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August 17, 2012

1st KM World Cup – Announcement

KM Racing have announced that they are holding the 1st KM World Cup on October 5th to 7th at Thailand’s RC Addict track, which will be the final race on this circuit before the track closes for the IFMAR 1/10th 200mm World Championships. The entire Factory KM team will be there including Dario Balestri, Meen V and the rest of the Asian team and the event will also attract current and Ex world champions with Atsushi Hara, Jilles Groskamp and Surikarn already confirmed to be entering. More details can be found on the KM site here.

August 16, 2012

Matrix Tyres signs DJ Apolaro

Matrix Tyres in Italy have announced the signing of current US 1/10th 200mm National Champion DJ Apolaro to their factory team. Having also won the Florida State series as well as the Airtronics race and Novarossi Challenge, the Capricorn driver is on a bit of a roll lately. He had this to say about the deal:

I would like to thank Cristian at Matrix for the opportunity to help promote the Matrix brand here in the USA. I have been testing different brand tires over the last few months and have been very happy with the quality control and performance of the tire. I have tried them at different races under many conditions and they are a great product. I look forward to promoting such a product and helping to bring Matrix back to the premium tire used here in the USA.

Source: Matrix Tires [matrixtires.it]

August 15, 2012

Rick V wins Rd5 of Dutch 1/8th Nationals

Last weekend the 5th round of the 1/8 onroad Dutch nationals was held on the beautiful AMCA track in Apeldoorn which also will be the venue for next month’s EFRA GP. Finally for the first time this year the whole weekend had nice weather so everybody had a lot of tracktime which could be seen on race day with very fast and close racing. Due a bad position in the ranking by Robin d’Hondt he was the one setting a very good pace in the very first heat between the slower drivers. Finally after 3 qualifiers he was able to take the 2nd direct starting place in the final. In front of him it was Rick Vrielijnck taking the pole with a 6 second gap and the 3rd and 4th spot went to Gunther v. Staey and John Ermen.

Continue reading the report here

August 13, 2012

2012 Summer Showdown report

The 2012 Summer Showdown presented by Scotty Ernst was run this past weekend at Clark RC Park in Reeseville, WI. Fantastic racing all day long with exciting mains that were decided on the last lap. Expert Truggy had Jeremy Whiting take the TQ and lead the field out. A battle between Whiting, Jeff Wood and Jeff Stanford ensued as the 30 minute main got under way. Stanford unfortunately suffered mechanical issues keeping him out of the race and Jeremy Whiting opened up a lead. With only minutes left in the race Whiting had a tire come unglued and it looked as if disaster would strike but ace pitman Vic Elliot changed the tire on a pit stop fast enough to allow Whiting to keep the lead and take home the victory. Jeff Wood finished 2nd and Dave Bengtson finished in the 3rd spot.

Continue reading the report here

August 12, 2012

1/8th offroad Euros A-main video

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We have uploaded the full 45 minute A-main video (above) from yesterday’s finals day of the European 1/8th scale offroad Championships in Fehring, Austria. If you were following our coverage you are already aware of the outcome of the race, if you didn’t catch our full coverage you can check it out on our events site to find out how Darren Bloomfield took his and Britain’s first title in this class after an epic last minute battle with Swedish youngster David Ronnefalk.

View our complete event coverage here.

August 11, 2012

Bloomfield gives TLR first European title

The 32nd 1:8 Offroad European Championships was a race of firsts in Fehring, Austria as Darren Bloomfield won a thrilling last lap battle with Kyosho’s David Ronnefalk to become the first British driver to win the title as well as securing his first ever European title and giving Team Losi Racing and his tyre sponsor AKA their first crown in EFRA’s longest running championship. Bloomfield’s 1.9 second win over Ronnefalk, who retains his European Junior title, brings Mugen’s four year reign as manufacturers’ champion to an end as outgoing champion Robert Batlle had to settle for the final step on the podium.

View our complete event coverage here.

August 11, 2012

Ronnefalk on pole at Euros

16-year-old reigning European Junior Champion David Ronnefalk will start the Main final at the 2012 1:8 Offroad European Championships from pole position after the Swede won his Semi in a faster time than that of reigning champion Robert Batlle’s Semi winning time.

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August 10, 2012

Bloomfield Top Qualifier in Austria

Team Losi Racing’s Darren Bloomfield is the Top Qualifier at the 1:8 Offroad European Championships, the British ace wrapping up the honour in Fehring, Austria, in style when he took his Novarossi powered 8ight around the high speed track in the fastest time of the 32nd running of the event in the fifth & final round of qualifying. Having set the pace in yesterday’s opening qualifier, Bloomfield was already assured of his first overall Euros TQ before his final heat as challengers David Ronnefalk crashed on his run and Renaud Savoya got T-boned as he was on a TQ pace. In the group that would bring qualifying to a conclusion still to run Bloomfield drove a ‘nearly perfect’ 5-minute run to once again post the fastest lap of the round and a new outright fastest run time.

View our complete event coverage here.