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May 16, 2012

JJ Wang joins Thunder Power RC

Better known as a gas onroad racer new Thunder Power RC signing JJ Wang is making a name for himself throughout China as one of the rising stars of modified touring car and EP offroad. The 14 year old has launched his EP career with a 4th place finish in the FWD class at this year’s TITC race. Stepping up his game, powered by Thunder Power RC, JJ recently won the EP 4WD Short Course Truck and 2WD Buggy classes at the Horizon Hobby Cup. JJ will run Thunder Power RC Z3R motors and batteries to power his 2012-2013 racing season in China and at various International and US electric/LiPo events. JJ had this to say:

I’m very motivated and excited to join the Thunder Power RC team. I think their products have very high quality and I’m looking forward to using them in the upcoming season.

Source: Thunder Power [thunderpowerrc.com]

May 15, 2012

Double win for Patrick Hofer at Swiss Nationals

Round 2 of the 2012 1/10 Off Road Swiss Championship too place at Hohenems last weekend and it was Patrick Hofer who dominated all classes with his Team Associated B4.1 and B44.1 cars. Following a wet Saturday, Sunday was dry but the temperature did not reach more than 14°C. Patrick again showed his performance by placing his B44.1 and B4.1 on TQ in 4wd and 2wd modified. In the 4wd class Hofer won from Durango driver Michel Buschor in 2nd and Kyosho driver Sven Zünd in 3rd, while in 2wd Patrick won ahead of Yokomo racer Peter Forster in 2nd and again Sven Zünd in 3rd.

View the 2wd podium here

May 15, 2012

Meen Vejrak signs to Team Dualsky

Team Dualsky have signed the 2012 TITC Champion Meen Vejrak to their team. Meen will attend many international events around the world this year using the Dualsky Track&Field power system. As well as obtaining results he will use his many years of racing experience to help Dualsky test all of their new products and push the development of Dualsky products forward. Meen had this to say:

After I have tested with Dualsky recently, I was very impressed with the efficiency of Track&Field ESC, batteries and Z5 Motor. I am really glad and thankful to join the Dualsky team. And especially thanks to Mr.Orville, Mr.Lee and Mr.Chong who give me this chance. I hope we can achieve the goals together.

Source: Dualsky [dualsky.com]

May 15, 2012

Andreas Daving double at Norweigian Nats Rd2

The second round off the Norwegian Cup took place at Gjoevik Raceway in cold and windy weather. Practice on Friday was called off due to a lot of rain, but Saturday started with no rain. Following qualification it was the former Norwegian champion Martin Soerlie that took TQ ahead of Centro C4.1/Vampire driver Andreas Daving in second. Andreas took full control and won all the three A-mains with good margins, with Marius Johansen in 2nd and Tommy Langaard in the final podium place. Winner of the B-final was 7 years old Daniel Kobbevik with his C4.1, so a great day for Centro C4.1. On Sunday, it all started even better for Andreas and he took the TQ by over 20 seconds on 2nd. It was an easy win for Andreas in the final as he dominated up front to win easily ahead of Roy Gemble with the DEX410 v3 and Mats Oestlie running the B44.1 in 3rd.

Thanks to Magne Kobbevik for the update.

May 15, 2012

Billy Fischer joins Novak Factory Team

Novak Electronics have announced that Billy Fischer is newest member of the Novak Factory Team. Billy has made a name for himself as a fast driver, making podiums and A-Mains across the country for more than a few race seasons. Fischer’s first outing with Novak equipment was the 2012 Short Course Showdown Nationwide Tour at Competition Hobbies in Tucson, AZ where Billy TQ’d and won the coveted 4×4 SCT division using his Havoc Pro SC with X-Drive and Ballistic 550 4.5-turn Brushless Motor.

Source: Novak [teamnovak.com]

May 14, 2012

Elliot Boots double at SRS Rd1

The 2012 SRS kicked off at HNMC with 116 drivers racing across 3 classes to establish who is the best in the South East. The club ran a full layout on this modular track which was well received by the drivers. The track was in great condition, the grip was medium, and the tracks new rostrum had been modified following driver feedback and was well received by all drivers. The big news this weekend was that Reece Sawyer had switched from AE to Kyosho and is now running as a privateer with his AKA tyre and Bullitt engine deal. Qualifying in nitro and electric buggy was dominated by Elliot boots, while truggy went to Callum Niblett. In the buggy finals it was a win in the gas class for Boots ahead of Karl Jackson in 2nd and Tommy Chung in 3rd, while in Electric it was again Boots from Nick Platt with Pete Palmer. The truggy win when to Callum Niblett ahead of Rob Gray 2nd and Nick Platt 3rd.

View the other podiums here

May 14, 2012

T.O.P. Racing sign Wang Hai Feng

T.O.P. Racing have announced that top Chinese racer Wang Hai Feng has officially joined their team starting this month. The former Hot Bodies driver and TITC stock class winner is going to play a major role in T.O.P.’s market development and product promotion in mainland China.

Source: T.O.P. [top-racing.jp]

May 12, 2012

North Cyprus Rd1 win for Mustafa Alp

The first round of North Cyprus touring car championships under the sponsorship of Shark Energy took place recently. The race took place in NCRC Arena track in Nicosia and the event had 6 practices on Saturday and 5 qualifying rounds with finals on Sunday. The track was very fast and had middle/high grip. Serpent driver Mustafa Alp dominated the event winning all three legs of the A-final and he made a 10.8 second lap which was the fastest lap of race. Xray driver Ahmet Akber took 2nd place and Serdar Aytemiz was 3rd with his Serpent 411.

View the final standings here