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October 13, 2010

Simon Ciudan wins Hungarian Nationals

The last round of the Hungarian Nationals took place recently in Pécs under extremely wet conditions. Because of the bad weather a lot a drivers refused to race, and only those who still had chance for the title decided to compete. After winning the last two rounds it was Shepherd racer Simon Ciudan who had the best chances to claim this years title. The final was started on a wet track and Ciudan took over the lead. As the conditions were really bad, he was the only driver to finish the race, winning with a huge gap over László Kiss-Orbán on second place and Kovács Tamás finishing third. With this victory Ciudan had enough points to win the Hungarian 1/10th Scale Nitro Championship by 8 points over László Kiss-Orbán on second place.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

October 13, 2010

2010 Alabama Indoor Shootout

The JConcepts crew loaded up once again and headed out of town to attend the 2010 Alabama Indoor Shootout. With a fresh track layout and another new race event in the works Alabama has become a new home away from home for the JConcepts crew in 2010. The AIS crew constructed yet another outstanding track layout, design and with the incorporated elevation and super clay racing surface, consistency was second to none.

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October 13, 2010

Michal Jansa wins Rd6 in Czech Republic

The final week of September saw the 6th and final round of the Czech 1/10th scale sedan Championship take place in Brno, Bosonohy. The track was well prepared by the organizer and it had very good grip from the very beginning. Following qualifying it was Capricorn racer Michal Jansa who took the TQ spot ahead of his brother and team mate Pavel Jansa, with Michal Abrahámek in 3rd. The race saw Michal Jansa immediately pull away in the lead followed by his brother Pavel. Michal led the whole race and won ahead of Pavel in 2nd and Tomáš Cibulka in 3rd.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

October 12, 2010

Maxime Favrelle wins 200mm French Cup

The 1/10th scale 200mm French Cup took place at the weekend on the Marseille track in the south of the country. The track has a very technical layout and some rain on Sunday did not help the drivers to get more used to it. Xray/Novarossi driver Maxime Favrelle won the race after taking the lead from Mikael Derdrian in 2nd and Kevin Rasquin in 3rd. The result caps off a good season for Maxime, having also won 2 rounds of the French Nationals in the Elite class.

Source: RC Pro

October 12, 2010

Frank Root takes XXX-SCT to JBRL Finals victory

The Losi team took the brand new XXX-SCT to the JBRL Finals at Hot Rod Hobbies for its racing debut this past weekend. Product Manager Keith Whisler and team drivers Ryan Dunford, Casper Nielsen, and Frank Root all had early samples of the XXX-SCT RTR. The track was the typical high-bite blue groove that Hot Rod has become famous for and the weather was perfect setting up a great weekend of racing. The 8-minute A-main event was setup well, and a large crowd gathered around the track to see how the XXX-SCT would stack up in racing conditions and it did not disappoint. Root’s truck was able to get an early lead and check out, driving away from the field with fast lap after fast lap. The real action went on a little further back in the field. Coming from 9th and 10th on the grid, Ryan and Casper started to carve their way through the field, making nice clean passes and showing the precise handling of the XXX-SCT. Ryan made it all way up to 3rd and was chasing down second place, but ran out of time. Casper would finish a strong 6th. Upfront, the XXX-SCT was awesome, and Root was able to take the win by nearly a full lap.

Source: Losi [losi.com]

October 12, 2010

2010 Hobby Haven SCT team enduro

The most anticipated race of the year for Hobby Haven was ran last Wednesday night, and the racers we were blessed with great weather and race conditions. The race format was a simple one. Each team consisted of 3 drivers and they were all required to race the truck for at least 20 minutes that night. One driver would pilot the truck, a second one would marshal, and the third driver was located in pit lane. Each team had to use the same truck the entire race, make repairs to it as needed to keep it running, and you had to pull into pit lane to swap out battery packs.

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October 12, 2010

Schumacher Winter BTCC Open – Announcement

Schumacher have been in touch to tell us about the ‘Schumacher Winter BTCC Open’ taking place at the new Moto Arena facility on the 28th November. Come and join some of the UK best racers at the fantastic new venue @ Moto Arena located within Silverstone race circuit, indoor tarmac racing without the need to worry about the British weather. The meeting will be run by Schumacher staff, race directed by Muzzy and crew and current British champion Chris Grainger, Worlds podium finisher Elliot Harper and fast charging Olly Jefferies have already confirmed for the race. The event is open to Stock – 13.5BL or 27T brushed (As per BRCA 13.5BL list), Pro Stock – 10.5BL or 19T brushed (As per BRCA) and Modified – Open Motors & Lipo (As per BRCA). It will be run as per BRCA rules, however the meeting is intended to be fun so it won’t be too serious, and the control tire is the Schumacher/Sorex – XG-32RY.

For more info about the race and to book in go to the Central Booking website.

October 11, 2010

Hudy to sponsor 2010/2011 ETS

Hudy is proud to announce that they will be one of the primary sponsor of the Euro Touring Series 2010/2011. Moreover, the organisers together with the Slovakian company have prepared a very special and unique promotion for every Hobby and Stock Class racer. At every round of the ETS series, Hudy will provide one unique tool from the new 25 Years Anniversary exclusive tool line. That means that at every race, a different Hudy tool will be given for free to every racer in the Hobby and Stock categories, so those drivers who participate at all 6 rounds will have (at the end of the season) a nice collection of the most frequently-used RC tools.