August 8, 2011

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 Sand, Germany. 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 Spaniard Robert Batlle came through from 6th on the grid to win an epic battle against Jerome Aigoin and Daniel Reckward.

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August 6, 2011

Batlle fuels his way to European title

Batlle fuels his way to European title

The pre-event favourite to win this year’s 1:8 Offroad European Championships, many onlookers were not convinced that the Warm-up race winner could pull off victory following a below par performance in qualifying but when it counted most Robert Batlle was there to claim his second European title. Moving to Mugen for the 2011 season after the departure of Renaud Savoya, Batlle’s victory marks the fourth consecutive Euros title for Japanese manufacturer.

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August 6, 2011

Top Qualifier Aigoin on pole for final

Top Qualifier Aigoin on pole for final

Jérôme Aigoin is safely through to the final after controlling the first of the Semi Finals from start to finish at the 1:8 Offroad European Champions. The Top Qualifier headed a Kyosho 1-2 in the 20-minute encounter taking the win by 5.4 seconds over Swedish teenager David Ronnefalk and will start on pole for the main event in Sand-am-Main, Germany.

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August 5, 2011

Aigoin is Top Qualifier as Guske tops Q5

Aigoin is Top Qualifier as Guske tops Q5

For the second year in a row the honour of being Top Qualifier at the 1:8 Offroad European Championships has gone to an Aigoin with Jérôme pulling off the feat achieved by his twin brother Yannick in Portugal last year.  Only TLR’s Darren Bloomfield and Mugen’s Simon Willetts could deny Aigoin from being Top Qualifier needing to top the fifth & final round of qualifying to do so but it was the surprise of these championship Marcel Guske who took Q5.

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August 5, 2011

Bloomfield TQ’s penultimate qualifier

Bloomfield TQ's penultimate qualifier

Team Losi Racing’s Darren Bloomfield has TQ’d the penultimate round of qualifying at the EFRA 1:8 Offroad Championship setting a new overall fastest time for the Sand-am-Main track.  In the last group to run their fourth qualifier, the Warm-up race runner-up denied Mugen a 1-2-3 result by running a 10/5:01.309 pace ahead of Daniel Reckward, Mascel Guske and Q1 pace setter Simon Willetts.

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August 5, 2011

Dulac & Fares win Brazilian 200mm nationals Rd2

Pro-Podium

Held in Rio de Janeiro, the second round of the Brazilian 1/10 Nitro 200mm nationals attracted over 40 pilots, separated into the two categories Light, for beginners, and Pro for the experts. The four day competition promised intense action on the track with Eduardo Dulac dominating the Pro class from practice to final, taking a straight win some four laps ahead of Leandro Campos and Pedro Piau who are now tie on points leaving the championship open for the last round that will take place in Sao Paulo, in the city of Santo André.

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August 4, 2011

Jérôme Aigoin overnight TQ holder in Germany

Jérôme Aigoin overnight TQ holder in Germany

Jérôme Aigoin heads the qualification ranking at the end of Day 3 of the 2011 1:8 Offroad European Championships in Germany after the Kyosho driver produced a second TQ run in Q3.  The French ace ran a very similar pace to his Q2 topping time to take maximum points for the round ahead of the Mugen of Marcel Guske and fellow Team Kyosho driver David Ronnefalk.

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August 4, 2011

Jérôme Aigoin takes Q2 in Germany

Jérôme Aigoin takes Q2 in Germany

Kyosho’s Jérôme Aigoin has TQ’d the second round of qualifying for the 1:8 Offroad Euros, the French driver topping the time sheets ahead of Mugen pairing Robert Batlle and Daniel Reckward. After the wet conditions of the opening qualifier this morning the sun made a welcomed return over Sand-am-Main in Germany just in time to dry out the track for Q2 as the fastest drivers hit the track.

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