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October 24, 2009

Christer Andersson heads Rebellion Race qualifying

This weekend’s Rebellion race in Finland, seen as the warm up race for next year’s European Indoor Touring car Championships, is taking place this weekend with over 60 drivers in attendance. With 4 rounds of qualifying already run, and one left to be driven tomorrow morning, it is International Finnish racer Christer Andersson that is topping the times and holds the overnight top qualifying position driving the Associated TC5. With only the fastest of the 5 rounds counting, everything is still up for grabs and currently Xray driver Alexander Hagberg is sitting in 2nd, ahead of the World Champion Marc Rheinard in 3rd, Teemu Leino in 4th and winner of last weekend’s ETS Rd1 Viktor Wilck sitting in 5th. Most drivers are enjoying the track but they are finding it difficult to string together 5 minutes without any mistake, so the qualifying standings could change if some drivers who struggled today can get in a clean run. We will bring you the final results from Finland tomorrow when they crown the 2009 Rebellion Race Champion.

Click here to see the current qualifying standings

October 23, 2009

1/10 Touring & 1/12 Track Nordic Championships

Borås Miniracing Klubb have been in contact to promote the Nordic Championship for 1/10 Touring & 1/12 Track that takes place from the 14th to 15th of November in Viskafors, Sweden. Open to these two classes, the event is run according to the regulations of EFRA and with the agreements of Norway and Finland, allowing both NiMh (5 cells) and LiPo batteries for 1/10 and only NiMh (4 cells) for 1/12. Registration is now open and more information can be found by visiting the event site here.

October 23, 2009

Derek Guidry dominates Louisiana Nitro Open

Team Associated/Reedy driver Derek Guidry was in attendance this past weekend at the 2009 Louisiana Nitro Open and he went on to TQ and win both Pro classes. Derek dominated the 9 minute qualifiers without pitting and seeing run times close to 10 minutes and in the 30 minute main events Guidry lapped the field easily to win buggy from Robbie Darby and T-Mizzle and in truggy from Cody Fruge and Colby Alleman.

Click here to see the truggy podium

October 22, 2009

Ryan Cavalieri wins big at Nitrocross World Finals

The 2009 NitroCross World Finals was once again held at ‘The Nitro Pit’ in Wittman, Arizona. There would be two heats of 15 drivers for the Invitational Classes. The first heat race consisted of 20 laps and the top 4 drivers in each heat would transfer directly to the A-Main. The Semi’s would be run later in the day for those drivers that didnt transfer and would also be a 20 lap race. The top 3 drivers in each heat would then transfer to the A-Main. At the end of the day was the Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ) where both heats of the remaining drivers would be put together for a 15 lap race. The Invitational Truggy Main Event would be run first. At the start of the tone, Ryan Cavalieri got a great start and was up to 3rd by the end of the first lap. Cavalieri then began to put in fast lap after lap to catch up to the leaders. At the halfway point in the race, RC was now leading and beginning to put some distance on the rest of the field. Cavalieri crossed the finish line first to take home his first win of the weekend and $5,000.00. The last race of the day was the Invitational Buggy Main Event. Jared Tebo qualified 1st overall with his Team Orion powered Kyosho MP9. After the first lap was complete, it was once again Cavalieri getting a great start and in 2nd place just behind the leader. Cavalieri then took over the lead and a few laps later and drove away from the field. With a few laps to go in the race, RC then put it on cruise control to take the win and another $5,000.00.

Source: Team Orion [teamorion.com]

October 22, 2009

MRC Oberhausen 3 Hour race – Announcement

Extraordinary conditions and remarkable scenery will be experienced when the MRC Oberhausen hosts its “3 hour race” for the 1/8 nitro onroad class on Saturday, 7th of November. The race will start at 4pm and will be run under flood lights until the checkered flag drops at 7pm. On the 234 meter track at Oberhausen, the heart of rc racing in Western Germany, there have already been several finals carried out under flood lights which makes for a real intense atmosphere. But it is the first time a long distance team race will take place in the darkness. Up to eleven teams with three drivers and one to three cars can enter the event. Following free practice from 10am to 3pm, the grid positions will be drawn.

More information and details on how to register can be found here.

October 22, 2009

KO Propo America 3rd Annual Nitro GP

KO Propo America have announced the 3rd Annual Nitro Grand Prix held at Crystal Park Raceway from October 31 to November 1. The event is open to the usual range of gas on road classes, 1/8th Open, 1/8th Sportsman and 1/10th Sedan. There will be trophies for all classes down to the C-main and following qualifying on Saturday there will be raffle prizes handed out. Click here for more information on the event.

Source: KO Propo [kopropo.com]

October 20, 2009

DHI Cup 2010 – Announcement

DHI Cup

The organisers of 2010 DHI Cup were in contact to tell us that entry for this great event will begin at 19:00 CET on the 22nd of October. The race takes place from the 8th to 10th of January in the same venue as 2008 and 2009, the Sport Arena in Odense, Denmark and is a must for all serious electric racers. This year Modified and Super Stock class drivers will get 1 set of controlled tires included in entry fee. The Super Stock class has a limit of 130 drivers while in modified its 90 drivers, so be sure to get your entry in early to avoid disappointment. To avoid the issues they had last year, a brand new carpet is to be used at this event and it will be same that was successfully used in 2008. New for this year’s event EFRA Spec LiPo cells are allowed.

Visit the official event site here & place your entry here.

October 20, 2009

Touring Mod Rubber added to Snowbirds

The 2010 Snowbird Nationals classes are now posted, and this year features the addition of Touring Modified Rubber to the lineup. Racers will be dueling it out in eight road classes and eight oval classes this year, which is less divisions than year’s past, making for bigger car counts and more racing excitement. Check out the classes, schedule, and more all on-line now. Entries will open early to mid November.

Source: Snowbirds [snowbirdnationals.com]