March 23, 2016

Jonnhy Pastor joins Ielasi Tuned

Jonnhy Pastor joins Ielasi Tuned

Ielasi Tuned have announced the addition of Jonnhy Pastor to their team. The Spanish front runner will use the company’s IDT.12-3CL and ITD.21-9CL WC Edition engines in his campaign that will include attendances at the Spanish 1/10th and 1/8th Nationals as well as the World Championships in Gubbio. Jonnhy has the following to say about the deal:

First up I want to thank Novarossi for their support in the recent years and I am now looking forward to the new and hopefully very successful season with the support of Ielasi Tuned and Modelix.

Source: Ielasi Tuned [ielasituned.com]


March 23, 2016

Oliver Fischer wins Danish 1/8th off-road opener

Oliver Fischer wins Danish 1/8th off-road opener

The opening round of the Danish 1/8th off-road nationals was held in a large horse riding indoor arena and with the participation of some swift guests from abroad. The laid out track offered medium grip and a tight, flat layout. In the qualifiers Oliver Fischer (HB) and Magnus Frandsen (TLR) battled it out for the TQ spot and ultimately with two round TQs and a second place finish Oliver would take the overall TQ. After the semi finals Peter Harder (Xray) grabbed the pole position for the finals and he would also lead the field in the opening stages of the A-main but two mistakes and also problems with traffic let him drop down the order. Peter was able to recover but it wasn’t enough to challenge leader Oliver Fischer and he also had to defend himself against a storming Pelle Culmsee in the closing stages. Up front Oliver Fischer would bring home the win from Henrik Steiner while Peter Harder had to settle for third.

View the A-main result here


March 23, 2016

Davide Ongaro sweeps FastRace Trophy

Davide Ongaro sweeps FastRace Trophy

The recent FastRace Trophy was held at the beautiful Asti track with more than 100 entries from France, Switzerland, Germany and Italy. The 2-day event saw the controlled practice and the opening qualifiers run on Saturday with qualifying resuming on Sunday. At the end of the four rounds it was Davide Ongaro to take the TQ, and in the 45 minutes final the Mugen ace also took the win over Kyosho’s Riccardo Berton ending his domain on the Asti dirt. Marco Natale rounded up the podium, also running a Kyosho.

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March 23, 2016

Amirul Shafiq wins at Malaysia National Rd1

Amirul Shafiq wins at Malaysia National Rd1

The opening round of the Malaysia Nitro On-road Nationals was held at the Titiwangsa Track. Amirul Shafiq  would take the TQ in the 200mm class after the qualifiers and he would then went on to win the main final from team mate Baha while YL Tan rounded out the top 3 result.

View the A-main result here


March 22, 2016

Kyle Francis TQs & wins at WA State Titles

Kyle Francis TQs & wins at WA State Titles

The Western Australian State Titles were held over three days with Friday being controlled practice, Saturday qualifying and Sunday finals. A two hour rain delay after two rounds of qualifying saw the track conditions go from great to slippery slop and in the Nitro Truck class, after four out of five qualifiers on the Saturday, the TQ would be decided in the final qualifier. Up front the lead had already swapped several times during the race and at the beginning of the final lap Kyle Francis had the slimmest of margins, 0.001 of a second. A fast mistake free lap saw him take the win along with the TQ spot. Sunday’s 45 minute A-main then saw Kyle dominate, leading every lap of the final and in a first ran the whole race without getting marshalled once. So much was the dominance that by the 30 minute mark Kyle had lapped the entire field, including second. He went on to win by two laps with this being his second truggy win in consecutive years. Josh Pain came in second while Dale Smulders rounded out the top 3 result.

Source: Tekno [teknorc.com]


March 22, 2016

Kurzbuch & Schäfer successful at Team C Cup

Kurzbuch & Schäfer successful at Team C Cup

Last weekend the Team C Cup was held at the TRC track in Hong Kong in several 1/8th and 1/10th nitro on-road classes. In the premier class of 1/8th nitro on-road is was Simon Kurzbuch who dominated the event. In qualifying he took a convincing TQ in front of Luk Chi Hung and Senna. Right from the start of the 45 minute main final Simon stormed away and increased the gap over the rest of the field lap by lap, setting a new lap record and after 45 minutes he crossed the finishing line five laps in front of Hay with Chan Chau Man completing the podium.

Continue reading the report here


March 22, 2016

Brian Thomas doubles at 2016 Airtronics race

Brian Thomas doubles at 2016 Airtronics race

The 2016 Airtronics on-road was was held at the Greater L.A. Radio Control Racing Club over the weekend. Brian Thomas would double up at this year’s event by bringing home wins in the 30 minute A-mains of both the 1/8th Expert and 1/10th Expert classes.

Source: Mugen [mugenracing.com]


March 22, 2016

Tobias Kerler teams up with Ielasi Tuned

Tobias Kerler teams up with Ielasi Tuned

Ielasi Tuned have announced the signing of Germany’s Tobias Kerler to their team. The ARC driver already used the Novarossi-based Ielasi Tuned engines in the past and for 2016 he will utilise the company’s ITD.21-9CL WC Edition engine at races such as the European Championships and all ENS events.

Source: Ielasi Tuned [ielasituned.com]