The final round of the SITCC attracted 70 drivers including participants from France. French guests Arnaud Soulignac and Walter Pollet Villard put their cars on 1st and 2nd on the grid while Cham Dassanayake came in 3rd with Kevin Zwahlen rounding out the top 4. After the 6 minute A-mains the top 3 order remained the same with Arnaud taking the win from Walter and Cham.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
The opening round of the Belgian Electric Touring Nationals was held at GTM in Vosselaar on a small and technical indoor track, attracting 52 entries. In the Efra class it was 6-times champion Olivier Bultynck who took TQ after the qualifiers. Behind him the race was on between Nick Joosens, Nicolas Delisé, Thomas Stockman and Mitchell Van Es with Mitchell eventually taking the 2nd spot in front of Thomas.
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Xray have announced that former European and multi-National Champion Jernej Vuga has extended his contract with the Slovakian company for 2015. Jernej is a nitro on-road specialist and will race Xray’s RX8 nitro car while swapping it for an X12 1/12th scale car for the Winter season. Jernej will participate at all major regional, national and international races including the European Championship, the ENS and the Alpe Adria Cup and he had the following to say:
I’m so happy to race with Xray X12 and RX8 cars in 2015 season. Having the possibility to be also a part of the 1/8 on-road test team makes me even more satisfied and motivated, since I will have a chance to contribute my feedback to make the new car even better. The team work and dedication to every single detail of their products makes Xray something special. So, looking forward to a very productive and successful 2015 season.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Xray have announced the signing of German 1/8th Class 2 and Kyosho World Cup Champion Tom Krägefski to their nitro on-road team. The ENS main finalist will be racing Xray’s 1/8th and 1/10th nitro on-road cars at all major races in Germany and Europe. Tom says:
I am happy to join the Xray factory Team for the 2015 season. I look forward to cooperating with such a professional team and I am sure that we can work successfully together. I am particularly pleased to continue my racing career with Bertram Kessler and the whole SMI Motorsport team at my side. In the upcoming season we will be participating in the European Championships, Euro Nitro Series and the National Championships with the NT1 and RX8.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Round 3 of the Singapore National GP Series was held with racers from Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia and Australia in attendance. In the 1/8th on-road class Nelson Lee grabbed the TQ with the only 26 laps run in the qualifiers while in the highly competitive 1/8th GT class Pason Phua came out fastest. The 1/8th class final then saw Nelson opening a 2-lap gap in the early stages but an incident exiting the pits after a fuel stop resulted in a crash and a flameout. Fortunately he was able to restart and reenter the race in 2nd, a lap down on the leader but a great race allowed him to take the lead back and to win the main in the progress. Elsewhere in the 1/8th GT class final TQ Pason Phua took the win after being in the lead most of the time.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
Round 5 and the grand finale of the 2014/15 Mibosport Cup was held this past weekend with a total of 180 entries that split into 83 on-road and 97 off-road entries. The premier Touring Car Modified class saw a fight between Kuba Šimurda and Jiří Vyšín with the two also dominating the previous round 4. In qualifying Kuba took the TQ ahead of Jiří with Mario Sowka sitting in 3rd spot. In the first two A-mains, Kuba Šimurda and Jiří Vyšín both scored a win with Mario being the only driver who could catch up with the two front runners. Kuba was then leading A-main 3 and did not allow Jiří to overtake him so Kuba took the overall win with Jiří Vyšín coming in 2nd ahead of Mario Sowka.
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Team HB have announced that 2012 IFMAR World Champion Jilles Groskamp will be joining their on-road racing team. The former Tamiya star has been a top competitor on the world stage since the early 2000’s, after beginning his rise up the European rankings in the mid-1990’s. With many wins and podium appearances around the world, Jilles is a master of electric car setup and fast driving, and he’s also been racing nitro on-road at the highest levels for the past few years, including winning the 2013 1/8th Track IC European Champion crown. Jilles had this to say:
I’m extremely happy with the opportunity that HB-HPI Racing has given me to join their team. I would like to thank Tatsuro Watanabe and Hiro Kasuya for making this happen. I have been following Team HB’s nitro and electric car improvements over the last few years and I have no doubt that they have some of the best cars on the market. My goal is to work close together with all the team drivers to improve all the cars even more, and also help customers with their HB rides in the best possible way. I would like to thank Shepherd for their great support over the years and wish them the very best in the future!
Jilles brings with him a wealth of race experience and will be working closely with Andy, Teemu, JJ, Freddy and the entire HB factory and R&D team will help continue to develop and improve HB racing cars for more race wins and championships, not just for themselves but for all HB racers.
Source: HB [hpiracing.com]
The second round of the 2015 Speed King Tour was held at the World Jam Racing indoor tarmac track in the Gunma prefecture. Run in Touring Car Modified and Stock classes the event, as usual, attracted both local talent as well as nationally and internationally experienced drivers. In the Modified class 2014 “Speed King” and winner of the opening round, Akio Sobue (Tamiya), started the qualifying taking TQ in round 1 but come the second qualifier VBC driver Yugo Nagashima scored the fastest time only to see Akio striking back in the third qualifier to take the overall TQ.
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