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September 3, 2014

French Electric Touring Car Cup – Report

Last weekend the French Cup for electric touring cars took place at the Bourg-en-Bresse’s track near Lyon with almost 70 drivers in attendance. In the Modified class, Mathieu Brière looked like he could secure the pole position for the finals but Loic Jasmin was able to grab the TQ ultimately. Mathieu Brière would start from 2nd on the grid while Alexandre Laurent completed the top 3 after the qualifiers. Loic then went on to win the first and second A-final for an early overall win. Cyril N’Diaye came in 2nd and Alexandre Laurent rounded out the podium.

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September 3, 2014

Jens Roland wins final round of Danish 1/8th nats

Capricorn driver Jens Ronald has won the final round of the Danish 1/8th on-road championships. Rainy conditions made things not easy for the pilots but Jens kept his cool and steered his Reds-powered C801 to the win that also secured him the 2nd place overall in the championship.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

September 2, 2014

Tyler Jones doubles at End of Summer Shootout

The End of Summer Shootout cash race hosted by I69 Raceway in Noblesville, IN was held this past Labor Day weekend. Even with the heavy threat of rain there was some tough competition on hand ready to race. Only a light shower hit during the event that the track soaked right up. In the 1/8th E-Buggy class TLR/JConcepts’ Tyler Jones would take the lead on the second lap and checked out for the win in the ten minute main. Next came the Nitro Pro Buggy main and Tyler’s TLR buggy would grab the lead on the first lap of the twenty minute main and would check out again for the win.

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September 2, 2014

Luke Holdsworth retains BRCA Under 13 Junior titles

Luke Holdsworth wins BRCA Under 13 Junior title

Luke Holdsworth followed up his recent NW regional success by retaining both his National Junior titles at the BRCA championship finals meeting at Boughton Raceway last weekend. On Saturday Luke drove his 2WD B5M to win in fine style and on Sunday driving his 4WD B44.2, Luke stormed to an early TQ with his first two qualifying heats, and took the championship win in the finals.

Source: CML Distribution [cmldistribution.co.uk]

September 2, 2014

Jack Neal wins Under 16 BRCA Junior title

Schumacher driver Jack Neal took a convincing victory at the Under 16 BRCA British Junior championships at Boughton Raceway over the weekend. Jack used his Schumacher Cougar KF to win the 2WD class and CAT K1 Aero in 4WD to take the wins at the annual meeting.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

September 2, 2014

Nicholas Zachariades wins 2nd Night Race

The 2nd Night Race took place at the AG Metal off-road track in Limassol, Cyprus. Nicholas Zachariades took the win on the bumpy high traction track for the second time in a row while Andreas Thrasyvoulou and Marios Christodoulou came in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

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September 2, 2014

Carlos Duraes wins in Portugal

Serpent driver Carlos Duraes took the win at a Portuguese regional race held last weekend at the Modelis track in Ortigosa. Carlos won the 35 minute final with his RB-powered ride one lap ahead of Ricardo Monteiro (TLR/RB), while Goncalo Melo (TLR/RB) completed the top 3 result another 3 laps down. Pedro Rodrigues and Miguel Matias ended the race in 4th and 5th position respectively.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

September 2, 2014

Codazzi & Bassi win at AS Hobby Racing GP

The AS Hobby Racing Grand Prix took place in Brescia this past weekend. In the 1/8th Expert class it was Claudio Codazzi (Xray/Max Power) who scored not only the fastest lap times but he also won the race ahead of Massimo Fantini (Serpent/Max Power) and Davide Masari (Mugen/Reds). In the second 1/8th class Mattia Bassi (Serpent/Max Power Chef Engines) came out successful in front of Germano Menghini (Serpent/Reds) and Marco Bianchi (Mugen/Max Power Chief Engines).

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