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February 27, 2018

Robson White wins at Winter Series Rd4

Round 4 of the Winter Series was held at NDOR in Nottingham recently. The track is a full blown astro turf with big jumps, fast flowing rhythm sections and the added bonus of the new section with the drop off, which was added for last year’s national meeting. Robson White was off to a good start and managed to take TQ in round one and he also managed to TQ the final rounds, putting a strong 11 lapper in round 3 to show a dominant performance. The temperature was dropping even more as the finals approached but Robson decided to keep all the car settings and oils the same for the final. The start of the A-final would be clean which allowed Robson to get a way and start to pull a slight lead, the first few laps were a bit hectic as the drivers tried to get a good position, but Robson managed to get into the grove pretty quick and start to increase his lead over the chasing pack. There were a few issues with back markers throughout the 20-minute final but all in all it was great clean race. Robson chose to do two fuel stops as he was still running a new engine in, this did not impact the race as he went on to take the A-final win. Joining the young man in the A final, also with their RC8B3.1’s were Julian Jessop and Michael Isaacs. Both drivers also made the podium, making it a Team Associated podium lockout.

Source: CML Distribution [cmldistribution.co.uk]

February 27, 2018

Xray Racing Series Greece Rd2 – Report

Round 2 of the Xray Racing Series Greece was held recently at the Fanatix Racing Track and in Touring Modified it was Papachristos who took the pole position with some swift lap times. In leg 1 of the A-mains Papachristos took the win by just two tenths over Ioannidis. In leg 2 he won again with a 5 second gap over Nikolakopoulos while Ioannidis suffered from worn belt and a DNF. Finally in leg 3, Ioannidis passed Papachristos after a mistake the latter made and he lapped everybody finishing 1st in the last leg for the overall runner-up spot with Nikolakopoulos finishing 3rd, securing P3 overall.

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February 27, 2018

Gomes & Ribeiro win at Portuguese Off-road Cup

The Portuguese 1/10th Off-road Cup was held recently at the Indoor RC Oeste track near Lisbon and in the 2WD Buggy class it was young Pedro Gomes (Xray) with the TQ and win, wrapping up his first major title. Joao Figueiredo (Kyosho) came in 2nd after some good fights with Pedro while Rui Rodrigues (Team Associated) rounded out the top 3 podium result. In the 4WD class it was Nuno Casal Ribeiro (Team Associated) with the TQ and win from Pedro Gomes (Xray) 2nd and Hugo Miguel (Team Durango) 3rd.

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February 27, 2018

SARDA on-road championship Rd1 – Report

The opening round of the 2018 South-African ORE national championship was hosted by the TRAP RC Venue in Pretoria. There is great excitement within the South African RC family with the 2018 IFMAR Worlds being hosted in Welkom later in the year. There were two practice and a pre-nationals events hosted before the nationals and all the top drivers were practising hard to fine tune the setups in hot weather conditions with the track reaching temperatures of up to 67 degrees and offering a very fast layout. In Touring Modified the qualification was a tight affair with Hein Kotze winning Q1, Jacques Liebenberg winning Q2 and Conrad Liebenberg winning Q3. Ultimately it was Hein Kotze who managed to win Q4 to secure the overall TQ.

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February 27, 2018

Scottish GT12 Regionals Rd2 – Report

The second round of the BRCA Scottish GT12 regionals 2018 was hosted by Grampian Radio Car club. The Grampian club has the biggest track in the series measuring 22m by 12m and laid out a fast track with laptimes in the low 9 seconds available for the fastest drivers. A great turnout of 23 GT12, six TC and one Formula car gave a great atmosphere in the pits and great racing on the track. Round one’s winner Andrew Edwards set an early pace and took the lead in the first three rounds of qualifying. However it was John Simpson, currently third in the championship and overall winner for the last two years who secured pole in round 4 by two seconds. Kenneth Rogers, currently second in the championship completed the top three. The A final was completed by consistently fast Graeme Dick, Dave Bruce and first time A finalist Matthew Archer finding some speed.

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February 27, 2018

2018 The Dirt Nitro Challenge – Report

Every year, the best nitro 1/8th scale racers make the trip to the Fear Farm to participate in the biggest 1/8th scale race in the world, The Dirt Nitro Challenge. With over 750 entries for just the 1/8th scale side of the event, the best of the best battle it out over five intense days to set up for the exciting 45-minute A-main events in Nitro Truggy and Buggy and a single 10-minute thriller in E-Buggy. With so many cars on the track plus the hot, dry Phoenix Arizona sun beating on the track for the majority of the day, it’s hard to keep the track consistent and smooth for the entire event. Knowing that beforehand, Joey Christensen and The Dirt crew leave the track as is creating a track surface that evolves and gets more challenging as the event goes deeper into the program. This year, the layout was fantastic. Many racers of all skill level praised the layout for its wonderful flow and challenging obstacles that seamlessly intertwined into the next. Mix in the changing track conditions, getting around at full speed was not easy by any means – hence the name The Dirt Nitro Challenge and why the race is so popular among racers.

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February 27, 2018

Paulista Championship Rd1 – Report

Last weekend the All Racing track in Sao Paulo, Brazil, played host to round 1 of the regional Paulista Championship. The track features a sealed concrete surface and was host of last year’s Brazilian Championship. The championship is held in the two classes of Touring 13.5T blinky and Touring 17.5T blinky with especially the 13.5 class being very competitive. At the opening round the quadruple mains saw three different winners. In the end it was Dennis Picktall (Awesomatix) with the win from 2nd Erick Heshiki (Xray) and Vinicius Rabello (ARC in 3rd. These three drivers are the current champions and vice-champions of 2017 National Brazilian Championship. The 17.5T class also delivered great racing and in the end the winner was Eduardo Akel (ARC) from Leo Lima (Yokomo) and J. Marques (Xray) in 3rd.

Thanks to Roberto Modolo Jr. for the report.

February 26, 2018

Wynn & Marasco win at FSEARA on-road series Rd3

This past weekend saw round 3 of the FSEARA on-road series hosted by SS Hobbies & Raceway located in Tampa, Florida. The SS Hobbies track is a unique sealed concrete surface beautifully laid out under a steel pole barn building allowing for great racing rain or shine. Teammates Paul Wynn and AJ Marasco took a break from their usual off-road schedule to race some on-road touring car. The Pro Mod Touring car class would see Paul Wynn taking the overall TQ spot after three very close rounds of qualifying. The A-main was a great battle as Paul and Dave Vera were bumper to bumper for most of the race, but in the end, Paul was able to maintain the lead for another wire-to-wire win. Dave would finish in the 2nd spot and Monti Panzica finishing 3rd.

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