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March 3, 2017

Collari caps off Infinity test with tough Singapore win

Lamberto Collari capped off a successful pre-season Infinity team test with a tough victory at the opening round of the Singapore GP Onroad National Series. Travelling to the Marine Paradise Radio Control Modellers Club track to capitalise on the Singapore hot weather, Collari and the rest of the Infinity team’s participation made for the Singapore event’s most high profile entry to-date. In the 45-minute final, the Italian, who qualified 7th, enjoyed a great battle with team-mate Takaaki Shimo. At the end of 152 laps, the two stalwarts of 1:8 battling hard for the duration of the race, just 0.179 separated them. Completing the podium, Jilles Groskamp would finish 3rd a lap down on the lead battle. Making his Infinity race debut, Dario Balestri was Top Qualifier ahead of Groskamp but the race would go less well and he would finish 6th. Surprising Naoto Matsukura showed good nitro skills qualifying fourth and also set the fastest lap of the final but he had to retire with 7 minutes remaining.

Source: Creation Model [creationmodel.net]

March 3, 2017

Matrix welcomes Thilo Tödtmann

Matrix Racing Tires have announced the signing of 1/10th 200mm class specialist, Thilo Tödtmann to their World Factory racing team. ENS podium finisher and multiple main finalist, the German frontrunner, who recently also signed with Shepherd, will use Matrix tires in all open tire races while also helping with product development.

Source: Matrix [matrixtires.it]

March 3, 2017

Ethan Lefebvre wins Thornhill Winter Series

Over the last four month Winter Thornhill Racing Circuit in Hutto, Texas hosted their 7-round Winter Series that attracted some of the state’s fastest drivers. With constant performances Xray’s Ethan Lefebvre was able to bring home the overall from Tekno driver Edwin Hartman while Chris Allison (TLR) would round out the overall top 3 result.

View the top 10 overall results here

March 3, 2017

Peter Alvarado TQs & wins Puerto Rico Onroad Nats Rd2

The second round of the Puerto Rico On-road National Championship was held at the Barceloneta RC Track. Peter Alvarado took the overall TQ in the 1/10th 200mm class but in the main final he got into trouble in the opening stages. On the sixth lap Alvarado traction-rolled trying to push his car on big tires, passing the track near to the loop. He decided to wait for the second and third car, but recovered but got back into the lead on lap 19 and from that moment on he never looked back. With a flame out 20 minutes into the race, but still with a large enough margin on the field, he finished in 1st, about a lap ahead of 2nd placed Franco Machado who also suffered a flamed out, as did 3rd placed Yamil Ruiz who had problems earlier.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

March 2, 2017

Hara & Neumann top seeds at Guan Kou Sunpadow GP

This weekend ARC International Raceway in Xiamen, China hosts the Guan Kou Sunpadow GP for 1/8th Offroad, the same facility hosted an onroad race of a similar name back in November and which will host the EP Offroad Worlds later this year. Open to 1/8th Nitro Offroad as well as 1/8th EP Offroad, with handout Sunpadow batteries, the race has attracted some big names from around the region thanks in part to the prize pot which sees the winner of each class getting close to USD 3000, with cash payouts for all drivers down to tenth.

Continue reading the report here

March 2, 2017

Nick Chong successful at Kuala Lumpur GP

Last Sunday Kuala Lumpur saw its first race in 2017 and it was Nick Chong in the 1/8 GP class who managed to take the victory at the well attended event. On the RC Malaysia race track Nick was able to secure the TQ spot and the final saw a clean start of him but just before the first round of pit stops Nick ran out of fuel, dropping him down to 5th position. With some flawless driving he was able to make up the lost time and to take over the lead again. After the tyre change at the 30-minute mark he controlled the race from the first position and ultimately he took the victory in front of Anthony Wee with Yee Kok Leong taking the final podium spot.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

March 2, 2017

Xtreme Aerodynamics welcome Flavio Elias

Xtreme Aerodynamics have announced the signing of reigning Brazilian Champion, Flavio Elias to their 2017 factory team. The 31-years old Capricorn driver will use the 1/8th range of Xtreme Aerodynamics’ bodies on his C803 in the upcoming season to try and defend his national title.

Source: Xtreme Aerodynamics [xtremeaerodynamics.com]

March 2, 2017

Riccardo Berton wins at Trofeo di Natale

The Pista Off road Le Pescine track in Rosignano Marittimo, Italy played host to the Tropheo di Natale last weekend with some of Italy’s fastest drivers in attendance. In the Expert Buggy class it was Riccardo Berton who set the pace in the 45-minute main final that he would win with a margin of about 13 seconds from second placed Davide Ongaro. Marco Natale would end the day some two laps down on the final podium spot.

Source: Novarossi [novarossi.it] | Image: David Menichetti