October 17, 2016

Munday & Zammit win at 2016 Coleman Cup

Munday & Zammit win at 2016 Coleman Cup

The Coleman Cup memorial race has been running since 1995 in honor of young racer Brendan Coleman, who had tragically passed away. The 2016 edition was recently held at the Melbourne Keilor Offroad RC Club, where over 80 entries raced for the prestigious trophies. The club worked hard to put on a good track; unfortunately, Mother Nature stepped in during the day, and her ever-increasing gale force winds forced the event to be cancelled on safety grounds after qualifying. 2WD Open saw Ray Munday taking the first place from Andrew Selvaggi second and Cameron Zammit third, making it an all Team Associated podium. 4WD Open saw a result identical to the Victorian Titles two weeks prior, with 15-year-old ‘Cam Zam’ in first place, Ray Munday in second, and 10-year-old Lachlan Munday in third, all driving Team Associated buggies. Cameron also took the Truck Open class while in the highly competitive 17.5T categories, 11-year-old Jordan Isergin continued his strong form with a first in 4WD 17.5T.

Source: Team Associated [teamassociated.com]


October 14, 2016

Bill Sydor wins Spec GT class at IIC 2016

Bill Sydor wins Spec GT class at IIC 2016

The recent International Indoor Championships in Las Vegas not only saw 1/12th scale and Touring Car racing but also the running of the popular Spec GT class. The category offered super close racing all week, thanks to having handout motor and speed control, as well as a FDR limit. In qualifying, Rod Canare would take the TQ spot, with Devin Patterson starting second and Bill Sydor starting third. In the main, a tap from Canare on the first lap would put him back in the pack, moving Patterson and Sydor to the top. Sydor would follow in Patterson’s shadow for a few laps, and on lap 8 Patterson made a small mistake on the curbing, allowing just enough space for Sydor to go through, giving him the lead which he would not relinquish.

View the final results here


October 13, 2016

Bruno Coelho & Jan Ratheisky win at 2016 IIC

Bruno Coelho & Jan Ratheisky win at 2016 IIC

The International Indoor Championships were held last weekend with about 400 entries in seven classes. With six world champions and some of the country’s fastest drivers in attendance the Las Vegas based event once again was one for the history books. In the Touring Modified class 2016 vice world champion, Bruno Coelho would take the TQ in dominant fashion and he would also come out on top of the proceedings after the single A-main event in which he would leave newly-crowned world champion, Ronald Völker behind in second place.

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October 13, 2016

Malin Karlsen wins OMK Fall Classic series Rd6

Malin Karlsen wins OMK Fall Classic series Rd6

Round six of the OMK 2WD Fall Classic series was held at the OMK raceway in cold but dry weather conditions. Malin Karlsen would lay down one of her usual performances to grab the overall TQ, putting in the only 15-lap runs of the evening. The opening A-main started with no problem but a lap counting problems brought things to a halt, meaning A1 had to be re-run. Early in the race Malin made a mistake by clipping a corner which send her dead last. After being marshalled she started to recover and soon found herself in third place from which she was able to put pressure on the second place driver that would eventually make a mistake to promote Malin into second place. After putting in a couple of fast laps Malin was right behind the leader at the start of the final lap and once the leader ran too wide in a corner Malin made maximum use of the invitation and she took the lead and with it the win in the opening A-main. A2 then was a pretty easy affair for the young lady. At the sound of the tone she jumped into the lead and never looked back to take the leg win, race win and with it the overall win in the championship with two rounds to go.

View the A-main top 3 results here


October 13, 2016

Rafiq & Shafiq win at 2016 KLGP race

Rafiq & Shafiq win at 2016 KLGP race

The recent KLGP race was held at the KL International RC Circuit in Malaysia. The event attracted about 50 racers to compete in the three classes of 1/8th Nitro On-road, 1/10th Nitro Touring and 1/8th GT. In the 45 minute 1/8th scale main final it was Amirul Rafiq (Serpent) who took the win from team mate YL Tan (Serpent) in second and Suah (Xray) third. TQ holder Jade Lim (Serpent) had to settle for 13th overall.

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October 12, 2016

6th Annual JConcepts Fall Brawl – Announcement

6th Annual JConcepts Fall Brawl – Announcement

The 6th Annual JConcepts Fall Brawl will be held on October 5th at the world-famous Silver Dollar R/C Raceway in Chico, California. The track has been redesigned to support both 1/10-scale and 1/8-scale racing; eBuggy will be offered as an alternate class at the Fall Brawl. There will be race classes for everyone including Open and Pro divisions based on skill level and also the popular “First Family of RC” title will be awarded. This year’s format will be the same as in years’ past with the finishes of kids 14 and under with their father’s finishing position will be combined to determine the overall position. The team with the best finishes will be engraved on the First Family of RC Trophy. Sign ups for the race can be found here and more information can be found on the official Facebook page here.


October 12, 2016

The Swiss Carpet Race – Announcement

The Swiss Carpet Race – Announcement

Mini Racing Chiasso will hold the The Swiss Carpet Race event on the weekend of the 13th of November at the Palapenz sports centre in Chiasso, Switzerland. Classes run include Touring Modified, Touring 13.5T Stock, 1/10th and 1/12th pan car as well as Formula. Registration for the event is now open here.


October 12, 2016

Sergi Franch wins at Spanish 200mm Champs Rd4

Sergi Franch wins at Spanish 200mm Champs Rd4

The fourth and final round of the Spanish 1/10th 200mm Nitro Touring Championship was held at the Club Carsol track. Qualifying was a very close affair between Sergi Franch, Nacho Lopez and Johnny Pastor. After three of five rounds all three drivers were tie on points but Nacho and Sergi would score one more TQ each, handing Nacho the TQ although being tie on points with Sergi. Sergi, Johnny and Raul Amella would then compete in the super pole race that gave Sergi the 2 spot on the grid as he came out fastest. The start of the main final then saw Sergi taking the lead following a mistake of Nacho and so the fight for the runner-up spot was on between Nacho and Raul following a mistake of Johnny. With 10 minutes to go, Nacho and Sergi were fighting for the lead when Nacho made contact with Sergi, resulting in a stop & go penalty for Nacho. After the incident Sergi Franch (Mugen/Novarossi) was able to lay down a very consistent pace which allowed him to keep the lead until the end of the race to bring home the win from Nacho Lopez (Serpent/Picco) and Johnny Pastor (Mugen/Novarossi) in second and third respectively. With the second place Sergi also took the vice-championship title behind newly-crowned champion, Victor Pelaez (Serpent).

Thanks to Josep Franch for the report.