and Milan Mudra rounding out the top 3. Over in the 4WD Buggy class Kaja made a clean sweep, TQing all qualifying rounds to take the overall TQ from Max and Milan.

Continue reading the report here

January 9, 2018

Baldo brothers join Hot Race Tyres

Hot Race Tyres have announced the signing of Bryan and Oscar Baldo to their official team for the 2018 season. The Spanish 1/8th buggy frontrunners will participate at all major races such as the Neo Race, the EFRA European and IFMAR World Championship. Bryan says:

We are happy to announce that Oscar and I will be racing for Hot Race next year. After testing the tires in several circuits, we were able to confirm that their potential is awesome. Have a lot of traction and the steering is super good. I want to thank Nicola and the entire Hot Race team for the opportunity that they have given us this year.

Source: Hot Race Tyres [hotracetyres.com]

January 9, 2018

The Neo Race 2018 – Announcement

The 2018 edition of the prestigious Neo Race will be held over the four days of Easter from the 29th of March to the 1st of April. For the 2018 edition the organisers announce a new location – the spectacular RC Redovan track near Alicante in Southern Spain, expected by some to be the next European host of the IFMAR Worlds. After a hugely successful twelve years at Harper Adams University in the UK, the event which started out life originally in a warehouse on the docks in Antwerp will be heading south. RC Redovan hosted the 2016 European Championships and boasts a track size of 105m x 85m and is 585m long, offering a new challenge to all racers. The event will be entry limited, offer nitro & E-Buggy classes, covered pitting. Further details including sign up information, website updates, sponsorship and travel and accommodation advice will be posted in due course. In the meantime feel free to contact the organisers at info@theneorace.com for further queries.

January 9, 2018

Widmaier & Schmitt win at Köngen Indoor Masters

The annual Köngen Indoor Masters was held in the town of Köngen in the south of Germany this past weekend. The event attracted over 100 drivers to sign up and in the 4WD Buggy class it was SWorkz’s Micha Widmaier with the overall win from Yokomo’s Luca Rau and Xray’s Sven Rodewald. Over in 2WD it was Alex Schmitt (Xray) with the win from Micha Widmaier (SWorkz) 2nd and Sven Zünd (Team C) 3rd.

View the 2WD podium here

January 9, 2018

Sunpadow sign Bruno Coelho

Sunpadow have announced the signing of Portugal’s Bruno Coelho to their factory team. The IFMAR World Champion will be using Sunpadow LiPo batteries to power his Xray cars and buggies from now on with his campaign including all major national and international events.

Source: Sunpadow [arc-chn.com]

January 9, 2018

2018 CRCRC Winter Mid-West Championship – Report

The CRCRC is a special event that has become the iconic race for kicking off the indoor racing season with the longest running racing event in RC. Better known as the Winter Mid-West Championships. Hosted by the Ohio R/C Factory in Columbus, Ohio, after 31 years the Mid-West Champs is still going strong in 2018 with over 360 entries including some of the fastest drivers in the US. The famous tacky surface provided a lot of grip that bordered the edge of slicks and tread. Usually, by the mains, a well broken in ghost pin tire ends up being the go-to choice for most, but the brave will risk it all on slicks. This year’s layout was simply fast. With high-speed sections combined with tacky grip, precision driving was a must to carry the speed through the longer corners. The jump section was tricky and required a special blend of technique and power. Overall, the layout made for great racing that provided spectacular main events in all classes.

Continue reading the report here

January 8, 2018

Joao Figueiredo Ielasi-powered for 2018 and beyond

Ielasi Tuned have announced the signing of Portuguese 1/8th off-road frontrunner Joao Figueiredo to their team for the 2018 season and beyond. The Kyosho driver will use Ielasi Tuned nitro engines at all major national and international races and he has the following to say about the deal:

I’m super happy to be part of Ielasi Tuned family! I have to thank Daniele Ielasi for giving me this opportunity of driving his powerful and smooth engines for the next years. We will work together to improve even more the products and to do our best wherever we go. Feel free to ask me anything about the engine or other products from Ielasi Tuned. See you all at the tracks!

Source: Ielasi Tuned [ielasituned.com]