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March 17, 2014

Griffin Hanna wins at March Madness

The March Madness race in Lugoff, South Carolina attracted nearly 140 drivers. The race format saw two 5 minute qualifiers followed by a 10 minute main. In the 2WD Modified Buggy class Serpent driver Griffin Hanna set TQ in the first round with the only 9 lap run. The track started to really groove up for the second round and Griffin beat his TQ run by 7 seconds. In the main Griffin took off and never looked back taking the win from John Michael McGinty and Chales Yates who completed the podium.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

March 17, 2014

Essex Winter Series final round – Report

The final round of the Essex Winter Series championship took place this weekend. With the series now firmly established as the most popular indoor touring car series in the UK, the championship finale was the last opportunity for drivers to prove their skills on carpet circuits, before turning their focus to the outdoor summer season. With nice weather forecast, a few drivers took the opportunity to head outside to begin their tarmac running early, but all the main championship contenders were will in attendance, joined by some new names for the last round of the series.

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March 17, 2014

Robert Batlle wins IBR Champions League Rd3

Robert Batlle (Mugen) has taken the win at the Rd3 round of the IBR Champions League race in Italy. Alex Zanchettin (TLR) and Federico Ruggeri (Kyosho) completed the podium for a Novarossi 1-2-3. Fabrizio Teghesi (Kyosho) and Davide Ongaro (TLR) came in 4th and 5th respectively.

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March 17, 2014

Sweep STC-4 touring car bodyshell

Sweep introduce the STC-4 190mm touring car bodyshell. Designed to meet Global Body Spec rules the TC shell is meant to offer exceptional balance, increased front and rear downforce and maximised corner speed. It will become available as 0.8mm regular weight and 0.65mm lightweight version with both including a 1mm rear wing and mounting hardware.

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March 17, 2014

Viljami Kutvonen wins Masters class at TCM

After three days of racing Viljami Kutvonen and Marek Cerny are the new Modified and Open Stock class LRP Touring Car Masters champions. In the Masters class Awesomatix’ Viljami Kutvonen took an early win by coming in 1st in A1 and A2 allowing him to sit out the final A-main. The final leg was then won by 4-times TCM champion Ronald Völker (Yokomo) while Ronald’s Yokomo teammate Yannic Prümper completed the top 3 result.

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March 17, 2014

Keven Hebert doubles at Canadian on-road nats

The 2014 Canadian Onroad Nationals took place last weekend in Southern Ontario. In the Touring Car Modified class Xray’s Paul Lemieux took the TQ honours from Keven Hebert (Team Associated) and Andrew Hardman (Yokomo). In the finals Keven took the win from Mike Haynes (Team Associated) and Andrew Hardman. The result was then blueprinted in the Touring Car SuperStock class where Keven led wire to wire to take the victory, again from Haynes and Hardman.

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March 17, 2014

Vampire Racing flat sensor wires

Vampire Racing introduce their new line of highly flexible “flat-type” sensor wires. Made from tough yet easy-to-bend wire the sensor harnesses make for tidy wiring and the highly flexible design reduces unwanted tweak when used in pan cars. The wires come in seven different length including 50mm, 75mm, 100mm, 125mm, 150mm, 175mm and 200mm, ideal for all applications from 1/8th to 1/12th scale.

Source: Vampire Racing [vampire-racing.com]

March 17, 2014

Blake Bell wins TC Modified at WCICS Rd7

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Round 7 of the non-profit Western Canadian Indoor Championship Series was held in the mountain town of Kamloops, British Columbia. The Thompson Valley R/C Race Club hosted a great event, with 7 WCICS classes, plus F1, and as the second last round of the season, the all-important championship points on the line. In the Awesomatix sponsored Touring Car Modified class all three Western Canadian Provinces were represented. On the top spot, British Columbia’s Awesomatix sponsored Blake Bell took the TQ and win, in second was WCICS President, privateer Josh Carter from Alberta, and in Third from Saskatchewan was Xray sponsored Ryan Rice. Full results and podium pics can be found on the official WCICS website. For the next race the WCICS travels back across the Mountain passes to the oil country of Calgary, Alberta for the finals on March 28-30th.

Source: WCICS [wcics.ca]