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December 16, 2014

Käufler takes Baden-Württemberg Cup buggy title

This year the popular Baden-Württemberg Cup in Germany consisted of four rounds held in Nufringen, Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Laupheim and the final round in Senden. Unfortunately the weather was a factor in each of the races, with it being either unbearably hot or rainy. Hannes Käufler was able to win three out of the three races he attended in the Nitro Buggy division to win the overall title. Ralf just narrowly missed out on a nitro podium to finish fourth overall behind runner-up Micha Widmaier and Alexander Schmitt.

Source: Reds Racing [redsracing.it]

December 16, 2014

Shinya wins 200mm class KM & TRC GP Challenge

The 2014 KM & TRC GP Challenge was held last weekend in Hong Kong. Shimazaki Shinya took the TQ and win in the 200mm Nitro class from his 2nd placed team mate Hung Cheung Hang. Shimazaki also scored the fastest lap and new 200mm track record in the progress.

Source: KM [km-rc.com]

December 16, 2014

JR Mitch wins at Nitro Force Series Rd1

The Florida Nitro Series began at famous Lake Park Raceway just outside of Tampa. TLR’s JR Mitch took the win in the Nitro Buggy main only after showing up Sunday morning fresh with zero track time. With morning practice and jumping into the lower main, track time on the current surface would work to his favour. Moving through and in to the B Main, then on to the A-main, Mitch started moving his way through the field from his bump up spot at the back of the grid to take the win despite this being a 1-day event for him.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

December 15, 2014

Tebo & Boots win at 2014 Kyosho Masters USA

The 2014 Kyosho Masters USA was held this past weekend at RC Tracks of Las Vegas, host of the 2016 IFMAR 1/8th Buggy World Championships. Held in the classes of 1/8th Nitro Buggy and 1/8th E-Buggy the event saw the attendance of World Champions like Jared Tebo, Cody King and Yuichi Kanai alongside Europe’s Elliott Boots and Jerome Aigoin and other swift Kyosho drivers. The weekend was dominated by the battle between Jared Tebo and Elliott Boots as both chased for the top positions in the Nitro and Electric classes. In E-Buggy Elliott took an early overall TQ by winning three out of four qualifiers with Jared Tebo taking the final round Sunday morning.

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December 13, 2014

Juan Herrero wins at Mexican on-road nationals

The final round of the Mexican On-Road Championship was held in Queretaro, Mexico. The race saw 115 entries divided in electric and nitro classes. Five rounds of qualifying were held on Saturday and in the 200mm nitro class it was Juan Herrero who was able to secure the TQ at only his second race with the Mugen MTX6. The 30 minute A-Main got underway and Juan took an undefeated win, finishing 4 laps ahead of 2nd place finisher Luis Esparza (Capricorn). Ed Dominguez (Hot Bodies rounded up the top 3.

Thanks to Juan Carlos Herrero for the report.

December 12, 2014

Festival Brazil Sul Race – Report

The CAAR track hosted the Festival Brazil Sul, a year end race in Southern Brazil with entries from three different southern states and even drivers from Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro in attendance. The 52 entries divided in the four classes of GT, Classics, 1/10th 200mmm and Touring Car Super Stock and the weekend started with good and hot weather conditions and track temperatures as high as 65°C which caused some problems for the drivers as the tyres started to overheat.

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December 10, 2014

Cody King renews with Reds Racing

Reds Racing announce the contract renewal with former World Champion Cody King through to 2016. Cody will be using the Italian engines to power his 1/8th off-road rides and he has the following to say about the deal:

I’m really happy and excited to continue with Reds racing through 2016 and beyond. The engines have been excellent and our progress working together with Mario and Marco has exceeded my expectations. The next two years will be great!

Source: Reds Racing [redsracing.com]

December 10, 2014

Tobias Hepp joins RB Products

French company RB announce the signing of Tobias Hepp to their nitro team. The German talent will use RB engines in his 2015 campaign that will include appearances in the ENS series, the European Championships A in Ettlingen and the German Championships. Tobias has the following to say about the deal:

The torque of the RB CXR SLS9 engine is simply so good. I have made several engines tests and no doubt that the RB engines have got top level performances with a very good reliability too which is for me an important aspect too. I am looking forward to work with the RB factory team.

Source: RB [rbproducts.com]