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October 12, 2010

Maxime Favrelle wins 200mm French Cup

The 1/10th scale 200mm French Cup took place at the weekend on the Marseille track in the south of the country. The track has a very technical layout and some rain on Sunday did not help the drivers to get more used to it. Xray/Novarossi driver Maxime Favrelle won the race after taking the lead from Mikael Derdrian in 2nd and Kevin Rasquin in 3rd. The result caps off a good season for Maxime, having also won 2 rounds of the French Nationals in the Elite class.

Source: RC Pro

October 12, 2010

Frank Root takes XXX-SCT to JBRL Finals victory

The Losi team took the brand new XXX-SCT to the JBRL Finals at Hot Rod Hobbies for its racing debut this past weekend. Product Manager Keith Whisler and team drivers Ryan Dunford, Casper Nielsen, and Frank Root all had early samples of the XXX-SCT RTR. The track was the typical high-bite blue groove that Hot Rod has become famous for and the weather was perfect setting up a great weekend of racing. The 8-minute A-main event was setup well, and a large crowd gathered around the track to see how the XXX-SCT would stack up in racing conditions and it did not disappoint. Root’s truck was able to get an early lead and check out, driving away from the field with fast lap after fast lap. The real action went on a little further back in the field. Coming from 9th and 10th on the grid, Ryan and Casper started to carve their way through the field, making nice clean passes and showing the precise handling of the XXX-SCT. Ryan made it all way up to 3rd and was chasing down second place, but ran out of time. Casper would finish a strong 6th. Upfront, the XXX-SCT was awesome, and Root was able to take the win by nearly a full lap.

Source: Losi [losi.com]

October 12, 2010

2010 Hobby Haven SCT team enduro

The most anticipated race of the year for Hobby Haven was ran last Wednesday night, and the racers we were blessed with great weather and race conditions. The race format was a simple one. Each team consisted of 3 drivers and they were all required to race the truck for at least 20 minutes that night. One driver would pilot the truck, a second one would marshal, and the third driver was located in pit lane. Each team had to use the same truck the entire race, make repairs to it as needed to keep it running, and you had to pull into pit lane to swap out battery packs.

Continue reading the report here

October 12, 2010

Schumacher Winter BTCC Open – Announcement

Schumacher have been in touch to tell us about the ‘Schumacher Winter BTCC Open’ taking place at the new Moto Arena facility on the 28th November. Come and join some of the UK best racers at the fantastic new venue @ Moto Arena located within Silverstone race circuit, indoor tarmac racing without the need to worry about the British weather. The meeting will be run by Schumacher staff, race directed by Muzzy and crew and current British champion Chris Grainger, Worlds podium finisher Elliot Harper and fast charging Olly Jefferies have already confirmed for the race. The event is open to Stock – 13.5BL or 27T brushed (As per BRCA 13.5BL list), Pro Stock – 10.5BL or 19T brushed (As per BRCA) and Modified – Open Motors & Lipo (As per BRCA). It will be run as per BRCA rules, however the meeting is intended to be fun so it won’t be too serious, and the control tire is the Schumacher/Sorex – XG-32RY.

For more info about the race and to book in go to the Central Booking website.

October 11, 2010

Hudy to sponsor 2010/2011 ETS

Hudy is proud to announce that they will be one of the primary sponsor of the Euro Touring Series 2010/2011. Moreover, the organisers together with the Slovakian company have prepared a very special and unique promotion for every Hobby and Stock Class racer. At every round of the ETS series, Hudy will provide one unique tool from the new 25 Years Anniversary exclusive tool line. That means that at every race, a different Hudy tool will be given for free to every racer in the Hobby and Stock categories, so those drivers who participate at all 6 rounds will have (at the end of the season) a nice collection of the most frequently-used RC tools.

October 11, 2010

Tim Wood & Kyle Branson make it 3 in a row

The 9th round of the BRCA 1/8th scale on road Nationals took place at the Cotswold circuit, which is now becoming a regular season finale to the BRCA Championship. The circuit is located within the Kemble Airfield complex, on the outskirts of Cirencester and is very technical with elevation changes and corners which are taken in second gear. The requirement of mid range engine power is essential at a circuit with these characteristics since it will allow you to use the power to help steer the car from the rear. The championship title was also to be decided with Tim Wood having a slender 3 point lead over Pete Hastings with John Carr in a strong third position. The weather forecast was for a dry weekend which was a surprise since October normally brings rain. With plenty of action on the track during Saturday practice, the grip steadily increased throughout the day and from looking at the relative pace of cars, Mark Green and Kyle Branson again looked by far the quickest. The pace of the championship challengers was very close which would make for an interesting race day.

Continue reading the report here

October 11, 2010

Henrik Christensen takes Danish 1/8th title

The last round of the Danish 1/8th scale nationals was run at GRRC club in Grewe. The track has a technical challenging layout and some rain on Friday & Saturday did not help drivers to get used to it. Unfortunately the weather forecast also effected the numbers of entries so only a few racers showed up. On Saturday afternoon championship leader Christensen showed that he aims for the 4th victory in the running season by taking the pole-position in front of fellow Shepherd-Novarossi racer Jon Pedersen with John Jessen in third position. The 30 minute long final was run on Sunday afternoon and the temperatures were really cold but it did stay dry throughout the final. From the start Henrik had some problems with the engine so after 4 min Jon Pedersen went in front of Henrik Christensen and John Jessen. Henrik’s chances of another victory was destroyed following a 10 minute long pit stop after being hit by a another driver. Jon Pedersen never looked back for the rest of the race and with this result, he had enough points to secure himself the overall 2nd place in the championship. Although he had some problems, Christensen had enough points to defend his championship lead, claiming the Danish National 1/8th Scale Championship title.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

October 11, 2010

Naoto Matsukura takes 4th consecutive JMRCA 1/12th title

The JMRCA Japanese 1/12th scale Nationals took place last weekend at the Kawaba RC Plaza track in the centre of the country. Qualifying saw double World Champion and reigning national champion Naoto Matsukura take the pole position with a perfect score of 6 round wins with his Yokomo R12. The 2nd spot on the grid went to fellow Yokomo driver Akira Murai in 2nd and Hukuoka True in 3rd spot with the Kawada chassis. The finals were a little bit more exciting with Naoto taking the win in leg 1 ahead of Corally racer Hideo Kitizawa who had qualified in 6th. In leg 2 Hideo would take the win with a 2 second gap back to Naoto setting up a thrilling 3rd deciding leg. Both drivers really pushed, setting the fastest laps of all 3 A-mains by a clear margin with Hideo actually getting the fastest lap, but Naoto would take the win by 3 seconds to take the overall National title, his 4th in succession, in front of Hideo in 2nd, while Hukuoko True would claim 3rd.

View the top 10 finalists here