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September 18, 2010

Dustin Layne wins the Stock class at IIC

TOP Racing team driver Dustin Layne won the Stock class at the IIC in Las Vegas. Dustin was on a TQ run in the last round of qualifying until he experienced radio problems with only 30 seconds to go. He ended up qualifying 2nd but made the best of it in the main and pulled off the win. In the Super Stock class EJ Evans finished 4th behind Hara, Haynes, and Tessman. TOP Racing also wanted to congratulate privateer Jerry Perez for winning the Amateur 17.5 class. Jerry piloted his Photon to the win from 6th on the grid in what was a though battle, but Jerry drove clean and consistent to emerge victorious. Inaugurated last year, the amateur class is for the pure privateer drivers and they are not allowed to have manufacturer stickers on their car, nor are they allowed to wear manufacturers apparel.

Source: TOP [topracingusa.com]

September 16, 2010

2010 Rose City Scale Racing Grand Prix

On a beautiful Labor Day weekend in Portland, Oregon, Rose City Scale Racing hosted the 2010 RCSR Grand Prix. Drivers were faced with a technical layout, with multiple fast kinks, off-camber turns and elevation changes, thanks to the nature of the landscape. Traction was high, but due to the changing temperature, drivers were faced with decisions on tire management and setup. The format for the weekend was 3 qualifiers on Saturday, LCQ and Mains on Sunday.

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September 16, 2010

KO Propo America Electric Touring Car GP – Announcement

The 7th annual KO Propo America Grand Prix will once again take place in Southern California. West Coast R/C Raceway (WCRC) in La Mirada, CA will again host this year’s event on October 2nd-3rd. Classes offered will be Touring Car Modified (Open & 17.5T), Touring Sportsman (17.5T & 21.5T, No advanced timing ESC) and 2wd mini (Silver Can). This will be a controlled tire race and tires will be available for sale at the event.

Further information can be found on the KO Propo website here.

September 15, 2010

Atsushi Hara wins big in Vegas

HB/HPI racing team driver Atsushi Hara won both the Modified Rubber Tire Sedan and the Super Stock 17.5 Rubber Tire Sedan classes at the 2010 IIC in Las Vegas last week. In the modified class Hara won from triple World Champion Marc Rheinard in 2nd and current European Champion Ronald Volker in 3rd. HB Team drivers Ty Tessman also did well, finishing 3rd in Super Stock 17.5 Rubber Tire Sedan with 2006 World Champion Andy Moore finishing 10th in the A-Main Event of the Super Stock 17.5 Rubber Tire Sedan and Modified Class.

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September 15, 2010

CRC report on the IIC in Vegas

Team CRC are reporting that their cars, tires and LiPo cells performed very well taking 4 out of 5 Top Qualifying positions at the 2010 International Indoor Champs held at the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. The ‘Brians’ Bodine and Wynn took pole in 3 classes, with Bodine taking pole in both limited speedo classes and Wynn taking the Expert WGT TQ. New Mexico CRC driver, Max Kuenning, won all 4 rounds of qualifying in 1:12th Super Stock taking TQ and finishing second. The only division CRC missed the top spot was the 1:12th Modified class where 2-time defending champ Hupo Hönigl narrowly missed the top spot by 0.3 seconds. Hupo was on a TQ pace with 1 lap to go in the 4th round, however, he played it a little too safe and a slow last lap cost him the pole position. The pan car podiums at the 2010 IIC were filled with red, CRC cars and the Maxxcell LiPo pack. In 1:12th scale, CRC Pro Cut tires were found on more than half of the podium finishers.

Source: CRC [teamcrc.com]

September 15, 2010

Polish EP Nationals Rd5 report

Last weekend saw the final round of the Polish National On-Road Championships run at the Automobilklub Polski race track in Warsaw. In the fastest ProStosck class, the race win went to Blazej Orlowski, with Michal Orlowski in 2nd and Andrzej Trella in 3rd. The championship title went the way of young Tamiya driver Michal Orlowski who finished in front of Kamil Rzepka in 2nd and Bartek Pochopien in 3rd. In the national 540 class the race win and the championship title went to Tamiya driver Maciek Chalas. Second place in the race and championship was Blazej Chlodzinski. The final championship podium spot went to Michal Fedor who was 4th in this race. In the junior class using the Tamiya TT-01 chassis, the championship title was won by young driver Maciek Kajko who is only 6 years old.

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September 14, 2010

Chris Grainger confirmed 2010 BRCA Champion

It has been confirmed that Chris Grainger has won his second consecutive BRCA National Modified Championship with Schumacher and the Mi4LP. The BRCA have confirmed that no result in the final round at West London this weekend can affect Chris’ current series lead. Chris has 2 wins at Mendip and Aldershot this year backed up with 2 second places at Cotswolds and Halifax showing awesome consistency. With a best 3 races to count from 5 this can’t be beaten. The season so far has seen awesomely close battles between Chris, the Speed Passion powered car of Elliot Harper and fast charging Olly Jefferies, in what could be classed as the closest and most exciting season for many years. With the final round at West London remaining this coming weekend the rest of the Schumacher team are looking to add to their points. Currently 4 Mi4LP’s lie in the top 10 of the Modified Championship and an amazing 5 cars in the top 10 of the Pro Stock championship, with the overall title in that class still up for grabs.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

September 14, 2010

Ryan Maifield double win at RC X-Fest

For R/C racers, Labor Day weekend in Minnesota has become RC X-Fest weekend. For the 6th annual event, many of the fastest drivers in the world converged in Cambridge, Minnesota for a weekend of excitement and no-holds barred entertainment. With an event known for a multitude of classes and special events, the RC X-Fest has become something to remember for all participants. Ryan Maifield was in Minnesota to do business with his JConcepts equipped RC8B and RC8-E. Ryan was at the top of the field all weekend included TQing the E-buggy class and qualifying 2nd in 1/8th buggy. However, it didn’t come easy as the bumpy surface provided a challenge for the experienced driver from sunny Arizona.

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