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July 16, 2014

Rudy Rico doubles at JBRL Electric Series Rd6

The 6th round of the 2014 JBRL Electric Series took place at Pegasus Hobbies Raceway in Montclair, California. Over 180 total entries signalled that good competition was in attendance. In the Pro4 short course class Rudy Rico took the win from David Jenson and Chris Blais. The result was the same in the 1/8th electric buggy class. Rudy excelled and took the victory, this time from Carlos Arredondo, lapping 3rd placed Ryan Dunford in the process.

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July 16, 2014

SARDA ORE nationals Rd3 – Report

The 3rd round of the South African National Onroad Championship was held at the DMCC Raceway in Durban, KZN. Although it is Winter in South Africa at the moment Durban is known for its much warmer climate. With 9 Drivers just returning from the ETS Final in Slovakia everyone knew that it was going to be a very important event as far as points are concerned. Only a few of the returning drivers attended the event but in the end it was just as epic as if all of them were there. The tack is situated next to the highway at Southway mall, originally a gas track with long open straights and a flowing infield it has been used for electric only the last two years. Dave Wiseman and his team always make sure that the drivers have a great time when visiting their facilities.

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July 15, 2014

BRCA Clubman Series 2014 Rd5 – Report

Round 5 of the BRCA Clubman Series went down south once again to the other side of Brighton where the Adur track is situated. Weather forecasts showing mixed conditions for the weekend, this was set to challenge drivers to get the most out of there cars around the fast but technical track. Round 1 of qualifying started on the Sunday wet with light rain at the start of the round and by the end of it sunny and dry. Due to the weather conditions, the race director decided to make qualifying round by round. In 17.5, Shaun Batt took the honours of TQ followed by Mark Trinder then Darren Tickner. In 13.5, the track was now drying up and Tim Hancock managed to find some pace taking first place, followed by Matt Quinlisk then Liam Brooks.

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July 15, 2014

Clarification on fuel supply for 1/8th Buggy Worlds

In the wake of the forthcoming 2014 IFMAR 1/8th Nitro Buggy World Championships in Italy speculations about the availability of nitro fuel for the event arose among the participants. Due to new European Community regulations kicking in at the beginning of September and some strict Italian regulations related to it, the organisers where forced to look after official fuel suppliers that are now found in the form of Tornado, Runnertime, Merlin Fuel and Maxima. This will ensure every driver is able to choose between these four fuel brands, the European governing body EFRA announced.

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July 15, 2014

Marios Christodoulou takes RCE championship Rd3

The 3rd round of this year’s RCE championship was halt at the Dirt Paradise track in Nicosia, Cyprus. Run in very hot weather conditions the day’s win went to Marios Christodoulou, who also posted the fastest laps of the day. Nicholas Zachariades in 2nd and Andreas Thrasyvoulou in 3rd completed the podium while George Eleftheriou and Savvas Savva rounded out the top 5 result.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

July 15, 2014

Xray Challenge Italy – Report

The 2nd Xray Challenge Italy of 2014 was held at the beautiful Livorno RC Gymnasium facilities in Livorno, Italy. The race was immediately sold out in all classes, underlining its popularity in the Italian RC scene. Some 120 drivers gathered for the two day event which saw perfect weather conditions. The track in Livorno proved to be very challenging with its banked, narrow corners and high traction. Open practice commenced on Friday with most drivers being already present, enjoying the atmosphere.

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July 15, 2014

Scott West takes 2014 WCICS Tamiya Mini title

At the final round of the Western Canadian Indoor Championship Series WCICS, which hosted over 1500 registrations across 8 events this season, Scott West took the Tamiya Mini championship. Fellow Calgary racer Matt Wilfort took 2nd, and Anthony Hobbs took 3rd. In WCICS best season yet the series again grew almost 35 percent over last year and full results and podium pics can be found on the official WCICS website by clicking here. Planning is already underway for next season, which will begin in late September in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Source: WCICS [wcics.ca]

July 14, 2014

Ermen & Rausch take West German championships

John Ermen and Bernd Rausch are the 2014 Western German nitro on-road champions. Xray factory racer John Ermen from the Netherlands celebrated his second victory in the 4th and final round of the Western German Championship in the 1/8th scale class 1 at the Hamm track. In 1/10th scale a 2nd place finish behind team mate Benjamin Lehmann was enough for Shepherd team driver Bernd Rausch to capture the title and to get back the prestigious starting number “1” for the 2015 campaign. In 1/8 scale class 2 Mugen racer Reinhard Zick has caught the title while Serpent racer Thomas Reiche took the final win.

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