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March 28, 2012

Coelho & Cardos win Portuguese Nationals Rd1

The first round of the Portuguese Electric Touring Cars (Mod and 10.5T Stock) took place last weekend in the town of Torres Novas at Mini Autódromo de Torres Novas, host of EFRA 2013 European Electric Championships. 37 drivers attended the race. On Sunday the day was just amazing with clear sky and good temperature with good grips conditions. In the Mod class Bruno Coelho set a new record for qualifying reaching 20 laps in 5m15.97, but the TQ went to Hugo Miguel after wining 2 of the 4 qualifying sessions. Bruno Coelho and João M. Martinho qualified 2nd and 3rd.

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March 28, 2012

Max Kuenning takes 1/12th 17.5 ROAR title

At the 2012 ROAR Nationals, held at Mike’s Hobby Shop in Dallas TX, the 1/12th 17.5 class turned into a ‘who’s who’s’ of RC drivers with many top drivers jumping in the 17.5 division. Qualifying saw On-point front man and owner, Paul Cicarrello take the top spot with CRC driver Max Kuenning a close second. However in the triple A-main format, Max took the first 2 mains to wrap up his National Championship in convincing fashion ahead of Paul Ciccarello in 2nd with Kody Knudtson in 3rd.

Source: CRC [teamcrc.com]

March 27, 2012

Chris Adams wins 17.5 TC ROAR Carpet Nats

Mike’s Hobby Shop in Texas was the host of the 2012 ROAR Carpet On-Road Nationals. The Touring 17.5 Non Timing class had some of the closest qualifying, with the top five spots separated by a mere 2 seconds. When it came time for the A-Mains, Chris Adams would drive two flawless runs, running some of the fastest laps of the weekend, and would take down victories in A1 and A2 with his Speedzone LiPo powered TC. What makes the wins even more special is that Chris purchased his Speedzone “Peerless Series” LiPo Pack from the hobby shop, the weekend of the Nationals. The two A-Main wins clinched the 17.5 Nationals Title for Chris and gave Speedzone its first ROAR National Championship.

Source: Speedzone [speedzoneusa.com]

March 27, 2012

Søren Boy Holst wins Danish champs Rd5

The fifth and final round of the Danish touring car indoor championships took place this past weekend at the BRC track just outside of Copenhagen. In the Super Stock class, run with 17.5T motors and on Solaris Medium controlled tyres, Søren Boy Holst (T.O.P. Photon EX Prototype) won the race in front of Mike Gasvig (Tamiya 417) and Danni Eyde (T.O.P. Photon EX Prototype).

Source: TOP [top-racing.jp]

March 26, 2012

Thomas Stockman wins Belgian nationals Rd1

The first race of the Belgian national touring car championship 2012 took place in Chatelineau, near Charleroi. Hosted by the MRCC on an indoor track fifty racers made it to the first round of the year. Thomas Stockman (Xray) took TQ followed by Nick Joosens who put his Yokomo on the second spot. Last years champion Olivier Bultynck was third quickest with his Yokomo.

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March 26, 2012

Olly Jefferies joins Jaco

Following his success in this seasons BRCA 1/12th National series foam tyre manufacturer Jaco are pleased to announce that Olly Jefferies will be joining their team as a factory supported driver. Olly used Jaco tyres throughout his season long campaign at which he dominated both the stock and the modified class with his Associated 12R5.1, up to this point Olly had received Jaco support through UK distributor CML Distribution. With world championships on the horizon a direct deal with Jaco has come at just the right time. This is what Olly has to say about the deal:

I found that Jaco tyres gave me consistency through an eight minute run and throughout the season I didn’t have to think about my tyres choice or prep, the Jaco foam worked well on the all the various tracks and layouts we raced on over the winter series, hopefully now working direct with Jaco it will present opportunities for me and I am very excited about working with them as I prepare for the worlds.

Source: CML [cmldistribution.co.uk]

March 26, 2012

Hudy transmitter bag compact exclusive edition

Hudy introduce the exclusive edition of their transmitter bag. Sporting a compact size and full colour printed graphics the bag is made from high quality materials and comes with a comfortable rubber handle and padded walls. An elastic safety strap secures the transmitter while storage and transportation and large dual zippers male access quick and easy. Two exterior straps at the rear of the bag allow to mount the transmitter bag to most widely-used car carrying bags. A special wide elastic strap lets you attach the transmitter bag to your hand luggage when travelling.

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March 26, 2012

JJ Wang wins Nitro X Cup in Hong Kong

Over 100 drivers attended the 2012 Nitro-X on-road race in Hong Kong this past weekend. The one-day race had a tight schedule and after three 7-minute qualifying heats, it was Mugen Driver JJ Wang taking the TQ in both the 1/8th and 200mm sedan class. In the 30 minutes 1/8 A-main final, JJ Wang drove his Novarossi-powered MRX5 to victory winning by 2 laps over Hong Kong Shepherd driver Kwong. In the 30 minutes Sedan A-main final, it was Hong Kong X-Ray driver Poon Chiu who over took the lead with less than a minute to drive from JJ Wang.

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