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February 19, 2016

Robin Frischkopf takes maiden Formula class win

The third round of the Swiss Islikon Masters was recently held and in the Formula class Robin Frischkopf managed to take the TQ after winning all qualifying rounds. The opening A-main then was a pretty easy affair for Robin but for the second leg he forgot to sauce the tyres, causing his car to being a lot slower. He also made a couple of mistakes which promoted Rainer Zimmer into the lead, but Robin managed to take back the lead in the final lap to take the win and with it his first Formula class victory. For the third and final A-main Robin decided to start dead last to make things a bit more exciting. The leg would then be a race between Andi Frattaroli (Xray) and Robin Frischkopf (Xray) and as Andi was able to defend his position by making his car very wide he took the final A-main win and also the overall runner-up spot from Rainer Zimmer (Xray) who completed the top 3 result.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

February 19, 2016

Maifield e-Buggy Top Qualifier at DNC

Ryan Maifield is the e-Buggy Top Qualifier at the Dirt Nitro Challenge, the Team Losi Racing ace backing up his Q1 performance with another TQ in the second qualifier to wrap things up early at the Phoenix, Arizona, event. Again setting the pace from reigning champion & last year’s Top Qualifier Ty Tessmann, the gap this time round was a reduced 2-seconds. Fifth in the opening qualifier, Team Associated’s Ryan Cavalieri would set the third fastest time followed by former champion David Ronnefalk, Joe Bornhorst and Spencer Rivkin, the latter losing time with a big mistake over the 7-minutes.

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February 19, 2016

Batas wins at Greek Indoor Cup 2016

The Greek Indoor Cup was recently held at the RC Ring indoor track and the qualifying of the Touring Car class was dominated by the battle for TQ between Batas and Georgiadis. Ultimately Batas (Xray) would hold the upper hand over team mate Georgiadis and TOP driver Sikianakis. The three would also battle it out in the A-mains with some very close racing and again Batas would come out fastest over Georgiadis and Sikianakis. Mitropoulos (Yokomo) and Xrysomalos (Xray) would complete the top 5 result.

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February 19, 2016

Maifield takes Q2 at ‘The Dirt’

Ryan Maifield has TQ’d the second round of Truggy qualifying at the Dirt Nitro Challenge, the TLR driver fastest from a much improved reigning champion David Ronnefalk. It was a somewhat lucky TQ for Maifield however as he would crash at the first attempt of running the heat but with the timing computer also crashing it forced the qualifier to be restarted. Given a second chance he would make sure he didn’t crash again, having crashed in the opening round of both Truggy and e-Buggy, to top the times by half a second. Completing the Top 3 would be Ryan Cavalieri followed by Q1 pace setter Ty Tessmann.

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February 19, 2016

Maifield take Q1 of eBuggy

Ryan Maifield topped the opening round of eBuggy qualifying at the Dirt Nitro Challenge, the TLR driver heading the times from reigning champion Ty Tessmann. Behind them 2WD Buggy World Champion Spencer Rivkin, who found himself in the C heat after a troubled practice yesterday, would complete the Top 3 followed by Ryan Lutz, Ryan Cavalieri and 2014 Champion David Ronnefalk.

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February 18, 2016

Tessmann TQs opening Truggy qualifier at DNC

Ty Tessmann claimed the first TQ run of the 17th running of the Dirt Nitro Challenge, the multiple champion putting his HB top of the times in the first of the three rounds of Truggy Qualifying at the Fear Farm. The four time champion, who held a three year reign over truggy at the Phoenix based event from 2012-2014, would finish 4-seconds clear of rivals. In a close battle wth Ryan Maifield, a last lap error would drop the defending Buggy Champion back to third leaving Ryan Cavalieri to claim a P2.

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February 18, 2016

Novak Hammer sensored 1/10th scale controller

Available soon from Novak is the intermediate-level Hammer 1/10th scale brushless speed controller. The sensored ESC is good for the use with 2S to 3S LiPo battery packs and down to 8.5T motors, making it ideal for a range of on-road and off-road applications. The controller is factory-defaulted to LiPo mode with reverse turned on and drivers can customise the firmware to suit their driving style, including throttle curve, brake power and many other parameters. The firmware also includes thermal overload protection, low-voltage protection, and motor lock-up protection for added reliability. Additionally, on-board diagnostics are standard in the firmware including a motor sensor checking test, error sensing, and on-board temperature diagnostics. Designed with a silicone gasket sealed case, the Hammer is protected from the elements such as water, dirt, and other debris and it comes pre-wired from the factory with gold-plated bullet connectors for easy installation.

Source: Novak [teamnovak.com]

February 18, 2016

Chris Nielsen wins 17.5T class at DRCMU Rd6

Round six of the Danish DRCMU series was held in Birkerod in the outskirts of Copenhagen with about 60 racers attending, and more would have joined them, but because of limited pit space, the organisers decided not to accept late entries. In the 17.5T class Chris Nielsen set the early pace both in the free and times practice but he was chased by Bjarke Nyskov and Rasmus Skjoldborg. The qualifiers then were a done deal for Chris who won all three rounds to grab the overall TQ from Bjarke Nyskov and Henrik Hoj Rasmussen.

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