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May 16, 2010

Grainger heads qualfiying at BRCA TC Rd1

The 2010 BRCA touring car nationals kicked off yesterday with day one of the Mendip national. Practice was followed by three rounds of qualifying with drivers counting their best three scores on a round by round basis. Defending champion and new dad Chris Grainger got off to a good start and the Schumacher driver holds the overnight lead in the modified class ahead of former World Champion Andy Moore for Hot Bodies in 2nd.

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May 15, 2010

Silverstone MCC 1/10th Off Road Extravaganza

The organisers of the 1/10th off road extravaganza at the home of British motorsport, Silverstone, were in touch to inform us about there new 2 day 1/10th off road meeting that runs from the 28th to the 29th of August. Open to 2wd and 4wd electric buggy, alongside the regular racing format there will be a dash for cash event were 10 drivers will be selected at random to race for a chance to win a cash prize. In the evenings there will be live bands, bar and BBQ in a large marquee. Entry for the race is open from the 30th of May and those looking for more information can e-mail the club directly: srcmcc@googlemail.com.

May 14, 2010

ISTC Worlds Warmup – Announcement

To all those drivers interested in getting some track time at this year’s Touring car World Championship track in Burgdorf, Germany, the track are hosting a Pre Worlds from the 28th to the 30th of May. Having already attracted entries from the top European drivers, there will also be 3 World Champions from Japan present, including Atsushi Hara, Naoto Matsukura and Hayato Matsuaki. The entry form is available on the official site here.

May 14, 2010

Team Alternativ top BL team at French 8-hour enduro

We received a report that Team Alternativ/PRT/Sweep finished first of the 1/8th brushless cars at the recent 8 hour endurance race organised by RC94 in Sucy-en-Brie, France. Finishing 5th overall, the car used was a Losi Eight E with Team Tekin RX8 speedo, PRT motor, SMC batteries and Sweep Exagon tires. After fixing radio problems that cost them 65 laps during the first hour of racing, Team Alternative came back from 16th, and last position, to finish 5th, 68 laps down on the winning nitro car and managed to put in some of the fastest laps of the race. They only used two sets of Sweep Exagon tires throughout the entire race and the only mechanical problem was a rear bearing failure in the last hour.

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May 14, 2010

Olivier Bultynck dominates Mod at Belgian Rd3

Having covered the super stock class at the third round of the Belgian Nationals in Zwevegem, we now have the modified class report. In the EFRA class it was Olivier Bultynck who took the pole in front of Thomas Stockman and Manuel Henriet. In the first final, Olivier took a clean start and the lead with Stockman and Henriet following. Olivier was very fast and Thomas tried to follow but made a mistake that allowed Manuel to take over he chase but Olivier was gone. The battle for second place was hard and fair and saw Manuel also make a mistake. It was Rico Claeys who drove as second for a little while but Nick Joosens came back and took second place away from Rico. But Thomas was fighting back and overtook Nick. Olivier was far in front and took the win in front of Thomas and Nick.

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May 13, 2010

Vekemans wins Super Stock Rd3 in Belgium

Round 3 of the Belgian nationals took place at the MRCZ track in Zwevegem. In the Super stock class, run with 10.5T Speedpassion motors, it was last years champion Geoffrey Vekemans who was fastest in qualifying with his Schumacher, ahead of Werner Broekx and Stephane Roufosse. In the first final the win went to Werner, with Geoffrey in 2nd and Roufosse in 3rd. Leg 2 saw Werner try to follow Vekemans but it was almost impossible as he made no mistakes on his way to the leg win. In the 3rd and deciding leg it was again Geoffrey Vekemans who was un beatable and he won the leg from Stephane Roufosse to take the overall win ahead of Werner Broekx in 2nd and Stephane Roufosse taking 3rd.

May 11, 2010

Simões & Silva take Rd2 in Portugal

Round 2 of the Portuguese EP TCC 2010 was run last week at the huge track of Maia, near Oporto. Qualification got underway with the track a little damp, but as the morning ended the track was dry and the finals were all in almost perfect conditions. Because of the weather some of the drivers chose not to take the trip to Maia, so only 22 drivers showed up. In the Stock class, it was Jorge Simões that took the TQ spot, followed by Bruno Castela and Bernardo Cosme. In the finals, Jorge converted his TQ into overall victory followed by Bruno Castela in 2nd and Bernardo Cosme in 3rd. In the Modified class, Helder Silva at his home track didn’t give a chance to anyone and got TQ and the overall win. Rúben Francisco got 2nd and Hugo Miguel was 3rd.

View the final results here

May 11, 2010

JConcepts Wave – Announcement

The success of the JConcepts Clash and other events, have paved the way for the JConcepts Wave in Southern California. Open to a large number of electric off road classes, the Wave race takes place this weekend in the heart of the R/C corridor, SoCal. One of the world’s premier indoor off-road facilities has been chosen for 2 years in a row to host the event, OCRC Raceway in Huntington Beach. OCRC is equipped with more than 100 indoor pit spots, as well as a fully stocked hobby shop and sizable indoor clay off-road track. The Wave’s venue and location are sure to make for great times on and off the track.

For more information visit the event site here.