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September 15, 2018

Haatanen denies Orlowski in A2

Joona Haatanen prevented reigning EOS Champion Michal Orlowski from taking an early overall 2WD victory at the Nurburgring, the Team Associated driver winning A2 to put himself in contention for his first ever EOS career win. A much cleaner opening lap than A1, Lee Martin took early control of the race holding a decent lead over the pursuing Orlowski and Haatanen but it all came undone on the 6th lap. In the middle section, the Yokomo driver landed in the centre of the corner with his car needing to be marshalled being stranded inside the corner. This let Orlowski take the lead but he only stayed there for two laps. Casing a jump he went wide and young charger Haatanen didn’t need an invitation to get down his inside. Unlike A1, in which he made a number of mistakes, this time the Finn drove the perfect race and after a last lap error from Orlowski could cruise to the finish nearly 4-seconds clear. Luckily for Orlowski, Martin just missed the extra lap at the loop and so his crash didn’t cost him the third place. Behind Lee, Neil Cragg took fourth ahead of Daniel Kobbevik and Jörn Neumann.

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September 15, 2018

Orlowski wins A1 from Martin

Michal Orlowski has won the first A-Main of the new season of the Euro Offroad Series, the Schumacher driver getting by Top Qualifier Lee Martin on the opening lap and surviving a few mistakes of his own to stay ahead of the Yokomo driver to the finish. The tight technical track would catch out all the Top 3 starters on the first lap. The first mistake came from Orlowski followed shortly by Martin allowing 3rd place starter Joona Haatanen to go to the front but only briefly as the Team Associated driver rolled at the very next corner allowing Orlowski emerge as the leader. Pulling clear as Martin saw off the attention of Haatanen, a mistake closed the gap and Orlowski now had Martin back on his case but the reigning champion remained composed and held on to take the win by 1/10th of a second with Haatanen a further 2.3-seconds back.

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September 15, 2018

4th Annual JConcepts Turf Nationals – Report

The 4th Annual JConcepts Turf Nationals race was held at RC Madness in Enfield, Connecticut. There is no doubt that astroturf and carpet tracks are getting more popular throughout the United States. Once considered strange and not ‘real’ off-road racing, is now a thought of the past and considered truly a viable option to an alternative racing surface. As a racer, there are lovely benefits to racing on carpet mainly due to the simplicity of mounting your tires and getting on the track. There is no sanding or grinding of tyres, no heaving saucing or “burning the tyres in” for added grip. For track owners, the maintenance and track changes are by far easier to manage and RC Madness is considered one of the best “artificial” tracks in the US. is home of one of the best races on alternative surfaces in the US.

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September 15, 2018

Xray XB2C 2019 2WD buggy kit

Following a first teaser back in August, Xray have officially revealed their new XB2C 2019 2WD buggy kit aimed at high-grip astro and carpet racing. The buggy builds on the popular 2018 kit and features a host of new parts such as the multifunctional rear uprights that help to generate more traction and increase overall stability. Also new are all-new rear driveshafts that are longer and feature 2.5mm cross pins for smoother operation while the wheel axles sport safety collars and Xray’s unique multi-position driveshafts to easily adjust the overall driveshaft length which helps to adjust the car’s behaviour. Next up are new longer camber links in order to make maximum use of the roll centre settings accessible through the new rear hubs.

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September 14, 2018

Martin to start new EOS Season from TQ

Lee Martin will start the new season of the Euro Offroad Series from the TQ, the Yokomo driver just doing enough in the final qualifier to deny reigning champion Michal Orlowski pole position on the tie break. With Orlowski having two TQ runs to his name and his Q3 time the fastest of the day, Martin needed not only to TQ the fourth & final round but also better his rival’s time. With Orlowski traction rolling on his opening lap, Martin only had to worry about his time. Setting off with a strong pace, a mistake with just over a minute to go looked to have ended his chances but pushing on his final lap, almost matching his fastest lap, it was enough to give him the fastest TQ by a 1/10th of a second. Behind Martin, Joona Haatanen ended with his first 19-lap run, a result that secures the Team Associated driver third on tomorrow’s A-Main grid behind Orlowski and ahead of team-mate Neil Cragg.

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September 14, 2018

Martin takes Q2 ahead of Orlowski

Lee Martin has topped the second round of qualifying at the Euro Offroad Series season opener at the Nurburgring. After a close 2nd behind Michal Orlowski in Q1, the Yokomo driver got the better of the reigning champion the second time round becoming the first driver to do 19-laps of the short tight track. Behind, Vice-Champion Neil Cragg improved on his opening attempt to set the third fastest time in front of the Xray’s of Daniel Kobbevik and Bruno Coelho with Jörn Neumann completing the Top 6.

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September 14, 2018

Orlowski takes opening EOS qualifier at Nurburgring

With the Euro Offroad Series back at the legendary full size Nurburgring venue as part of the Blancpain GT Series weekend, Season #8 of the Euro Offroad Series is underway with the opening round of qualifying in Germany going to defending champion Michal Orlowski. The Schumacher driver topped the 2WD times from Yokomo’s Lee Martin despite a messy final minute of qualifying from the Pole who suffered 3-mistakes around the short and tight 16-second lap times track. Managing to almost equal his fastest lap of the 5-minutes on his final lap Orlowski would just pip Martin for the TQ by 0.156 of a second. Behind, Martin Bayer would complete the Top 3 for Xray with team-mate Bruno Coelho breaking a link on his car in the stages of the qualifying while on target for a Top 3 run. Joern Neumann opened the weekend with a P4 run ahead of Team Associated’s Joona Hataanen and former Nurburgring Top Qualifier Neil Cragg.

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September 14, 2018

JConcepts Octagons for Short Course

Further expanding their Octagon tire line up, JConcepts have introduced the popular semi-slick for Short Course. Available in gold, green and black compound, the carcass is new, slightly lower and rounder profile than JConcepts slick tires of the past and incorporates heavy X-pattern style inner ribbing for increased support. The continuous thickness carcass is lightweight and utilises the industry standard 3.0” x 2.2” mounting bead mounting bead. Like the name suggests, the embossed tread which is Octagon shaped is repeated and overlapped to form a subculture of grippy surface edges for dry or abrasive surfaces.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]