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July 11, 2018

RCMC Singapore GP Nationals Rd4 – Report

The East Coast Race Track played host to round four of the RCMC Singapore GP Nationals last weekend. Finally Singapore gave everyone perfect weather with plenty of drivers and some exciting on track action. With 1/8th GP, GT, 1/10th GP and 1/5th scale racing, it wasn’t going to be a boring day for the spectators and racers alike. For 1/5th and 1/10th racing the organisers decided to try a new format for finals, where the final would be split into two 15-minute sprints, instead of the usual single 30-minute final. Similar formats are being used on the European Continent with a view to make the racing more exciting, and less of an Endurance style race. This would make qualifying even more important than usual for these classes.

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July 10, 2018

Diatta Collymore wins at King of Cali Race

This past weekend Speedworld Raceway & Hobby located in Roseville California, hosted the annual King Of Cali race that had drivers from all over California dish it out in their respected classes for both Nitro and Electric On-Road in order to fight for the title and the crown. In the competitive Nitro Touring class and after qualifying it was Bryce Butterfield with the TQ from Diatta Collymore in 2nd. The main started out with some pretty close racing between Diatta and Bryce and after a mistake in the deadly chicane from Bryce, Diatta was eventually able to bring it home and take the crown while setting overall fast lap. Bryce would end the race on the 2 spot while Chet Miller had to settle for 3rd overall.

Thanks to Diatta Collymore for the report.

July 10, 2018

Sebastian Lucchini takes Chilean National title

The Chilean Off-road National Championship race was held at the RC Vina track in Vina Del Mar, Chile recently. With a brand new layout for everyone the challenge was set. JQRacing’s Gastón Zegard Latrach would take over all TQ starting in pole position with Sebastian Azocar Lucchini (JQRacing) in 2nd. The two would battle it out in the 40-minute A-main as Sebastian would edge out Gaston for the win and crowning him National Champ. Kyosho’s Felipe Lyon would round out the top 3 podium result.

Source: JQRacing [jqracing.com]

July 10, 2018

French 1/8th IC Track Nats Rd4 – Report

This past weekend the fourth round of the French 1/8th IC Track Nationals took place at the ARCA16 club in Angoulême in the centre of France. Great weather with temperatures close to 35°C in the shade, and a very fast and demanding track awaited the drivers. In the National class, it was Simon Bergoin with the TQ followed by Faisal Affejee. In the Elite class, it was Stef Bouche who took the TQ honours just ahead of Arnaud Mathieu, after a very tight qualifying between the first 8 drivers.

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July 10, 2018

Xray Racing Series Poland – Report

The Xray Racing Series Poland was held in Piaseczno on a technical track with a lot of jumps and a loose surface. The race was held in several classes and in 1/8th Nitro Buggy it was Burak Kilic (Agama) with the overall TQ from an unlucky Kaja Novotny (Xray) who missed the TQ in Q3 due to a late start and issues in Q4. After the semis it was the Kilic brothers in front with Kaja in 3rd after more issues in the semi-final.

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July 10, 2018

Danish IC Track Championship Rd3 – Report

Last weekend the third round of the Danish Nitro On-road Championship was held at the technical track of the Greve RC Center. In the premier 1/8th category it was Martin N.O Hansen who set the pace, by scoring a new lap record and claiming the TQ position after winning the four qualifying rounds. Henrik Christensen lined up in 2nd and Morten Nielsen had to settle for the 3rd spot after the qualifiers.

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July 10, 2018

2018 HB Challenge – Report

The 2018 HB Challenge race was held last weekend at the Forluck RC Raceway Track in Pontianak, West Kalimantan, Indonesia. A total of 39 drivers from Singapore, Malaysia, Jakarta, Bandung, Solo, Gresik, Batam, Medan, Makasar, Banjarmasin as well as local drivers attended the event whose schedule saw three rounds of 10-minutes qualifying with the best two counting towards the qualifying results. In the end it was Jason Nugroho (Xray/Novarossi) who took the TQ honours and he also secured himself the 1st place overall after the 45-minutes A-main encounter. Jason was followed by Adrian Wicaksono (Mugen/O.S.) and Stanley Wangsanegara (HB Racing/O.S.) in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

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July 9, 2018

McBride & Stringer win at Queensland State Champs

The 2018 AARCMCC 1/8 OFF-ROAD Queensland State Titles were held this past weekend at Pine Hills Dirt Racing attracting 87 entries. In the premier Nitro Buggy class it was Kyle McBride with the TQ while in E-Buggy it was Mitch Steer with the pole position for the main finals. In the 45-minute Nitro Buggy A-main it was Kyle McBride who was able to conserve his qualifying performance to take the win a narrow 4.4 seconds in front of Aaron Stringer who was close to winning the main but an unfortunate hook up with a marshalled car took him out of contention. In 3rd Mitch Steer completed the podium results.

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