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December 15, 2014

Tebo & Boots win at 2014 Kyosho Masters USA

The 2014 Kyosho Masters USA was held this past weekend at RC Tracks of Las Vegas, host of the 2016 IFMAR 1/8th Buggy World Championships. Held in the classes of 1/8th Nitro Buggy and 1/8th E-Buggy the event saw the attendance of World Champions like Jared Tebo, Cody King and Yuichi Kanai alongside Europe’s Elliott Boots and Jerome Aigoin and other swift Kyosho drivers. The weekend was dominated by the battle between Jared Tebo and Elliott Boots as both chased for the top positions in the Nitro and Electric classes. In E-Buggy Elliott took an early overall TQ by winning three out of four qualifiers with Jared Tebo taking the final round Sunday morning.

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December 15, 2014

Date change & confirmed surface of 1/10th Buggy WC

Following some controversial discussions about the surface of the 2015 1/10th Electric Buggy World Championship at the Yatabe Arena in Japan IFMAR now released the final decision following a vote to update IFMAR’s existing “surface” rule that previously saw dirt as the only allowed track surface. The new rule, that was accepted by three of the four IRMAR blocks, now allows for both dirt and (up to 100 percent) artificial turf tracks and it reads like this:

5.1 Surface
The track surface can be dirt, or else partially or entirely covered with artificial turf. (Commonly referred to as Astro turf) Other materials can be used in sections of the track such as table tops and jumps to assure the durability of those sections for the entire event. Such other materials must be limited to less than 20% of the total track length.
Dirt sections should be of screened top soil / clay free from rocks and debris with only a minimum amount of sand and hard packed to provide a durable consistent racing surface for the duration of the event.

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December 13, 2014

Juan Herrero wins at Mexican on-road nationals

The final round of the Mexican On-Road Championship was held in Queretaro, Mexico. The race saw 115 entries divided in electric and nitro classes. Five rounds of qualifying were held on Saturday and in the 200mm nitro class it was Juan Herrero who was able to secure the TQ at only his second race with the Mugen MTX6. The 30 minute A-Main got underway and Juan took an undefeated win, finishing 4 laps ahead of 2nd place finisher Luis Esparza (Capricorn). Ed Dominguez (Hot Bodies rounded up the top 3.

Thanks to Juan Carlos Herrero for the report.

December 12, 2014

Festival Brazil Sul Race – Report

The CAAR track hosted the Festival Brazil Sul, a year end race in Southern Brazil with entries from three different southern states and even drivers from Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro in attendance. The 52 entries divided in the four classes of GT, Classics, 1/10th 200mmm and Touring Car Super Stock and the weekend started with good and hot weather conditions and track temperatures as high as 65°C which caused some problems for the drivers as the tyres started to overheat.

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December 11, 2014

Schumacher BTCC 2015 – Announcement

Schumacher announce the full dates for the UK-based Schumacher BTCC series 2015. The six event series will be culminating in a BTCC/KO GP event at West London for the last round, reviving the KO GP style meeting that was lost over the years. More details on all the events will be available soon but the racers can expect; prizes from Schumacher’s range of products, race trophies, tracks open for practice on the Saturday if you wish, relaxed atmosphere with simple scrutinising but most importantly good fun racing. Booking in will open shortly here.

BTCC 2015 race calendar
April 26th – Cotswolds
May 31st – Mendip
July 5th – Stafford
July 26th – Halifax
August 16th – Bedworth
September 5th & 6th – West London BTCC/KO GP

December 10, 2014

Adik Haikal wins 13.5T Stock class at MNC

The 5th round of the Malaysia National Championship was held at the Titiwangsa track, a venue that will soon be torn down. Many RC enthusiasts in the region hope the state government will change their mind and preserve the track strategically located that attracts many newcomers. As for the racing, the 13.5T Stock class saw up and coming racer Adik Haikal taking the TQ and win and with it the overall championship title.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

December 10, 2014

Heim & Lüscher win at ART Cup Rd2

The 2nd round of the ART Racing Team Cup was held on the small and technical high-grip indoor track in Münsingen. The Touring Car class had Heim Marc taking the win on his home track from Andre Krebs. Marco Stettler rounded out the podium in 3rd.

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December 10, 2014

JConcepts Indoor National Series – Finals day

Sunday, December 8th, 2014 marked the final day of the JConcepts Indoor National Series with the tour making its’ final stop in Omaha, Nebraska. The INS is a 5 race series that travels the nation throughout the year elevating the indoor off-road scene wherever it goes. This evening the series crowned its’ 2014 overall champions in all the respective classes. The competition was one of the strongest seen to date attracting racers from coast to coast to meeting in the middle at the world famous Hobbyplex. Current INS Champion, TLR’s/JConcepts Ryan Maifield, was there to defend his crown from other elite drivers like current 4WD World Champion and Team Associated/JConcepts driver, Steven Hartson. Other notable heavy hitters were Team Associated/JConcepts’ Spencer Rivkin, Daimon Borkowicz, the Horne family, Cole Tollard, TLR/JConcepts Cody Hollis and Taylor Larsen, and Kyosho/Orion’s Jared Tebo. The field was stacked.

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