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April 28, 2015

Thurston & Beal win at British 1/10th Track Nats Rd2

Round 2 of the 1/10th Track British National Championships were held at the very fast Halifax track in Yorkshire with 40 drivers in attendance. Joe Kerry was fastest after Saturday’s practice with Alex Turston and John Zotll just behind him, while Glyn Beal was the fastest in the 220mm GT class. After an overnight frost the sun was shining on Sunday and the qualifying started 10 a.m. with Joe Kerry taking the pole position in the 200mm Touring class while Alex Thurston came in 2nd. In the 220mm GT class Glyn Beal grabbed the pole from Peter Hellawell. The Touring final was then won by Alex Thurston and his O.S.-powered Serpent while in the 220mm GT class Glyn Beal came out successful, also with an O.S.-powered Serpent car. After round 2 Alex is leading the 200mm TC championship, with Peter Hellawell leading the 220mm GT class. Young Mathieu Dambrine is now on top of the Junior Championship.

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April 28, 2015

Dionys Stadler joins Xray Factory Team

Xray have announced the signing of young and talented Dionys Stadler to their World Factory Team. The multiple German Junior Champion will focus on electric and nitro on-road racing and participate at national and international events such as the German Nationals, the ETS and ENS. Dionys has the following to say about the deal:

I am very happy to be able to drive for one of the best RC car teams. The chance to join the Xray factory team is a fantastic opportunity which I could not miss. Products and support from Xray are of the highest quality and this is very important to be able to achieve the top results. I am proud to be part of the team and I will do my best to provide the best possible to achieve best results. I want thanks everyone at Xray and Hudy family for this excellent opportunity and the trust in me.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

April 27, 2015

Danish 1/8th Off-road Nationals Rd2 – Report

The second round of the Danish 1/8th Off-road Nationals was held at the Hillerod RC Club, around an hour drive away from Copenhagen. The track is a high-speed track with some tricky sections like astroturf jumps, a lot of camber corners, and a big Neo-style jump in the middle of the track, also covered in astroturf. The weekend started out on Saturday with the E-Buggy and Nitro Truggy classes and in E-Buggy it was Mike Gosvig who TQ’d three of the four qualifiers to take the overall TQ from Magnus Frandsen and Jan D. Hansen.

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April 27, 2015

Dutch 1/10th Nitro On-road Championship – Report

The Mach Heemsteede played host for the opening round of the Dutch 1/10th Nitro On-road Championship with the weather forecast being everything but perfect for the first race of the season. Thankfully the 1/10th scale IC class is growing again as some very fast 1/10 Electric Touring Car racers made the move to nitro to get the excitement of a 30 minutes final. New for the 2015 season is a controlled tyre system, that was introduced to complement the stock Novarossi engine and low noise Hipex exhaust system rule. Light rain in the morning made that all heats were declared wet as the controlled Capricorn 37/40 shore tyres where not working yet. However the 3rd round of heats, run on a drying track, gave a surprise as electric racer John Bruins was on pole followed by a newcomer to the class, Jarno Holtman. On the 3 spot it was previous Dutch Champion Daan Jacobs, after having a sabbatical from RC cars and on 4th was another local electric racer in the form of Glenn Hogervorst.

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April 27, 2015

Jared Tebo sweeps Psycho Nitro Blast

The 8th edition of the Psycho Nitro Blast was held this past weekend in Unadilla, Georgia with the usual turnout of local talent and internationally experienced Pro racers and in the Pro Nitro Buggy class it was Kyosho’s Jared Tebo who came out successful in the 45 minute A-main. Ryan Maifield (TLR) finished in 2nd, only 7 seconds short of Tebo, while Mugen’s Adam Drake completed the top 3 result.

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April 27, 2015

Yannick Aigoin wins at French Buggy Champs Rd2

The second round of the French Nitro Off-road Championships was held in Pirerrefeu this past weekend. Yannick Aigoin, fresh from his move to Xray, took the win some two laps ahead of HB’s Renaud Savoya. TLR driver Jerome Sartel rounded out the podium of the 45 minute final another lap down. Julien Lattanzio came in 4th, Lorenzo Crolla completed the top 5 result.

Source: Yannick Aigoin

April 27, 2015

Jörn Neumann sweeps International Warmup Race

The 10th International Warmup Race was held at the ESV Bischofsheim track with around 180 drivers in attendance in the three classes of 1/8th Nitro Buggy, Nitro Truggy and E-Buggy. The Nitro Buggy class had Jörn Neumann dominating the class with Marcel Guske and Carsten Keller coming in 2nd and 3rd respectively in the main final. The Truggy class again had Jörn Neumann coming out successful, this time in front of Alex Hardt and young Burak Kilic. Last but not least in the 1/8th E-Buggy class it was again Jörn who came out successful for a clean sweep at the traditional off-road season opener. A hard chasing Joseph Quagraine finished on the runner-up spot while Carsten Keller rounded out the podium in 3rd.

Image: Jörn Neumann

April 27, 2015

D’Hondt & Sanza win at Belgian Nitro On-road opener

D'Hondt & Sanza win at Belgian Nitro On-road opener

This past Sunday the first round of the Belgian 1/8th and 1/10th Nitro On-road Championship was held at the track of Bierset. The qualifiers and finals were run in difficult track conditions due to rain in the morning and early afternoon. In the 1/8th class Robin D’Hondt took the pole with his new BMT. He confirmed his good performance in the dry final where he found himself in last position at first, following a crash in the first corner. With smooth but fast driving Robin moved his way up into the lead again before the first pit stop and he then maintained a high pace to take the win. Local young talent Augustin Mejor (Mugen), in his first year in the 1/8th class, demonstrated his skills and ended the main final in 2nd position. Hugues Yerna (Capricorn) completed the podium in 3rd.

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