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May 8, 2008

ROAR drops Gas truck & Production MT

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According to the website of the US governing body, ROAR, the Production Monster Truck and 1:10 Gas Truck have been dropped from future US National calendars.

On April 22nd, ROAR President Dawn Sanchez met with manufacturer representatives and Fuel Off-road Committee members in attendance at this year’s Truck Nationals held at The Nitro Pit in Phoenix, Arizona. This group discussed the viability of re-combining the 1:8 Buggy Nationals with 1:8 Truck Nationals. It was decided that in order for this to work effectively, Production Monster Truck and 1:10 Gas Truck would have to be dropped from the Nationals program. Those in attendance at the meeting were unanimous in their decision that this would be the most cost-effective method of handling Fuel Nationals. Not only would this be more cost-effective for teams and manufacturers, it would mostly help the privateer who has to go out-of-pocket for their expenses.

Source: ROAR [roarracing.org]

May 8, 2008

Andy Ledgard wins Peru Nats Rd1

Andy Ledgard win Peru Nats Rd1

The first round of the Peruvian National Championships was held at the Jockey Club track in the country’s capital, Lima. The race consisted of 2 heats of 20 min each and Team Magic racer Andy Ledgard won both heats. The first heat was a very tight battle until the 5 minutes mark were Andy began to speed up the pace and won with no problem. The 2nd heat was a closer race as the last 10 minutes Andy´s car was stuck in 1st gear but he held on for the win and took the overall from Leonidas Ponce in 2nd and Gabril Perez in 3rd.

May 7, 2008

Wischnewski wins Euro ‘B’ 10th Champs

Wischnewski wins Euro ‘B’ 1/10th Champs

The European ‘B’ Championships for 1/10th scale 200mm took place last week at the beautiful Ampuis track in France. After some rain in the practice days, qualifying got underway and it was French racer Michael Derderian, driving a Serpent, that claimed pole position from Italian Team Magic racer Mario Spiniello in 2nd followed by the Xray pairing of Thomas Eytard and Guido Barbera. The start of the main final saw Mario Spinello jump straight into the lead, but dropped back after some issues. Thomas Eyard was fastest in the final and set a new track record, but after serious interference problems his chances for the title disappeared, while around the same time that Xray driver Dirk Wischnewski was hit by another car, losing him 1 lap on the leader. Having opted to not change tires in the final, Dirk managed to work his way to the front of the field, where he could extend his lead to 1 lap, taking the victory in front of Bougnoteau in 2nd place, and Thomas Eytard in 3rd spot.

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May 7, 2008

Maifield wins 2008 Pro Line Challenge

Our mates at Neo Buggy were at last weekends Pro Line event in the UK, which saw the finals run on the bank holiday Monday. Qualifying saw Ryan Maifield take the buggy TQ ahead of Associated team mate Neil Cragg and Hobao racer Graham Alsop 3rd fastest. The Buggy final saw Maifield open up a lead only for Linus Thern and Elliot Boots to catch, before both drivers ran out of fuel, which left Alsop chasing Maifield. Maifield then flamed out just as he as fuelling and so Alsop could open a small gap which he held until the 41st minute. Maifield then took over at the front, while a hard charging Jared Tebo closed in on the leader but it was too late and Maifield crossed the finish line first with Tebo in 2nd and Alsop 3rd. The truggy final, which was made up of all 12 drivers that entered the class, saw Alsop take the lead, but his engine was very rich and he eventually flamed out leaving Joern Neumann and Linus Thern to fight it out. A better fuel strategy by Linus meant he could take the lead and the win with Neumann finishing 2nd and Alsop 3rd.

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May 7, 2008

Winik takes Rd2 of Brazilian Nationals

Winik takes Round 2 of Brazilian Nationals

The second round of the Brazilian National Championships was held over the weekend at the Carrefour track in São Paulo. Eventual winner, Serpent 720 driver, Henrique Winik, who started from 5th on the grid, was able to set a new track record on his way to the win in the main final. Opting to not change tyres during the 45 minute race he took the win by 2 laps from Chung Min Hsu in 2nd, with Gabriel Brito in 3rd.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

May 7, 2008

Tomaschko wins 1/8 EC-B Warm Up

Tomaschko wins 1:8 EC-B Warm Up Race

Last weekend the Kirchberg track in Austria played host to the Warm-up race for the European 1/8th scale B championships. Serpent driver Daniel Tomaschko took the pole position ahead of Marco Muller with Patrick Wendy lining up in 3rd. The race saw Tomaschko take the win, while setting a new lap record, with Christian Wimberger finishing 2nd and Nejc Mihelic taking the final step of the podium in 3rd.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

May 6, 2008

Bloomfield takes Truggy Nats double

Bloomfield takes Truggy Nats double header

The opening 2 rounds of the UK Truggy Pro Nationals was run last weekend at the Herts Nitro Model Club under sunny and warm conditions. In Saturday’s round 1, Team Losi driver Darren Bloomfield grabbed the TQ spot ahead of team mates Simon Willets and Jon Hazlewood. In the finals it was a race between the three Losi drivers, with Bloomfield having to make an extra stop in the finals. Coming out of the last pitstop, Darren grabbed the lead from Jon and was able to take the win, with Jon in 2nd and Simon in 3rd. Sunday’s 2nd National round was TQ’d once more by Bloomfield, with Mike Cradock in 2nd and Tommy Chung in 3rd. In the final Darren was leading until lap 12 when he ran out of fuel and this left Tommy to take over the lead but was being pressured heavily by Hazlewood. A fast recvovering Bloomfield moved his way back to the front where he regained the lead and went on to win from Tommy Chung in 2nd, while a mistake near the end saw Jon drop to 3rd.

Source: UK Truggy Pro [uktruggypro.com]

May 5, 2008

Rick V wins Dutch 8th Nats Rd2

The 2nd round of the Dutch 1/8th scale Nationals took place last weekend at the Groningen track in the north of the country under sunny and dry conditions. Qualifying saw Mugen racer Rick V. take the pole postion from Daniel vd Drift in 2nd and John Ermen in 3rd. In the final Rick V. once again had the pace and could build up a lead over eventual runner up John Ermen with Rick Veenma taking the final podium spot. In the Nomac class it was strong performance by Jordy Blok who took the win in front of Jefrey Rietveld in the 2nd spot and Dennis van Lammeren in 3rd.

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