The final round of the Danish DASU Electric On-road National indoor series was held in Tolloses. The bumpy track made things a bit unpleasant for the 1/12th scale drivers and after ending the day on the runner-up spot, following some issues with said track, Michael Ivo would take the overall title championship title.
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After 10 years, the Psycho Nitro Blast has built itself to become one of the most recognizable racing events in the United States. From its 24hr practice schedule to the massive 900+ entries, make for an event that is profoundly unforgettable and an experience like no other. Known to have one of the craziest layouts hosted in a massive arena, the stories have been legendary and the dedication to participate in such an event is enormous. Not only did the 2017 PNB test the drivers, but also their equipment’s durability as the grueling condition was relentless on all fronts. This past weekend in White Pine, Tennesse, the 10th Annual PNBlast drew in some of the biggest names in the game to compete on a jaw-dropping, massive track featuring perhaps one of the longest jumps in 1/8th off-road racing known as the Dragon’s Tail. This triple was 60ft long from tip to tip and took the lives of many 1/8th scale buggies and truggies along with it.
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The second round of Jakarta Electric On-road regionals was held at Sunter International Speedway, Jakarta. A clear sky made and hot weather made for sizzling track temperatures and overheating tyres towards the end of the 5-minute runs. The opening qualifier of the Touring class was won by Bowie Ginting after a mistake of Suwardi Suliandy while in Q2 Bowie cruised to a comfortable win, some four seconds in front of Suwardi and Christian Mamesah. For Q3 traction decreased and Bowie rolled his car on the first lap. He decided to pull out, making way for Ronny Suwarto who then snatched the TQ and the P2 spot on the grid.
Round 4 of Singapore’s Urban Touring Series was run this past weekend. A large turnout supported the event which features bump-up lower mains to provide all racers with a second chance to make the A-main. While rain washed out Saturday’s practice day, Sunday started off bright and sunny.
Dominic Quek (Xray) took the overall TQ honours by going fastest in qualifying rounds 1 and 2. 2nd was a tough battle between Colin Tong (Xray) and Eugene Goh (Yokomo), with it finally being decided in Eugene’s favour in Q3 when he TQ’d the round after Dominic sat out the final qualifier.
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The opening round of the Belgian Electric On-road Nationals was held at the GTM indoor track in Vosselaar. The race was highly anticipated and every driver was eager to show his best for the sole carpet race of the season. Over the winter, the pecking order had been a bit reshuffled. The new rules stipulated that the 17.5 Touring class would be primarily for beginners and this meant that most of the top runners in this class entered in the new 13.5 Stock class, which is being run according to ETS rules. On the other hand, Rico Claeys, the 2016 Stock champion, entered the Modified Touring class. With the absence of multiple Belgian Modified and Formula champion Oliver Buyltinck, and Formula front runner Steve Deblaere, everyone expected some new faces on top of the rostrum.
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Bruno Coelho has drawn first blood at the first asphalt race of the Euro Touring Series season, the Xray driver winning with relative ease with another win in A2 on the championship’s first visit to Spain. Top Qualifier for the Madrid based third round, having dominating the opening final, the reigning champion looked like he might have to work a bit harder second time round. With Marc Rheinard make a much stronger start and keeping with the reigning champion with Ronald Volker in toe, initially a more interesting race looked on the cards but it was short lived. With his Infinity stepping out in the first right hander of the lap, Rheinard would spin out, his race effectively done. While Volker would take up the challenge for a time, even with Coelho having a big moment at the end of the straight, the Portuguese ace would complete the perfect weekend to extend his lead in the championship with his parents on hand to watch his master class.
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The opening round of the 2017 BRCA Clubman series took place this last weekend with a full 110 drivers booked in. The popular Bedworth club hosted this first round and the track was in fantastic condition to greet the drivers for the optional Saturday practice. The weather was perfect all weekend and the racing closer than ever. The Touring Car classes remain on the popular Sorex 32 control tyre for both the 17.5 Blinky and 13.5 Open classes. Colin Jackson made the switch from 17.5 to 13.5 to take the pole and both A-final wins with his Awsomatix. Luke Burr fought hard from 6th on the grid to take the overall 2nd place for Xray and Schumacher’s James Hart took the final podium place in 3rd.
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Round 8 of the Lestr Cup was held this past weekend in Dubec. The series’ finale was held on a challenging track with three long straights and a series of double jumps and a table top. In the 2WD Buggy class Xray’s Kaja Novotny would take a dominant overall TQ from his team mates Milan Mudra and Zdenek Miksovsky. In the 4WD Buggy class Kaja would take Q1 and Q2 but a collision with a backmarker in the final qualifier would only mean a second place finish, however Kaja would still take the pole position for the triple A-mains.
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