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February 20, 2024

Gruber announces deal with Arrowmax

Travelling to the Leno track in Italy over the weekend to kick off his preparation for the 2024 season, current 1:8 GT World and 1:10 Nitro Touring Car European Champion Toni Gruber has announced Arrowmax as a new addition to his 2024 sponsors. Using the test to break in Ielasi engines for his Capricorn cars, the German will use the RC tool and accessory manufacturer’s range of products for the preparation of his cars in this a World Championship year for 1:10 Nitro Touring Car. Announcing the partnership Gruber said, ‘Arrowmax will be now part of my career. Super happy to work with their extremely high quality tools and accessories. Precision and design on the maximum level.’ After a very strong 2023 season, that also saw him finish on the podium at the 1:8 Onroad World Championships in Japan, Gruber will make the trip to Costa Rico in November to fight for the 1:10 Nitro Touring Car World title.

Source: Toni Gruber RC [Facebook]

February 19, 2024

Collina retains Italian Indoor National title

While Schumacher’s Michal Orlowski was busy winning MIBO International in the Czech Republic, in Italy his mechanic Mattia Collina was also adding to the silverware collection of the British manufacturer’s new prototype touring car by being crowned the 2024 Italian National Indoor Champion. Racing at the RC Landia track in Scandiano, Collina got his title defence off to the perfect start securing the TQ honours by topping 2 of the 4 rounds before securing the title with wins in A1 & A2. Winning A3, Awesomatix driver Gabriele Berselli finished runner up with the Xray of Alessio Menicucci completing the podium. In Stock Nico Catelani took the title ahead of Federico Collina while in 1:12 Alessio Tolomelli became the Champion.

Image: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

February 19, 2024

Harper wins EWS Round 4 – Report

The fourth round of the high profile UK based EWS took place over the weekend. In Modified, Elliott Harper (Schumacher) took the TQ, but each time was only a few tenths of a second ahead of the chasing pack. Kyle Branson lined up second ahead of his Xray team mate, and winner of the previous event, Harley Eldridge, with Alex Thurston rounding out the top four for Yokomo. In the A Final, Kyle kept the pressure on Elliott for the entire five minutes, with Harley and Alex looking to pick up any pieces. Elliott withstood the pressure and managed to take the win, with Harley taking second from Kyle on the very final corner.

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February 18, 2024

Orlowski adds MIBO International to tally

Schumacher’s Michal Orlowski has added the MIBO International race to his 2024 winning tally with victory ahead of 2023 Champion Ronald Volker. The current benchmark in both onroad and offroad carpet racing but unable to do offroad at the unique Czech event due to a lack of mechanic, Orlowski dominated proceedings in Modified Touring Car. Taking TQ honours after 3 round of qualifying, but completing the clean sweep by taking Q4 & 5, in the opening A-Main he checked out early his prototype Schumacher finishing 2.5-second clear of Volker’s Mugen. A2 would start with Volker looking a lot more of a challenger and running close enough to give Orlowski the first bit of pressure of the weekend. A tyre additive driven improvement, unfortunately the advantage faded in the second half of the race and Orlowski again cruised to win and the overall MIBO International from Volker with Xray’s Jan Ratheisky completing the podium in Hrotovice.

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February 17, 2024

Orlowski Top Qualifier at MIBO International

Based on recent form there was never much doubt he’d be a force on his MIBO International debut and in a dominant performance that is exactly what Schumacher’s Michal Orlowski has done securing the overall TQ in Modified Touring Car. Starting the day in the Czech Republic with a TQ run, the Pole continued to make the top of the times sheets his own locking in pole position with a third TQ run in Q3 but not done he would cap off the day with a fourth in the day’s final onroad action. Shadowing the 1:12 World Champion every run but never close enough to mount a challenge, defending inaugural MIBO International Champion Ronald Volker will start 2nd on the grid with one final qualifier on Sunday morning to determine how the rest of the grid will line up behind the World Champions.

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February 17, 2024

Orlowski from Volker in Q1 at MIBO International

Schumacher’s Michal Orlowski has kicked off qualifying at MIBO International with a TQ run in Modified Touring Car ahead of Mugen Seiki’s Ronald Volker. Making his debut at the Czech race, the very much on foam multiple discipline racer survived an up on two wheels moment to top the 5-minute qualifier by 1.8-seconds ahead of the defending Champion. Following up on his pace in practice, Pekko Iivonen completed the Top 3 while Patrick Gollner lead the charge from Xray with four fastest time ahead of team-mates Jan Ratheirsky and Martin Hudy.

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February 16, 2024

Volker tops MIBO practice while Xray leads Offroad

The second edition of MIBO International got underway at 17:00 this evening in the Czech Republic with Mugen Seiki’s Ronald Volker setting the pace on the onroad track as Xray led the charge on the offroad track. Packing in 5 rounds of practice before drivers retired to the Sports V Hotel’s bar and restaurant to socialise & discuss a plan of attack for the rest of the event, defending Champion Volker set the fastest 3-consecutive laps ahead of Schumacher pairing Michal Orlowski and Pekko Iivonen. On the track layout, which is getting a very favourable reaction from drivers, it was the Xray of Patrick Gollner that was fourth fastest ahead of Jan Ratheisky and the factory Yokomo of Christopher Krapp. Over on the offroad half of the hall, in 2WD Buggy it was the star of last year’s inaugural event Bartosz Zalewski who set the pace from his car’s design Martin Bayer followed by a gaggle of MIBO International race debutants that included Schumacher’s Daniel Kobbevik, Sworkz’ Jörn Neumann, Team Associated’s Joona Haatanen and Sworkz’s Micha Widmaier. Former European Champion Bayer was fastest in 4WD followed by veteran Hupo Honigl completing the Top 3 ahead of Haatanen and Zalewski.

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February 15, 2024

Orlowski to head ‘Charity Race’ entry

The organisers of the annual ‘Charity Race’ in Italy have announced that last year’s winner and new 1:12 World Champion Michal Orlowski will head the 2024 entry on March 2/3. A race that has raised thousands of euros for local charities includes Ronald Volker, Marc Rheinard, Bruno Coelho, Alexander Hagberg and Viktor Wilck as previous winners and has always been popular with factory drivers given its positive charity element. Set to make his MIBO International debut this weekend in the Czech Republic, Orlowski won the 12th edition of the ‘Charity Race’ at the RC Landia indoor carpet track in Scandiano from Schumacher team-mate Mattia Collina. Organised by Team La Gang, the event has classes Modified, Stock 17.5T, FWD, GT10, 1:12 and GT12.

Source: Team La Gang [teamlagang.it]