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April 12, 2017

Manten & Berkhout win at Dutch 1/8th On-road opener

The opening round of the Dutch 1/8th On-road National Championship was held at the AMC Apeldoorn track last weekend. In the premier NK class it was Arie Manten who took the win in the 30 minute main after getting past Joey Sorber on the last lap thanks to being on a different tyre and fuel strategy. Joey Sorber had to settle for second, 1.2s down on Arie while Jeffrey Rietveld completed the top 3 result one lap down.

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April 12, 2017

Elliott Boots wins at BRCA Nitro Truggy Nationals

Round 1 of the BRCA E-Buggy and Nitro Truggy Nationals was held at the Kent Model Car Club over the weekend and in the Truggy class it was Elliott Boots who lead the way. TQing two of the three rounds allowed him to take the pole position for the 30-minute main final in which he would grab a dominant win with a 3-laps margin on the second place driver.

Source: Reds Racing [reds-racing.com]

April 10, 2017

Hepp, Liedke & Diekmann win at West German regionals

Round one of the West German division Nitro On-road regionals, a qualifying race for the German Nationals, was held in Dormagen this past weekend. In the premier 1/8th Nitro class 1 category, Tobias Hepp (ARC) would take the win from Serpent’s Merlin Depta in second and Christian Wurst (Mugen) in third. In the slightly slower class 2, Mugen racer Waldemar Liedke came out fastest in the main final from Ingo Braun (Serpent) in second and David Kröger (Shepherd) third. Finally in the 1/10th 200mm Nitro Touring class it was Melvin Diekmann that lead an all-Shepherd podium with Rene Püpke and Benjamin Lehmann coming in second and third.

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April 10, 2017

Balestri & Strano win at CIC2017 Rd1

The opening round of the Campionato Italiano Costruttori was held at the Miniautodromo Jody Scheckter in Fiorano, Italy over the weekend. In the premier 1/8th nitro on-road class, Dario Balestri took his first win for his new chassis sponsors Infinity ahead of his team-mate Alberto Picco and Alessio Mazzeo. The final saw an early domination of Andrea Pirani who started out from pole after TQing three of the four qualifying rounds, although a problem at the tyre stop moved the ARC driver back in the order, with Balestri ready to capitalise after having waited patiently for the right moment to attack.

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April 7, 2017

Matrix Racing Tires sign Teemu Leino

Matrix Racing Tires have announced the signing of Finnish frontrunner, Teemu Leino to run their tires at all open events. The reigning ENS 200mm Champion and Infinity factory driver is a valuable addition to the team and the Italian company is looking forward to support his racing program at the best.

Source: Matrix [matrixtires.it]

April 6, 2017

Ali Bullail takes Kuwait National Buggy title

The 2016/17 Kuwait 1/8th Nitro Buggy National Championship recently concluded and it was Ali Bullail who walked away with the overall title. Taking five straight TQs and wins at round 3 to 7 secured him the overall win with an eight points margin on the vice champion.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

April 6, 2017

O.S. Engines sign Teemu Leino

O.S. Engines have announced the signing of Finnish frontrunner, Teemu Leino. The former European Champion and reigning ENS 200mm champion will power his 1/8th and 1/10th scale Infinity rides using O.S. Speed engines this season and beyond.

Source: O.S. Engines [os-engines.co.jp]

April 5, 2017

Greek 200mm Nitro Touring National Series Rd2 – Report

The Montelodromio track of Patras, Greece recently played host to the second round of the Greek National 200mm Nitro On-road Series. The event also doubled as the Greek National Cup Race. In the 35-minute A-main mishaps by the top qualifier allowed Bill Lykaris and Nikos Karabelas to battle for the lead. After a nerve shattering 15-minutes bumper-to-bumper battle, Nikos had retained the lead and kept his pace fast and steady while other drivers made errors and fell back. In the later stages of the final, after the last two pit stops, Nikos had already built a huge 3-lap lead so he had to just bring the car home although this wasn’t an easy task with many incidents happening on the technical track, but Nikos Karabelas (BMT) kept his cool and crossed the finish line first, bringing home the win at round two of the championship, the National Cup title and also the fastest single lap. Bill Lykaris (Shepherd) came in second while Dimitris Papadopoulos (Serpent) had to settle for third.

View the final results here