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January 20, 2016

Kaja Novotny doubles at Open Challenge Rd5

Round 5 of the Czech Open Challenge was held in Prague with about 100 entries for the race. The 2WD Buggy class had Kaja Novotny taking the TQ from team mates Milan Mudra, Jiri Benes and Max Gotzl. In 4WD it was again young Kaja who came out fastest, this time in front of Max Gotzl, Milan Mudra and Frantisek Kalenda to make it another Xray top 4 lock-out. In the A-mains the Kaja show continued as he easily won all mains to take the victories in both classes. Milan Mudra and Max Gotzl would sideline Kaja on the podium both in 2WD and 4WD to make it a perfect weekend for the youngsters.

View the A-main results here

January 19, 2016

Schumacher SupaStox Atom GT12 kit

Schumacher have introduced the SupaStox Atom kit for the GT12 class. It features an alloy chassis for ultra low centre of gravity, a new lightweight diff and wheels for low rotating weight, and a host of updates to further up the on track performance. The kit is available in two specifications with the first being the Pro. It includes the C/F Pro diff, side dampers, left rear wheel clamp and new Atom GT12 wheels while the more economically priced Sport variant has a fixed rear axle with no diff, no side dampers and old style SupaStox rear wheels.

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January 19, 2016

Cristiano Sartor joins F.T. Line

F.T. Line have announced the signing of Cristiano Sartor to their factory team. A Senior class race winner at last year’s Italian Nationals, Cristiano will compete in the Italian national series again in order to fight for the 2016 title while also planning to attend selected Euro Nitro Series events as well as the European Championships.

Source: F.T. Line Engine [facebook.com]

January 19, 2016

Arnold & Delorme win at French Winter Nats Rd3

Arnold & Delorme win at French Winter Nats

The recent third round of the French Indoor Winter Nationals, held in Thyez, saw Leo Arnold (Xray) taking the TQ in the Touring Modified class while Alexandre Kunkler (Xray) came out fastest in the Touring Stock class. In the Formula category Jérémy Limoges (Xray) placed himself on top of the timing sheets after the qualifiers. The finals of the Modified class then had Leo conserving his qualifying performance by taking the day’s win from his Xray team mates Hugo Ragaut and Jeremy Limoges.

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January 19, 2016

Team Magic E4RS III PU drivebelts

Coming from Team Magic and made for the E4RS III and E4RS III Plus touring car are special heavy duty PU front and rear belts. The reinforced belts offer higher durability, making them ideal for Modified racing where high torque loads can occur. For standard classes Team Magic recommends the standard low-friction parts.

Source: Team Magic [hrcdistribution.com]

January 19, 2016

Guillaume Desbois wins at French Indoor Champs Rd3

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.

View the top 10 result here

January 19, 2016

Mobers wins at 1/12th Reedy Race of Champions

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.

Continue reading the report here

January 19, 2016

Cole Ogden wins at the Colonel’s Winter Classic

Cole Ogden wins at the Colonel's Winter Classic

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.

Source: Reds Racing [reds-racing.com]