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October 23, 2018

BRCA 1/12 Nationals Rd1 – Report

The first round of the 2018/19 BRCA 1/12 Nationals took place in Eastbourne last weekend. The event saw an entry more than 20 percent larger than at this event last season, which bodes well for what looks like being a healthy and competitive season. On Sunday the field is split into two classes, with 6.5 Modified and Sport 13.5 stock offered. In Modified qualifying Ollie Payne was the driver to beat; he was top qualifier by 7 seconds ahead of Mark Stiles, Andy Murray and David Spashett who were covered by just over 3 seconds. In the A-final Ollie and Mark pulled away from the chasing pack which was headed by Dave Spashett. In the early stages Mark was almost able to stay with Ollie, but as the race settled down Ollie began to stretch his legs and extend a lead of nearly half a lap. Pushing hard early on hurt Mark later in the race when he suffered a loss of rear grip. This allowed a stealthy David Spashett to creep up and snatch 2nd place at the last corner, demoting a disappointed Mark to 3rd place.

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October 23, 2018

2018 Tyrollean Championship finale – Report

The final round of the 2018 Tyrollean Championship was hosted by the MRC Zillertal last weekend. The event was run on a purpose-built indoor track in the town of Mayrhofen, making for excellent and fair racing conditions. Dionys Stadler would dominate the Touring Modified class from Oliver Krähemann. Thomas Rinner rounded out the top 3 results. Overall in the championship it was Aaron Tursky with the win from Thomas Rinner in 2nd and Lukas Tschabrun 3rd.

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October 23, 2018

2018/19 Essex Winter Series Rd1 – Report

The opening round of the 2018/19 Essex Winter Series took place this weekend. With the series attracting a record number of entries this season, the championship kicked off with a capacity entry. In the Modified class, a number of potential winners had changed teams prior to the start of the series and everyone wanted to get their winter off to the best start possible. Alexander Hagberg added some international flavour to the field, and demonstrated why he is one of the best on-road racers in the world as he opened proceedings with the fastest time in round 1, ahead of his new Xray team-mate Elliott Harper, and defending series champion Olly Jefferies. Alex clearly had his Xray sorted on the new EWS-spec Sweep carpet tyres, and continued his form to top all four rounds of qualifying. The fight for 2nd was between Elliott and Olly, with the advantage eventually falling to the latter as the newly-signed Schumacher driver took the tiebreak after both drivers scored equal points. Behind, the Associated pairing of Alan Bickerstaff (once again supporting the series and traveling from Northern Ireland for each event) and Matthew White locked out 4th and 5th, in front of the now-privateer Stefan Chodzynski. Adding even more international interest to the event, Belgian youngster Florian Joos made the trip over, and was rewarded for his travels with a strong seventh overall after qualifying.

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October 23, 2018

2018/19 Mibosport Cup Rd1 – Report

After six months of asphalt racing during the Summer season, the opening round the competitive 2018/19 Mibosport Cup indoor racing series was held with more than 200 entries last weekend. As usual the race is held in electric on-road and off-road classes with the on-road track remaining without changes. On the other hand the off-road track was slightly modified with new jumps and a banked turn, offering multiple layouts for the season. Racing-wise and in Touring Modified, Zdeno Kunak found himself on the top of the ranking list from early practice on. From there he made a clean sweep as he was able to secure wins in all qualifying round and also in the opening two A-mains. Matej Sulc starting from 3rd on the grid and left behind Kuba Simurda for 3rd. Oliver came in 4th in the tie-breaker with Kuba while Andreas Stiebler rounded out the top 5.

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October 23, 2018

Tollard & Champlin win at Team Associated Race

The 2018 Team Associated Race, hosted by world-renowned Trackside Hobbies & Raceway, is the Midwest’s premier off-road race that many racers wait all year long for. This year, the popular race saw 330 entries and almost 90 entries in just 17.5 Stock Buggy alone showcasing some amazing talent in all categories. In 2WD Modified and earning the overall TQ after four tough rounds of qualifying was Team Associated’s Cole Tollard. The other young driver that seemed to want it just as much as Cole was AE’s Broc Champlin, as the two future stars battled it out over three intense mains with Cole winning A1 and Broc Champlin taking A2. A3 saw a fantastic race between the top 3 drivers for the entire five minutes. With Cole Tollard being picture perfect in all of A3, Cole crossed the line taking a very well earned win for the hometown crew. Broc put in a valiant charge and showed great speed finishing 2nd with Dustin Evans 3rd overall.

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October 23, 2018

Tamiya Cup South Africa finals – Report

The past weekend saw the finals of the Tamiya Cup South Africa held at the TRAP RC Venue in Pretoria. The classes that ran were Stock Touring, Open Stock, FWD, Mini, Formula, Superstock and 4WD GT. Overall and in Stock Touring it was Lehann Janse van Rensburg with the win from Diego De Abreu and Pedro De Abreu.

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October 22, 2018

Schumacher Winter Series Rd1 – Report

This past weekend saw the running of the first round of the Schumacher Winter Series presented by the Louth Radio Control Car Club. The series, format and rules remained the same from the previous year, with the emphasis on racing whatever the budget. This year the classes remained the same 13.5 Blinky, 17.5 Open Touring, GT12 and the introduction of the Tamiya Euro Trucks. 60 entrants for the first round is a club record, as drivers rolled in for an action packed day of racing. In 13.5 Blinky no reigning champion for this Season left a level playing field. Chris Lovely was in control until traffic would hold his way, Nathan Winyard would jump him to take TQ. Andrew Green would line up 3rd, with Joe Cocking, Mikey Mansell, Lisa Keen and Daniel Burks making the A-main.

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October 19, 2018

APPA Championship Rd5 – Report

The 5th round of the 2018 APPA Championship was held in Sao Paulo, Brazil last weekend, attracting both nitro and electric drivers to compete in several classes. In 1/8th Nitro On-road it was Felix Floriano (Mugen/Gimar) with the win from Kazuo Ohara (Kyosho/O.S. Engines) and Roberto Nunes (Mugen/Novarossi).

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