Multiple European offroad champion Hupo Honigl has announced that he will use Hot Fire – Racing Experience fuel for 2013. Chosen to power his new engine package, which will be announced in the coming days, the Austrian said that “after extensive testing I chose Hot Fire Fuel, which gave me the most power in combination with the best fuel consumption.”
Source: Racing-Experience [racing-experience.fr]
The first round of Greek nationals took place at FRT dirt track in Athens, Greece. Drivers from all over the country came to start the 2013 Championship season. Friday and Saturday saw the practice runs with the qualifying starting early on Sunday. Xray driver Tasos Paparegas took the TQ honours followed by Makropoulos and Papanikolaou. Tasos was able to conserve his performance in the 45 minutes long final finishing two seconds ahead of Papanikolaou with taking the third place.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
The 2013 1/10th IC National series kicked off at the Mendip Model Racing Club over the weekend of the 30th and 31st of March. The weather for the weekend was dry on both days, with outbreaks of sunshine but chilling breezes. Numbers for each class were as follows, 24 200mm and 20 Sports GT. Mark Green was back once again to start his title defence with Peter Hastings sitting out this racing season meaning that a new Sports GT champion will be crowned. On the Saturday Glyn Beal would lead the way setting a blistering pace with returning Richard Draycott and Adam Crossland following suit. In 200mm it was much tighter at the top with Mark Green, Alex Thurston and Joe Kerry all setting quick lap times.
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Xray team driver Renaud Savoya reports from the Modelcar Cup in Portugal, a growing event which sees an increasing level every year. ‘This time, Darren Bloomfield made the trip to fight with the finest Portuguese drivers. Like usual, I received a very warm welcome from everyone. I flew to Lisbon on Thursday night and get some practices at a local indoor carpet track with XB4. Even if it wasn’t mine and I made just a few laps, I was the fastest on the technical and enjoyable layout.
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Chula Vista R/C Race Club hosted the second round of the AKA Spring Series on Saturday March 30th. Adam Drake dominated both rounds of qualifying with his Novarossi powered 8ight 3.0 buggy and Pro-Line M3 Blockade tires. Drake started the 30 minute final with a blistering pace and was able to take the win in front of TLR teammate Don Vinkemulder who was also running Pro-Line Blockades.
Source: TLR [tlracing.com]
The start of British summer time saw 99 racers enter the 10th and last round of the HNMC Winter series. The track was in great condition after being under snow just a week ago. Lee Martin won from pole position in an epic battle with Mugen team mate Simon Willetts, with Agama driver Jon Hazlewood taking 3rd. Jon Hazlewood would win the Truggy class from Tommy Chung in 2nd with Darren Warburton 3rd. The race was seen as warmup for the upcoming BRCA Nationals on the track which will be held from the 20th to 21st of April.
Source: HNMC [hertsnitromodelclub.co.uk]
The first round of 2013 Indonesian 1/10 GP National Championship was held at the JITC Race Track in Jakarta, Indonesia. The weather was perfectly clear all day but the grip level was a bit low due to rain on Saturday. Heri Susanto took his Xray into the TQ Spot with 17 laps @ 5.01 followed by Dimas Ardian placing his Serpent in 2nd, 4 seconds behind Heri. Last year’s Futaba OS Jakarta Open finalist, Aswin Narwandi would start in 3rd while Toni Kundjung took 4th. Defending National champion Bowie Ginting had a bad qualifying, having failed to finish all qualifying rounds due to engine-flame outs, he started from 6th behind Kenji Taira.
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A Main Hobbies’ Silver Dollar RC Raceway will launch it’s outdoor, nitro off-road racing season with the inaugural Off-Road Challenge. The track’s massive straightaway, insane traction, covered pits and in-town location are just a few of the reasons why the Off-Road Challenge will become a staple for premiere West Coast races. Classes will be offered for both Pro and Open racers, 40+ racers, electric buggy/truggy and there will also be an Open 4WD SCT class. The Off-Road Challenge will host several local food vendors to give traveling racers an opportunity to try the best fare in Chico. Racers who compete will receive a free race t-shirt with their first entry. The affordable entry fees are set at $40 for each racer’s first class, $30 for a second class and just $20 for any additional classes. Racers will receive a $10 discount per class for registering online. All racers are encouraged to sign-up for the SDRC Off-Road Challenge here.
