July 11, 2015

Track Focus – 2015 JConcepts Indoor Summer Nats

Track Focus – 2015 JConcepts Indoor Summer Nats

The 2015 JConcepts Summer Indoor Nationals series has once again made its way to the world famous Outback Raceway with racers dialling their cars during the Friday controlled practice session here in Chico, California. With entries reaching the 260 range, the battle for Summer Indoor National Championship will be a battle to remember. With this race weekend coinciding with E-Buggy Nats in Pennsylvania, a few of the sports’ superstars are unfortunately not in attendance, however this opens the doors for a new champion hungry to make a name for themselves. Making the trip are some of AE’s top young guns like round 2 race winner Michael Schoettler, Tommy Hinz, Spencer Rivkin, Nathan Bernal, and Eric Albano. Also making their way from the Pacific Northwest is Kyosho/JConcepts’ Tanner Day and Ryan Matesa. With “local” power also in full force, the 2015 Chico Summer Nationals is destined to be a special race in the JConcepts calendar.

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July 10, 2015

Boots is Top Qualifier at 35th Euros

Boots is Top Qualifier at 35th Euros

Elliott Boots is Top Qualifier at the 35th running of the 1:8 Offroad European Championships in Italy. The former World Championship Top Qualifier secured his first Euros TQ when he posted the second fastest time in the final qualifier ahead of defending champion David Ronnefalk – the only driver who could deny him the honour. With different drivers taking the opening four qualifiers, Robert Batlle would be the only driver to top the times twice when he set the fastest 5-minute time around the Ongaroring in the fifth & final qualifier. That result would promote the former champion to second in the final ranking ahead of Ronnefalk with young Davide Ongaro best of the many local talents, ending up fourth. With all 12 drivers for the 45-minute final having to progress from the Semis, the Top 16 direct Semi qualifiers includes the last 5 champions who have reigned over the class for the past 9-years setting the stage for some tough racing in Sacile tomorrow.

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July 10, 2015

Zanchettin TQ’s penultimate Euros qualifier

Zanchettin TQ’s penultimate Euros qualifier

Alex Zanchettin has TQ’d the fourth & penultimate round of qualifying at the 1:8 Offroad European Championships in Sacile.  On an increasingly difficult Ongaroring track, conditions catching out both David Ronnefalk and Robert Batlle, the Team Losi Racing driver set the pace from Kyosho’s Elliott Boots. Behind them, qualifying having so far produced a different driver at the top of the time sheets each round, Serpent’s Joern Neumann would enjoy his best qualifier to complete the Top 3.

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July 9, 2015

Batlle tops Q3, Boots holds overnight TQ

Batlle tops Q3, Boots holds overnight TQ

The first day of qualifying at the 1:8 Offroad European Championships produced TQ runs from three different drivers with Robert Batlle the latest driver to top the time sheets around the Ongaroring.  Running the fastest 5-minute time of the day, the Mugen driver topped Q3 from Elliott Boots and defending champion David Ronnefalk both having topped the earlier rounds.  Fastest in the opening qualifier it is Boots who leaves the track holding the provisional overnight TQ with the remaining two rounds of qualifying scheduled for tomorrow.

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July 9, 2015

Ronnefalk sets pace in Q2

Ronnefalk sets pace in Q2

Despite getting spun around by a backmarker, David Ronnefalk set the pace in the second round of qualifying at the European Championships in Italy.  Such was the defending champions pace, even with losing 3-seconds as a consequence of the contact the HB driver still topped the round by over a second from newly crowned Euro B Champion Riccardo Berton.  After struggling in Q1,  a better set-up would help Xray’s Martin Bayer to complete the Top 3 just ahead of Davide Ongaro.  Having topped the opening qualifier, late mistakes while on a potential TQ run would leave Elliott Boots sixth fastest just behind Robert Batlle who also made mistakes.

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July 9, 2015

Boots takes opening qualifier in Italy

Boots takes opening qualifier in Italy

Elliott Boots has taken the opening round of qualifying at the 1:8 Offroad European Championships in Italy.  Winner of the Warm-up Race, the Kyosho driver topped the first of the five scheduled 5-minute qualifiers by 1-second from the TLR of Marco Baruffolo.  Just 2/10ths further back defending champion David Ronnefalk would completed the Top 3 despite two driver errors. Having topped yesterday’s seeding practice, traffic issues would leave Robert Batlle sixth fastest.

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July 9, 2015

Manual Wagner wins at LRP-HPI-Challenge Rd19

Manual Wagner wins at LRP-HPI-Challenge Rd19

Round 19 of the LRP-HPI-Challenge was held at the famous Andernach track in Germany with around 50 drivers in attendance. In the fastest class of 10.5T Stock Manuel Wagner took the overall TQ after winning two of the three qualifiers. In the final Manuel had some close fights with Thorsten Zorn and in the opening A-main Manuel took profit of problems Thorsten ran into while in the second main it was Manuel who struggled a bit due to the hot weather conditions, but with some careful driving he was able to take the win and with it the overall victory. Come A3 and with some setup changes Manual Wagner again took the win to make a clean sweep. Behind him Thorsten Zorn finished in 2nd while Thomas Isbert rounded out the podium in 3rd.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

July 9, 2015

Chan Chau Man wins at Bangkok Int’l R/C Car Champs

Chan Chau Man wins at Bangkok Int'l R/C Car Champs

The recent Bangkok International R/C Car Championships were highly affected by the weather and they had to be called off after the opening round of qualifiers. With the final results based on the Q1 result Chan Chau Man took the win in the Touring Car Modified class from Ray Poon in 2nd.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

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