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March 20, 2012

Ronald Volker defends German Indoor title

Last weekend saw the German Indoor touring car Nationals held in Goettingen and the event attracted around 100 drivers across three classes. Saturday saw two rounds of free practice followed by 4 rounds of qualification. Sunday morning was again one round of free practice and the final qualifier. It was Yokomo/LRP driver Ronald Völker who would secure the TQ spot, followed closely by Awesomatix/LRP driver Freddy Südhoff and Yokomo/SP driver Yannic Prümper. Ronald Völker would go on to take the win in A-Main leg one and two and successfully defend his German National title. The last final went to Freddy Südhoff, which secured him the Vice German Champion title. For overall third place there was a close battle between new Yokomo driver Dominik Fleischmann and Yannic Prümper. Both had great battles but in the Final leg Yannic made a mistake and broke his car, giving Dominik the third place overall.

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March 19, 2012

Jefferies completes 1/12th National double

At the final round of this season’s BRCA 1:12 national championship a win for Olly Jefferies saw the Associated team driver take the stock title, he adds this to the modified crown he secured at the previous round. In qualifying on Saturday Jefferies kept up his perfect record of TQ at every round of the stock series by taking pole for the A final, behind Olly was a strong field of challengers including Andy Griffiths for V Design and the Serpent paring of Mark Stiles and Chris Kerswell and the only person who could beat Olly to the stock title David Spashett.

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March 19, 2012

Orlowski is double Polish Indoor buggy champion

Last weekend saw the Polish Indoor Off-Road Championships, organized by OSM on behalf of the Polish Model Car Federation, LOK and the event attracted 50 racers in 4 classes, Modified 2WD, Modified 4WD, Junior 2WD and 4WD. The race was run at the Arena Legionowo where ETS Rd3 in 2011 season took place. The 2 days event was organized in a comfortable format for the drivers and mechanics with half a day 2WD and half a day 4WD which allowed many drivers to race in both 2WD and 4WD classes.

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March 19, 2012

Reeves is Stotfold Winter Series 2wd Champion

Last weekend was the last round of the popular Stotfold winter series. With quite a few of the top national drivers in attendance all practicing for the national which is now only a month away it was to be a busy day but with good weather, a great end to the series. After 5 rounds in the championship with the best 3 results to count in the series it came down to the last races of the day to decide both the 4wd and 2wd championships. In 2wd it was to be Simon Reeves driving his Losi 22 powered by Xcelorin, Spektrum and Speed Passion that came out on top to take the 2wd series. After qualifying 2nd just behind Ellis Stafford and suffering some bad luck at the start of the final Simon managed to work his way through the field to finish 4th which was just enough to secure the 2wd series. In 4wd a 2nd on the day after having a great scrap in qualifying with a charging Kevin Lee was just not good enough to secure the 4wd title, meaning John Spencer took the 4wd title on count back as both Simon & John tied on points.

March 18, 2012

JConcepts wins 4 classes at Psycho Nitro Blast

The 5th annual Insaniversary of the Psycho Nitro Blast was definitely one to remember. Located in Unadilla, GA the event features a 24-hour straight practice session carrying on from Thursday morning through Friday morning with a rock-star atmosphere that is second to none. Racers pack the drivers stand each year with hopes to tame the Psycho track while they put their hopes on the line in 3 rounds of qualifying which takes place around the clock. Checking in for a qualifier at midnight is of very little concern after visiting the Insomnia Coffee shop for a high-caffeine beverage or snack. The Psycho crew had everything to offer the racer who is living the dream for an entire weekend.

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March 16, 2012

2012 Reedy International TC Race of Champions

What started out many years ago as Mike Reedy’s vision to showcase the top drivers in the world in a format unlike any other ever used in RC racing, has grown to be one of the most anticipated and prestigious RC races anywhere in the world. Reedy and Team Associated are proud to announce that the 2012 Reedy International Touring Car Race of Champions will return to Norcal Hobbies in Union City, CA from May 24th to 27th. In addition to the Invitational class, three Open classes will be offered – Modified,13.5 non-ramping, and 17.5 non-ramping. Each Open class driver is limited to a maximum of two classes. More details can be found here.

March 15, 2012

Law & Borkowicz dominate SF Winter Series Rd2

The biggest FL racing Series, SFL Winter Series Rd2, descended on Basher RC Raceway in Palm Beach Garden, FL last weekend and once again with the help of Mike Applegate & track owner Brain Buckley, this event was a success with a total of 160+ racers attended the event. In Mod Buggy, the battle between Felix Law & Diamon Borkowicz in qualifying was intense. Diamon was able to put a perfect run in the 2nd qualifier to take the TQ Position. In the A main, Diamon Borkowicz continue the lead, but Felix Law was able keep the pressure on. About 3 laps later, Diamon made a small mistake allowing Felix Law to take over the lead. From that point on, Felix Law never looked back & won the race while Diamon Borkowicz finished 2nd & Aaron Niznik finished 3rd.

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March 14, 2012

Paul Pinkney take EWS winter series title

Schumacher’s Paul Pinkney has caped off his fine UK indoor season with a second championship victory. Paul and Schumacher’s Ashley Wiffen have been on regular top spots at the EWS winter series winning several of the rounds. The final race this last weekend saw a win for Ash and a third place for Paul with their Mi4CXL’s which was enough to give Paul the overall championship victory.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]