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June 20, 2017

Quebec RC Series Rd2 – Report

This past weekend the second round of the Quebec RC Series was held at the Bego RC Raceway near Montréal, home of the 2017 Quebec Classic. The rain on Friday would turn into nice weather all weekend, making for good racing conditions. In Nitro Buggy, Sam Langer laid down the fastest run in Q2 to take the overall TQ and in the main Sam took the lead and never looked back while TLR’s Carl Boulianne and Team Associated’s Eric Deschenes were battling for P2. At the 15-minutes mark, both Eric and Carl had issues and Wesley Gurr took the 2nd spot in front of Steve Lamoureux.

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June 20, 2017

Dutch Electric On-road Nationals Rd3 – Report

The fast track of Rucphen in the south of the Netherlands played host to the third round of the Dutch Electric 1/10 nationals. A total of three categories were run with Formula, Touring Modified and Touring Stock. The touring classes were limited to one set of Volante tyres with the modified drivers being a bit concerned about tyre wear, because of the high strains that are being put on the tyres due to the high speed and high temperature. The race format was three qualifiers with the best two to count. In the Touring Modified class local driver Mitchell Van Es was the pre-event favourite as since switching to an Awesomatix he had proved to be extremely fast and consistent. And so he took pole with a 21-lapper and a fastest single lap time close to Olivier Buyltinck’s newly set track record. Athan De Witte put his car on a fine P2. He also improved his personal best to a 14.3, so he was quite happy with his achievement. Behind the two Sidney Blokker took 3rd spot in front of Rick Van den Akker and Govert Verbeke.

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June 20, 2017

Van Helmond & Briers win at Belgium Buggy Nats Rd3

Round 3 of the Belgium FBA 1/10th Buggy Nationals was held at the clay track of MAC Vlijmen in the Netherlands. A clear sky and hot temperatures made for a perfect day of fast dirt racing. In the 2WD Buggy class it was Bruno Heremans who took the opening qualifier but with the win of the second and third round it was Wesley van Helmond who was able to take the overall TQ spot in 2WD, leaving Heremans in 2nd in front of Wouter Wynen. In 4WD It was Marco Briers who took the first and second qualifier to put his car on the TQ spot. Van Helmond snatched the 2 spot on the grid thanks to a win in Q3 while Nick Vranckx sat in 3rd so far.

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June 20, 2017

Irish 1/10th Offroad National Championship Rd2 – Report

Round 2 of the Irish 1/10th Offroad National Championships was held in Navan on the hottest day of the year with temperatures soaring to a high of 27 Degrees Celsius. The astroturf track has recently had a lot of work done to it and it is now smoother and more technical than ever. All of the usual championship contenders were present, including the returning Derek McCloskey who re-joined his teammate William White after missing round 1. Derek made an immediate impression taking the 2WD TQ spot. In 4WD, William and Derek would top the standings with William taking TQ after topping every qualifying round and Derek going 2nd. In the 2WD finals, William came from 3rd in the first two legs to win both taking the overall win while Derek finishing 2nd in the first two meant he would take 2nd overall. Alan Thomson would round out the top 3 result. In 4WD and starting from pole, William quickly broke away from the field in the first two legs to secure the 4WD win also – doing the double. Denzell and Dylan McBurney came in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

Thanks to William White for the report.

June 19, 2017

Elliott Boots doubles at 2017 Kyosho Masters

The 2017 Kyosho Masters were held in Sucy En Brie, France this past weekend. The annual event attracts Kyosho drivers from all over the World to race in several categories. 6-times winner, UK’s Elliott Boots was the pre-event favourite for the win in both the Elite Buggy and E-Buggy classes and he would not disappoint. Elliott took a double TQ and he would also be in control of things in the main nitro buggy final that was shortened to 30 minutes because of the high temperatures. Boots would get past pole position holder Joao Figueiredo in the opening stages and he controlled the race from there, taking his fourth straight win of the event some two laps in front of Sweden’s Jessica Palsson and Portugal’s Joao Figueiredo. In the E-Buggy class it was again Elliott who excelled and by sweeping the triple A-mains he grabbed his second title of the weekend from Jessica Palsson 2nd and Stephane Deroch 3rd.

View the E-Buggy podium here

June 19, 2017

Nicholas Lee teams up with Power HD

Power HD have announced the signing of Singapore’s Nicholas Lee to their team. The Asian frontrunner will be using Power HD servos in his upcoming campaign, that will include appearances at all major races including the ETS, AOC, CETC and World Championships, while also assisting with research and development. Nicholas says:

It’s my pleasure to join Power HD team, they have series of high quality servos to support my race, I am looking forward for the cooperation.

Source: Power HD [chd.hk]

June 19, 2017

Cragg & Martin win at BRCA Electric Off-road Nats Rd3

Robin Hood Raceway played host to round 3 of the BRCA 1/10th Electric Off-road Nationals this past weekend. Neil Cragg dominated the 2WD class with his Team Associated. Pole position and the win means he continues his great start to the series with a perfect score after three rounds while Yokomo’s Lee Martin came in 2nd and Schumacher driver Tom Yardy rounded out the top 3 result. In the 4WD class it was Yokomo driver Lee Martin who grabbed the overall TQ and after some tight battles in the finals Lee would also score the overall win from Neil Cragg (Team Associated) 2nd and Team C’s Craig Collinson 3rd.

Source: CML Distribution [cmldistribution.co.uk]

June 19, 2017

David Ehrbar signs with Arrowmax

Arrowmax have announced the signing of Serpent designer, David Ehrbar to their team. The German will be using the full line of Arrowmax tools, accessories and LiPo batteries and he will also be responsible for testing future Arrowmax products. David had the following to say:

The stylish and practical Arrowmax tools are well known within the industry. These tools are exceptional light, and use very tough tool tips. So they are perfect to keep the weight of the racing luggage low, and even more important they are perfect to work on the car. At the same time they are very stylish and using the whole Arrowmax line of tools makes your pit space look very exclusive. I consider it as a logical step to use the Arrowmax tools. But as a racer it was almost more important for me to make the step to the Arrowmax LiPos. Slightly less known in the market, these high quality LiPos with their high power and high discharge rate (up to 130C) will be a good help for me to fight for the top positions in the F1 class, and at the same time deliver the reliable and constant power for my racing and testing in the touring car modified class. I will work closely together with the factory to test and work on future products. I am proud to be a part of this ambitious team.

Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]