June 4, 2019

2019 HNMC Member GP – Report

Every year the HNMC runs a Members GP this is a free meeting to thank all the club members for their support. They used a different race format this meeting with 15-minute qualifiers and 30-minute finals for Nitro and 10-minute qualifiers for E-Buggy and Truggy and two leg 12-minute finals – this was run as FTQ. When the qualifiers were over, Kevin Brunsden took the TQ in Nitro Buggy, Richard Miller took TQ in E-Buggy and George Miller top qualified Truggy. In the Nitro Buggy main Kevin Brunsden took the win from Taro Cradock and Owen Luckin. Truggy was won by George Miller from Darren Roper and James Morl. Over in E-Buggy it was Ricky Copper from James Clarke and Rick Spiers.

Source: BRCA [brca.org]


June 4, 2019

Greiner wins at EFRA GP Series Rd3 as Balestri takes title

The third and final round of the EFRA GP Series was held at the iconic Türkheim track in Germany last weekend. The 1/10th 200mm Touring class was dominated by Serpent’s Dominic Greiner, who took the win in the 45-minute A-main with a margin of three laps on runner-up, Dario Balestri (Infinity). Xray’s Leo Arnold came in 3rd, some six seconds short of Dario’s time. Carmine Raiola and Patrick Nähr completed the top 5, some two laps behind the Leo. Overall in the championship it was Dario Balestri with the title from Infinity teammate, Carmine Raiola on the runner-up spot. Serpent’s Alex Thurston came in 3rd to round out the overall top 3 podium.

View the overall top 3 podium here


June 4, 2019

Dutch Buggy Cup Rd2 win for Jeffrey Halsema

The second round of the Dutch Buggy Cup was held at the Fivelcrossers track in Appingedam this past weekend. In the 1/8th Nitro Buggy class it was Wesley van Helmond with the overall TQ in front of Jarno Pijpers and Jordy Felder. The 30-minute main final then saw Jeffrey Halsema (Team Associated) taking the win a lap in front of JQRacing driver Oane Storm. Top qualifier Wesley van Helmond (SWorkz) had to settle for 3rd, some eight seconds behind Oane.

Source: CML Distribution [cmldistribution.co.uk]


June 3, 2019

2019 VRC Spec Class Worlds – Announcement

This June will see the running of the Spec Class VRC Worlds in various Nitro and Electric, On-road and Off-road categories. The fun kicks off on the 5th of June with Nitro Sedans, 1/12th scale Sports Cars and Rally X. All Spec classes are part of VRC’s free2play package – all that is needed is the respective track. The full schedule can be found after the break or on the official VRC website here.

Find a list of all Spec Worlds events here


June 3, 2019

Riccardo Berton wins Kyosho Inferno International Race

The Kyosho Inferno International Race was held at the Nitropark Pietrasanta this past weekend, attracting Kyosho pilots from all over Italy to race agains international stars such as Riccardo Berton or Kyosho Inferno designer, Yuichi Kanai. At the end of the 45-minute A-main final it was Italian Off-road frontrunner, Riccardo Berton with the two laps in front of Fabrizio Teghesi. Mattia Polite came in 3rd, some 16 seconds behind Fabrizio while Yuichi had to settle for 4th overall, another four laps down.

Image: Fabrizio Teghesi


June 3, 2019

Lewis & Taylor win at Paddy Piston race

The BADMCC track of Craigavon, UK held the annual Paddy Piston Race this past weekend, attracting a very competitive field of drivers. In Nitro Buggy and after the 60-minute main final event, it was Team Associated’s Matt Lewis with the win from HB Racing’s Graham Alsop on the runner-up spot. Agama’s Elliot Taylor came in 3rd to round out the podium. The Nitro Truggy A-main had Elliot Taylor (Agama) walking away with the win from JQRacing’s Bradley Baird in 2nd and Agama’s Jon Hazlewood in 3rd.

View the Nitro Truggy podium here


June 3, 2019

Nick Wautlet sweeps Manufacturers Cup Open classes

The 2019 AMain Hobbies Manufacturers Cup was held held at the Silver Dollar track in Chico, California this past weekend. Run in Pro and Open classes it was Nick Wautlet who took overall wins in the Open Nitro Buggy and Open Nitro Truggy classes. Nick would take the TQ in Open Buggy and came out on top of the 14-minute A-main event from Daniel Blalock in 2nd and Mccoy Starkey in 3rd. Over in the 14-minute Open Nitro Truggy A-main it was Jermaine Robinson with the overall TQ, however it was 5th place qualifier Nick with the win some 4.5 seconds in front of Jermaine as Bryce Beaver came in 3rd a lap down.

Image: Nick Wautlet