Track Focus – Hudy Racing Arena
Name – Hudy Racing Arena
Country – Slovakia
Location – Trencin (120km NE from capital city of Bratislava)
Host – Hudy/Xray
Surface – Asphalt
Direction – Anti-clockwise
No. of ETS Races hosted – 3
Previous Winners –Bruno Coelho (2015), Marc Rheinard (2014), Ronald Volker (2013)
For the fourth year in succession the Hudy Racing Arena in Slovakia plays host to the season finale of the Yokomo Euro Touring Series. Widely regarded as the world’s greatest RC facility, the Xray/Hudy owned track first opened its doors to international racing when it welcomed the ETS in 2013 with Ronald Volker taking the win to cap off the successful defence of his inaugural ETS Modified title. Located in the city of Trencin, most drivers flying to Vienna airport in Austria and making the 2-hour drive, the track was built in 2006 on the grounds of a former soccer stadium. The impressive 25,000 square metre facility also includes the factory of both Xray, Europe’s only true r/c car manufacturer, and tool & accessory manufacturer Hudy but it is the Arena which commands most of the facility. In addition to the facility, the Hudy’s have ensured services at the track are also top quality with an excellent local restaurant brought in for the weekend as well as a local barista to ensure great coffee for the over 300 racers who have travelled the world for the now traditional end of season event & celebrations, a party at the track on Saturday night always popular.
While the 320 metre outdoor asphalt track with its 75 metre long straight that covers a depth of 28 metres hasn’t changed in 12-months the view from the driver’s stand has. Set to add a fourth track, two indoor tracks already in place, a new structure has literally popped up across from the main straight. Completing the full set of track options, the building which is the same size as the existing indoor arena area will house two covered dirt offroad tracks. A covered as opposed to an indoor track, the new structure will have open sides in which completely separate 1:8 and 1:10 dirt tracks will be built. The current plan is to have the building completed before winter but the intention is the track will only be used during the late Spring to early Autumn months.
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