Track Focus – Hudy Racing Arena

Name – Hudy Racing Arena
Club – Private Track
Country – Slovakia
Location – Trencin (120 km North East of Bratislava)
Direction – Clockwise
Surface – Carpet tiles
Previous key events hosted – 4 X EOS rounds, 5 X ETS rounds

The Euro Offroad Series reaches the half stage this weekend with the Hudy Arena in Slovakia hosting the 1:10 Offroad Championship for a 5th time with the majority of drivers now familiar with the world class facility and the local city of Trencin in which it is located.  In terms of the facility little has changed from the EOS drivers’ perspective however outside located between the Hudy Arena and the Xray factory the new indoor dirt track is looking even closer to completion, many drivers excited about the prospect of having a new indoor dirt venue to race on, such luxuries a rarity in Europe compared to them being standard practice in the US.

In terms of the track, the layout as normal utilises a 34 metre long by 28 metre deep area.  Taking the 2WD win here last year Michal Orlowski described this year’s layout as ‘casual’.  He added, ‘it doesn’t look difficult but the angled jumps can catch you out.  The other main thing of the track is the table top because the timing is tricky for getting the down jump right, otherwise it’s just a standard track’.

Having secured his first EOS race victory at the previous round in Daun, Germany, Neil Cragg was also not overly impressed with this year’s layout.  He said, ‘last year’s layout was so crazy, this year it’s a bit mundane.  If you look at the times everyone is the same speed’.  He continued, ‘It’s a nice flowing track but for lack of a better word it’s a bit simple’.  Asked if any elements stood out as challenging he replied, ‘the jump section at the end of the straight is a bit shitty.  It feels like they just chucked it in there.  It doesn’t really have a rhythm to it’.

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