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September 10, 2014

Belgian SCT Cup Rd6 – Report

Round 6 of the Belgian SCT Cup took place at the famous MBV Kampenhout track. Being used to organise national and international events the club provided a perfect organisation and an awesome astroturf track. As usual the day started on a wet and slippery track but in time for the first qualifier the track had dried, offering tons of grip. In the Pro2 class, Nicolas Evens (TLR) swept all four qualifiers, being the only driver to make 12 lap runs in each round. The following three drivers on the grid all scored a 2nd and 3rd place as best results but the fastest time handed Julian André (TLR) the runner-up spot on the grid, ahead of Laurent Halluin (Team Associated) and Philippe Hautecoeur (Team Associated). Pascal Bouffioux (Team Associated) completed the top 5 in the 2WD class.

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September 10, 2014

Martini & Puelo win at LRP Challenge Italy

The penultimate round of the Italian LRP Challenge was held at the Parona track last weekend. The one day event saw the running of a Touring Car Modified, 13.5T blinky and 17.5T blinky class and attracted several Italian top drivers. In the Modified class it was Francesco Martini (Xray) who took the win from Marco Gennari (Xray) in 2nd and Andrea Efficace (Yokomo) in 3rd place. The 13.5T class had Marco Puelo (Xray) walking away with the day’s win ahead of Davide Rabitti (Awesomatix) and Umberto Pernice (Xray).

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September 10, 2014

Ryan Cavalieri takes E-buggy class at SNE

The eleventh annual Sidewinder Nitro Explosion was held at Heritage RC Park in Chula Vista, CA. Team Associated driver, Ryan Cavalieri, had an exceptional weekend with a TQ and win in the E-buggy class outperforming Lucas Sanford (Kyosho) in 2nd and Chad Panek (Tekno RC) in 3rd spot.

Image: Jimmy Babcock

September 10, 2014

Daniele Ielasi wins Italian 1/8th on-road Nationals

Daniele Ielasi wins Italian 1/8th on-road championship

Last weekend saw the running of the 3rd round of the Italian nitro on-road championships at the Milazzo track in Sicily. Daniele Ielasi swiftly showed that he was the man to beat during the weekend by setting fast times from the first practice on. After taking the TQ in the Expert class Daniele then went on the win the race in front of Mirko Salemi and Marco Vanni, handing the former World Champion the national title. In the F1 category Gennaro D’Alterio, starting from 2nd on the grid, took the win 3 laps ahead of Gianluca Querze and Nicolas Delia.

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September 10, 2014

Martini & Puelo win at Italian WRC Contest

The Italian Bientina track played host for the recent WRC Contest with many drivers using the event to prepare for the upcoming round of the Italian championships held at this track in mid-September. In the Touring Car Modified class Francesco Martini took the TQ in the first round and used the remaining qualifiers to test various settings. In the Stock class the race was on between Marco Puelo, Tiziano Borgogni, Roberto Fabiano and Andrea Valerio. At the end Marco Puelo was able to take the TQ for the finals.

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September 10, 2014

Chad Due takes 2WD at Futaba Electric Challenge

This weekend was the Futaba Electric Challenge hosted by Leisure Hours Raceway in Joliet, Illinois. This very unique event which competes on both indoor and outdoor surfaces across two days of racing to crown an overall champion. The first day of competition started on Leisure Hours’ flowing, high-grip indoor track. In 2WD, Chad Due was able to TQ two of the three rounds of qualifying to start first on the grid in the main, followed by Ryan Lutz (Team Durango) and fellow Team Associated teammate Corey Liebherr. In the main, the first few laps were very clean and then a mistake by Ryan and Corey gave room for Mason Perillo (Team Associated). At the end Chad was able to cruise to the finish with Mason taking 2nd and Ryan 3rd.

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September 10, 2014

Zsolt Bajusz wins at Xray Challenge Hungary

During the recent Xray Challenge Hungary, held at the world-famous Hungaroring track, the 1/10 200mm EFRA nitro class was dominated by Zsolt Bajusz. Behind Zsolt there was a nice fight between Hungarian championship leader, Laszlo Kiss-Orban and last year’s nitro Stock class champion, Balazs Bihari. At the end Balazs grabbed the runner-up spot from Laszlo who rounded out the podium.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

September 10, 2014

Ryan Maifield doubles at Sidewinder Nitro Explosion

The 2014 Sidewinder Nitro Explosion was held at the Heritage R/C Park in Chula Vista, CA. The annual event promoted and directed by Jimmy Babcock continually brings out the best drivers from Southern California. Qualifying started with the awaited Ryan and Ryan show with TLR’s Ryan Maifield taking round 1 of the 1/8th Pro buggy class with Ryan Cavalieri piloting the new AE prototype to 2nd in the round. Truggy qualifying in round 1 also went the way of Maifield taking the 0 qual point for the round and holding an early edge in both competitive classes. The detailed track built by Don Vinkemulder had that distinctive California flow incorporating rollers, floating jump sections and elevation changes. With a slightly watered surface, tire wear was nonexistent during qualifying with only dry sections really forming toward the end of un-watered races.

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