Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Garrigou wint Franse Klassieke Nats Rd3 Categories - Gas, On Road, National, Racing - add a comment 
De 3de ronde van de Franse Klassieke Vlakke panchassis Nationale Kampioenschappen vond in Angoulême plaats vorig weekend onder zonnige hemelen. Na de overwinning van Gilles Garrigou 1 maand eerder met de chassis DXF Primo, was de Rb aangedreven bestuurder weer eens op het tempo. Het kwalificeren vierde achter Romain Delaunay die op pool voor Motonica was, kon hij de uitdagers voor hem overvallen om te nemen wint voor Didier Frelat die de Rode Bal BRX rent, terwijl de 3de positie naar huidige Franse Kampioen Bruno Petiot ging, ook drijvend een DXF Primo.
Een andere Nationale ronde van het Kampioenschap hield vorig weekend, dit tijddeel van de Argentijnse 1/10 het reizen autoreeks die in `in werking wordt gesteld het spoor van Hernan Matticoli' in Buenos aires. Met 40 dienstdoend racers werden zij gegeven praktijk op de Vrijdag, met het kwalificeren reeds beginnend op Zaterdag die door Kyosho bestuurder Agustin Cutini werd geleid. De zondag zag minieme belangrijkste def. 45 die op goede weersomstandigheden in werking wordt gesteld en ondanks de snelste overlapping van het definitieve gaan naar Sebastian Recio, was het Nationale Kampioen Juan die Pablo Golobic, een Sirio aangedreven Kyosho drijft die wint van de poolmens Agustin Cutini in tweede nam, terwijl de 3de vlek tot Mugen bestuurder Adrian Castro behoorde.
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De 2de ronde van 1/10ste schaal 200mm rubberIngezetenen vond bij het spoor van Halifax plaats vorig weekend en wij ontvingen het volgende rapport van Steve Lander. Met het weer buitengewoon en het spoor die kijken briljant door de gastheerclub hebben voorbereid, na zijn recente overstroming en brand, keek het zeker als deze vergadering ging snel zijn.
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Een ander ras op het spoor Monsanto in Lissabon, dit keer het was de 3de ronde van de 1/8ste schaal Nationale Kampioenschappen. Sunday’s qualifying begun under wet conditions and while some drivers waited for the conditions to improve, top Mugen racer Bruno Coelho took the opportunity to run in some new Sirio motors for the 1/8th scale Europeans that will take place in Valencia in July. In Portugal the top 14 drivers in qualifying go into the semi final and are joined by 3 drivers from each of the quarter finals, who ever is quickest in the semi’s takes the pole position for the main final and this was Coelho, despite missing the start of the race. The final saw the pole man go straight into the lead where he could stretch out a 3 lap advantage to win over guest Brazilian driver Eduardo Dulac in 2nd, with João Malveiro 3rd.
Thanks to Cesar and Bruno Coelho for the report.
The Italian Federation AMSCI has organized the “Champion Race 2008” 1/8 Track on the “L. Collari” track at Cassino (Frosinone, Italy). The race is open to all pilots registered with AMSCI, EFRA A, F1, F2 and to pilots registered with other international federations. The race will award the title of “Italian Champion EFRA A 2008”. The best 1/8 Category Italian pilots will attend the event. Three unforgettable days on one of the most beautiful European tracks, where the EFRA Italy 1/8 Track GP will take place in September 2008, as well as the European 1/8 Track B Championship in April 2009.
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Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Hupo Hönigl wins Austrian Nats Rd1 Categories - Gas, Off Road, National, Racing - add a comment 
The first round of the Austrian National Championships were run at the weekend at the MAC Kaindorf track with a record 107 starters. Qualifying went the way of LRP racer Hupo Hönigl, who was racing in his first 1/8th National and only third ever races in this class. Hupo carried his qualifying momemtum into the final, where he drove his S8BX to victory ahead of the current Austrian Champion Martin Karner racing a Kyosho, while Rene Kargel completed the top 3 with his Crono.
Source: LRP [lrp.cc]
Cristiani wins Italian Champs in Fiorano Categories - Gas, On Road, National, Racing - add a comment 
The 2008 1/8th scale Italian Championships were held last weekend on the Fiorano track, organized by UISP Federation. In the 1/8 Open calss, it was Andrea Cristiani that claimed the title after taking the TQ spot and fastest lap in qualifying, which was held in dry conditions. In the final however the rain came down hard and despite these tricky conditions, the young Serpent racer set the best lap in the final to take the win ahead of Nicola Smaldone and Emanuele Comoglio in 2nd and 3rd. In the Senior class, open to drivers not ranked in the EFRA 100, it was Motonica racer Matteo Favaro that took victory in front of the Mugen pairing of Stefano Droghetti and Andrea Lorenzi. Finally in the Junior class, only open to Rookie drivers, Serpent took the win with Riccardo D’Angelo beating Giulio Durigon, racing a Motonica, and Nicola Colombari with a Mugen.
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D’Hondt makes it 2 from 2 in Belgium Categories - Gas, On Road, National, Racing - add a comment 
The 2nd round of the Belgian 1/8th scale Championships was run in Luxembourg at the very nice technical MCCK track. The weather for this round was a bit changeable with rain in some of the qualifiers and finals. Qualifying saw a close battle between Serpent drivers Steven Cuypers and reigning National Champion Robin D’Hondt, the former claiming the pole position by 2 seconds ahead of Robin, with Gunther Van Staey ending up 3rd. With the rain deciding to come down after qualifying, when the track eventually dried for the last final the grip was very low. The start of the final saw Robin get by his team mate after 2 laps, and proceed to pull away, crossing the line 30 minutes later with a 3 lap gap back to runner-up Gunther Van Staey, while Richard Dirk rounded out the podium in 3rd, 2 laps further back.
