The 2019 Keilor Invitational Race was held in Melbourne, Australia last weekend. Australia’s outdoor version of the Reedy Race, the Keilor Invitational, has been held since 2014 with the top 10 1/10 Off-Road Modified and Stock racers from around the country racing head to head against each other over five rounds of 2WD and five rounds of 4WD for the overall Invitational title. In addition to the Invite classes, Open classes are offered with the winners receiving automatic invite to the following years event, and a junior 2WD class is also offered for the stars of tomorrow. The 2019 event…
…the event as Joey only fixes jump faces after each day. For the most part, the holes, ruts, and bumps in corners are usually left alone making it harder on the drivers to be pinpoint accurate and consistent. This is where the word challenge in Dirt Nitro Challenge comes in making it one of the most difficult, grueling races we have in RC. As for the racing action, it was the show everyone was waiting for as the Pro Nitro Buggies took the stage and the best 1/8th drivers in the world in attendance. Like a machine, Mugen’s Ryan Maifield,…
…final outcome. In 17.5 Blinky Vasiliy Siminov continued his impressive performances to again lock out FTQ ahead of Matt Worton and Dani Young. The finals would run a prefect lights to flag victory for Vasiliy with Phil Randall coming home in 2nd place from 8th on the grid and Stephen Smith from 10th place to round out the podium. The final result would also see Vasiliy take the championship with one round to spare. Trucks were out next with championship winner, U17 Adam Southgate stamping his authority across qualifying going fastest in three rounds with Ethan Southall (U13) taking one….
…is designed to fit standard 12.3” wheelbase crawlers. The body comes clear, including window masks and a detailed decal sheet. Also new is the Builder’s Series: Metric clear crawler body, the first in a new line of crawler bodies designed specifically for those who enjoy fully customising their rigs. Just like a full-size project truck that owners build exactly how they want, the Builder’s Series: Metric Body allows for custom grills, lights, engine detail and nearly any other scale detail you can imagine with the help of 3D printing technology. Pro-Line has joined forces with leading custom 3D scale parts…
Last weekend saw round three of the ever growing Essex Carpet Clash series take place in the south of England. Having had a successful pervious two rounds, entries were in for another round, with further improvements for the day ahead. Many returning and new drivers for this series turned up in the morning to a fully laid track featuring more and new jumps to test the skill level of any driver. Both 2WD and 4WD classes were run, with the 2WD being the more popular class. In qualifying, it was Ed Kerry and Will Venables taking the 1st round wins,…
This weekend saw the fourth round of the popular Essex Winter Series take place in the UK. As the penultimate round of the series, some of the championships could be decided, but with the high level of competition across all the classes, it was going to be a tough day for everyone in the points chase. In the Modified class, Olly Jefferies ideally needed a maximum points haul to force a showdown for the final round – but Elliott Harper could clinch the championship with a runner-up score, if Olly failed to take home the maximum points. Elliott put together…
The Motorama 2019 was hosted at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex, this past weekend. The race is actually part of a huge motorsport expo that incorporates ArenaCross racing, Car show, Go Kart racing, Quarter Midget racing, Scaling, Speed, show and beauty pageant all in one. Luckily for the racers, world-famous Scotty Ernst was on hand building both dirt tracks for 1/8th and 1/10th scale racing for all of the RC racing enthusiasts to enjoy. By taking the best 2 of 3 qualifiers to seed for the triple A-Mains, racing was action packed as both tracks were going off at the…
…James Beckett, Tom Hardy and Chris Chapman would round of the field. GT12 offered six minutes of hot action on track. Lewis Williamson would gap the field with a fast pace, putting laps on the field to take the flag. Shane Dye would jump up the field to bring home 2nd, with Chris Whiteside moving a spot back, but holding onto the final podium position. Chris Sleaford, Steve Dye, Ross Smythe and Paul Vincent would round out this final and with that the day’s racing. The last round of this championship takes place on March 17th. Source: Louth Radio Control…
