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July 2, 2012

Swedish National double for David Ronnefalk

Last weekend saw the Swedish Nationals for 1/10th 2wd and 4wd held at the MHF Skarpnäcks 1/8 track in Stockholm. As the race was on similar surface as it will be at the Euros next week, it was also a good opportunity to make some practice with the same regulated tires that will be used then. The weather forecast for Saturday (2wd day) was not so good, and it rained during practice and the first qualification round. Following the first round Oskar Levin managed to take the first place ahead of David Ronnefalk and Mikael Hedin but after that it changed to a ‘David Show’ as Ronnefalk took qualification rounds 2 to 4 and secured TQ and start on pole.

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July 1, 2012

Robert Batlle takes Rd2 victory in Spain

The 2nd round of the Spanish 1/8th scale offroad national championship was held this weekend in Ripoll. Qualification saw current European Champion Robert Batlle with his Novarossi powered Mugen take the top spot in front of Andres Marcelino in 2nd and Alberto Navarro to give the Mugen team a lock out of the top 3 spots. Following the semi finals which were run in wet muddy conditions it was Batlle that came out on top in semi A while in semi B it was LRP driver Borja Hernandez with the win. In the final Robert was unchallenged and won by a lap and a half in front of SWorkz driver Daniel Bernabe in 2nd with Bryan Baldo taking the final podium spot in 3rd.

Source: Mugen [mugen.eu]

June 30, 2012

Finland Short Course Summer Cup Rd2

Round two of Short Course Summer Cup in Finland took place recently at the Tammisaari SC track. Track was recently modified for SC trucks and it gave a great racing experience. The rrack was a lot rougher than what tracks usually are in Finland, but due to that it created some great off-road experience and good reviews from racers. For the first time in the SC winter or summer cup, 4wd cars outnumbered 2wd cars by having 23 participants over 12 in 2wd. As in previous round in Vantaa, Mikko Pyhältö in 4wd and Riku Tolonen in 2wd took first places after the qualifying heats. We also saw new drivers climbing to the A finals which shows that there is a wide range of drivers that can compete for the top positions.

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June 29, 2012

Vejrak & Syach win 2012 Futaba OS Jakarta Open

The 2012 Futaba OS Jakarta Open which is the annual yearly event of Jakarta International Twin Circuit track was held last weekend. A strong 106 competitors from Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei Darussalam took part in the 1/10 200mm and 1/8 classes. The qualifying was on Saturday with three 5 minute rounds with a final round on Sunday before the Main Final. The qualifying started with very sunny conditions and the track surface had medium grip with a few bumpy sections.

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June 28, 2012

Pro-Line International Challenge – Announcement

The organisers of the 7th annual Pro-Line International Challenge that takes place from the 25th to the 27th of August have been in touch to promote their event. Hosted by the Herts Nitro Model Club this 3 day 1/8th scale event is open to gas buggy and truggy as well as BL buggy. Run to BRCA rules there is a handout Pro-Line tire for each class, Blockade for buggy and Blockade VTR for truggy. Entry is now open here.

June 28, 2012

Robin Frischkopf wins Swiss Nats Rd3

Last weekend the 3rd round of the Swiss championship took place in Gland at lake Geneva. About 140 drivers had registered for the event on one of the most beautiful and challenging tracks in Switzerland. The weather was fine too and for the first time the drivers could enjoy a wholly dry weekend. Robin Frischkopf managed to TQ the expert category an Saturday however on Sunday he made some mistakes in the semifinal and did not manage to get the pole. P-S-R team driver Robin Frischkopf (Swiss champion of 2010) went into the 45 minute final race as 3rd but was immediately able to put pressure on Jeremy Pittet. After a great duel and beating the track record several times he managed to pull away towards the end and win with about 20 seconds advantage.

View the podium standings here

June 27, 2012

Daniele Sieber wins Rd3 in East Germany

Last weekend the 3rd round of the East German Championship took place in Mühlau. Shepherd racer Daniele Sieber was attending the event and found a good setup for his Sonic powered Velox V8 “eleven” resulting in excellent laptimes during Saturdays practice. On Sunday morning three qualifiers were held. With a big gap Daniel secured himself the pole-position followed by young Toni Gruber and Benjamin Schumann. In the 20 minutes main final he had a huge lead after 8 minutes giving him the chance to relax a little bit. He cruised to the victory 3 laps in front of Toni Gruber with Michael Kammer finishing 3rd.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

June 26, 2012

Aigoin takes title as Sartel wins Rd4 in France

Round 4 of the French 1/8th scale Nationals took place at the weekend in Noeux Les Mines in the north of the country. Qualifying would go the way of Kyosho/Novarossi driver Jerome Aigoin with Agama driver Jerome Sartel in 2nd followed by Renaud Savoya and Yannick Aigoin. The top qualifier would also win his semi to take pole position to line up ahead of Jonathan Bacro, Jerome Sartel and JP Sartel. The 45 minute A-main would be won by Agama/Bullitt driver Sartel with an 8 second advantage over Jerome Aigoin in 2nd with Renaud Savoya bringing his RB powered Xray to 3rd spot. The runner up spot in this round would be enough to give Jerome Aigoin the 2012 French National title.

Source: Automodelisme [automodelisme.com]