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September 2, 2019

2019/20 Australian Touring Series – Announcement

The Australian Touring Series has announced details for the new 2019/20 season. Series host Ryan Maker and race director Chris Mitchell are thrilled to be bringing the best on-road racing weekends in Australia, focusing on the fun and exciting environment seen at major international events, in a format and atmosphere that everyone can enjoy. ATS2 starts in Melbourne – October 4th-6th 2019 at the MRCCR Inc. Club in Lilydale, Victoria. Following rounds in 2020 will run through Sydney, Adelaide and Brisbane – with event dates being finalised and a very special announcement coming soon. After the inaugural season, ATS2 will see some changes to the classes being offered, with 3 touring championship classes and 5 showcase classes being offered at each round, giving everyone a chance to race their favourite class. Championship classes will include Modified Touring, 13.5T Super Stock Touring and 21.5T Stock Touring with the showcase classes being 1/12th Stock, 1/12th Modified and new for 2019/20, 17.5 GT, Formula, and Pro10. Full details can be found on the series’ official website here.

September 2, 2019

Wataru Takashiro TQs & wins at GQ Cup

The GQ Cup was held at the Icheon RC Circuit in Icheon, Korea this past weekend. Wataru Takashiro set the overall TQ and he also took the win in the 45-minute Nitro Buggy main final. Kim Yeon Ho came in 2nd followed by Ryan Lee who rounded out the top 3 results.

Source: Reds Racing [reds-racing.com]

September 2, 2019

Thomas Musso wins French 4WD Buggy championship

The fifth and final round of the French Electric Off-road Championship was held at the CARCA track in Noeux Les Mines over the weekend. In the 4WD Modified Buggy class it was Thomas Musso with the overall TQ, taking five of the six qualifying rounds to leave behind Renaud Savoya in 2nd and Thomas Anger in 3rd. The triple A-main events again saw Thomas Musso making a clean sweep and by taking wins in all three legs he secured the overall from Savoya and Anger. With the win at the final round, Thomas Musso also took the French 4WD Buggy National title.

Source: Corally [corally.com]

September 2, 2019

Tim Wood wins at British Open

The annual British Open Championship took place over the UK bank holiday weekend at the Halifax racetrack in the north of England. Glorious sunny weather for 3 days greeted 87 drivers across the 1/8th and 1/10th IC Track classes. Hot weather made 5-minute qualifying runs difficult for the top heat with many drivers running out of fuel on numerous occasions. Andrew Hastings took the TQ, having successfully managed the full 5 mins without stopping. Finals took place on Monday. The 1/8th main final saw a 7-car train at the start. Andy was battling Karl at the front whilst Tim Wood was working his way through the pack. After seven minutes Tim took the lead which was never relinquished. A smooth drive saw Tim take another convincing victory. Karl Dransfield finished 2nd with Andy North taking the final podium position after a tight battle with John Carr who finished 4th. With this victory, Tim has not only won the first British Open title for his chassis sponsor. With 601 points from six races, Tim has also done the trick of taking the title of the BRCA 8th Circuit National Champion second time in a row.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

September 2, 2019

2019 Schumacher GP Italy – Report

The 2019 edition of the Schumacher GP Italy was held at the Four Points by Sheraton hotel in Bolzano in a state of the art conference room supplemented by large pit spaces which provided great comfort for the numerous attendants. In LMP Open Modified, it was Andy Murray taking the win ahead of teammate and young gun Daniel Robins. The 3rd place went to Mattia Dall’Oca.

Continue reading the report here

September 2, 2019

Davide Ongaro crowned European E-Buggy Champion

The 2019 EFRA 1/8th E-Buggy European Championship was held in Barcelona, Spain over the weekend. Team Associated’s Davide Ongaro and HB Racing’s David Ronnefalk battled it out for the overall TQ with Davide ultimately holding the upper hand, winning three of the five qualifiers while David was able to win the remaining two rounds. The three 10-minute A-mains then had Davide taking a very close win in A1 and a not-so-close victory in A2 for the early overall title from David on the runner-up spot. Davide then sat out A3, making way for SWorkz’s Juan Carlos Canas who would take the win to cement his his final podium spot from Kyosho’s Joao Figueiredo in 4th.

Image: Modelix Racing [modelixracing.com]

September 2, 2019

Matt Gonzales doubles at Surf City Classic

OCRC Raceway of Huntington Beach, California played host to the 12th annual Pro-Line Surf City Classic this past weekend, attracting over 310 entries. In 13.5T Stock Buggy it was Yokomo’s Matthew Gonzales with the overall TQ and he would also take the win in the single 10-minute A-main event, leaving behind Team Associated’s Antonio Counsil in 2nd, a lap down. TLR’s Matthew Willbilly came in 3rd some 2.8 seconds down on Antonio to round out the podium. Over in 17.5T Stock Buggy it was again Matthew with the overall TQ and win as Antonio scored another runner-up spot, 9.6 seconds behind Matty G. Team Associated’s Ezra Keller would round out the top 3 another second down.

View the 2WD Stock Buggy podium here

September 2, 2019

Michal Orlowski sweeps oOple Invernational X

The oOple Invernational X was held at the Robin Hood Raceway in the UK this past weekend, attracting some of Europe’s fastest 1/10th off-road racers. Schumacher’s Michael Orlowski would take the overall TQ in 2WD Modified Buggy and he also came out on top in A2 and A3 after scoring a 4th place finish in the reverse grid A1. Team Associated’s Neil Cragg took 4-2-2 finishes for the overall runner-up spot from Greg Williams in 3rd with 9-3-3 runs. 4WD Modified Buggy again had Michal scathing the overall TQ and win from Neil as Allan O Brien (Schumacher) came in 3rd overall.

View the 4WD Modified Buggy podium here