Tamiya Festival 2011 Dates Announced

The search for Europe’s leading Tamiya RC racers has begun with the announcement that the UK will host a Tamiya Festival of RC racing during the summer. The Festival will be a series qualifying rounds held at Moto Arena at Silverstone, Northamptonshire, with the winners going on to represent the UK at a final in Basel, Switzerland on 15-18 September.
Moto Arena will host the Festival rounds on 24 July and 14 August culminating in the UK Finals on 4 September. Racers will compete in Stock category using the Tamiya TT-01E chassis and Mini using M-03 and M-05 chassis’. Winners of both categories will win entry to the European Final plus flights and accommodation.
Colin Theobald of The Hobby Company expressed his delight at the announcement. “It’s great to have European racing back for this year. The Tamiya Festival will be run in the true spirit of previous Eurocups based on fun out of the box racing, where everybody has an equal chance of progressing to the final to compete against over twenty one other countries in Basel in September.”
Grant Collins, Marketing Director of Moto Arena shared this enthusiasm. “We are pleased and proud to host the Tamiya Festival. As one of the largest RC facilities in Europe, we are sure we will put on a great championship for Tamiya racers with some of the best facilities and indoor track available.”
Entry to the Tamiya Festival be made by contacting Moto Arena on 01327 855549 or visiting their website here.

Source: The Hobby Company