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August 5, 2019

Tim Wood wins BRCA 1/8th IC Track Nationals Rd7

Brooklands circuit in Kent hosted round 7 of the BRCA 1/8th IC Track Championship this past weekend. Weather conditions were favourable with no rain and Saturday saw a number of new and younger drivers attending which was great to see. The main final saw a battle between Mark Green, Tim Wood and David Spashett. Tim and Mark had a good battle up front whilst Dave was picking his way up the order after starting from 11th after a time delay. Wood passed Mark to take the lead early on, and at the chequered flag the result was 1st and fastest lap for Tim Wood, 2nd Mark Green, and 3rd David Spashett. The next race is the Halifax British Open later this month.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

August 5, 2019

Jeff Hamon takes double Queensland State Champs title

The 2019 Queensland State Championships were held at England Park Model Raceway in Brisbane, Australia last weekend. Jeff Hamon took the overall TQ in the 1/8th IC Track class from Steven Jovanovic in 2nd. After the half hour long A-main it was again Jeff who came out on top, taking the Queensland State title in front of Steven on the runner-up spot and Andrew Gillespie in 3rd.

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August 5, 2019

Jessica Palsson wins at Middle Swedish Cup Rd4

Round 4 of the Middle Swedish Cup was held at the Eskilstuna track last weekend. Serpent’s Pontus Larsson would take the overall TQ after coming out on top in Q2 and Q3 as Q1 winner, Jessica Palsson would snatch the runner-up spot after the 1/8th Nitro Buggy qualifiers. After the semifinals it was Jessica Palsson with the pole position for the 30-minute A-main event as Elias Johansson came in 2nd and Pontus obtained P3 on the grid after a troublesome semifinal. At the start of the main final the three pulled away from the field and had a long fight for the top, however things would spread a bit as Pontus dropped down the field by the first round of pitstops but he was able to close the gap on Jessica again when his concentration came back by about mid-race. Ultimately however it was Jessica who brought home the win as Pontus was able to secure the runner-up spot despite running out of tyres in the closing stages. A lap down it was Kristian Johansson who would round out the overall top 3 result. With his 2nd place finish Pontus was able to secure himself the Middle Swedish Cup title for 2019.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

August 5, 2019

BRCA 1/10th IC Circuit Nationals Rd5 – Report

Round 5 of the BRCA 1/10th IC Circuit Nationals was held at the long standing technical and challenging Wombwell circuit in South Yorkshire. Saturday unfortunately followed the poor forecast with heavy showers and torrential rain and of the few drivers who turned up on practice day most spent time securing their gazebos and tents and waterproofing their cars or preparing their “wet car “. However a few brave drivers ventured on to the circuit with minimal success. First thing Sunday morning was grey and cloudy with a damp circuit but not raining. With rain forecast later a decent time in the early heats would be the target. 200mm Touring saw Joe Kerry (Capricorn) keep up his reputation for performance in wet conditions easily taking the FTD. Neil Wallace (Serpent ) qualified in 2nd with Matthieu Dambrine a creditable 3rd.

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August 5, 2019

Davide Ongaro sweeps RCGP Series Rd5 & Rd6

Round 5 and 6 of the 2019 RCGP Series were held at the Pista DirtRaceRC track in Asti, Italy over the weekend. In the premier RCGP class it was Davide Ongaro (Team Associated) who would make a clean sweep at Saturday’s round 5 and Sunday’s round 6, taking the overall TQs and wins on both days for yet another perfect weekend. Juan Carlos Canas (SWorkz) and David Ronnefalk (HB Racing) came in 2nd and 3rd in Saturday’s qualifying but after the double A-mains it was Elliott Boots (SWorkz) with the overall runner-up spot as Juan Carlos Canas came in 3rd to round out the podium. Sunday’s round 6 then saw Marco Baruffolo (Xray) snatching the P2 spot after the qualifiers from Elliott Boots in 3rd. The single A-main then saw the dominator of the weekend bringing home the win with a 10-seconds margin as Juan Carlos and Elliott came in 2nd and 3rd, albeit still on the same lap as winner Davide who now made it six wins out of six rounds.

Source: RCGP [rc-gp.com]

August 1, 2019

Ryan Lutz doubles at King Of Kings

Stateline Raceway of Fremont, Indiana played host to the 2019 King of Kings race last weekend, attracting nearly 430 entries. The event saw the attendance of many of the country’s swift 1/8th scale off-road racers and in the premier Nitro Buggy class it was Agama’s Ryan Lutz with the overall win, some two laps in front of HB Racing’s Spencer Heckert on the runner-up spot. Xray’s Mark Sousa came in 3rd to round out the podium as class TQ, TLR’s Dakotah Phend had to settle for 6th in the 45-minute A-main event.

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August 1, 2019

Branislav Panak wins rained-out Czech IC Track Nats Rd3

Round 3 of the Czech IC Track Nationals was held in Brno recently. Running the track in reverse direction, the fast layout and tyre-hungry surface made for some challenging conditions for all drivers. To this added rainy weather on Saturday that ultimately forced the race director to call the event a day. With the results taken from the three qualifying rounds it was Xray’s Branislav Panak with the overall win from Xray teammate, Marcel Dostal. Shepherd’s Martin Zvara came in 3rd to round out the podium.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

July 31, 2019

Adam Drake TQs & wins at 2019 Bring The Heat

The annual Bring The Heat race was held at Flowood RC in Flowood, Mississippi last weekend. The event had close to 200 entries and in the Expert Nitro Truggy class it was Adam Drake with the overall TQ and also the win in the 35-minute A-main event. Three laps behind it was Cameron Breaux on the runner-up spot as Aaron Royston came in 3rd to round out the podium another lap down.

Image: Adam Drake