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November 16, 2020

Tebo double at Tekno RC Winter series

Round 1 of the Tekno RC 1/8 Winter Series was held last weekend at the HobbyTown USA Hobbyplex in Omaha. Racing was close, with Jared Tebo (Tekno) taking the TQ in Expert Nitro Buggy, with Mason Fuller (TLR) starting first in Expert Electric Buggy. In Nitro, Mason and Jared would have an epic battle for the entire 30 minute main. Both would would make strange mistakes every time they built any sort of a lead. Close acing throughout, Tebo would emerge the winner in front of Fuller in 2nd with Jared Wiggins (Tekno) right there in 3rd, the top 3 finishing within 4 or 5 seconds. In Electric, Mason and Jared again battled early, but unfortunately Mason would have some mistakes and Jared pulled a big gap to win the 10 minutes main.

View the eBuggy podium here

November 9, 2020

Cavalieri, Tebo & Maifield take Pro classes at AMS 11.0

The 2020 Alabama Manufacturers Shootout presented by Racetime Entertainment took place last weekend in Cullman, Alabama. In the Pro Buggy class it was Mugen’s Ryan Maifield that claimed the top spot in qualifying but in the 45 minute final, following a thrilling battle with Sworkz’ Ryan Cavalieri it was Cav who would take the victory by less than a second in front of his long time rival. Jared Tebo (Tekno) would complete the top 3 less than a lap back, with Cole Ogden (HB Racing) and Brandon Rose (Agama) rounding out the top 5. Pro Truggy saw a dominant performance by Tekno’s Jared Tebo to take a clear win from the pole position ahead of the impressive Tyler Jones (Agama), with Spencer Rivkin a few seconds back in 3rd. Daktah Phend (TLR) and Joe Bornhorst (Tekno) would complete the top 5. In Pro eBuggy, Ryan Maifield took his Mugen to the TQ spot in qualifying, edging out Dakotah Phend on a tie break, with Tyler Jones starting 3rd. The double leg finals saw Maifield win both to take the overall with Cavalieri coming through to take the runner up spot ahead of Jones in 3rd, Phend in 4th and Rivkin in 5th.

View the other Pro podiums here

October 19, 2020

Alex Thurston is 2020 British National Champion

The fifth and final round of the 2020 British 1/8th onroad Nationals were held last weekend at the Cotswold MCC track. From early practice Alex Thurston (Capricorn) was setting the pace, and a new outright lap record, but a massive crash in the first qualifier destroyed his car and he would miss most of the rest of the qualifying, only getting out for Q4. Tim Wood (Shepherd) would take the top spot in qualifying in front of Kyle Branson (Capricorn) in 2nd, with Thurston, winner of the 4 rounds of the series to date, in 3rd, with Mark Green (Serpent) and David Spashett completing the top 5. At the end of the 30 minute A-final, Alex Thurston would claim victory ahead of his team mate Kyle Branson, with Mark Green in 3rd. The win gives Alex the perfect score for this year’s Nationals and gives him the 2020 title.

Image: Alex Thurston

October 19, 2020

Davide Ongaro wins 2020 Reds GP

This past weekend the 2020 Reds GP, organised by Italian brand Reds Racing, took place at the OSPY Team track in Gussao, Italy, the track crew doing a great job to get everything ready following heavy rain in the build up to the event. Attracting some of the quickest drivers from Italy and neighbouring countries, it was Infinity driver Riccardo Berton that was the man to beat after 5 rounds of qualifying. Elliott Boots (SWorkz) would line up 2nd ahead of Mattia Polito (Kyosho) and Davide Ongaro (Associated). In the 45 minute final, Ongaro would work his way to the front and take the win, followed closely by Boots in the 2nd, while Polito would round out the podium in 3rd.

Source: Reds Racing [reds-racing.com]

October 15, 2020

Apolaro, Morganti & Kemper win US Nitro Onroad Nats

This past weekend the 2020 ROAR Nitro Onroad Nationals were held at the RCRCNT track in Texas. The RCRCNT venue stepped in after the original venue was unable to host the event due to Covid-19 restrictions. In the 1/8 scale class it was Bryce Butterfield (Serpent) that would take the overall TQ on what was a particularly challenging track. In the main final DJ Apolaro (Hot Race/Max Power/Protoform) would get the win by 4 laps ahead of Brian Thomas (Mugen/Hot Race) in 2nd and Eric Dennett (Capricorn/Hot Race) a further 4 laps back in 3rd. In the Sedan class, it was Chris Tosolini (Serpent) coming out on top in qualifying, taking the tie break with Paolo Morganti (Capricorn) who would have to settle for 2nd on the grid. In the hour long final however Morganti would win by 6 laps from Tosolini in 2nd, while Felix Law (Serpent) would come from 10th on the grid to claim the final podium spot in 3rd. In the 1/8th Masters class Chris Kemper (Capricorn) would win from pole position in front of the world famous Scotty Ernst (Infinity/Hot Race) in 2nd, a lap back, with Ashton Brinson (Capricorn) completing the top 3.

View the other podiums here

October 14, 2020

Aaron Rönick wins 2020 Bavarian Champs final

The Bavarian Champs final took place last weekend at the Sand am Main track and saw Jorn Neumann (SWorkz) take the TQ spot following qualifying. Jorn would go onto win his Semi final as would Aaron Rönick (Associated) and it would be Aaron that started the 30 minute main final from pole position. In the final Neumann would get tagged from behind at the start which dropped him back to mid pack and allowed Rönick to pull clear. Neumann would recover and by the end was only 8 seconds back from Aaron who took the win, with Jorn second and Max Hesse (SWorkz)in 3rd. Hesse would take the overall Bavarian title having also accumulated points in the southern regional series.

Source: Ruddog [ruddog.eu]

October 12, 2020

Lewis Jones join Nemo Racing Agama Factory Team

Nemo Racing have announced that Lewis Jones has joined their Agama Factory Team. Seen as one of the brightest young talents in the UK racing scene, Lewis has joined the team for the rest of 2020, 2021 and onwards. Debuting his Agama A319 last weekend and with very little time with the car, he already showed huge potential and the team at Nemo Racing are very excited to be able to support Lewis on his journey to the top. Nemo Racing’s Lee Martin said ‘Lewis is absolutely perfect for us here at Nemo Racing. His attitude towards racing, his dedication and above all his willingness to help others will make Lewis the perfect fit. I am personally super excited to help Lewis again and push him to the next level in his RC career and have a lot of fun along the way!’

Source: Nemo Racing [nemoracing.com]

October 6, 2020

Carmine Raiola is 2020 Italian National Champion

The Club Automodellisitco 5 Colli in Gubbio played host to the single round Italian 1/8th Nitro Nationals this past weekend. With wet weather all weekend affecting running, it was former World Champion Dario Balestri that came out on top after qualifying taking the TQ spot ahead of Michele Romagnoli, Johnathan Gandin and Carmine Raiola. In the tricky wet 45 minute A-final, preserving tires wa key and Carmine Raiola managed it to perfection, going the full race without changing and managed to just edge out his Infinity team mate Dario Balestri by less than 3 tenths of a second at the end to claim the 2020 title. Shepherd driver Luca Romagnoli would round out the podium in 3rd.

Image: Carmine Raiola