The 2018 season of the South African On-Road Electric National Championship concluded recently with the final round. In Touring Modified, Hein Kotze managed to retain his title with ease from Conrad Liebenberg 2nd and Shaun Schutte 3rd.
The second race of the XRS PLMS On-road Series was held in the Polish town of Scinawka Srednia. The event not only attracted local drivers but also guests from the Czech Republic to compete in the three classes of Touring Modified, Touring 13.5T Stock and Formula. The Stock and Formula classes use XRS Hobbywing motors and all classes roll on pre-glued Hudy rubber. In Touring Modified it was Jakub Rozycki who took the win ahead of Jaroslaw Siwek and Martin Korinek in 2nd and 3rd respectively, making it an all-Xray podium.
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Hi Performance Hobbies in Hutchinson, Kansas held their 34th annual Fall Classic race last weekend with nearly 200 entries for the several electric off-road classes. In 2WD Mod Buggy it was Zac Gastelum with the overall TQ, however he was tie on points with Trevor Nault but the faster tie-breaker handed Zac the overall TQ. In 4WD Mod Buggy it was again the duo of Zac and Trevor that battled it out for the overall TQ, and again Zac would hold the upper hand in the tie-breaker for his second overall TQ that weekend.
Bruno RC have announced the signing of multi-time Italian champion and Xray team driver, Alessio Menicucci to their team. Alessio will be using Bruno RC servos along other Bruno RC accessories during his campaign that will include appearances at all major national and international events. Alessio says:
I’m very happy to race with this prestigious brand where its products are developed by the best drivers in the world! When I’ve tried the Servo BR1 Bc1863x I have immediately appreciate the fast response and the accuracy that my T4 gained. Same thing when I use the titanium screw set for my G3 that gained extra smoothness. I am motivated and sure that this year is going to be satisfying.
Source: Bruno RC [brunorc.com]
Hinckley RCCC was host to the opening round of the BRCA Formula National Series in the East Midlands. A flowing layout and good grip from the ETS black carpet made for a great track. After three rounds of qualifying Craig Nutting put his Roche F1 Evo on pole position followed by Stephen Lander with the Capricorn F1-02 then Luke Lee’s Xray X1’18 completing the top 3 spots.
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The final round of the JConcepts Super Cup Series was held at Southside Raceway in Lake City, Florida. The race was held in several 1/10th electric off-road classes and in 2WD Modified Buggy it was Lee Setser with the overall TQ from Jackson Brunson. In the single 5-minute A-main final however it was Jackson who would hold the upper hand, taking the win some 4.6 seconds in front of Lee as Paul Wynn rounded out the top 3, coming from the 4th spot on the grid.
The Hobbyplex indoor track in Nebraska, Omaha played host to round 1 of the Tekno Winter Series last weekend. In 1/8th Nitro Buggy it was Mason Fuller with the TQ from his brother Kaden (both TLR) on the 2 spot. The two would run 1-2 on the 30-minute A-main event, however with three minutes to go Mason had a technical and would only finish in 7th as Kaden was able to bring home the win some ten seconds in front of Chris Marrant (HB Racing). Ashton Abdul (JQRacing) would round out the top 3 results.
The SLR Ingolstadt club in the South of Germany played host to the national HPI-Challenge Superlauf this past weekend. In the Touring Stock class it was Christian Donath who would sweep the qualifiers, taking an undefeated TQ from Jill Bartsch and Manuel Wagner. After the triple A-mains it was again the trio of Christian from Jill and Manuel.
