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May 25, 2016

Nejc Mihelic wins Austrian nitro on-road opener

The fast Sollenau track played host to the opening round of the Austrian Nitro On-road Championship with windy weather making for low-grip track conditions. 2016 sees a change in the race format with the introduction of a points system, like used at the ENS, with the TQ driver proceeding directly into the A-main while the second to fifth place drivers compete in the Superpole race to battle out the 2 spot on the grid. The qualifiers were dominated by Herfried Pucher who won three of the four qualifiers from Nejc Mihelic and Maximilian Hofer. The first to start the Superpole was Kurt Hubeny who had engine problems, followed by Alain Levy who had a very successful run. Maximillian Hofer did not manage to beat Alain’s lap time and Mihelic lost front belt before the start, meaning Alain joined Herfried in the final.

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May 24, 2016

TopRC Track Masters Rd2 – Report

Round two of the TopRC Track Masters was held in Zagreb, Croatia at the technical yet fast Ayrton Senna track. In the premier 1/8th On-road class Nejc Mihelič, Jernej Vuga Štendler and Herfried Pucher battled for the overall TQ. The opening qualifier was won by Jernej who had to sit out Q2 due to being busy with race support, allowing Nejc to score a 20 laps TQ run, bettering Jernej’s previous time. For the final qualifiers the track had become slower so the top 3 qualifying positions would be Nejc from Jernej and Herfried.

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May 24, 2016

Mattia Collavo takes win at Tecnovi Trophy

The Pista Verde track in Fener di Belluno recently hold the 2016 Tecnovi Trophy race. In the 1/8th Nitro On-road F1 category Mattia Collavo came out successful in the A-main from Francesco Mionetto on the runner-up spot. Luca Conte in third rounded out the podium result in front of Alberto De Lotto and Edoardo Beria.

Source: Novarossi [novarossi.it]

May 24, 2016

Salemi & Redaelli win at Novarossi/Ielasi Tuned Trophy

The Novarossi/Ielasi Tuned Trophy was held in Italy at the Pista de Leno track with some of Italy’s fastest nitro on-road drivers in attendance. In the premier 1/8th class Dario Balestri would take the TQ but in the A-main final Walter Salemi held the upper hand with multi-time World Champion Lamberto Collari coming in second. TQ holder Dario Balestri had to settle for third. In the 1/10th 200mm Touring class Luca Redaelli made a clean sweep by taking the top qualifier position and also coming out fastest in the main final from Mattia Rinaldi in second and Angelo Brucculeri in third.

View the 200mm podium here

May 24, 2016

Silvio Hächler wins JITC Jakarta Open

The recent JITC Open was held in Jakarta, Indonesia with the event attracting a range of international top drivers such as reigning World Champion Simon Kurzbuch along the likes of Jilles Groskamp, Teemu Leino, Silvio Hächler or Andy Moore. In the 7-minute qualifier it was Simon Kurzbuch who snatched the top spot followed by Jilles Groskamp and Jesse Davis. In the 45 minute A-main final it was a close race in super hot racing conditions and in the end Swiss ARC driver Silvio Hächler was crowned the 2016 Jakarta Open champion, followed by the Infinity drivers Jilles Groskamp and Chavit Sirigupta.

View the final results here

May 24, 2016

Xray Work.Shop Czech Republic – Announcement

Xray have announced another of their popular Work.Shops. The next one will be held this coming Saturday the 28th of May during the second round of the Czech Nitro On-road Nationals held in Slavkov. Team Xray driver Michal Abrahamek will be on hand to guide NT1 drivers through individual setup questions. More information can be found here.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

May 24, 2016

Adrian Wicaksono wins Jakarta Buggy regionals Rd3

The third round of the Jakarta regional Buggy Championship was held at the Graha Raya track, in Serpong, West Java with about 50 drivers attending the event. The race format was changed a bit this weekend as overnight rain made the track wet and muddy and so the triple qualifiers were cut short from ten minutes to seven minutes per run. After the qualifiers and with the two best to count it was Rama Tribudiman (Team Associated/O.S.) who took the TQ honours, but in the 45-minute A-main Adrian Wicaksono (Mugen/Reds Racing) stroke back to take the win from John Agus (Kyosho/O.S.) and Jason Nugroho (Xray/Novarossi) in second and third respectively. TQ holder Rama had to settle for fourth overall.

View the final results here

May 24, 2016

Colin Herzig takes Nevada State Championships title

The 2016 Nevada State Championships were held this past weekend at RC Tracks of Las Vegas, just one mile off the World Famous Las Vegas Strip. Kyosho America’s Colin Herzig who has been on a tear all year long would add another impressive win to his resume. With only a few minutes left in the 30-minute Nitro Buggy A-main event, it was Herzig, Dylan Rodriguez from Hot Bodies, and Yuichi Kanai, Kyosho’s lead buggy engineer, all battling it out for the top spot. As the checkered flag waived, it was Herzig crossing the finish line 1st to take the win, just one second ahead of Rodriquez who finished 2nd, and Kanai just one second back from Rodriquez for 3rd.

Thanks to Joe Pillars for the report.