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December 5, 2022

Kaino & Kato crowned Japanese 1:10 Offroad Champions

Returning after a 3-year break, the JMRCA All Japan Championships for 1:10 Offroad took place over the weekend where Yokomo’s Yui Kaino and Team AJ/Team Associated driver Kouki Kato where crowned the 2022 Champions. Racing at the RC Park Gojo, in 2WD qualifying it was Kaino who secured the overall TQ as he was fastest in the opening two of the three rounds. Topping Q3, double defending champion Yuusuke Sugiura would secure second on the grid with the Xray of Shoya Yamazaki lining up 3rd. 4WD qualifying saw three different drivers post TQ runs but setting the fastest outright time in Q3 it was Kato who was Top Qualifier. Behind, having topped Q2, Kaino would line-up second with Sugiura, fastest in Q1, P3 on the grid. In the finals Kaino won the opening two 2WD encounters to secure his first Japanese National title with the A3 win giving Sugiura second ahead of Kato. In 4WD, Kato would convert the TQ into overall victory with wins in A1 & 2. Winning A3, Kaino took second overall with Sugiura completing the podium.

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December 5, 2022

Rivkin wraps up INS12 with double win

Spencer Rivkin has wrapped up the 12th edition of the JConcepts Indoor National Series with a double buggy win at the final at Hobby Action in Arizona. Having secured the overall TQ in both 2WD & 4WD buggy, the reigning World Champion had to work for the win with both finals being decided in A1. In 2WD, TLR’s Ryan Cavalieri who qualified 4th got the win from Rivkin with Ty Tessman coming through from 5th to take 3rd. A2 would also see Rivkin finish 2nd, the win this time going to Broc Champlin with Tessman bagging another P3. With it all on the line in A3, Rivkin finally delivered the win ahead of Yokomo Ryan Maifield with Cavalieri 3rd, enough for the later to secure second overall with Tessman completing the podium. In 4WD, Rivkin took the first encounter from Associated team-mate Dustin Evans who would go one better in A2 and take the win from Champlin and Cavalieri while Rivkin got only a P6. Again when it counted most Rivkin delivered the win in A3 to do the double with Evans and Caavlieri completing the overall podium. In the Expert buggy classes it was only a double winner with Hobby Action track manager Jake Thayer taking the early wins and able to sit out A3 in both 2WD and 4WD.

Image: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

December 4, 2022

Clean sweep for Orlowski at US Carpet Offroad C/ships

Michal Orlowski executed the perfect clean sweep at the US Carpet Offroad Championships in Cleveland converting his double buggy TQ in to two victories on finals day. The Schumacher driver’s third consecutive week of racing in the United States, it was his second week in Cleveland. Having taken a podium in Touring Car and 4th in 1:12 at the legendary US Indoor Champs On Road race, turning his attentions back to offroad the Polish driver dominated pulling off similar success to the Florida Carpet Champs double win which kicked off his latest US tour. Only the second running of the event, in 2WD it would be TLR’s Dakotah Phend who would finish second with Brandon Foote completing the podium ahead of Joe Bornhorst. In 4WD, Team Associated’s Aydin Horne denied Phend second place takes to a win in A3 ahead of his fellow American.

Image: Michal Orlowski [Facebook]

December 4, 2022

Bayers wins GT8E at Miami Electric Grand Prix

Martin Bayer is the 2022 Miami Grand Prix GT8E Champion. With the electric classes kicking off the annual week long event at Homestead RC Raceway in Florida, the Xray designer secured the TQ with the fastest time in the second of the four rounds of qualifying at the 2020 GT World Championship venue. Vice Champion in both nitro and electric at the inaugural World Championship, Bayer was the only driver to manage 19-laps in qualifying securing pole for the triple A-Mains ahead of Serpent’s Jose Almonte and Capricorn’s Natanaele Sensei. In the finals, Bayer would win all three encounters with the big battle being for second between Almonte and Sensei who would finish tied on points with the former listed as P2. In 1:10 Modified Touring Car, it was also a European winner with Hotrace Tyres boss Nicola Marrone securing the TQ from Felix Law before going onto win all three A-Mains to win ahead of fellow Italian Filippo Domanin with Law completing the podium. Drivers will now turn their attentions to the Miami Nitro Grand Prix which has attracted a very strong international entry.

Image: Xray [teamxray.com]

December 4, 2022

DMS Winter Series Round 1 – Report

The opening round of the four round DMS Model Car Club Winter Series kicked off over the weekend in Watford, England. A technical and challenging layout was set for the drivers, with several sections extremely challenging to get consistent and at the same time be fast. The risk certainly returned reward on clean laps, but really (REALLY) hurt your time with an error. We had four rounds of FTD qualifying and in 2wd it was young Abe Lyons (Associated) who took the TQ with his Reedy powered B6.4. Ellis Stafford (Schumacher) lined up 2nd with his Cougar LD2 from Karl Jackson (Schumacher) in third. The rest of the guys straight into the A direct were Rich Miller (Schumacher), Shaun Garratt (Associated) and Thomas Lau (Associated), the rest would come via the bump ups.

Continue reading report here

December 4, 2022

Double TQ for Rivkin at INS12 Finals

JConcepts is wrapping up the 12th season of its popular Indoor National Series with the INS12 Finals at Action Hobby in Arizona this weekend where Spencer Rivkin has clinched the double TQ in buggy. The fifth race of the annual series, the Team Associated driver secured the overall TQ in 2WD Mod after taking the opening 2 of the 3 qualifiers. Taking the third qualifier, as Rivkin had a DNF, Yokomo’s Ryan Maifield will line-up second for the triple A-Main at the 2023 1:10 Offroad World Championship venue followed by Broc Champlin, Ryan Cavalieri and Ty Tessmann. In 4WD, Rivkin completed a clean sweep topping all three rounds. Rob Gillespie was his closest challenger in Q1 while Champlin kept him on his toes in Q2 & 3 to secure P2 on the grid. Behind Gillespie, Cavalieri will start fourth ahead of Dustin Evans, Tom Rinderknecht and Cole Tollard.

Image: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

December 3, 2022

Orlowski double TQ at US Carpet Offroad C/ships

Recently crowned the overall Modified Champion at the Florida Carpet Champs, Michal Orlowski is again on form on carpet this weekend having just completed the TQ double at the US Carpet Offroad Championships in Cleveland. The second running of the Scotty Ernst promoted event, which runs a week after the same venue hosted the legendary US Indoor Champs On Road race, the Schumacher driver has secured the overall TQ in 2WD buggy from TLR’s Dakotah Phend. The back to Back ROAR National 2WD Champion, Phend took the opening qualifier from Brandon Foote as Orlowski found himself only 5th fastest. In Q2 & 3 however the Polish driver found his rhythm on the difficult track conditions beating Phend in Q2 and Foote in Q3 to lock up the overall TQ. In 4WD, the former European Champion wrapped up things early taking the opening two rounds ahead of Aydin Horne to secure pole position for tomorrow’s (Sunday) A-Main when Horne, Phend, Joe Bornhorst and Foote will be looking to deny him the victory.

Source: Michal Orlowski [Facebook]

November 28, 2022

‘Rising Star Program’ awarded at USIC

First started in 2018 as an initiative at the Canadian National Championships, the ‘Rising Star Program’ was awarded for the first time to an American driver over the weekend when it was decided to make a surprise announcement at the legendary U.S. Indoor Champs in Cleveland. Very passionate about the program, Ryan Combden of Team Zombie Canada, together with some other passionate RC sponsors, made the late decision to award the program to a driver during the USIC. The panel watched unaware racers as they went about their racing, paying particular attention to how they interacted with others. One driver to really stand out was Riley Drennen, his hard work and desire to learn really catching their attention. Only in his first year of racing, the 20-year is working two jobs while still going to school and this dedication struck a cord with the panel. As the latest recipient of the Rising Star Program, Riley was presented with a very impressive package from the program sponsors and USIC race promoter Scotty Ernst. As he gets ready for the 2024 season, Riley received a new kit from Destiny, new power from Team Zombie Canada, new motor and tires from Motiv and Gravity RC, a new esc from Tekin and a new body from Bitty Designs.