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September 24, 2024

Schumacher’s Collina wins 2024 Italian TC C/ship – Report

Schumacher’s Mattia Collina is the undisputed ACI Italian Champion of Modified Touring Car. It was an emotional weekend at the 2024 Italian Touring Car Championship, held at the Road Race Riccione track where drivers gave it their all, fighting with determination to win the class titles after passing the qualifying stages for the 2024 Championship in the Divisional Italian Cup races held between April and July. At the end of an intense weekend that saw robust attendance and impeccable organisation by the Road Race staff, the fate of the 2024 title was already decided in the qualifying sessions on Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning. The drivers who secured Pole Position for the Sunday afternoon finals in fact confirmed their superiority with solid performances in the three final rounds.

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September 23, 2024

Matsukura wins 2024 Singapore Open

Naoto Matsukura was the winner of the annual Singapore Open race which once again took place over the same weekend as Formula 1 took to the streets of the small country’s capital. Attracting drivers from 12-countries, qualifying would see former winner Matsukura, fresh from the 1:8 Offroad World Championship, take his Infinity to the TQ at the Marine Parade Radio Control Modellers Club track. Fastest in 3 of the 4 rounds, the multiple category World Champion secured the top spot from former Electric Touring Car World Champion Jilles Groskamp who set the pace in Q4. Takaaki Shimo end qualifying 3rd ahead of reigning Nitro Touring Car & former 1:8 Onroad World Champion Tadahiko Sahashi but wining Super Pole Shimo joined Matsukura directly in to the 45-minute Main. In the race, Groskamp would be an early retirement as Matsukura lead all the way to win by a lap from Shimo with Thailand’s Chavit Saligupta completing the podium.

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September 23, 2024

Isaacs adds 2024 ROAR Paved Onroad title

Awesomatix’s Sam Isaacs added yet another ROAR National title to his CV successfully defending his Modified Touring Car crown at the Electric Paved Onroad Nationals which took place in Texas over the weekend. Hosted by N-Control RC Raceway, Isaacs was in dominant form topping all four qualifiers to secure the overall TQ ahead of Xray’s Chris Adams with Aidan Ferrell completing the Top 3. In the triple A-Mains, Isaacs would win the first encounter comfortably over Adams, repeating the result again in A2 to wrap up the title early. With the other podium placings still to be decided in A3, Adams would DNF after 3-laps but getting ahead of Ferrell, Michael ‘Toastie’ Toth took the win to secure the final step on the podium behind Adams. Also racing in 17.5 Touring Car at the event, Adams would TQ and win to claim a National title ahead of Ferrell and Craig Xavier, the Top 3 finishing as they qualified.

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September 22, 2024

1:12 WC Top Qualifier Anderson set for MonTech NYGP

2023 IFMAR 1:12 World Championship Top Qualifier Kemp Anderson is the latest title contender to be confirmed for the upcoming MonTech New York Grand Prix. Taking place from October 10-13th at 360v2 RC in New Rochelle, 2024 marks the sixth edition of the high profile US indoor race. Recently turning his attentions to becoming a full time RC racer having graduated college, Anderson was runner-up to last year’s double NYGP Champion Sam Isaacs in 1:12, also joining his Awesomatix team-mate on the Touring Car podium. The 22-year-old returns to take the fight for victory in both Mod 1:12 and Mod Touring Car to Isaacs, Xray’s Keven Hebert and 1:12 Spec World Champion Max Mächler with more high profile driver announcements expected. With 12 class titles up for grabs, Touring Car is divided into Modified, 17.5T SuperStock, 21.5 Stock, and 25.5 LMH (LeMans Hypercar) while 1:12 is divided in Modified GTP, SuperStock GTP, Stock GTP, and GT12R. Additionally there will be racing for USGT, PRO10, USVTA, and FWD. To book your entry for the 2024 MonTech New York Grand Prix click here. Red RC are excited to traveling to the 360v2 RC track for the first time to cover this year’s NYGP.

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September 22, 2024

Balestri retains 1:8 Onroad European C/ship Title

Infinity’s Dario Balestri has retained his EFRA 1:8 Onroad European Championship title, the Italian claiming the title for a fourth time with victory at Miniautodromo Locorotondo in Italy. Qualifying fifth and having to come through the Semi Finals, winning his encounter, the reigning World Champion would line 5th for the 45-minute decider behind the Top 4 direct qualifiers. While the Mugen Seiki of Top Qualifier Simon Kurzbuch lead way the field, the Swiss driver’s quest to retake the title he last held in 2018 ended in the first round of fuel stops. With his engine running lean, he suffered a glow plug failure dropping him to last from where he could only recover to eventually finish 6th. A race that saw a number of contacts between drivers, leading to a post race protest against Balestri which EFRA would reject, despite being on a three tyre stop strategy Balestri would take the win by 2 seconds from his 2-stop team-mate Carmine Raiola. Suffering a crash earlier in the race after contact with Serpent’s Andrea Catanzani in which he then got collected by Raiola, 1:8 GT World Champion Toni Gruber would take his damaged Capricorn to the final podium position only half a lap down. Winner of the Last Chance Final to secure P11 on the grid, Lamberto Collari came through to take P4 followed by Xray’s Filippo Domanin.

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September 21, 2024

Team Powers Mini Spec Radon V2BT

Team Powers has announced the upcoming release of its new Mini Spec Radon V2BT Speed Controller. Weighing just 22 grams it features key upgrades from the V1 being smaller in size, better AMP, easy adjustments and firmware updates with all the same features of the Radon Pro V5BT ESC. Hardware upgrades include Support Accidental Polarity Reverse Function and Bluetooth support, advanced programming and firmware updates via Mobile Apps (iOS & Android). A32-bit MCU ensures Ultra-smooth, faster response with precise throttle and braking control. A revised PCB Design reduces temperatures by 10°C temperature for better efficiency. A One-Touch On/Off Switch offers easy and convenient power-up.

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September 20, 2024

Kurzbuch Top Qualifier at 1:8 European Championship

Mugen Seiki’s Simon Kurzbuch is the Top Qualifier at the EFRA 1:8 Onroad Championship. The former World Champion came out top of the 5-rounds of qualifying at the Miniautodromo Locorotondo in Italy, where 4 different drivers posted TQ runs. Thursday’s opening day of qualifying would see defending Champion Dario Balestri kick off proceedings by taking his Infinity to a TQ run before Kurzbuch posted the first of his two TQ in Q2. Friday’s second day of qualifying would open with the Serpent of Practice Top Seed Andrea Catanzani topping the times sheet for Q3 before Kurzbuch went on to take Q4. With the overall TQ wide open going into the fifth & final round, it would be Infinity’s Carmine Raiola who set the pace from the Capricorn of Toni Gruber, Kurzbuch, Catanzani and Balestri. With 3 from 5 to count overall, Kurzbuch was declared the Top Qualifier from Catanzani with the all important Top 4 direct Main Final qualifiers being completed by Raiola and Gruber, the latter’s 1-2 in Q5 knocking Balestri back to P5. The 22nd running of European Championship will be decided tomorrow over 45-minutes with Kurzbuch going for his second title having previously won it in 2018 when the race was also held in Italy.

Image: Simon Kurzbuch [Facebook]

September 19, 2024

PRO 10 European Cup 2024 – Report

The PRO 10 European Cup took place recently in Grenoble, France, where Team WRP could take the TQ and win in both the Modified and Stock classes. Almost 60 drivers, representing the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, and France, took part in the four day event which was greeted by perfect weather and perfect track conditions for racing. In qualifying it was Swiss racer Markus Schneider who took his WRP IV to the TQ over the JRP of France’s Julien Parnot. With four leg 5-minute Mains, Schneider would taking the first three for the overall winning setting a new track record of 14.780 secods in the process which is 0.5 sec faster than the old record set at the 1:8 Nitro Euros in 2019. He was joined on the podium by the VIP Performance car of Germany’s Tobias Weist and Dirk Elsebusch. In Stock, Koen Geurds Koen claimed the the TQ and win with his WRP IV which featured a special cooler and a handwound 10.5 WRP outlaw motor. Laurent Lauper would finish runner-up with third going to Patrick Bariot.

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