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September 2, 2013

Michal Orlowski doubles at Open Polish buggy champs

Following Saturday’s TC Championship the Open Polish 1/10th electric Buggy Championship was held at the Polish Automobile Club race track in Warsaw, Poland. Following beautiful weather on Saturday overnight rain completely flooded the clay track forcing the organisers to cancel the morning’s practice session but the race ultimately started around lunch break time. This left enough time for a round of controlled practice and three qualifying heats. The final race result was then taken from the qualifying standings.

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September 1, 2013

Atsushi Hara takes FEMCA ISTC title

Atsushu Hara takes FEMCA ISTC title

Following the 1/8th Offroad FEMCA Championships in Fengtai, China, attention turned to the ISTC portion of the championships which is held on the outdoor asphalt track on the opposite side of the softball stadium to the buggy track. In the modified class attention was on Atsushi Hara, who was driving a Tamiya, to see if he could pull off the double having taken the buggy title a few days previously. Following free practice there was 5 rounds of qualifying in which Hara stamped his authority on the event buy taken the TQ spot for the triple mains in front of Wang Hai Feng driving a TOP in 2nd and Chan Chau Man in 3rd for Xray. In the finals it was Hara who took the win in A1 but a problem in A2 meant he didn’t finish and so Chau Man took the win ahead of Feng and Samuel Chiu in 3rd. Hara would win again in A3 to secure the overall while Chau Man would take 2nd overall with Feng rounding out the podium in 3rd. In the Stock class it was victory for Chan Kalok, with the top 3 after qualifying not changing order meaning Bilguunbaater Erdenbaater was 2nd and Lai Bin 3rd.

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September 1, 2013

Orlowski & Zambrzycki win Polish TC Nationals

This past Saturday saw the Polish Open 1:10 electric TC Championships run by the Polish Model Car Federation and hosted by ATA Racing Team at the well-known Polish Automobile Club race track in Warsaw, Poland. This time the weather was beautiful, sunny but not so hot and dry and the conditions at the sugared asphalt track were perfect. It was one day event, one controlled practice heat, then 4 round of qualifying and 3 finals. The TC Modified class was dominated young Team Durango driver Michal Orlowski. The new TC Junior European Champion did a perfect job at his home track in Warsaw / Poland winning all 4 qualifying heats and 3 final runs as well. In addition Michal established new track record driving the latest Team Durango DETC410 prototype car powered by SpeedPassion electrics. Second spot went to Piotr Okonski, Michal’s former Tamiya team mate, driving his Tamiya / Raceberry conversion TRF417x car with third spot going to Team Yokomo Poland driver Bartosz Pochopien.

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August 30, 2013

Dutch electric on-road nationals Rd5 – Report

The fast-flowing track of the MAC De Baanbrekers club in Rucphen was the venue to host the fifth round of the Dutch touring car stock nationals. Gaining enough points would mean the championship could be decided early in John Bruins’ favour with round 6 still to come late September. On Saturday most participants made the journey down South to get some practice before the event on Sunday, however the day would prove to be a complete wash out with only a few drivers been brave enough to go out in the rain. With the weather forecast for Sunday being overcast arriving at a dry track in the morning was a big relief to many drivers and the action got under way soon.

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August 29, 2013

FEMCA 1/10th EP off-road champs – Announcement

After the recent FEMCA 1/8th off-road and electric touring car championships the next important evened of the Far East Model Car Associated is around the corner. The 2013 1/10th electric off-road championships will take place from the 25th to 27th of October in Taichung City, Taiwan. The race will see 2WD and 4WD Buggy races as well as a 4WD Short Course class and the event is run on a purpose built track. Find more information and all entry details on the official event site by clicking here.

August 29, 2013

Magnus Björndal wins Northern Swedish Cup Rd5

After several weeks of preparation and many late nights Skellefteå-MS was ready to host the fifth round of the Northern Swedish Cup for 1/8th off-road buggies. In the the 45 minute A final that also saw two junior drivers competing, Victor Öhrvall and Emil Edlund, Patrik Bodén looked like a potential winner, but after several problems he had to retire. Magnus Björndal showed no mercy and took home the win with no problems in front of Bjorn Engman and Ulf Stenvall. The best Junior, Victor Öhrvall who finished in sixth place was followed closely by the next junior, Emil Edlund.

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August 29, 2013

Sandy Iavazzo wins SA electric on-road state title

The 2013 1/10 SA EP Onroad State Titles were held at Hobby Habit’s challenging indoor asphalt circuit in Adelaide, South Australia. Reedy factory driver Sandy Iavazzo stormed to the top qualifying position in the Modified TC class after six intense rounds of qualifying. Sandy cruised to the victory in A1 and set the stage for wrapping up the title with a win in A2. Ryan Maker had a different idea and took the win, with Sandy crossing the line in second. The championship would come down to a showdown in A3 between Iavazzo and Maker. However, A1 runner-up Jordan Cullis could upset the apple cart and steal the title with a fast winning time in A3. Ultimately, Iavazzo took the A3 win by less than a second ahead of Maker. With two wins, Sandy Iavazzo became the SA Modified TC champion.

Source: Team Associated [rc10.com]

August 29, 2013

David Kukla wins at Czech Buggy championship Rd3

The 3rd round of the Czech national buggy championship was held close to the city of Most. With the absence of Martin Bayer and Jiri Mára everyone was up to grab some valuable points. The track was well prepared with a flat surface and good grip but come the afternoon heaven opened its gates and heavy rain forced the race control to cancel the meeting. This meant the qualifiers were counted handing Xray’s David Kukla the win in front of Tomáš Kapička. Karel Hájek rounded out the podium. The top 5 is completed by Jan Zámiš and Lukáš Zeman.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]