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November 13, 2007

Lee Martin wins Rd2 CML Winter Champs

Lee Martin wins Rd2 CML Nitro Winter Champs

CML are reporting on the 2nd round of the Nitro Winter Championships that were run in wet conditions over the weekend, proving the advantage of running on astroturf. In qualifying it was Team Associated’s new star Elliott Boots who drove his RB powered RC8 to pole postition with a time some 5 seconds quicker than the field with Hobao driver Dave Bailey took his RB powered Hyper 8.5 to 2nd with Simon Willetts in 3rd. In the main final Elliott got away from pole poistion well but it was clear that the set up change he made was not suited to the conditions and he was fighting to keep the car in check. From mid grid Lee Martin had cut through the field with his RC8 and was soon challenging Elliott. Lee’s set up was obviously better and soon he was past and building a big lead. Lee maintained a fantastic pace right to the flag and easily won in front of Simon Willetts in 2nd and a strong finishing Jon Howells with his Picco powered Hyper 8.5 in 3rd.

Source: CML [cmldistribution.co.uk]

November 13, 2007

Gačar Zdenko wins Rd4 Slovenian TT Nats

Last weekend saw the 4th and final round of the Slovenian National Championships run in Jesenice, Hrušica, held for both 1/8th and 1/6th buggy. Weather on race day was wery cold with air temperature between 2 – 4 degrees and the track had a little surface water which turned into mud as the day went on, making it very difficult to drive the cars quickly. The 1/8th scale race saw a win for Laro racer Gačar Zdenk, 2 laps in front of Mugen driver Sašo Matijek in 2nd, while 3rd spot saw a close battle between Robert Škalec and Nejc Drole, with the Xray driver Škalec eventually taking the final podium position. In the 1/6th scale race it was a win for Danilo Mlekuž, closely followed by Robert Makovec in 2nd, with a huge gap back to 3rd place raer Ivan Turk.

Source: Skalec Racing Team [users.triera.net/kiselrob]

November 13, 2007

Atsushi Hara wins JMRCA Gas Buggy Nats

Former World Champion Touring car racer Atsushi Hara has won last weekends Japanese 1/8th scale gas buggy Nationals held in Chiba, close to Tokyo. The event had been affected by rain with Saturday’s running being cancelled and the results after Friday’s 2 rounds of qualifying being used, which gave Hara the TQ spot with his heavily modified HB Lightning 2 Pro. In the final no one could touch Hara and despite loosing the lead on lap 2, he was able to regain the lead 5 laps later and pull out a lead of 2 laps by the end of the hour, winning from 2nd placed Yuuichi Ajishi driving a Mugen and Takeshi Shinomiya taking 3rd with his Losi 8ight.

Source: HPI Japan [hpiracing.co.jp]

November 12, 2007

Hickerson takes RC Pro Florida Series Finals

We have received word that CEN Racing team driver Gene ‘The Machine’ Hickerson has done it again taking yet another win, this time at the 2007 RC Pro Florida Nitro off road Series Finals. Hickerson won the Machine’s R/C Hobbies Expert Buggy A-Final from Mugen racer Jeff Keeton, while in third it was Sean Kersten racing for Kyosho.

Full report to follow here soon.

November 8, 2007

2008 1/8th scale Euros Cancelled

Roeselare Belgium

We have received some more bad news concerning RC racing, following the immediate halt to EP racing in Norway, and that is that the 2008 European 1/8th scale ‘A’ Championships and preceeding 1/8th scale EFRA GP, to have been held in Roeselare, Belgium have been cancelled. We received the letter from Franky Noens, 1/10th scale section chairman in EFRA and secretary of the Belgian association, saying that due to problems with noise and no immediate solution the events have been cancelled. What hasn’t been said is if they will be held somewhere else or just left off the calendar next year, we would presume that they will find another venue. Roeselare played host to this years European 1/10th scale ‘B’ Championships.

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November 8, 2007

Alberto García wins at Madrid Champs

The final round of the Madrid 1/8th scale off road Championship, held on a very bumpy and technical track in Villanueva de la Torre, has been won by the current Spanish 2wd & 4wd National Electric buggy Champion Alberto García driving a Losi 8ight. García dominated the event by first taking the TQ, achieved the fastest lap time and then went on to win the race by a large margin of 6 laps in front of 2nd place Mugen driver Roberto G. Rodero, with another Mugen, that of Antonio Montes, 1 lap further back in 3rd.

November 7, 2007

Jerome Renaux is Belgian 200mm Champion

Jerome Renaux is the 2007 Belgian 1/10th 200mm Champion after a year long battle with rival Nick Cuypers. The Kyosho racer managed to take 3 race wins as well as 2 podium finishes from 6 races and in qualifying he also showed great pace claiming 4 pole postions throughout the season. With Jerome taking the title, it was Serpent racer Nick Cuypers that was 2nd overall with the 3rd spot going to Jonathan Sanza racing a Xray NT1.

November 5, 2007

Nir Sivan wins 2008 Israeli League Rd1

We received this report from the first race in the 2008 Israeli League for 1/8 scale buggy that took place last weekend at the Farm 07 race track near Ashdod. This was the first race of eight that are scheduled to be run in the 2008 Israeli Season with the 6 best out being counted. Top drivers all over the country, North and South participated the event and it was Yaniv Sivan that claimed the TQ after qualifying but a clutch problem in the Semis cause him to lose his place in the Final.

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