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January 27, 2020

Lewis Jones successful at HNMC Winter Series Rd7

Round 7 of the popular HNMC Winter Series was held at the Herts Nitro Model Club this past weekend. Team Associated’s Lewis Jones was the man to beat all day as he took round TQs in all three Nitro Buggy qualifiers and he also came out on top in the 20-minute A-main event after an awesome race between him, Jamie Clancy and Simon Reeves. Later in the race Callum Niblett also was in the mix and in the end it was Team Associated’s Jamie Clancy on the runner-up spot, a second behind, as Xray’s Callum Niblett came in 3rd, only 1.7 seconds behind Jamie.

Image: Lewis Jones

January 27, 2020

Jesse Davis doubles at Victorian IC On-Road State Titles

The 2020 RCRA Victorian IC On-Road State Titles were held this past weekend at the MRCCR club in Lilydale, Victoria, Australia. The race saw the running of both 1/8th and 1/10th nitro on-road classes and in 1/8th IC Track it was Infinity’s Jesse Davis with the overall TQ from Serpent’s Jeff Hamon. Jesse was able to conserve his qualifying performance in the 30-minute A-main event, leaving behind Jeff in 2nd some four laps down as Nicholas Salib (Infinity) came in 3rd to round out the podium. In 1/10th 200mm Touring Jeff Hamon would lead the way in qualifying, however the 30-minute A-main event had Jesse taking another win after Jeff ran into trouble, which meant he would have to settle for 6th place overall. Behind Jesse though it was the Infinity duo of Andrew Shapland in 2nd and Brayden Stanley in 3rd.

Image: Jesse Davis

January 24, 2020

Landivar & Uribe win at Joyride Series opener

The opening round oft the Joyride Series was held in Peru last weekend. In the Nitro Truggy A-main it was Roy Landivar who would take the win from Carlos Tapia in 2nd and Sergio Suarez in 3rd. Over in the Nitro Buggy A-main it was Nicolas Uribe who would walk away with the silverware as Alejandro Nieto and Wilfred Chambilla completed the top 3 result. The next round of the series will take place in Calama, Chile with round 3 being held in Santa Cruz, Bolivia.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

January 23, 2020

Jeff Hamon joins VP PowerMaster international team

VP PowerMaster R/C Hobby Fuels have announced the addition of world caliber driver Jeff Hamon to the VP Racing Fuels PowerMaster on-road international race team. Hailing from Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Hamon has earned an impressive collections of titles, including Australian and FEMCA Championships, as well as many top ten finishes at the IFMAR 1/8 and 1/10 World Championships. In the search for additional power, fuel mileage, and engine efficiency, VP Racing Fuels’ PowerMaster team developed VP PowerMaster’s 16R and 25R to meet IFMAR specifications. Both “R” blends utilize a high performance castor-based oil packages for additional engine protection. Hamon will compete as part of the VP PowerMaster International team, while extending his expertise for those in need of product support for both Australian and International customers. This is what Jeff had to say about the deal:

I am super excited to join such an iconic international motorsport team! After testing the VP PowerMaster blends, I am positive adding VP to my package will help me grab those great results. VP Racing is the market leader in RC fuels and I look forward to working with them for the future.

Source: VP PowerMaster [vpracingfuels.com]

January 23, 2020

Graham Alsop TQs and wins at AWS Rd4

Round 4 of the Astro Winter Series was held at the Deerdale Off Road club last weekend. Frosty winter weather made for challenging track and racing conditions and in Nitro Buggy it was Graham Alsop who made the best out of it, taking the TQ and win from Mitch Booth in 2nd while Chris Sharpe-Simkiss completed the top 3 result.

Source: BRCA [brca.org] | Image: Astro Winter Series [facebook.com]

January 21, 2020

Simon Kurzbuch departs Novarossi

In a message on social media former IFMAR 1/8th scale IC Track World and EFRA European Champion, Simon Kurzbuch has announced his departure from long-time engine sponsors Novarossi. The multi-time Swiss National Champion is looking back on a very successful campaign with the iconic Italian engine manufacturer and he has the following to say about his departure:

Season 2020 starts with the communication about my departure from Novarossi as engine supplier. Thanks to Grazia, the whole Novarossi factory, Alfredo, Laura, Francesca, Malik, Federico, Daniele, Stefano, Silvio and Cesare! We had a really great time, sometimes better some time bad but all the races we won together speak for itself, grazie grazie grazie! All the best for you all! Soon we post more for 2020, very excited about it!

January 21, 2020

Tanner Denney signs with Mugen Seiki Racing

Mugen Seiki Racing have announced the signing of top US 1/8th off-road racer, Tanner Denney. Tanner brings a tremendous amount of experience on and off the track and will be a huge asset to Mugen Seiki Racing’s off-road team. Tanner’s first event with Mugen Seiki vehicles will be the TNC Madness at The Nitro Compound in Arizona.

Source: Mugen [mugenracing.com]

January 21, 2020

Kevin Brunsden TQs & wins RWMCC Winter Series Rd2

Round 2 of the popular RWMCC Winter Series was held in Slough, UK last weekend. Agama’s Kevin Brunsden made a clean sweep in the Nitro Buggy qualifying, taking wins in all four qualifiers for the overall TQ from Tekno RC’s Michael Lightfood. The 20-minute A-final then again saw Kevin leading the way and taking the win with a 30-seconds margin on Michael. Behind the two it was Taro Cradock (Kyosho) who would round out the top 3 result some 11 seconds behind Michael.

Source: Remote World Model Car Club [facebook.com]