René Puepke has taken victory at round one of the Western German Championship in the 1/10 scale on-road nitro class which was held at Dormagen in the north of Cologne. Following a one-year-break Mugen racer Sebastian Buerge came on second at his comeback just in front of last year´s runner-up Andy Weyhoven with his Xray.
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Serpent have announced that they have signed top Australian driver Ryan Maker to their team. Ryan will mainly run the Serpent 411 in the 1/10 EP TC class, but will also run the Serpent 966 in the 1/8 scale class. Ryan will continue to run Speed Passion electronics in his touring car and will run Reds Racing engines in his 1/8th scale.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
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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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.
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]
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.
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.
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]
