The third round of French Indoor Championship was held in Thiez in the East of France. In the Touring 13.5T class Laurent Desperries (Team Magic) grabbed the TQ in front of Guillaume Desbois (Yokomo) and Hai Long Tran (Team Magic). In the final the TQ holder ran into some trouble, allowing Guillaume Desbois to take the day’s win from Laurent while Hai Long rounded out the podium result in third.
The inaugural Reedy 1/12 Race of Champions took place in Milton Keynes, UK last weekend. The event was hosted by the British Radio Car Association and was the centrepiece attraction for members of the general public at one of the largest shopping centres in the UK. In addition to the Reedy Race, a Model Motorsport Exhibition was hosted and UK-based RC manufacturers and retailers were present to display, demonstrate and sell their products. The BRCA also set up a small track with GT12 cars to enable the public to sample RC for the first time. A standard format Reedy Invitational modified class featuring more than 20 of the world’s top 1/12th drivers was complimented by an open entry Stock class using 10.5 motors and blinky speed controllers. The Open class of 70 drivers was split into two groups based on practice times, and each group then had its own Reedy format event for the remainder of the weekend.
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The Colonel’s Winter Classic was held in Savannah, Georgia this past weekend and the event started out pretty wet as Friday’s practice was rained out. Saturday the drivers were greeted by a muddy track that became pretty tacky by the start of the qualifying. Qualifiers were then shortened due to the call of making a 2-day race, into a 1-day race as rain was approaching for Sunday’s main day. The nitro mains would finally come around at 1 am and in Nitro Buggy is was Cole Ogden who would lead the main from start to finish to take the win from Griffin Hanna. Elsewhere in the Nitro Truggy main it would be veteran racer JR Mitch taking the win from runner-up Cole Ogden.
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The third round of the Finnish Winter Jumps Series was held this past weekend with around 100 drivers from all over Finland in attendance. The qualification of the 2WD Buggy class was a super tight battle between the top 3 drivers and in the end it were Karri Salmela, Samppa Orhanen and Joel Valander who grabbed the top 3 positions for the A-mains. The opening A-main was a pretty crazy affair as at first Karri was able to open a small gap on the field until he got collected by backmarkers. This promoted Joel into the lead in front of Samppa. The two then also got mixed up by slower drivers, costing Joel some concentration, resulting in a coming together between Joel and Samppa. This allowed August Poutiainen to cruise to the win in A1. The second A-main then had Joel taking the win after the top 2 guys crashed and A3 brought the decision for the overall victory with Karri taking the top spot from August and Joel in second and third respectively.
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Speedzone have released their second generation Peerless series electric brushless motors. The motors feature higher tolerance and more durable components, which helps facilitate a lower resistance, longer lasting motor. A variety of turns are available and each motor is built to the highest of standards. The motors are bench tested and the lightweight design features upgraded bearings and symmetrical vent openings, which in conjunction with the case and stator structure further reduces motor temperature and maximises efficiency. It also allows for easy stator measurement without disassembly. Spec motors are produced with a short stator and HT rotor while modified motors come with a standard size stator.
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The fourth round of the 2015/16 Essex Winter Series took place this past weekend. With the International Carpet Challenge taking place at the venue in a few weeks time, drivers were not only focussed on improving their own championship points, but also getting some final testing in for the big event. The Modified class had a few notable absentees, as championship leader Olly Jefferies, along with Xray team mate Alexander Hagberg, were on 1/12th duties at the Reedy Race. However, all of the other top UK drivers were in attendance, joined as well by Ride’s own Ludo Leflon, making the trip over from Thailand to support the event.
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The first annual Stadium Nitro Shootout was hosted by the Dialed In R/C Raceway with a little over 100 entries. Adam Drake was the top qualifier for Nitro Buggy and Nitro truck and in the Buggy class he would win the first and second of the 10 minute triple A-mains to take the overall title early. Sitting out A3 Adam made way for Richard Saxton who took the win in the final leg. The Truck A-mains were a bit tougher for Adam as he got shuffled back in the beginning of A1 but he came back to win the final. The second leg was then won by Knate Henkel, meaning the decision about the overall victory would be made in the third and final main. The leg then was again won by a dominant Drake who took the win by more than a lap and with it the overall victory.
The recent CRCRC Winter Midwest Championships were held at The Ohio R/C Factory and in the 1/8th classes it was Joe Bornhorst who made a clean sweep by TQing and winning E-Buggy, Nitro Buggy and Nitro Truggy, making it a perfect trifecta weekend. The 10 minute E-Buggy spring main had Joe running away from the pack instantly so he had a half lap lead about 5 minutes into the main, allowing him to switch into cruise control for the remainder of the final. The 45 minute Nitro Buggy A-main was pretty much a blueprint of the E-Buggy finale with Joe building a gap on the field instantly which allowed him to manage his pace for the remainder of the run. Last but not least in the Nitro Truggy class Joe again tried to runaway and hide right from the beginning and again his strategy worked out as he crossed the finish line in the first place after the 45 minute finale.
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