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September 18, 2017

BRCA Touring Car Series finale – Report

The final round of the BRCA Touring Car Series was hosted by Cotswold Model Car club and despite two of the classes already being decided this did not distract from a classic race meeting. The Modified class had already been decided in favour of Xray driver Olly Jefferies, but he was attempting now to win all five rounds of the series. In qualifying he was pushed hard by Schumacher’s Elliott Harper but Jefferies took TQ. In the two leg finals the crowd were treated to some tense close racing as Harper joined by Chris Grainger (Team Associated) piled the pressure on Jefferies. Harper was rarely more than a cars length of the bumper of Jefferies for both finals but Jefferies held on to take the win ahead of Harper and Team Associated’s Matt White.

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September 14, 2017

Luke Taylor wins at 2017 Spring Cup

The 2017 Spring Cup was held recently at West Coast Model RC in Perth, Australia and it was Luke Taylor with the TQ and win in the 13.5T Touring Car class. Heath Johnson would follow on the runner-up spot while Brody Miller rounded out the top 3 podium result.

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September 13, 2017

Xray Racing Series Czech Republic Rd4 – Report

The final round of the Xray Racing Series Czech Republic was held in Čelákovice. Thankfully and after a couple of rained-out races the finale would be held in o.k. weather conditions. In the premier Touring Modified class it was Matej Sulc with the win from Michal Blahovsky 2nd and Roman Korinek 3rd.

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September 13, 2017

3rd annual JConcepts Turf Nationals – Report

The 3rd annual JConcepts Turf Nationals was held at RC Madness in Enfield, Connecticut this past weekend. The event is ever gaining traction – literally, and within just two short years has evolved into the nation’s biggest race on astro with entries now nearing 300. Without a doubt, the North Eastern drivers have embraced astro racing with both arms wide open and with it, has created the first of the “Astro Classics” type races here in the United States.

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September 13, 2017

Armand Lantheaume wins at French EP Buggy finale

The final round of the French 1/10th Electric Off-road Championship was held in Grenoble over the weekend. The full astro turf track had a fast and flowing layout but the weather would be difficult. Ultimately it was Xray’s Armand Lantheaume with the win in the 4WD class from TLR’s Renaud Savoya while Mathieu Briere (Xray) rounded out the top 3 podium result.

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September 12, 2017

WRC Racing sign Marc Fischer

Italian company WRC have announced the signing of Germany’s Marc Fischer to their team. The German on-road frontrunner will use the company’s STX touring car in his campaign that will include national and international events.

Source: WRC [wrc-racing.com]

September 12, 2017

Philip Jeisy sweeps Swiss 1/10th Off-road Nats Rd6

Round 6 of the Swiss 1/10th Electric Off-road Nationals was held this past weekend at the Dielsdorf dirt track. One of the last real dirt tracks of the country with a challenging layout, technical sections and also lots of elevation changes the track offered a level playing field for all competitors. Unfortunately bad weather on Saturday meant all qualifiers and mains had to take place on Sunday and in the Stadium Truck class it was Philip Jeisy (Xray) with the TQ and a sixth win in a row, meaning he would take the Swiss national champion title with one round to spare. Behind him, Jan Dissler (Team Associated) would come in 2nd from Martin Weidmann (Xray) 3rd.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

September 12, 2017

Arrowmax Asia Race Cup China Rd1 – Report

The opening round of the Arrowmax Asia Race Cup China was held at the AMA Amazing Indoor Arena in Guangzhou, China. The world-class indoor facility provided an excellent location, free of any weather threats. The event attracted some of the fastest racers from the region that would battle for entries for the AARC grand finale and in the three classes of Touring Modified, 13.5T Touring Stock and 21.5T Formula – the latter two using control Dash-brand motors. The Modified Touring class featured a veteran vs. youngster classic, as 14-years old Lao Min Hou narrowly edged out Stick-King, one of the best known drivers from Hong Kong, to grab the TQ honours for the race.

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