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September 12, 2011

Eytard wins in France, Concialdi takes title

The fifth and final round of the French 1/10th scale 200mm Nationals took place in Grenoble last weekend. In the Elite class it was Xray driver Thomas Eytard that took the top qualifier spot ahead of Capricorn driver Basile Concialdi in 2nd and KM racer Frederic Bourrillon in 3rd. In the main final Frederic Bourrillon with the KM H-K1 was very fast with a different tire strategy but unfortunately he hit a crashed car in front of him and broke the steering rod while leading. The very young Léo Arnold (Capricorn/Orion/Matrix) had a fantastic race with a great battle for the lead with Thomas Eytard for almost half of the race. Unfortunately Léo had to stop 45 seconds before the end of the race after he stripped a gear. In the end it was Thomas Eytard (Xray/RB) who took the win with Michael Derderian (Xray/RB) in 2nd and Basile Concialdi (Capricorn/Orion) in 3rd, who is also the new French Champion for 2011.

Source: ART [asia-racing-team.com]

September 12, 2011

JR Mitch & Felix Law win FL SC King Series Rd1

The Florida Short Course King Series is one of the better known series for the Short Course Truck racer. This series was started 2 years ago by a racer name Chad Cason who was able to bring new tracks/club into the series to make Short Course racing more interesting. By adding money on top of the grand prize makes this an event racers would not want to miss. The first round of the SCK series kicked off at New Red Hobbies in Ocala and there was a total of 86 entries for the first round of the Short Course King Series.

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September 10, 2011

Thomas Stockman wins Belgian finale

Last weekend was the final round of the Belgian electric Touring car championships held at the lovely track of MRCL next to the airport of Bierset. On Saturday’s practice day it was beautiful weather, 30 degrees and more and everybody was trying hard to find the best setup. But on Sunday it was raining cats and dogs and it was not looking good for the rest of the day. The EFRA guys were still fast on the slippery track with all the water. Thomas Stockman wanted to win a race this year and this was his last chance. Thomas was going fast and took the pole in front of Nick Joosens and surprising Jonathan Prouvosq as third. Rico Claeys took fourth in front of Manuel Henriet.

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September 10, 2011

Jack Neal wins BRCA U13’s

Silverstone buggy club hosted the annual BRCA F2’s Juniors and veterans race. With the top level F1 grade drivers unable to race it was a chance for the up and coming drivers to shine, although it was good to see several F1 drivers showing up at the race to help others. In the Under 13 class Jack Neal scored a double win in 2WD and 4WD with his Schumacher Cougar SV and CAT. In Under 16 Ashley Caunt took the 2WD title and Connor Cocker the 4WD. Tony Truman scored a 2WD and 4WD double in the F2 class, and the over 40 veterans class was won by Andy Carter in 2WD and Alec Springer in 4WD.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

September 9, 2011

Dylan Rodriguez wins EP Buggy class at JBRL Rd6

This past Labor Day weekend, Jimmy Babcock’s JBRL Nitro Series headed to ARC Raceway in Temecula, CA for Rd6. With little over 150 entries, it was sure to be a competitive day. In 1/8 Electric Buggy, Dylan Rodriguez of Mugen Seiki/ Proline Racing/Tekin set the TQ going into the 10min main event. Lining up 2nd was Shane Lyon with his Mugen/Proline Racing ride and 3rd was Aaron Huerta of Mugen Seiki/Proline Racing/Handle IT Hobbies. The main event was a tight race between Dylan and Aaron. Aaron taking the lead at one point for a few laps but a mistake with a few minutes to go would put Dylan back to the lead to never look back, winning by a 4 second margin. Shane rounded up the last podium spot.

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]

September 8, 2011

MiboSport Arena Opening race – Announcement

MiboSport in the Czech Republic, headed up by international TC driver Michal Bok have been in contact to tell us about the opening race at the new MiboSport Arena in Trebic. A friendly end of season race, it will take place from the 24th to the 25th of September on their sweet new purpose built astroturf track. The race will be open to 2wd and 4wd buggy as well as 2wd and 4wd Short Course. On Saturday evening there will a party with BBQ and some tradition Czech drinks which is free for all entrants. A great way to finish off the outdoor season, you can find more information here and make you entry here.

September 8, 2011

Simões & Miguel take Portuguese National titles

Jorge Simões and Hugo Miguel take titles at the season finale of Portuguese EP TC championships at the Maiorca Track, near Figueira da Foz. In the Stock class Pedro Canastra with is TOP showed pretty well in qualifying, TQ’ing 3 of the 4 rounds and grabbed the TQ spot for the finals. But in the finals he couldn’t convert his performance into the overall win since Jorge Simões with his Associated TC6 found a way to counter Pedro’s performance. Jorge won all the A finals and become the 2011 Stock Portuguese Champion. Jorge stated that is very grateful for all of is support this year, specially to Rick and Traci at Team Associated, Weylin Rose at Viper R/C and Nuno Carriço from Super*Models.

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September 7, 2011

Ansmann’s got Talent – Announcement

Ansmann UK got in touch to tell us about their ‘Ansmann’s got Talent’ program they will be running on the 11th of September at Southport Club (above) and on the 25th of September at Eden Park. They will be running a Free days racing which should be 3 or 4 rounds depending on how many turn up for this relaxed racing. Ansmann will be bringing a stall of products which you can see on the day. Ansmann representatives will be walking around the track and the pits talking to drivers and at the end of the day they will offer some drives for the coming season. They are also going to give away a race car to the person who they feel deserves it the most. Remember, they are not just looking for good driving but good representation of their products and the drives will be at club, regional and national levels. All you need to do is bring your racing stuff and enjoy the day and hopefully at the end you will have a sponsorship for 2012. If you are a Nitro driver then just bring you radio and receiver and they will get you going with a car to try for the day.

For more information contact Stu Wood at scollins@ansmann.co.uk