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May 28, 2015

Napa Auto Parts Open Invitational – Report

The Napa Auto Parts Open Invitational 2015 was held on Curacao with racers from Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Aruba and also Florida in attendance. In the 1/8th LMP category there would be a three way battle for the pole position and it would be Giordano Pieternella (Serpent) who would take the TQ from Hazel Dossantos (Capricorn) and Mugen racer Dinyor Antonia. In the 1/10 Touring class Maxy Velasco (Xray) would come out fastest from the Serpent duo of Paolo Inocencia in 2nd and Giordano Pieternella in 3rd.

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May 27, 2015

Thurston & Glyn win at BRCA 1/10th IC Track Nats Rd3

Round 3 of the BRCA 1/10th IC Track Nationals was held on the very technical track at Colchester with only 30 drivers attending. In the 200mm Touring class Alex Thurston took the TQ position in all four rounds of qualifying with Joe Kerry 2nd while in the 220mm GT class Glyn Beal came out fastest after the qualifiers. In the 200mm final Alex then lead the race form the start and took the win from Joe with John Zotll grabbing the final podium position. The 220mm final was lead all the way by Glyn with local driver Paul Bellinger taking second place.

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May 27, 2015

LRP America signs Kyle Johnson

LRP America have announced the signing of Kyle Johnson to the LRP Factory Team for 2015. Coming from his recent win at the Nevada State Champs at the World-famous RC Tracks of Las Vegas Kyle will rely on LRP equipment to power his Nitro Buggy and E-Buggy and he will also be in attendance at the forthcoming ROAR 1/8th Fuel Nationals. Kyle had this to say:

I want to thank LRP America and JD Mora for this opportunity and I’m excited to run LRP products.

Source: LRP [lrp-america.com]

May 27, 2015

Vuga & Osvald win at Alpe Adria Masters

The Aple Adria Masters was held at the Tolmin track in Slovenia. After last year’s rain this year the weather held up perfect, attracting many drivers to compete in several on-road classes. In the 1/8th Nitro On-road class Jernej Vuga won the final after starting from the 2 spot behind Nejc Mihelic. Jernej went the risky way of changing his car’s set-up for the final and the risk paid off as some laps into the race he passed Nejc and never looked to take the win. The pole sitter Nejc on the other hand had a crash during the final and had to retire while being in 2nd place.

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May 27, 2015

Adrien Bertin continues with Matrix

Italian company Matrix have announced the re-signing of 2-times World Champion Adrien Bertin to their team. The French driver is a key figure in the HB nitro on-road team and he will continue to use Matrix tyres in the 2015 season in which he will mainly focus on 1/8th scale racing in the preparation for this year’s World Championship in Brazil.

Source: Matrix [matrix-tyres.com]

May 25, 2015

Rakasiwi wins Indonesian National Buggy Champs Rd2

The WillSon Track in Bali played host for the 2nd round of the Indonesian National Buggy Championship that attracted drivers from Jakarta, Bandung, Surabaya, Jogjakarta, Medan, Balikpapan, Kendari and Bali. The race format was 6 rounds of 7 minutes qualifiers with the 4 best rounds to count followed by bump-up finals. Jason Nugroho took the TQ after the qualifiers and he then won the semifinal A to take the pole position for the 60 minute main final in which he could maintain the lead thanks to a good start. Around the 20 minute mark Jason noticed that both rear tyres on his buggy started to unglue from the wheel and he had to decide to change the tyres and to loose time in the pits or to take the risk and to drive to the end with a somewhat unpredictable car. At the end he decided to stay on the damaged tyres and thanks to a clever drive he still finished in 2nd place some 0.5 seconds behind winner Reza Rakasiwi. Indra Liono finished the race in 3rd to complete the podium.

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May 25, 2015

Dutch 1/10th Nitro On-road Championship Rd2

Round 2 of this year’s Dutch Nitro On-road Championship was held at the Genk track in Belgium. The track of the hosting club, the Model Racing Genk, is situated between the famous Genk karting circuit where the youngest Formula 1 driver ever, Max Verstappen, started his racing career and a Motocross circuit where Belgium ace Stefan Everts started out. As most drivers opted to stay a full weekend in Belgium the MRG organised a nice BBQ following Saturday’s practice. Sunday morning then started under a perfect blue sky with the qualifying sessions and it was Daan Jacobs who took the pole followed by former European Champion Julius Kolff and the two electric aces of John Bruins and Glenn Hoogervorst, all doing 18 laps runs. With a very competitive field the remainder of the top 10 drivers where then all pulling 17 laps on the demanding track.

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May 25, 2015

BRCA 1/8th On-road Nationals Rd3 – Report

The third round of this year’s BRCA 1/8th Circuit National Championship was hosted by the Mendip circuit in Weston Super Mare with the main championship contenders of Green and Wood being in attendance again after ETS and Holiday commitments. In Qualifying, it was Green who had the upper hand all day with the chasing pack consisting of Tim Wood, Neal King and Andy Hastings. The gap between the top 2 was around 4 seconds in 5 minutes which gave Green a good advantage for the finals. Tire wear was very high all weekend since this track is not used much in recent years and would be a big factor in the 30 minute main final.

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