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 – 2014 EOS, 2013 & 2014 ETS Season Finale

The Hudy Racing Arena plays host to its second Euro Offroad Series race, the impressive multiple track venue having being chosen as the location for the season finale of the fourth running of the 1:10 Electric Offroad championship. Part of the World renowned 25,000 square metre facility that also houses the factory of both Xray and Hudy, this year the Arena has invested in all new carpet for the construction of the European style artificial surface offroad track.

Built in an area 34 metre long by 28 over the Arena’s indoor onroad asphalt track, the new carpet came about following Round 3 of the championship.  Held at the Wels Hobby Show in Austria,  Austria, carpet tiles provided by the show organisers would prove very durable leading series organiser Uwe Rheinard to make enquiries about the grade of the carpet.  Sourcing it to an Italian manufacturer, the EOS passed on the information to the Arena who had the carpet – which rather than coming in rolls is supplied in large tiles – ordered specifically for the EOS season finale.  A darker colour to that used in Wels, a less obvious difference in the new carpet is the weave.  Using a looped weave, the wear is almost minimal with all drivers praising how it feels saying it has the best of both worlds – good grip and low tyre wear.  Already working on plans for Season #5 of the EOS, Rheinard said the championship is looking to invest getting its own stock of the carpet which it will transport to all races to ensure consistency and that racers tyre usage is greatly reduced by the low wear.

Newly crowned 2WD Champion Lee Martin said the ‘new surface is really good’.  The Yokomo driver continued, ‘its very durable, it doesn’t tear, looks really nice and has low tyre wear’.  Chasing the 4WD title this weekend, when asked about the layout Martin said, ‘they have done a great job of making it look good and to drive its pretty good but it lacks landing jumps’.  The driver he is battling for the title with, reigning 3-time 4WD Champion Joern Neumann also gave the new carpet a thumbs up saying ‘it’s very good’ also highlighting the good traction and low tyre wear.  On the layout he said it was ‘pretty good’ but added ‘personally I dont like angled jumps’.