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June 19, 2013

Vogl & Nähr victorious in Southern Germany Rd3

The 3rd round of the South German Championship in Türkheim saw a clean sweep for Team Shepherd with victories in all three classes. In 1/8 class 2 it was young Shepherd driver Max Günther taking the win while Maxi Vogl won the 1/8 class 1 with Patrick Nähr completing the perfect result by winning the 1/10 touring class. In the south of Germany the 1/8 classes are raced together so the main final was a mix of class 1 and class 2 drivers. Starting from the pole-position after he won his semi-final Maxi immediately took control of the race and pulled away followed by Armin Baier and Bastian Gramlich. At the 20 min mark it was time for some fresh outside tyres for Maxi, while the rest of the field chose to finish the race with one set. Although Maxi retained the lead the gap was closer after the tyre change and due to Maxi’s engine getting a little bit rich the final minutes saw some close racing with Armin Baier and Bastian Gramlich trying to catch up. Maxi stayed calm and crossed the finishing line in first position about 2 sec in front of Armin Baier with Bastian Gramlich completing the podium.

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June 19, 2013

Roy Gemble double at Norwegian Nationals Rd4

This weekend round 4 off the Norwegian Nats was hosted by Hoenefoss Raceway, a track with not many big jumps but interesting and slippery to drive on, fast track and mistakes cost a lot. On Saturday it was supposed to be 2wd buggy and SC 4×4, but the weather forecast for Sunday being for rain it ended up with 4wd buggy also being taken in on Saturday, so a long day at the race track. 2wd was won by Roy Gemble (TLR) in front of Andreas Daving (TLR) and Martin Sorlie (TLR). Short Course was won by Kai Ronning (AE SC104x4), with Daniel Kobbevik 2nd (AE SC104x4) and Kjell Egil Olsen (Tecno SC 4×4) in 3rd. 4wd was again won by Roy Gemble (Durango 410 V3), Martin Sorlie (Xray XB4) in 2nd and Daniel Kobbevik (AE B44.2) in 3rd. The 4wd B-final was won by 7 year old Alexander Gemble with his Team Associated B44.2.

Source: Mustit RC [mustit.no]

June 19, 2013

Dirk Wischnewski wins Rd1 of mid German regionals

Last weekend the first round of mid German regionals was held at the Kirchhain track. For the first time this year the weather forecast was good for the whole weekend so nice racing could be expected. About 50 racers, separated into the 1:8 and 1:10 classed were presented with a well prepared race track. In Qualifying everybody had more or less problems to run 5min on one fuel tank. Qualifying saw Dirk Wischnewski able to TQ the race in front of teammate Simon Balk. The semi finals were run with no big surprises. Simon won his Semi and Dirk was able to win his in front of Patrick Schäfer. At the start of the final Wischenwski was able to build up a good lead right after the start. Simon and Patrick had a good fight for second spot at the start of the 30min final but unfortunately Simon chunked a tire and so he had to slow down a little bit. Dirk would go on to win the race by 2 laps from Patrick and Simon.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

June 18, 2013

Marcus Lindner wins Swedish Cup 1/8th opener

The first round of the Swedish Cup 1/8 took place at Staffanstorp in the south of the country. The final was a close affair between Marcus Lindner and Mikael Fransson both quickly increasing the gap to the rest of the field after the first laps. Fransson was a little bit faster but Lindner was always close, waiting for a chance to take over the lead. As the tyre wear was quite high Lindner decided to do a tyre stop at the 25min mark but the fresh tyres made the car hard to drive and he lost some time in the following laps. Before the last pitstop Fransson had built up a small lead over Lindner but he flamed out at the last pitstop handing over the lead to Lindner who cruised to the victory at his first outing with Shepherd. Fransson recovered and finished on second place followed by Patrik Johansson in third.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

June 18, 2013

Mario Spiniello wins 2013 Freedom Cup

Last weekend the “Freedom Cup” took place at Teverola R/C track in Italy. It was a fantastic race with over 80 entries in both 1/10 and 1/8 categories and a temperature of up to 35°. In qualifying Alessio Forte got the pole position with Mario Spiniello in second place and Deneroso Mazza in third. In the main final, Spiniello had a great start and immediately overtook Alessio to take the lead. The Xray driver would extend his lead, producing a new track record along the way. With no mistakes and no trouble Mario crossed the finish line in first place ahead of Mazza in 2nd and Francesco Maddaloni in 3rd.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

June 18, 2013

Miranda & Felix win Rd4 in Portugal

Last weekend the 4th race of the Portuguese On-road Nationals for 1/8 and 1/10 took place at the Vila Real track at the north of Portugal, one of the most fantastic on-road permanent circuits. The track has a huge layout and the best conditions to archive the best on-road races possible so the whole Xray team worked since Saturday practice to get the best possible out of their cars, fortunately the expected rain didn’t come so we raced in dry conditions. This time Xray had a new member Mario Miranda who drove the NT1 2013 Spec for first time and for him it was a new and positive experience for sure.

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June 18, 2013

Watered Down Racing?

I was fortunate to spend a day last week at another sporting event in the UK. One which was interrupted throughout the day by rain showers. During one of the numerous showers, during which the event was stopped, I thought about how the rain also affects our sport. Racing outdoors, which forms the majority of the important races in almost every R/C class, always has the potential to be affected by the weather. Obviously, some classes, such as the offroad classes, can be less affected, but generally a change in weather means a change in set-up, a change in attitudes and often, a change in results. Of course, we’d all love to have facilities like this weekend’s ETS venue in Austria, or the ROAR Nationals track in Texas – an “outdoor” track with a roof!

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June 18, 2013

John Lenaers dominates 3rd round in Belgium

Last weekend the third Belgian national took place at the new MRG track in Genk and with a sunny forecast the race was well attended. The track lay-out is fast and with the 5 minute qualification system, fuel management was crucial for a good result. After 3 rounds of qualification the 4 direct finalist where John Lenaers (Mugen) on pole followed by Daan Haling (Motonica). 3rd place went to Yarmishyan Alexy (Capricorn) and 4th place to Dewynants Cédric (Capricorn). With only a few seconds between the 4 drivers, it would promise to be a very interesting race. After the Lunch break, two semi finals where driven. Victory in Semi final B was for Poesen Bert, who drove a steady final and was very closely followed by Vandonck Erwin. Only a gap of half a second was between these drivers after a 15 minute race. Third place went to Van Calster Danny. Semi final A was won by Dutchmen Frank Baggen, who cruised to an easy victory, followed by Pollet Michel and Machon Gert.

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