August 13, 2012

2012 Summer Showdown report

The 2012 Summer Showdown presented by Scotty Ernst was run this past weekend at Clark RC Park in Reeseville, WI. Fantastic racing all day long with exciting mains that were decided on the last lap. Expert Truggy had Jeremy Whiting take the TQ and lead the field out. A battle between Whiting, Jeff Wood and Jeff Stanford ensued as the 30 minute main got under way. Stanford unfortunately suffered mechanical issues keeping him out of the race and Jeremy Whiting opened up a lead. With only minutes left in the race Whiting had a tire come unglued and it looked as if disaster would strike but ace pitman Vic Elliot changed the tire on a pit stop fast enough to allow Whiting to keep the lead and take home the victory. Jeff Wood finished 2nd and Dave Bengtson finished in the 3rd spot.

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August 13, 2012

Viktor Wilck wins Norwegian Championships

Last weekend the Norwegian 1/10 modified Championships was held on the track at Sørlihavna in Norway. Sørlihavna is a track in Lørenskog that is made only for 1/10 size cars and features a technical layout which is extremely fun to drive on. On Saturday there was 4 qualifying heats. In group 1 there was current Norwegian Champion in 1/10 track Fredrik Flatland who set the pace with Tor Arne Nicolaisen pushing from behind. In group 2 Oskar Aleksander Fjeld set the pace with Thomas Holmesland driving at a steady pace. In group 3 Viktor Wilck from Sweden set the bar with an exceptionally fast and good driving with Øyvind Stusdal and Joakim Nicolaisen just a lap down.

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August 12, 2012

1/8th offroad Euros A-main video

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We have uploaded the full 45 minute A-main video (above) from yesterday’s finals day of the European 1/8th scale offroad Championships in Fehring, Austria. If you were following our coverage you are already aware of the outcome of the race, if you didn’t catch our full coverage you can check it out on our events site to find out how Darren Bloomfield took his and Britain’s first title in this class after an epic last minute battle with Swedish youngster David Ronnefalk.

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August 11, 2012

Bloomfield gives TLR first European title

The 32nd 1:8 Offroad European Championships was a race of firsts in Fehring, Austria as Darren Bloomfield won a thrilling last lap battle with Kyosho’s David Ronnefalk to become the first British driver to win the title as well as securing his first ever European title and giving Team Losi Racing and his tyre sponsor AKA their first crown in EFRA’s longest running championship.  Bloomfield’s 1.9 second win over Ronnefalk, who retains his European Junior title, brings Mugen’s four year reign as manufacturers’ champion to an end as outgoing champion Robert Batlle had to settle for the final step on the podium.

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August 11, 2012

Ronnefalk on pole at Euros

16-year-old reigning European Junior Champion David Ronnefalk will start the Main final at the 2012 1:8 Offroad European Championships from pole position after the Swede won his Semi in a faster time than that of reigning champion Robert Batlle’s Semi winning time.

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August 10, 2012

Bloomfield Top Qualifier in Austria

Team Losi Racing’s Darren Bloomfield is the Top Qualifier at the 1:8 Offroad European Championships, the British ace wrapping up the honour in Fehring, Austria, in style when he took his Novarossi powered 8ight around the high speed track in the fastest time of the 32nd running of the event in the fifth & final round of qualifying.  Having set the pace in yesterday’s opening qualifier, Bloomfield was already assured of his first overall Euros TQ before his final heat as challengers David Ronnefalk crashed on his run and Renaud Savoya got T-boned as he was on a TQ pace.  In the group that would bring qualifying to a conclusion still to run Bloomfield drove a ‘nearly perfect’ 5-minute run to once again post the fastest lap of the round and a new outright fastest run time.

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August 10, 2012

Savoya TQ’s penultimate qualifier

Xray’s Renaud Savoya has TQ’d the penultimate round of qualifying at the 1:8 Offroad European Championships in Austria while great rival & defending champion Robert Batlle had his run to the 3rd fastest time struck off after his Mugen was deemed to be too wide in post race scrutiny something his Mugen team firmly dispute as the buggy was running the same set-up as yesterday when the MBX6R had no problems with passing through the box being used by race officials.

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August 9, 2012

Belgian SCT Cup 2012 Rd3

The 3rd round of the Belgian SCT Cup was run at RC Electro Liège in Sprimont. The track was technical and slippery, making mastering it very challenging. Saturday was free practice all day with quite a few drivers showing up under a blue sky. On Sunday morning three rounds of qualifying where held. Hong Nor Team Driver Raphaël Robert took TQ in the 4WD Modified class and Mike Renotte took the top spot in 2WD. In the afternoon three finals in each class where held with Raphaël Robert taking the first two 4WD A-finals. 2WD was a different affair with every driver on the podium winning a final. At the end it was Raphaël Robert taking the win in 4WD with Nicolas Evens and Mike Renotte in second and third respectively. The 2WD class was won by Mike Renotte with Nicolas Evens in second and Vincent Brauns in third.

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