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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]

January 20, 2020

Ryan Lutz VP PowerMaster fuelled

VP PowerMaster R/C Hobby Fuels have announced the addition of champion caliber driver Ryan Lutz to the VP Racing Fuels PowerMaster national and international race team. Lutz, from Medina, Ohio, will be fuelling with PowerMaster’s newest off-road blend. 30% Ryan Lutz was developed by VP Racing Fuels and Ryan Lutz to be a versatile off-road fuel for everyone from the seasoned pro to the club racer. Power, fuel mileage, and engine reliability were the development goals in mind. 30% Ryan Lutz blend is formulated with a high-performance proprietary oil package for additional engine protection. Lutz will compete and develop national and international markets for PowerMaster’s Lutz developed fuels and will be available for product support. The Agama factory driver comes fresh from his first race with VP Racing Fuels as he top qualified and won the Pro Truggy class at the 2020 Southern Indoor Championships. Ryan says:

I’m excited to race for and represent VP Racing Fuels.

Source: VP PowerMaster [vpracingfuels.com]

January 20, 2020

FEMCA IC Track Championships – Announcement

The FEMCA IC On-road Championships and IFMAR 1/10th 200mm Pre-Worlds will be held as a joint event at England Park Raceway, Brisbane, Australia from May 26th to 31st. The Pre-World Championship for 1/10th IC Track Touring Cars will be run concurrently with the FEMCA Championships for 1/10th and 1/8th scale IC Track classes. All classes will be run using controlled fuel and tyres and more information can be found on the official event website here as well as on social media here.