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April 18, 2012

Báez & González victorious at NOS Rd4

The fourth round of the NOS was held at Barceloneta last weekend. After three rounds of qualifying was Guillermo Camacho who took the TQ honors in the Sedan Class, while in GT class was José O. González. In the sedan class during the 30 minutes race it was Andy Báez who took the lead from the start of the race. The battle for second and third start with Juan Rodríguez and Guillermo Camacho but some mechanical problems gave them a hard time. The first position looks secure, but after 10 minutes Baez’s MTX5 lost the second gear, the Mugen driver had to race 20 minutes with just the first gear but it wasn’t a problem to get the win. In second position was Norberto Rodríguez driving an Xray NT1 followed by teammate Guillermo Camacho in third.

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April 17, 2012

DeSoto Jr & Apolaro take Rd8 in Florida

The 8th round of the Florida gas on road series was held at Nuggets Raceway in Arcadia, Florida where the USA ROAR Championship will be held later this year. Racing in the Florida series is always very intense and this race was no exception with very exciting and competitive mains. In the 1/8th class it was a win for Joaquin DeSoto Jr ahead of fellow Capricorn/Novarossi racer Kenny Ives in 2nd just ahead of Mugen racer Rafael Angulo in 3rd. In the Sedan class it was DJ Apolaro who was the clear winner leading home an all Capricorn/Novarossi podium with Eduardo Cabal in 2nd and Junior Castellanos in 3rd.

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April 17, 2012

Drake & TLR clean sweep at TLR Winter Series

The 2012 TLR Winter Series has completed and it was a TLR/Novarossi/Pro-Line/Nitrotane clean sweep of both the expert buggy and truck class podiums. In the buggy class it was Adam Drake that took the series from his team mates Colby Poh and Drew Moller while in truggy it was another title for the Drake this time with Drew Moller in the runner up spot while Cody Smith completed the podium.

Source: TLR [tlracing.com]

April 17, 2012

Xray Grand Final Challenge – Announcement

Xray would like to invite everyone to the annual Xray Grand Final Challenge, which takes place at the Xray factory facility from the 4th to the 6th of May. The On-road Challenge is an open race where everyone can come to race and have fun. Martin & Juraj Hudy will provide technical support, and spare parts service and support are guaranteed at the event. The race is open to 1/10 Electric Touring Mod & Stock as well as 1/10 World GT and 1/10 Nitro Touring. Entry is now open and you can sign up here.

April 17, 2012

Luigi Tridico wins AMSCI Calabria regional Rd2

The second round of the AMSCI Calabria Regional Championship took place last weekend at the Polistena track in Italy. In the F1 class it was Mugen/Novarossi/VP-Pro driver Luigi Tridico that took the pole position and he would convert that starting spot into the win coming home ahead of Alfredo Antico and Vincenzo Commisso. In the F2 class Filippo Romeo took the top spot in qualifying but it was TLR/Novarossi/VP-Pro driver Giuseppe Marrelli that would win ahead of Gabriele Marino and Francesco Errigo.

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April 17, 2012

Bittydesign Contest 2012 – Announcement

Bittydesign have announced a new date for their 2012 Contest which will now be held from the 28th to the 30th of September due to clashes with National series races in both the UK and Spain. This year’s event will be once again held in Barco di Bibbiano, a small picturesque town an hour from Bologna and has already had a number of high profile drivers from around the world confirm their attendance. The race is open to 1/8th gas buggy of course and for this year there will be the addition of the 1/8th brushless class. Entries open on the 1st of May, so if you are interested in attending be sure to sign up early.

Source: Bitty Contest [bittydesign.net]

April 16, 2012

Mattia Pesenti wins Swiss season opener

Last weekend the Modell Rennsport Club St. Gallen hosted the 1st round of the Swiss Nationals in the track of Sitterdorf and Mattia Pesenti sent us this report. The weather forecast wasn’t good so I prepared all the stuff for the rain (air filters, engine, tyres, etc.). We arrived at the track on Friday morning and it was cloudy and cold but no rain so we could test the car. My father and I worked a lot on the setup with the help of Traugott Schär. The track had really low grip on Friday and we had to find the right setup in order to have enough grip and steering. At the end of the day the car was good and quite easy to drive but the track wasn’t so good.

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April 12, 2012

Balestri & Perniciaro win Italian 1/10th champs Rd1

The Miniautodromo Il Lombrico in Milazzo saw the first round of the 2012 Italian 200mm championships. In addition to the local drivers also World and European Champion Robert Pietch showed up and all of them where pleased with ideal weather conditions until the beginning of the wet Expert finals. The rainy conditions meant a DNS for both Francesco Tironi and Luca Redaelli and a late take off for Daniele Ielasi. At the upper half of the grid KM driver Dario Balestri was able to win the 45 minute final some four laps ahead of Giorgo De Felici and Alessio Mazzeo.

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