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October 20, 2016

Fiorano the stage for ENS title decider

The 2016 Euro Nitro Series comes to a conclusion this weekend (21-23rd Oct) with the famous Fiorano track in Italy as the stage for the 1:10 title decider. With Team Shepherd’s Simon Kurzbuch wrapping up the 1:8 title at Round 3 in Aigen, Austria, last month, the attention for the season finale is on who will be crowned the new 1:10 champion. With Electric World Championship commitments forcing him to miss the third round, reigning champion Jilles Groskamp can not retain his title but it is his Team Infinity team-mate Teemu Leino who goes into the season finale best placed to become champion. In total 5 drivers have a mathematical chance of being crowned champion but it is current points leader Dirk Wischnewski who provides the biggest challenge to Leino. Also a strong contender is inaugural ENS Champion Erik Dankel who sits second in the points and will be hoping to drop his 12th place Round 1 result. With outside title chances for World Champion Dominic Greiner and Bruno Coelho all of the contenders represent different manufacturers highlighting the competitiveness of the ENS championship.

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October 20, 2016

EC Kim takes KMRCA Touring Modified title

The recent KMRCA Korea National Championship was held at the KARS track and it saw South Korea’s front runner, EC Kim taking the win in the Touring Modified class. Ki-Hung Kim came in second from Jeong-Duk Lee in third.

Source: Muchmore [muchmoreracing.net]

October 20, 2016

Wesley van Helmond takes Dutch Nitro Buggy title

The final round of the Dutch Nitro Buggy Championship was held at the Purmerend astro turf track. The qualifiers on Sunday started on a wet track but it would soon start to dry, meaning drivers would have to adapt the setups of their buggies quickly. At the end of the qualifying Agama’s Bart Mullink took the TQ from TLR driver Wesley van Helmond in second. Pre-event favourite Wesley had to get at least a fifth place finish in the main final to grab the overall championship but a broken clutch spring meant even an appearance in the main final was in question at the start of the semifinal. Thankfully another driver asked for a time-out so Wesley’s pit crew was able to change the spring but starting into the race Wesley had already lost two laps but putting his head down he was able to make up the time and to get a second place in the 20-minute finale. Starting from the 4 spot into the main final, Wesley quickly got into grips and he soon found himself in second place behind Jarno Piijpers. Wesley eventually got past Jarno later and he was able to open a 6-second gap on the field until he got hit by another car which bend a suspension pin of his car but he was able to proceed and even had the performance to challenge a storming Bart Mullink who was hot on his heels for the win. Changing positions several times Wesley and Bart would make it out for the win but ultimately Wesley would bring home the win after an intense race with Bart Mullink in second and Jordy Velder (Agama) in third. With five wins and three TQ spots, Wesley would then take the overall title in the 1/8th Nitro Buggy class to add to his 2016 2WD championship title.

Thanks to Wesley van Helmond for the report.

October 19, 2016

Jason Jakubczyk takes double The Series title

Jason Jakubczyk came out on top of both the 2WD and 4WD Modified Buggy Championships at the 2016 The Series. The 5-race series would hit some of the best tracks throughout Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio. With only allowing one throw-out, the pressure would be on to have good and consistent finishes throughout. After the first four rounds were complete, Jason’s performance had given him enough points to wrap up both championships before the final round of The Series.

Source: Kyosho [kyoshoamerica.com]

October 19, 2016

Williams & Lowe win at Schumacher Indoor Masters

The second round of the Schumacher Indoor Masters were held at Worksop this past weekend with 173 entries across the two classes of 2WD and 4WD buggy. In the 4WD A-final Greg Williams (Schumacher) came out successful in front of Richard Lowe (HB Racing) and Craig Collinson (Team C). Danny McGee and Jack Neal would round out the top 5 result.

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October 19, 2016

Scotty Ernst’s Off-road Showdown Tour Rd5 – Report

Scotty Ernst's Off-road Showdown Tour Rd5 – Report

The fifth and final round of the Off-road Showdown Tour by Scotty Ernst rolled into town hosted by Superior Hobbies/Beachline Raceway this past weekend. Beachline Raceway is an amazing facility housing one of the largest 1/10th indoor scale off-road tracks, and plenty of indoor pitting. The track surface is sealed/glued orange clay making it very unique as it provides plenty of traction and is very consistent from start to finish. The track opened for official practice Friday morning and racers took full advantage as they dialed in their vehicles for the super high bite surface. Practice buttoned up around 7pm giving racers plenty of time for dinner and race day prep.

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October 19, 2016

FSEARA Rd2 – Report

Round two of the Florida State Electric Auto Racers Association Race FSEARA was held this past weekend at The Village Raceway. In the 17.5 Pro Stock Touring A-main David Vera would come out fastest in front of second placed David Baptiste and third placed Robert Cooper. Pete Pepe, Steve Pendergraph, Ken Moss, top qualifier Austin Wolfe, George Martinez, Mike Dobbs, and Joe Sumasky would round out the final results.

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October 19, 2016

Jiri Mara takes Czech Open finale

The ninth and final round of the Czech Open series was held in Kolin after heavy rain fall made the scheduled Radotin track unusable. Jiri Mara took the TQ in the muddy conditions from Kaja Novotny and Max Gotzl. In the main final both Jiri and Kaja quickly got away from the field and they both battled for the lead but a couple of errors from Kaja meant he had to led Jiri pull away, settling for second in front of teammate Max Gotzl.

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