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June 17, 2015

International 40+ EP Buggy Race – Announcement

The Motorsport Club of Vaasa in Finland will hold the International Electric Buggy Race for 40+ drivers on their IFMAR World Championship proven track in Vaasa. The 1/10th 2WD and 4WD event will take place from the 21st to 23rd of August and it is recognised as international event by the EFRA. The race will see some one-of-a-kind specialities such as overnight car impound, closed pits from 7 pm on as well as tyre gluing services to help with social aspects of a race meeting and avoiding drivers from wrenching on their cars all night long. As a compensation the organisers will offer special programs every night. More information and sign-up can be found on the official website here.

June 17, 2015

Loran Whiting TQs & wins at US Midwest Series Rd2

The second round of the US Midwest Series was held in Portage, Indiana with 64 entries spread out among 1/8th GT, Pan Car, 1/8th 4WD, 1/10th Modified Electric Sedan, and 1/10th Nitro Sedan. In 1/10th Nitro Sedan it was Loran Whiting who was able to TQ and win the A-main. Loran also TQ’d and won round 1 back in May and with her second win in the series she is leading the point standings for 1/10 scale.

Source: Novarossi [novarossi.it]

June 17, 2015

Carlos Pineda wins at Catalonia Championship Rd3

The third round of the Catalonia Electric Off-road Championship was held at the Costa Brava club in Spain. In the 4WD Buggy class Carlos Pineda took the TQ and win with Max Ricca and Juanma Lerma coming in 2nd and 3rd respectively. Carlos also came out successful in the 2WD class to round out a perfect weekend.

Source: Team Associated [teamassociated.com]

June 16, 2015

South-African ORE Nationals Rd3 – Report

The third round of the 2015 South-African ORE national championship were held at the Krugersdorp Model Racers track, home of the 2002 World Championships. Free practise started on Thursday with a little bit of early Winter rain and the technical but fast track challenged all driving skills. The current Touring Modified championship leader Jason Hillcoat continued his good form by taking the TQ and win. Jason did not have it all his way after a 6th place in the first of the triple mains due to a technical failure. He was also challenged by the young and fast Alex Ribeiro and Antonio Caroli. The win for Jason Hillcoat also hands him the Modified National Championship title this year, making it three in a row.

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June 16, 2015

Joseph Quagraine doubles at Finnish 1/8th Nats Rd1

The first round of the Finnish 1/8th Off-road Nationals was held at the Jyrkkälä track in Turku in the two categories of nitro and electric. Before the start of the 45 minute Nitro Buggy main final Joseph Quagraine broke his buggy’s engine due to radio problems and a servo that jammed at full throttle. Having called for a 10 minute delay to fix the problem Joseph and his mechanics rushed into the pits, changed the radio tray and engine, made it back on time, tuned the engine and started the race from the last position. With 7 minutes to go Joseph grabbed the lead and he kept it until the end of the race, handing him the win.

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June 16, 2015

French 1/8th Nitro On-road Nationals Rd3 – Report

Round 3 of the French 1/8th Nitro On-road Nationals was held this past weekend in Neuville le Poitou with 66 drivers in attendance on a short track with high tyre wear. The weather wasn’t pleasant with rain on all three days. The Elite class qualifying started on a dry track, allowing three rounds to be run. Stephane Bouche set the early pace in front of Anthony Abisset by 0.35 seconds but with a cooler track in round three this would be the rocket round for everyone and at the end it was Adrien Bertin who took the TQ by 0.07 seconds over Anthony Abisset. Stephane Bouche wasn’t able to improve but remained 3rd. The National class drivers were only able to complete two rounds of qualifying until the rain kicked in and it was local driver Faisal Affejee who took the TQ some 4 seconds ahead of Micheal Fouin who in turn was 9 seconds clear of championship leader Nicola Miramont.

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June 16, 2015

French 1/10th Buggy Nationals Rd4 – Report

The fourth round of the French 1/10th Electric Off-road Nationals was held on the astroturf track of Gonfreville l’Orcher next to Le Havre. The finals of the 2WD class were dominated by the three way battle of Ludovic Valtier, Nicolas Risser and Mathieu Briere with the better end for Nicolas Risser (Team C) who grabbed the win from Ludovic Valtier (Team Associated/Red Workshop) and Mathieu Briere (Xray).

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June 16, 2015

Danny Buck takes WCICS Touring Car Modified title

Xray driver Danny Buck has won the Touring Car Modified title in this year’s Western Canadian Indoor Championship Series. With representation across all the provinces, Alberta’s Awesomatix-sponsored Wayne Mah took 2nd in front of fellow Awesomatix driver Blake Bell from British Columbia in 3rd.

Source: WCICS [wcics.ca]