Manuel Tordi wins Italian AMSCI Classic title
The Road Race track in Riccione last weekend hosted the Italian AMSCI Championship for Classic 1/8th scale category. After a nice sunny Saturday of free practice, the 4 qualification heats of 7 minutes on Sunday morning begin under a cloudy sky but still run under dry weather conditions. At the end of the morning the pole position was taken by Muccini for the under 16 category, by Betankova for the over 40 category and for the 1/8 classic the 4 direct finalist were Giordano Simone (25 laps 7.08.312) followed by Gaggiola Paolo (25 laps 7.08.605) Burato Enrico (25 laps 7.12.486) and Ometto Nicola (25 laps 7.13.032).
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Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Rinati & Bracci win Trofeo Novarossi
The 1st of April saw the Trofeo Novarossi for 1/8 and 1/10 classes held at the Riccione track. The 1/10 category was dominated in qualifying and in the final by Alex Rinati who would win ahead of Alessio Rinaldi in 2nd and Giammaria Antonelli in 3rd. In the 1/8 category Alessandro Bracci made the pole position, set a new track record and took the victory ahead of Sandro Sammarini in 2nd and Manuel Tordi in third place, who was driving a ‘Classic’ chassis. A final draw saw 6 Novarossi engines, provided by the company, were given to lucky winners.
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Alessandro Bracci wins Trofeo Max Power
The Trofeo Max Power took place last weekend at he Riccione track in Italy supported by Massimo Fantini. The qualifiers were dominated by Alessandro Bracci (Xray/Max) and Stephen Massari (Serpent/Novarossi) with the battle going on also in the A final when also Massimiliano Bertozzi was able to keep the pace of both. Stephen then got a mechanical problem meaning the race win for Alessandro in front of Massimiliano Bertozzi and Massari.
Source: Road Race Riccione [roadracericcione.com]
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Italian 1/5 scale bike championship Rd2
The second round of the Italian 1/5 scale bike championships was used as preparation race for the World Championships in Lostallo/Switzerland come August. 40 drivers fought out the race in the three classes Nitro, Stock Bike and Superbike. In the nitro category it was Andrea Ottina who was able to claim the highest spot on the podium followed by Massimiliano Ciccacci in second place and Tradii Rolando in third place.
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Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Alessandro Bracci wins GP di Natale
Last weekend the last 1/8th scale event of the year, the GP di Natale, took place at the Riccione tack in Italy. The beginning of the event was delayed by over an hour due to the cold with temperatures well below zero. Due to this the fastest heats of qualifying came at during the 3rd round and it was Alessandro Bracci set the fastest time with 27 laps followed by Sammarini Sandro and Manuel Tordi, both with 26 laps. After the lunch break for some Christmas food the finals got underway with a close battle for first place between Sammarini and Bracci, but an off by Sammarini gave Bracci the break he needed and he would go on to win with Sammarini in 2nd, 3 laps ahead of third place Manuel Tordi who made the best lap time of the day with a 15,269.
Source: Road Race Riccione [roadracericcione.com]
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Sandro Sammarini wins Trofeo Max Power Sprint
The Trofeo Max Power Sprint took place last weekend at the Riccione track in the east of the country, close to San Marino. Qualifying saw Serpent/Max driver Sandro Sammarini fastest, who along with team mate Alessandro Bracci, were the only two drivers to record 27 laps. In the finals it was again Sandro who was the fastest, never relinquishing the lead on the way to the win with a 4 lap margin. Behind there was a close battle between Bracci and Manuel Tordi, but by the end it was Bracci who would take the runner up spot, 1 lap ahead of Tordi in 3rd.
Source: RRR [roadracericcione.com]
Monday, September 27, 2010
Enrico Burato wins AMSCI Classic championship
The 2010 Italian AMSCI 1/8th Classic National championships were held last weekend at the Road Race Riccione track under sweltering conditions, with the temperature never dropping below 34C. After four rounds of qualifying it was Paolo Gaggiola that took the pole position in front of Ometto Nicola i 2nd and Enrico Burato taking 3rd. In the final it was Burato that would come through for the win, setting a new track record to finish 3 laps ahead of Ometto in 2nd, with Paolo a further 2 laps back in 3rd.
Source: Road Race Riccione [roadracericcione.com]
Monday, July 19, 2010
Sandro Sammarini wins Trofeo Mugen Seiki
Last weekend the Trophy Mugen Seiki race took place at the Riccione track in the centre of Italy. Qualifying in the 1/8th scale category saw the pole position go to Alessandro Bracci, ahead of Michele Romagnoli, Sandro Sammarini and Paolo Maggioli completing the top 4. In the final it was a clear win for young Serpent driver Sandro Sammarini by 3 laps ahead of Manuel Tordi in 2nd and pole man Alessandro Bracci taking the final podium step in 3rd.
Source: Road Race Riccione [roadracericcione.com]
Friday, May 14, 2010
