March 11, 2013

Nathan Waters wins 2WD at Worksop Players

Nathan Waters wins 2WD at Worksop Players

The final round of the Worksop Player saw Nathan Waters take the 2WD title with his Team Durango DEX210. With a close battle in both classes over the proceeding rounds of racing, it was always going to be a closely fought series. Nathan who put his DEX210 into TQ position from the first round of qualifying, and then go on to dominate the 2WD class throughout the days racing to take first overall and conclude his series campaign as Players Champion. Team Durango super racer Craig Collinson followed Nathan closely to take second overall in the series. Team Durango drivers had been forging a comprehensive collection of 4WD results during the previous rounds of this star-studded race series. The DEX410v3 vehicles of Craig Collinson and Nathan Waters had already made a big impression in previous meetings at the Worksop venue. With the closing stages of this nationally renowned series coming to an action packed conclusion, Craig Collinson was to place his DEX410v3 in fifth overall. Nathan was pipped by Neil Cragg but was again a force to be reckoned with by securing second overall in a field that was as strong as any UK based off-road line-up.

Source: Team Durango [team-durango.com]


March 11, 2013

Simo Ahoniemi wins at 1/12th Euros

Simo Ahoniemi wins at 1/12th Euros

The 1/12th European Championships was held in the city of Oulu, in northern Finland. A very small turn out of only 50 drivers, divided on two classes, joined the race. Some of the best 1/12 drivers in Europe were still present, making the race rather competitive. The carpet used was not the usual CRC one but a completely different type which never really developed high traction making car setup difficult for everyone. Instead, the competitors saw a similar situation to that one found at last year’s World Championships where a wide, black groove formed at the track. Traction actually decreased as the days went on, due to all the oil from the additives making the track slippery. This is a strange phenomenon seen at 1/12 races lately, which probably has to do with the oil based tire additives which are used when the rule is “open” for additives. One big change in the EFRA rules for 2013 was that a round by round qualifying system was used in the 1/12 class for the first time. 3 out of 6 points were counted to determine the final starting positions.

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March 10, 2013

Neumann maintains unbeaten EOS record

Neumann maintains unbeaten EOS record

Joern Neumann has kept his reign as the only driver to win 4WD Buggy in the TLR/Spektrum Euro Offroad Series after another dominant performance in the second A-Main at Round 3 of the series secured the Team Durango driver the overall win in Leoben, Austria.  The champion of last season’s inaugural EOS and the winner of all six events that have been run since the creation of the series, today’s victory also means that the German ace has successfully defended his title with the season finale still left to run.

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March 10, 2013

Neumann wins 2WD at EOS Austria

Joern Pole

Joern Neumann has won the third round of the TLR/Spektrum Euro Offroad Series presented by Horizon Hobby in 2WD Buggy despite the impressive efforts of class novice Martin Bayer who swapped the lead of the second A-Main with the Team Durango driver in Leoben, Austria this morning.  In the end a last lap attempt by Bayer to repass the Top Qualifier and Leg 1 winner resulted in the Team Xray driver needed to be marshaled allowing Neumann to win by 3-seconds to secure his second overall win of the 2012/13 season.  Bayer, who set the fastest lap of the race on the penultimate lap, was able to hold on to second ahead of 1:8 Offroad rivals Robert Batlle and David Ronnefalk who managed to come through from respective 7th & 10th starting spots on the grid.

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March 9, 2013

Savoya tops Q4 but Neumann Top Qualifier

Savoya tops Q4 but Neumann Top Qualifier

Having surprised his rivals by topping the opening round of qualifying, Team Xray’s Renaud Savoya proved it was not by chance as he again put his XB4 top of the time sheets in Q4. Ending qualifying equal on points with defending Champion Joern Neumann, the French ace was denied the overall TQ on his debut in the TLR/Spektrum Euro Offroad Series due to the German having a faster combined time from his TQ runs in Q2 & 3.  For Neumann securing the Top Qualifier honours maintains his record as being the only driver to start on pole position in 4WD Buggy in the EOS since its creation.

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March 9, 2013

Savoya heads Xray 1-2 in first 4WD Qualifier

Savoya heads Xray 1-2 in first 4WD Qualifier

Making his debut in the TLR/Spektrum Euro Offroad Series at Round 3 in Leoben, Austria, Renaud Savoya made an impressive start to 4WD qualifying as he headed an Xray 1-2 from Martin Bayer in a class that is widely recognized as being the strongest class of defending champion Joern Neumann who has never been defeated in 4WD since the creation of the EOS. Neumann could only manage the 4th fastest time behind Durango team-mate Hupo Honigl who appears to be chasing a record of finishing 3rd having set the 3rd fastest time in all 2WD qualifiers and the opening A-Main earlier today.

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March 9, 2013

Neumann wins first 2WD A-Main

Neumann wins first 2WD A-Main

Starting from pole position Joern Neumann took a tone to tone win in the opening 2WD Buggy A-Main at EOS Round 3 in Austria ahead of Martin Bayer, the Czech driver mounting an early challenge on the German who at the end of 5-minutes would win by 1.7 seconds. The only two drivers to run 21-second laps in the race, Neumann and Bayer were the class of the field leaving the No.3 starting Durango of Hupo Honigl behind, the Austrian finishing in the order he started ahead of fellow countryman Peter Pinisch.

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March 9, 2013

Batlle takes Q4, Neumann Top Qualifier

Batlle takes Q4, Neumann Top Qualifier

Contesting only his second ever 1:10 2WD electric buggy race, the other race having being held on Dirt, 1:8 Offroad Champion Robert Batlle pulled off a great final qualifier at the Euro Offroad Series in Leoben, Austria when he TQ’d Q4 ahead of Joern Neumann to book himself a place on the grid in the A-Main final.  Having topped the opening two qualifier, defending champion Joern Neumann secured the overall TQ honours after a round that saw the German, his big rival this weekend Martin Bayer and Durango team-mate Hupo Honigl all setting the TQ pace before mistakes.

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