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July 13, 2017

2017 IFMAR Electric Off-road Worlds – Stage 1 report

The organisers of the 2017 IFMAR 1/10th Electric Off-road World Championships have released their Stage 1 report. The event will take place at the ARC International RC racing track in Xiamen, China, located in the south-east part of the country. The venue is part of the huge Xiamen Sunpadow Model S&T Experience Base that offers both an off-road and on-road track with both having already seen high-class races such as the China Nationals, the Guan Kou Sunpadow Offroad GP as well as the recently rain-affected second round of the CETC. Racers will enjoy a large 900 square metre pit area, model shop, live timing system as well as free WiFi. The Worlds will kick off on Saturday the 11th of November with 2WD class registration and they will end on Saturday the 18th with the 4WD finals. More information and the entire Stage 1 report can be found on the official event website here.

July 12, 2017

JConcepts Summer Indoor National Series – Report

After seven seasons of tweaking and fine-tuning the race format and formula, the recent JConcepts Summer Indoor Nationals was the most competitive race to date with over 280 entries and a multitude of National and World Champions in attendance. Bar none, it was the highest level of competition ever seen at an Indoor Nationals. Adding to the spice this year, the Summer INS has moved from Chico, California’s Outback Raceway to Hobby Action R/C Raceway in Chandler, Arizona. From the inaugural Desert Classic race just five months earlier, HA has come a long way with the track build and track quality providing a much smoother surface and increased grip levels.

Continue reading the report here

July 11, 2017

Simon Kurzbuch wins at Swiss IC Track Nationals Rd4

The fourth round of the Swiss Nitro On-road Championship recently took place in Langenthal. Already on Friday the drivers took the chance to test engines and bodies but unfortunately it was drizzling on Saturday from time to time but it was never really wet and the qualifying could be held in good track conditions. In the 1/8th class once again Simon Kurzbuch stamped his authority on his home track. He shocked his rivals with lap times under 12 seconds and was the only one to pull 25 laps in qualifying which meant he easily took the pole position for the final as the super pole race went to Silvio Hächler in front of Thomas Henzi and Michael Henzi.

Continue reading the report here

July 11, 2017

Grainer & Urban win at Slovakian Off-road Nationals Rd4

Round 4 of the Slovakian Electric Off-road Nationals was held at the Bratislava Buggy Club in again very hit and dusty conditions. The event was interrupted by a heavy storm in the early afternoon but this did not stop Lucas Grainer (Team Associated) from taking the pole position and win in the 2WD Buggy class from Xray’s Michal Nagy in 2nd and Adam Urban (TLR) in 3rd. In the 4WD class it was Adam Urban (TLR) who dominated the proceedings and he would walk away with the win in the A-mains from Milos Svihran (Xray) in 2nd and Peter Tauber (Xray) 3rd.

View the 4WD podium here

July 11, 2017

Muhammad Izzah doubles at Indonesian National Rd2

The second round of the Indonesian Electric On-road Nationals was held at Sunter International Speedway in Jakarta with about 40 racers from all around Indonesia competing in the Touring Modified and FWD classes. In Touring Modified it was Muhammad Izzah who scored a TQ in Q1 and Q2 which secured him the pole for A-main. Q3 belonged to Christian Mamesah which meant a P2 spot on the starting grid for him. The opening two A-main legs brought different winners meaning the decision for the overall win would be made in A3. With Izzah winning A1 and Bowie coming out fastest in A2 the stage was set for an entertaining final A-main. Ultimately Izzah would lead the way by a comfortable margin with Bowie coming in 2nd while Ronny Suwarto completed the podium result.

Continue reading the report here

July 11, 2017

Nicholas Lee wins Urban Touring Series Rd7

Round 7 of Singapore’s Urban Touring Series was held this past weekend at the Urban Onroad Raceway. The event saw the first appearance of top local Nicholas Lee in the 17.5T Blinky Touring Car class. As expected, Nicholas (Yokomo) set the pace in qualifying by scoring TQ runs in the first two of three qualifying rounds. Series leader Dominic Quek (Xray) would have to be contented with a 2nd place start in the A-Main, with YS Heng (Yokomo) in 3rd. The bump-up B-final was led off by Chee Lip Keong (Yokomo) and young Sean Lee (Tamiya), who both looked like they would comfortably bump-up to the A-Main. However, a mistake by Sean at about the 3-minute mark gave Hasron Robana (Xray) the chance to move ahead and eventually snatch the last bump-up.

Continue reading the report here

July 11, 2017

Adam Drake wins at JBRL Nitro Series Rd4

Round four of the 2017 JBRL Nitro Series was held at Revelation Raceway. The temperatures reached a scorching 40 degrees Celsius but the turnout was still around 150 entries for the multiple classes. Mugen’s Adam Drake was the top qualifier in Nitro Buggy, Nitro truck, and Electric 1/8th buggy and he also lead both nitro finals from tone to tone and took the victory in Nitro Buggy and Nitro Truck by more than a lap. In Nitro Buggy HB Racing’s Cody King finished 2nd and Kyosho’s Anthony Westergaard came in 3rd.

Source: Mugen Seiki [mugenracing.com]

July 10, 2017

Romagnoli & Di Prisco win at Italian IC Track Nats Rd2

Round two of the Italian 1/8th IC Track Nationals was hosted by the RME Cassino this past weekend. In the Expert category main final Michele Romagnoli would hold the upper hand over Marco Vanni on the runner-up spot. Simone Peretti would round out the podium in 3rd. Elsewhere in the F1 class Antonio Di Prisco brought home the win.

View the F1 class podium here