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April 20, 2016

Max Götzl wins Czech Offroad Party series Rd1

The season opener of the Czech Offroad Party series was held in Kolin this past Saturday. Due to rain the qualifiers only started at noon and also for the main finals the drivers had to cope with a damp track and it was Max Götzl (Xray) who made the best out of the conditions by taking the TQ in all qualifying rounds to grab the overall TQ from Jiri Benes (Xray) and Frantisek Kalenda (Xray). For the main final Max was able to conserve his qualifying performance and after a flawless run he took the win from Jiri and Frantisek in second and third respectively.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

April 20, 2016

Ielasi Tuned soon expand engine range

Ielasi Tuned have announced the soon release of three new nitro engines. The range will include a 7-port .21 buggy engine as well as two all-new on-road sport engines, a .21 5-port and a .12 3-port. The engines add to the already existing high-performance competition line and more information about features and specifications will become available shortly.

Source: Ielasi Tuned [ielasituned.com]

April 20, 2016

Hovgaard & Gosvig score at Danish EP Buggy opener

The opening round of the Danish Electric Off-road Nationals was held in rather wet track conditions. In the 2WD Buggy class it was Yokomo driver Frederik Hovgaard who came out fastest in the A-mains by winning A1 and A2 to grab the overall win early. Behind him Jesper Rasmussen (Team Associated) and Mike Gosvig (Xray) battled for the runner-up spot with the better end for Jesper while Mike rounded out the podium result.

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April 20, 2016

Gray & Desoto Jr. win at Miami Grand Prix

Last weekend’s 2016 Miami Grand Prix attracted over 200 drivers to compete in the four classes of 1/8th Open and Masters, 1/8th GT and 1/10th 200mm Sedan. While Chris Tosolini grabbed the win in the 1/8th Open category it was Scotty Gray who came out fastest in the Sedan class from Paolo Morganti. Junior Castellanos rounded out the top 3 result. In the growing 1/8th GT class Joaquin Desoto Jr. took a comfortable win with a 4-lap margin over runner-up, Joachim Bruneau. Charles Parsons came in third another two laps down.

View the GT8 podium here

April 20, 2016

Cox parts tray, rebound gauge & chassis stand

Cox have introduced a range of pit accessories such as an aluminium parts tray, a rebound gauge and a chassis stand. Starting with the parts tray, it is made of 6061 aluminium and offers an expandable design with different trays can be connected to one larger one. An attachment allows to measure screw or linkage lengths, screw diameters and the five holes also take bullet-type connectors while soldering. The trays are available in four different colours with carbon strips covering the outer connection holes when not in use.

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April 20, 2016

Chris Tosolini wins at Miami Grand Prix

Last week the top US nitro drivers made there way to Homestead, Florida to compete in the 2016 Miami Grand Prix with the top drivers from almost every manufacturer set the stage for a shootout in nearly perfect South Florida weather. As practice began the fastest 1/8th drivers were getting down into the 15’s showing some ballistic pace. DJ Apolaro, Paolo Morganti, Chris Tosolini, and Joaquin Desoto Junior all looked to be a factor to contend for the win. On Friday qualifying got underway and DJ Apolaro set the bar putting down a 16 lap run followed by Paolo, Joaquin, and Tosolini.

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April 20, 2016

Sergi Franch teams up with Mugen Seiki

Former KM Racing driver, Spain’s Sergi Franch has made the switch to Mugen Seiki for the 2016 season. Sergi will be supported by Modelix Racing and his campaign includes the Spanish National Championship, the World Championships in Gubbio, Italy as well as selected national and international events. Sergi has to say the following about the deal:

I’m very proud to join team Mugen for 2016 season and I would like to thank Modelix Racing for this opportunity. Mugen is a great brand with high quality materials so I’m sure that we’ll be on the top level of performance on the track and hope to achieve the best possible results.

April 19, 2016

Czech National On-road Championships – Report

The 2016 Czech National On-road Championships were held this past weekend in Prague. In the premier class of Touring Modified the battle was on between last year’s champion Kuba Simurda (Xray), who ultimately took the TQ, Jiri Vysin (Xray), Petr Grof (VBC Racing) and Michal Blahovsky (Serpent). In the finals Simurda and Vysin offered a huge show while battling for the overall win but with victories in A1 and A2 Vysin would come out successful to grab the overall title with one leg to spare. Simurda had to settle for second while Grof rounded out the top 3.

Continue reading the report here