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October 8, 2014

Matsukura cruises to unchallenged TQ in Florida

Naoto Matsukura has cruised his way to an unchallenged fourth consecutive 1:12 World Championship TQ wrapping up qualifying in Florida early with another fastest run in the fourth of the six scheduled qualifiers. The Yokomo driver was again the only driver to turn 53 laps of the Minnreg Hall making it four from four by taking Q4 from rapid American Donny Lia who set a new track record with an 8.822 lap time. Matsukura’s Yokomo team-mate Masatsugu Ido would complete the Top 3. Such was Matsukura’s pace that over the 8-minutes he ran a full lap more than that of fourth place finisher Hideo Kitazawa.

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October 7, 2014

3 out 3 for Matsukura in Florida

At a somewhat subdued 1:12 World Championship, only 44 drivers contesting the longest running electric category World Championships, Naoto Matsukura made it three out three in qualifying at the Florida event. Round 3 of qualifying saw the Yokomo driver again top the times as he became the first & only driver to run 53-laps over 8-minutes to put himself on provisional pole for his quest for a fourth consecutive title. With 3 from 6 rounds to count the only way the Japanese driver can now be denied becoming Top Qualifier is for one driver to top all three remaining qualifiers, the last of which takes place tomorrow morning. Behind Matsukura the continually improving Marc Rheinard, who was 4th in Q1 and 3rd in Q2, set the second fastest time with Hideo Kitazawa completing the Top 3.

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October 7, 2014

Gridworks G-Daub traction compound bottles

Gridworks Racing introduce the G-Daub Traction Bottle, the first product released by the company. The tyre sauce bottles are the perfect solution for racers who want to store their preferred traction compounds in a leakproof bottle that offers lifetime construction, rewritable labels, colour coding, compound concealment, replaceable applicators and more. They are constructed of quality glass and will not become discoloured by the compound. Additionally, the glass bottles are safe for the environment and will not require replacement. The bottles include high quality rewritable labels and come in packs of three including coloured labels that can be affixed to the top for easy identification of different compounds in crowded hauler bags.

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October 7, 2014

Matsukura opens 1:12 Worlds with TQ run

Defending Champion Naoto Matsukura opened qualifying at the 1:12 World Championship in Florida with a TQ run, the Yokomo driver setting the pace over fellow Japanese driver Hideo Kitazawa and Masatsugu Ido. Having convincingly stamped his authority on practice yesterday to be top seed for qualifying, an early crash put Alexander Hagberg out of contention, the Xray driver eventually ending up 11th at the end of the first of the six 8-minute qualifiers.

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October 7, 2014

Dutch Buggy Cup final round – Report

The final round of the Dutch Buggy Cup was scheduled to be held at the MVW Astro turf race track in Purmerend. The weather forecast for Saturday was sunny and dry but rain was predicted during the night and when the drivers arrived at the track on Sunday morning the surface was damp and the temperature dropped to 16 degrees. This meant drivers were left with the choice to change to a wet setup or wait for the track to dry and use Saturday’s settings and at the end many drivers choose to only change the tyres and anti-roll bars to adapt to the damp track.

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October 7, 2014

Hooks & Harrison win at Southern Nationals

The 2014 Southern Nationals was held in Monroe Louisiana with the race being set-up for 3 rounds of qual points and triple A-mains. 1/8 E-buggy had Tyler Hooks taking the overall win with team mate Brian Henn along with Chad Panek in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

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October 7, 2014

Lembeck & Greiner win at Oktoberfestpokal

The MCC Türkheim’s Oktoberfestpokal was held this past weekend with over 30 drivers in attendance in the 1/8th nitro on-road and 1/10th 200mm classes. In the 1/8th category Oliver Lembeck took the win from Toni Gruber and Christoph Pietsch while in the 200mm class Dominic Greiner came out successful. The runner-up spot was taken by Toni Gruber while Julian Gaisbauer completed the podium in the 1/10th class.

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October 7, 2014

Tom Cockerill doubles at Petit RC Race

The 9th running of the PetitRC Race was held in Terrugum, Portugal with drivers from the UK, Poland, Holland, France, Germany, Spain and Portugal in attendance. The track was a permanently laid outdoor Astroturf track, with plenty of jumps and a good flow, which made for some great close racing. The event format was for free practice on Friday with the 2WDs being run on Saturday and 4WD on Sunday, allowing plenty of track time for all the drivers.

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