March 5, 2023

Izsay crowned Stock Champion

Adam Izsay took the win for the biggest class of the MIBO International Race securing the Stock Touring Car title in Hrotovice from Xray team-mate Oliver Havranek and Enrico Jung.  Securing the overall TQ when he took his Xray to the top of the times in 2 of the five qualifiers, the 20-year-old Hungarian would win A1 from the Yokomo of this weekend’s track designer Jung.  After that Izsay would have his work cut out for him. In A2 Šimon Horak would go to the front and take the win and then Havranek would get by to win A3. Luckily second on both occasions was enough to seal the deal.  In FWD Jung would get the win beating Top Qualifier to the title while in Formula Gergö Valent had the perfect weekend securing the TQ and win A1 & 2 to secure an early title.

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March 5, 2023

Chassis Focus – Dionys Stadler (IRIS)

Chassis – IRIS ONE
Motor – Ruddog
ESC – Ruddog RXS
Battery – Ruddog 150c/75c
Tires (handout) – Rush
Radio/Servos – Sanwa/MKS
Body –Xtreme Speciale

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March 5, 2023

Volker takes TQ from Brunet at MIBO International

Ronald Volker is the Top Qualifier for the inaugural MIBO International Race.  The Mugen driver claimed pole position in the Czech Republic when he posted the fastest TQ run of the weekend in the fifth & final qualifier this morning (Sunday).  His second TQ run equalling the tally of Xray’s Antoine Brunet, it was the only 25-lap run of the weekend that gave the German the tie break over his French rival here in Hrotovice.  Summing up the deciding run, Volker said, ‘there was some pressure going on as I needed to TQ that one.  In the beginning Eric (Dankel) was all over, he had great pace.  I managed to keep it a clean run and as I hoped the track was slightly quicker than yesterday’.  Looking to the triple finals, the former World Champion said, ‘this is a very very tough track because of the boards so it is important to have as easy a car as I can.  As always on carpet it is not too easy to pass so once I have a car I can hold my line I should be good. Obviously I am hoping to not find myself in the position of having to defend’.

Commenting on his final qualifying attempt having held the overnight provisional TQ, Brunet said, ‘It was so, so, the car changed a lot and I struggled with my driving.  The car was too aggressive for me’.  Putting in an impressive performance yesterday, the 25-year-old’s struggled start to Day 3 of the event was also compound by some traffic issues despite the two drivers involved getting plenty of warning from onroad track announcer and former racer Zdenko Kunak.  Asked given his car been aggressive in Q5’s morning conditions if he would change it for the opening A-Main he said he would leave it unchanged as he expects the track to change again and his focus will be on his driving and trying to overtake Volker.

After the high of last night’s penultimate qualifier, which he topped, Oliver Havranek described Q5 as ‘terrible’.  He continued, ‘I didn’t change my set-up but the car felt strange at the beginning which led to me making some mistakes.  I destroyed the car’.  Asked what he can do starting from 3rd on the grid, the Slovak driver replied, ‘It depends if Antoine goes after Ronald and attacks.  We will see what happens’.  Behind Havranek, Dankel starts fourth ahead of Christopher Krapp and Dionys Stadler.

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