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October 9, 2011

Clean sweep for Naoto Matsukura at 2011 IIC

This weekend saw the annual IIC take place in Las Vegas, with a record entry of over 400 participants making their way to the Riviera Hotel for this carpet on road event. In the blue ribboned events, modified TC and modified 1/12th, it was Yokomo factory driver Naoto Matsukura who took top honours in qualifying in both classes against a World Class field including 3 TC World Champions and a whole host of other top talent from Europe, Asia and of course North America. In TC it was Naoto from Ronald Volker, with Marc Rheinard, Alexander Hagberg and Vikto Wilck completing the top 5, while in 1/12th it was Naoto from Juho Levanen, Ronald Volker, Keven Hebert and Paul Lemieux. In the TC final Naoto was never challenged, setting the fastest lap on the way to the win by just over 2 seconds from Yokomo team mate Volker, with Taniya team driver Viktor Wilck claiming 3rd. In the 1/12th scale class, as back to back World Champion Matsukura again showed a clean pair of heals to the rest of the field as he won the 8 minute encounter by nearly 6 seconds in front of the Associated pairing of Keven Hebert, who briefly held the lead, and Mike Blackstock, the pair separated by just 3 tenths of a second.

View the TC & 1/12th podiums here

October 8, 2011

Asian Touring Series Pilot Race announced

Following on from the success of the Euro Touring Series, organizers Scotty Ernst and Uwe Rheinard will be bringing their successful formula to the Far East for the Asian Touring Series. Based on the same formula that has been so successful in Europe, the ATS will also focus on the fun and joy of touring car racing. The team will remain the same with Red RC and chief time keeper Hartmut Wenzel joining Scotty and Uwe in Asia and together we plan to show everyone how much fun & excitement one can have at one of our events.

Continue reading here for more details

October 8, 2011

Corally HMX touring car

Our friends at RC50.com have gotten some camera time with the new Corally touring car, the HMX. This appears to be the final production car with the most stand out feature of course the front and rear shock towers. We have no other information on the chassis other than it is due for release this month, so we will let you know more when it becomes available.

View more images of the new car here.

October 8, 2011

HPI/HB protective rubber pit mat

Keep your pit area at home or at the track tidy and clean with this 75cm x 50cm HPI/HB protective rubber pit mat. The Pit Mat is perfect for working on any RC vehicle. Separate parts areas let you organize any screws or washers you remove, allowing you to find them quickly and easily as you assemble your car or truck. It protects your table, desk or worktop from scratches, and helps prevent losing essential small parts from your kit. It also rolls up for easy storage and transport. Also available in a small 15cm x 10cm size for working on engines, motors or other smaller items.

View the small version here

October 7, 2011

Andrew Smolnik wins 4th Annual Fall Brawl

This years 4th Annual Fall Brawl in Maplesville, Alabama provided great weather and some even better racing. Agama Team Drivers Alan Burton, Coty Ingram and Andrew Smolnik were on hand to showcase the Agama A8 buggies in the 1/8th Nitro Pro Buggy class. The Snake Pit Layout was hard packed red Georgia clay and with the track run dry the blue groove formed and traction was plentiful. Alan Burton and Andrew Smolnik had an epic battle throughout the 45 minute A final with Smolnik coming out on top taking the win while Burton finished in a respectable 2nd overall.

Source: Hobby Pro [hobbyprousa.com]

October 7, 2011

Stuart Mahon wins 2nd annual Race of Champions

Last weekend saw the 2nd running of the ‘Race of Champions’ event taking place at the NNRC track near Blackpool in the North of the country. The event is the end-of-year ‘Race-Off’ between the Top 20 qualifying drivers from each of the 8th Scale Off Road Regions run throughout the year in the UK – it is the brain child of Glyn Morgan (8-11 series organiser) and is organised to challenge the best drivers from the 8-11 Series, NRS, SRS Series and the Scottish Region. It is a one-off race and is a great way of pitting each region against each other in a fun, but competitive end of season race.

Continue reading the report here

October 7, 2011

Renato Tradardi Jr wins Venezuelan Truggy Nats

The Venezuelan National Championship took place last weekend at the Pista Club ITALO track in Cagua. Event though Team Associated Team member Renato Tradardi Jr. had not been racing for a while because he was away in Italy, he and his RC8T were nevertheless able to get up to speed quickly in the controlled practices for his class. He ended a respectable second and his father Renato third for the Grand Final. Not bad for a two-month absence from racing. In the finals it started to rain and the track became slippery. Making a decisive tire choice Renato Jr. led the field from the first round, and as the track dried and traction improved, the Team Associated RC8T excelled and he took the win.

Source: Associated [rc10.com]

October 7, 2011

Meccamo fuels sign Silvio Hächler

French fuel company Meccamo have announced the signing of 1/8th scale Swiss National racer Silvio Hächler. The young Mugen driver will continue to run the company’s Meccafuel on road 25% fuel to power his Novarossi engines for the coming seasons.

Source: Meccamo [meccamo.com]