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May 12, 2013

David Ronnefalk wins Swedish Cup Rd1

The opening round of the Swedish Cup took place this weekend at the Skövde motorstadium in central southern Sweden. After a long winter it was the first major gas offroad race in Sweden this season but despite running electric all winter it was young superstar David Ronnefalk who take the TQ spot ahead of his Kyosho team mate Christoffer Svensson in 2nd, the pair swapping round wins during qualifying. Andreas Edvinsson and Mikael Johansson would complete the top 4. Following the semis there was no major upsets and the Ronnefalk would again start from the front for the 45 minute final. The race would be a 3 way battle between the Kyosho trio of Ronnefalk, Svensson and Johansson, finishing in that order with less than a lap separating the podium finishers. With round 1 in the books attention now moves the Euros warmup which takes place next week in France.

Image: David Ronnefalk

May 12, 2013

IRCC2013 Nagoya Airport race – Announcement

The organisers of the annual IRCC event that takes place in Japan have been in contact to tell us about this year’s event which will be held from the 28th to the 30th of June. The race is unique in that it will be held in Nagoya International airport, in a meeting room near the arrivals section. With the airport having a hotel and restaurants, you wont need to do much traveling and can in fact access the track by foot. Unfortunately, due to the Japanese 1/12th Nationals being held in early July they decided not to have the 1/12th modified class this year. There are lots of other attractive classes and the event is again open to international competitors. Racers interested can visit the official event site here, where you will find all the information also in English.

May 12, 2013

Hobby Arena Romania grand opening

Our friends in Romania got in touch to tell us about their all new state of the art track which recently held their grand opening event. The Hobby Arena track saw hundreds of people come out to enjoy the event and track in Frumusani near Bucharest, not just from all around Romania, but they also had international visitors from Bulgaria, Italy, Hungary, Austria and Switzerland. The opening day was not only the occasion to present the track, it was a festival for the hobby and fun, everything for rc car enthusiasts, whether they are professionals or just hobbyists. The hosts, representatives of Hobby Arena, Autorc Hobby Store and Motosport Racing Team Club, spent every effort to make everybody feel at home. Soft drinks, soda’s, beer, even some meal, everything provided. This is the biggest project of its kind in Eastern Europe, and yes, this was a rc car festival.

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May 10, 2013

John Ermen wins Benelux Cup

Last weekend the Benelux cup was held in Bierset, Belgium and John Erman filed this report. ‘It was a little bumpy track with medium grip and a long straight. On Saturday we had some practice to setup the new Xray RX8 2013 spec car. I had some problems with the track layout as it was the first time for me on this track. But at the end of the day I had a good setup and the car/engine combination was good to go. On Sunday the weather was perfect, around 25 degrees and sunny. We had 3 qualifications and I was able to get 2nd position tight after Robin. In the last qualification I changed from the Blitz ARX to the Blitz R18 v2 body and the car was instantly better to handle but because some back markers I was unable to improve my time any further. But the car felt allot better than in the first 2 qualifications, so I was confident for the final.

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May 10, 2013

Vanderbeek triple at Hobbyplex Summer Series Rd1

Vanderbeek family triple at Hobbyplex SS Rd1

Round 1 of the HobbyPlex Summer Series had a great showing, 142 racers showed up for a great day of 1/10th Off-Road Racing. The Track is fairly large for 1/10th scale, and the Drivers Stand puts you 15 feet in the air. Pro 2 was all Alex Vanderbeek, all day. Alex set TQ in the first round by 10 seconds, and was a few tenths faster the second qualifier to start him first on the grid. As the tone went off, he settled into a comfortable pace, and lapped through 3rd on the 20+ second per lap track. At the finish he had the win nearly lapping 2nd place on the last lap.

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May 10, 2013

Xray Challenge Grand Final report

The Xray Challenge Grand Final was held at the Hudy Racing Arena in Trencin, Slovakia and Alexander Hagberg made this report. ‘Once again we saw a perfectly organized event. More than 100 drivers from many different countries joined the race to come and have fun at this great venue. It was a good opportunity as well, to prepare for the upcoming ETS final. The race was run in seven different classes, both electric and nitro, to allow for all kinds of adrenaline charged fun. Unfortunately the weather gods were not with us on Friday as it rained away. It was not a problem for those who had signed up for the electric categories though, as the newly prepared indoor track was open for practice. New curbs and paint gave the track a really nice look and was very enjoyable to race on. Traction levels became high eventually as sugar water was used.

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May 9, 2013

Olivier Bultynck wins FBA Nationals Rd2

The second race of the FBA electric touring car championship took place at the indoor hall in Chatelineau. The track was small and very technical and the surface was not giving the grip that everyone had expected, so the key issue was to find a stable and fast car. It was Olivier Bultynck with his VBC car who set the pace. Manuel Henriet, last years winner and driving at his home track, put his car on the second spot on the grid with Nick Joosens in third place. In the first final Manuel tried to attack from the start and was pushing just behind Olivier but after a few laps Olivier found his rhythm and was pulling away from the rest. Manuel was a strong second but for the third spot a big battle was going on between Nick, Thomas Stockman, Maxim Claes and Nicolas Delisé. It was Nicolas who took third place. The second final was a different story. Olivier made a good start but after lap 11 he lost the lead to Manuel who was strong and defended his lead. Olivier made another mistake and Nick Joosens took the second place but everything was still possible in final three. From the start Olivier was pushing hard driving a splendid last final and setting the fastest time in the finals. Also with this win Olivier took the second win in two races. Manuel was very strong at his home track and took second place with Maxim Claes a very good third. Overall results saw Olivier Bultynck (VBC Racing) the winner, second to Manuel Henriet (Awesomatix) and third went to Nicolas Delisé (Team Yokomo).

Source: Swingman [google.com]

May 9, 2013

Mark & Derek Sousa win 4th Annual Spring Showdown

This past weekend at HRC Raceway in Flamborough, Ontario, Canada, the outdoor season opener got underway with the 4th Annual Spring Showdown race that resulted in nearly 150 entries. Some of the best drivers and manufacturers all around Canada were there to compete for the title at the end of the weekend. In the Nitro Buggy class the best in the country consisted with only a few missing. Qualifying had got underway with a rocket round format for three rounds. Throughout the qualifying things looked tight, but in the end Mugen Seiki/Alpha powered Derek Sousa would come out on top having held on the top qualifier honors all three rounds with Mugen Seiki/Alpha powered Justin DaSilva second and Mugen Seiki/Alpha powered Mark Sousa in third.

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