Rob Janssen wins at MRC Cup Rd3

The third round of the MRC Cup was held in Vianen, The Netherlands recently. In the Touring Car 17.5T blinky class it was Robert Krens with the overall TQ from Rob Janssen and Eric Bresser. The opening A-main was won by Rob as Robert had to retire, leading the field, due to sensor wire issues. Jari van de Wal came in 2nd from Ronald Arts 3rd. A2 then had Robert taking the win as Rob wasn’t able to keep the pace after he made contact with a back marker. Behind the two, Jari van de Wal scored another 3rd place finish. A3 then was all about the fight for the overall win. Robert was able to get away from Rob in the opening stages until Rob made a comeback about mid-race but the race was decided when Robert rolled his car which damaged the spur gear, allowing Rob by to take the win from Ronald 2nd and Eric Bresser 3rd. Overall it was Rob Janssen with the win from Ronald Arts and Jari van de Wal.

Source: HRC Distribution [hrcdistribution.com]

Jokerteam GT12 Championship – Announcement

The Jokerteam R/C Racing Club located in Bolzano, Italy has announced details of their 2018 Championship. The event, now in its 13th year, is one of the most popular in the very North Eastern part of Italy, close to the Austrian border. For the third year running, the Championship will be dedicated exclusively to the GT12 class and will consist of seven rounds, starting April 15th, 2018 and wrapping up on September 30th, 2018. Rules will strictly follow BRCA principles for the GT12 class with one notable exception. From 2018, drivers will only be allowed the use of control tyres. This, according to the organisers, will allow an even more level playing field, thus assuring very close racing among participants. Finally, two rounds of the Championship – May 13th and July 22nd –  will count for the Italian GT12 Series that took off recently with its first round. All rounds will be held at the traditional outdoor asphalt track in Bolzano which covers roughly 600 square meters. More information can be found on the club’s website here.

Xray Racing Series Germany Rd3 – Report

The Arena33 in Andernach recently hosted round three of the Xray Racing Series Germany. After lots of practice on Saturday, the racers were well prepared for race day at this permanent indoor track of Tonisport and the Rheinard family. For the qualification, the best of three heats were counted by laps and time, for the finals the points of the best two runs were added to the final ranking. Once again, Uwe Baldes race director and time keeper made it a smooth event.

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RCManiacs Cup – Report

The RCManiacs Cup was held recently at the RCManiacs asphalt outdoor track with racers from Athens, Patra and Argos in attendance. Kiriazis Michalis took the TQ in the Touring Modified class while posting a new lap record in the process. In the A-mains, Kiriazis would score three wins to secure an undefeated win, however he was in a close battle with Fillipos Issakidis 2nd and Christos Vasilopoilos 3rd.

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