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October 2, 2012

Montesinos wins Spanish finale Cabezas takes title

The last round of the Spanish championship was held in Gijon, northern Spain. With the weather forecast not good, the rain was going to be a problem. The title was still open and to be decided between 3 drivers, Nacho López (Serpent-Max-Matrix), Sergio Montesinos (Mugen Novarossi-Enneti) and Oscar Cabezas (Motonica-Novarossi-Enneti). The first 2 have have been on the podium all season, while Oscar had won the last 2 races. On Friday the drivers could not train due to the rain while on Saturday the track remained wet until the beginning of the qualifying heats, the grip improving throughout the day. The best heat was the last one which saw Oscar Cabezas take the pole position.

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October 1, 2012

Peter Jovanovic double at Australian Nationals

The Australian AARCMCC National IC titles Championships were held at the QRCCRA Brendale track in Brisbane, over 4 days last weekend. The event attracted drivers from New Zealand and locations in Australia nearly 4000 kilometres away, with nearly 100 entries in total. Timed practice was made on Thursday, with qualifying and lower finals on Friday and Saturday and finals on Sunday. In the 1/10th class Capricorn driver Peter Jovanovic started from TQ position and was never headed winning from local driver Jeff Hamon (Mugen) in 2nd and another local Jason Dorn (Xray) in 3rd. The 1/8th scale class was also won by Peter Jovanovic from TQ position, with Jeff Hamon (Mugen) again 2nd and Glenn Breugem (Mugen) in 3rd. Jeff had a better start than Peter, but Peter took the lead not long after and was never headed after that.

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September 30, 2012

Carlos Pineda wins Spanish 2wd title

Last weekend the final round of the Spanish 1/10 2wd nationals was held in Barcelona and three drivers were still in with a chance for the title, Zacarias Villalba, Carlos Pineda and Enrique Fuciños, all three needing the victory. Pineda dominated all 8 rounds of practice but Villalba changed up the situation winning the first two rounds of qualifying then Pineda reacted and won the third and fourth meaning they must fight for the TQ in the final round. Carlos pushed very hard and made the best time of the weekend with 11 laps in 5:02, Zacarias was on the next heat and tried to push very hard but one mistake ended his chance for the TQ. The third place went to David Escudero. Fuciños missed the cut for the A-main and lost his chance for the title.

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September 29, 2012

2013 DHI Cup – Announcement

The organizers of the 2013 DHI Cup have been in touch to tell us that entry for next January’s (11th to 13th) event is open on MyRCM. As in 2012 there will also be an Off-Road race run alongside the tradition touring car race in the same Arena in Odense. The classes will be Touring Car Modified and Super Stock as well as 2WD and 4WD Off-Road with the rules for all classes not completely finalised just yet.

September 27, 2012

Kinwald victorious at Vegas SC Showdown

The popular Team Associated-sponsored Short Course Showdown Series made its sixth stop of the year at 702 Raceway in Las Vegas, NV. With racers from across the country and a destination like Las Vegas, the event was sure to be a hit. Team Associated was well represented with 2x World Champion Brian Kinwald leading the way. In qualifying, BK put his Factory Team SC10 in the #1 qualifying position for the 2WD Modified Short Course class. Joining him in the main for Team Associated were Scott Brown and Tommy Hinz. In the 4WD Modified Short Course main, the Factory Team SC10 4x4s of Brian Kinwald and Scott Brown would contest the win. With a side-by-side grid start, Kinwald got the jump on the field and checked out in 2WD Modified Short Course. The 4WD Modified Short Course class wasn’t as easy a win. With a mid-pack start, Kinwald worked his way just behind the leaders, one of which included teammate Scott Brown. With just a few laps to go, Brown got tangled and Kinwald took over the lead. A solid finish by “The Dirtinator” got him the double victory for Team Associated and the Factory Team SC10 and SC10 4×4.

Source: Associated [teamassociated.com]

September 26, 2012

TLR & Spektrum extend Euro Offroad Series deal

Having backed the successful inaugural season of the Euro Offroad Series, Horizon Hobby have announced that they will continue as title sponsors of the 1:10 electric offroad championship for the 2012/13 season with it to be again known officially as the ‘TLR/Spektrum Euro Offroad Series presented by Horizon Hobby’. Team Losi Racing have also confirmed that EOS Season 1 regular Dustin Evans will contest the full championship with the 2011 Reedy Race Champion to be joined by top fellow American racer Matt Castellano.

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September 26, 2012

Ty Tessmann double at Thunder Alley Gas Champs

The Gas Champs were held at Thunder Alley RC Raceway this past weekend and the race featured top drivers from all around the Globe including Tessmann, Bloomfield, Hara, Lutz, Drake, etc. From the very start of qualifying it was clear that Pro-Line drivers had a distinct advantage with Ty, Drake and Moller setting the pace in both Buggy and Truggy. Ty Tessmann would take TQ honors in Buggy and Drew Moller was the Top Qualifier in Truggy after the unique heads-up racing qualification process. The Main Events consisted of Dual A-Mains (similar to Motocross) with each main counting for the overall finish. Pro-Line drivers would Dominate the Truggy field sweeping the Podium with M3 Hole Shot VTR tires. Ty Tessmann won both A-Mains on his way to the Victory with Drake finishing 2nd and Drew Moller finishing 3rd. Pro-Line Domination would continue in the Buggy class with Ty also winning both A-Mains and Drew Moller finishing 2nd for a Pro-Line 1-2 finish with M3 Holeshot 2.0′s.

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September 25, 2012

Daniel & Jörn win German electric off-road nats

Last weekend the first ever 1/8th scale electric buggy and truggy national championships were held at the MRC Senden club in Southern Germany. Being an open championship the race attracted drivers from Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Liechtenstein. The race weekend started with perfect weather conditions and a track surfaces that started to show signs of blue groove but come Saturday the weather turned to the worst as heavy rain converted the track into a mud puddle. As the weather forecast promised sun and warmer temperatures for Sunday the race director cancelled all activities – read: the four qualifying rounds – on Saturday in favour of two quick qualifiers on Sunday morning.

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