November 29, 2016

Joel Valander double at Winter Jumps Rd2

Joel Valander double at Winter Jumps Rd2

Winter Jumps Round 2 was held by Fullspeed RC at capital of Finland, Helsinki. Race was held from Saturday to Sunday. Track surface was familiar EOS carpet. In 2wd level was pretty high with many top drivers from Finland and over 60 entries. Samppa Orhanen was TQ after three rounds of qualifying, Joel Valander was starting second and Joona Haatanen third. In first A.final Samppa got stop and go penalty for early start as he moved little bit on the grid. Joel and Joona had a nice battle but Joel won A1 0.5s front of Joona Haatanen. Samppa dominated A2 as Joel and Joona crashed out. Last final came and Samppa crashed early, Joel went to the lead and never looked back and Joona wasn’t able to catch.

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November 29, 2016

Lee & Quek win at Singapore Race Party

Lee & Quek win at Singapore Race Party

The final race of the 2016 season at Urban PlaySpace was the year-end Race Party this past weekend. A total of 40 entries made this the year’s biggest race, and a fitting conclusion to an action packed racing year. In the Touring Stock Class (17.5T Blinky), a total of 30 racers battled for honours. Fresh from his big win in Xiamen, China, Nicholas Lee would secure TQ with 2 wins in the 3 qualifying rounds. In the A-main, Nicholas maintained his momentum and rolled to 2 wins in the first 2 legs. Dominic Quek showed great pace at the start of each leg but ultimately had to be satisfied with 2nd after winning Leg 3 of the A-main which Nicholas sat out. YS Heng was in a close battle with the rest of the field for the final podium spot, and finally secured 3rd.

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November 29, 2016

Bill Lykaris wins 1/10 Greek Championhip

Bill Lykaris wins 1/10 Greek Championhip

The fourth and final round of the Greek Championship took place at the Fanatix Racing Track near Athens. After 4 rounds of qualification it was John Sotiropoulos who took the TQ in front of Shepherd racer Bill Lykaris with a gap of only 0,6sec. At the beginning of the 35 minute main final Bill Lykaris was able to take over the lead but it was a close race for the complete distance. For most of the race Bill was able to hold the lead only losing it when he was coming to the pitlane for fuel due to a different pit strategy. At the end Bill crossed the finishing line in first position scoring enough points to secure the Greek National Championship title. With a gap of 2 seconds Dimitris Papadopoulos finished the race in second position with John Sotiropoulos completing the podium about half a lap down.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]


November 28, 2016

Mibosport Cup Rd2 – Report

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The second round of the Mibosport Cup 2016/17, organised by the team of Michal Bok, saw a total of 170 participants, with 93 drivers signing up for the on-road and 128 drivers signing up for the off-road classes. Qualifying for the Touring Car Modified class was won by Alexander Hagberg. Marek Černý finished second with Viljami Kutvonen in third.

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November 28, 2016

Yaniv Sivan wins Rd3 of Israeli League

Yaniv Sivan wins Rd4 of Israeli League

Last weekend saw the 3rd round of the Israeli League take place at Speed Racing’s track. Following 4 rounds of qualifying Kyosho/Reds driver Yaniv Sivan took the TQ spot for the final. The final started while Yaniv Sivan taking the lead followed by Or Balulu with a battle for third between Aviv Maymon an Ido Carmon going on. An early mistake by Yaniv Sivan saw him lose 2 places, however he recovered fast and took back the lead. Aviv Maymon unfortunately hit engine problems and dropped out of contention and so after 40 minutes Yaniv Sivan took the win ahead of Or Balulu, with Ido Carmon completing the podium in 3rd.

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November 25, 2016

Hagberg & Nutting win at BRCA 1/12th Rd2

Hagberg & Nutting win at BRCA 1/12th Rd2

The second round of the British LMP-12 national series took place at the permanent MB Models facility in Leeds. The meeting was held over two days, with Saturday being 13.5 fixed timing for all drivers, and Sunday being split between 6.5 fixed timing modified and 13.5 fixed timing Sports Modified. The quality of the field was credibly high, with past World Champions David Spashett and Alexander Hagberg heading the entry list. Past National Champions Olly Jefferies and Chris Kerswell were also guaranteed front runners, along with the Schumacher team headed by Andy Murray, who had used the track extensively to test their new LMP car, the Eclipse.

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November 24, 2016

SARDA Onroad Gas Nationals Rd4 – Report

SARDA Onroad Gas Nationals - Report

RC Zone in Middelburg, Mpumalanga played a host to the 4th and final round of the SARDA Onroad Gas National Championship. It was always going to be an exciting weekend with some of the championship podium positions still up for grabs, and the imminent threat of rain throughout the weekend. Also, the participation and technical support of Xray Factory driver, Tom Kraegefski, sparked a lot of interest.

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November 23, 2016

XRS Slovenia Rd1 report

XRS Slovenia Rd1 report

The Round 1 of XRS Slovenia took place at the beautiful facility in Medeuzza (Italy) on the Genius Ring. There was a big interest for the race since racing with hand-out motors is something stock drivers really like, so all the places at the tables were full. The XRS motors and Hudy tires performed flawlessly during Saturday’s practice and Sunday’s race. Saturday it was a practice day where most of drivers could get in touch for the first time with the XRS motors and Hudy tires. In the evening there was the Xray evening party and later the workshop, where Xray Factory team driver Tom Krägefski and Alojzij Osvald with more Xray/TopRC team drivers discussed regarding set-ups for the race.

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