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May 18, 2016

Rick Vrielijnck teams up with Capricorn

Italian company Capricorn have announced the signing of Rick Vrielijnck to their team. The former BMT driver, multi-time Dutch champion, Euro-A and Worlds A-finalist and will attend all major events in 2016 and he has the following to say about the deal:

I would like to let everyone know that from now on I will race for team Capricorn. I understand that it is not very loyal and common to switch teams after such a short period however I felt that we were working in a completely different direction. Exactly for this reason I think Capricorn is the best team since they are always working to improve their products and setups. Fortunately Patrizio Rossi wanted to work with me also so I am very happy to join team Capricorn for a long term.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

May 18, 2016

Truck win for Adam Drake at JBRL Nitro Series Rd2

The second round of the JBRL Nitro Series was held this past weekend at Thunder Alley Raceway. Adam Drake was the top qualifier in Expert Nitro Buggy and Expert Nitro Truck and in the Truck final, Drake was challenged early by Dayton Brown. As the race progress Drake pulled away from the field and won the final by nearly one lap on Eddie Laret in second and Tyler Brown in third.

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May 18, 2016

Carlos Peracho takes Spanish IC Track Nationals Rd2 win

Carlos Peracho takes Spanish Nats Rd2 win

The second round of the Spanish 1/8th on-road championship was held at the ARCA track in Alcobendas near Madrid. Saturday started pretty wet but after the track dried up it was possible to run some practice heats followed by two rounds of qualification under dry conditions. Carlos Peracho qualified second right behind Spanish top driver Nacho Lopez. In the main final it was Javier Godoy who showed a great performance and made it to the first position after a few laps. For more than 20 minutes Javier was in the lead until he dropped back to second position due to some tyre issues. From now on it was Carlos Peracho who led the race until the checkered flag with Guillermo Perez completing the podium.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

May 18, 2016

Alessio Mazzeo TQs & wins at Italian GT Champs Rd2

Round two of the Italian 1/8th GT Championships was held this past weekend at the Blacktarmac track in Mesero. In the Expert category it was Alessio Mazzeo who took the TQ after the qualifiers and the day’s win in the A-main from second placed Daniele Bulla and third placed Roberto Catanzani.

Source: Novarossi [novarossi.it]

May 18, 2016

Truman, Tatlow & Everett win at SRS Series Rd3

The 3rd round of the SRS series was held at the relatively unknown ARC venue near Colchester. The Nitro Buggy class was dominated by Tony Truman taking the TQ and win, with Mark Rumble 2nd and Mark Everitt 3rd. The Truggy class saw an excellent win by James Tatlow, who drove an excellent final to take top honours after placing his truggy on pole. Backing up James were fellow Agama racers Allan Bridgeman and Martin Hart to complete the podium.

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May 17, 2016

De Marco & Lightfoot win at Deerdale Summer Series

This Sunday saw round 2 of the Deerdale Summer Series and the weather had treated the drivers to the hottest day of the year so far. In Nitro Buggy, Carlo De Marco took TQ with teammate Dan Austin qualifying 2nd. The final went pretty much the same way with Carlo converting the TQ position into a comfortable victory and Dan Austin coming in 2nd. Only a last lap wobble costing Wes Jolly the final podium spot.

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May 17, 2016

Simon Kurzbuch takes win at Swiss 1/8th Nationals Rd2

The second round of the Swiss Nitro On-road Nationals took place at the world famous MRTM Track in Lostallo. In the strong 1/8th class Simon Kurzbuch TQ’s three out of the four rounds to secure the overall TQ spot in front of Silvio Hächler. The 45-minute main final started under damp conditions but after 15 minutes the track had dried up and in the end it was again Simon Kurzbuch who came out on top, one lap in ahead of Luca Martinelli and Claudio Pasquin in second and third 3rd respectively.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

May 17, 2016

Wonseok Jang wins at Korean Sweep Challenge

Last weekend’s Korean Sweep Challenge saw new Serpent Korea recruit, Wonseok Jang walking away with the win in the 1/8th Nitro Buggy class. In a field of 120 drivers Wonseok Jang took the TQ after the qualifiers and he went on to win the A-main from Kyosho’s Dani Choi while Bumkyu Kim (Tekno) rounded out the top 3 result.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]