The 2017 Euro Contest will be held from the 16th to 18th of June at the Barco-Off track in Italy. Considered to be one of the largest nitro off-road races in Europe, with 270 entries in 2016, the race will again be held in the three categories of Pro Nitro Buggy, Open Nitro Buggy and E-Buggy. More information can be found on the official event website here.
Protoform have announced the addition of 2016 ISTC World Finalist Nicholas Lee to their factory racing team. Nicholas’ track record across many different platforms of on-road racing makes him an ideal fit and Protoform look forward to having him represent the team in Asia and across the international racing scene at electric touring, nitro touring and 1/8 nitro events. Nicholas says:
Protoform has been the body leader ever since I’ve started racing. Thanks to PF and Eric for giving me this opportunity to join the team. I will be using their full line of products and I am looking forward to some great results together in years to come.
Source: Protoform [racepf.com]
Serpent have announced the signing of Singapore’s Nicholas Lee to their nitro on-road team. Nicholas will campaign the company’s Viper 977 and Natrix 748 cars at the Asian FEMCA races and other events while giving on-track support together with recently signed Felix Law. Nicholas had the following to say:
I would like to thank Serpent for the opportunity and Felix for the help. I’m ready to race!
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
The 2016 U.S. World Nitro Cup was held at Full Throttle RC Raceway in Kissimmee, Florida over the weekend. As usual the event attracted some of the country’s fastest nitro on-road racers to compete against guests from abroad and it would be Australia’s Jesse Davis (Infinity) that would lead the way in 1/8th Open qualifying to take the TQ after four rounds of qualifying. In the 45-minute main final though it would be Italy’s Alberto Picco (Mugen) that took the overall win some 7.6s in front of Jesse while Lamberto Collari (Infinity) completed the podium result in third, one lap down.
Source: Mugen [mugen.eu]
Thunder Alley Raceway hosted their Toys for Tots race over the weekend with the event having over 110 entries. Mugen’s Adam Drake would sweep the Nitro Buggy and Nitro Truck classes with his Novarossi-powered rides and he took a commanding victory in the 30 minute Nitro Buggy final by nearly a lap. Cody King (Kyosho/Reds Racing) settled for second and Joseph Quagraine (JQRacing/Reds Racing) finished third.
Source: Novarossi [novarossi.it]
The Euro Nitro Series is excited to announce that it will travel to France for the first time in 2017 with Mulhouse in the east of the country the location for the opening round of Season #4 of the high profile Onroad Nitro Championships on May 19-21. Continuing as a four round championship, this will be the first year all rounds will be staged in different countries with Germany, Austria and Italy making up the rest of the schedule. A country with a rich history of onroad nitro racing, and with the ENS attracting a growing number of French competitors each season, the addition of Mulhouse has been welcomed by both manufacturers and racers.
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Following a first wave of departures and new sponsorship announcements things got a bit more quiet the recent days but the silly season is still in full swing with many high-class drivers jumping ships weather it be chassis, engines or fuel. The latest Pro to announce a change in his sponsorship package is HB Racing’s David Ronnefalk. The 2016 IFMAR Gas Buggy World Champion has just announced his departure from long-term tyre sponsors AKA. So far there are no words on his new deal but in the meantime he had the following to say:
To all friends, fans and followers that have supported my racing, earlier this year I decided 2016 would be my last year with AKA. I’ve been with AKA since the start and just felt like it was the right time for something new after 8 happy years racing together. I will forever be thankful for everything the guys at AKA have done for me and to my racing career. Big thanks to Joel, Mark and Gil for always supporting me to the fullest with great products that made us win those titles together. I would also like to thank Greg, Pres, Jeremy and Brent for their hard work during these years together. I’m delighted that I was able to win the big one a second time for AKA, as well as the 2 Euro titles and many other accolades together as a team in my racing career. I wish them the best in the future and also look forward to a fresh start in 2017!
Italian company Reds Racing have announced the signing of Felix Law to their team. The newly-signed Serpent Asia driver will be running the engines in both his 1/8th on-road and off-road cars and also at select 1/10th scale events.
Source: Reds Racing [reds-racing.com]
