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August 8, 2016

Jonathan Yeung sweeps MRC Buggy Summer Race

Foshan in the Southern part of China played host to the MRC Buggy Summer Race this past weekend. The track’s maiden race for the 2016 season attracted both local drivers and also participants from Hong Hong to race in several 1/8th off-road classes. In the premier category of 1/8th Nitro Buggy it was young Jonathan Yeung who took the winning honours, coming from the 2 spot on the grid. At first Jonathan was hindered by traffic but he kept his cool and with fast and consistent laps the 14-years old would soon start to chase leader Mr. Li and at about the 30-minute mark Jonathan was able to make use of a mistake by the leader, promoting Jonathan into the lead. From that moment Yeung and Li would swap the lead several times and on the final lap things got even more interesting as both made mistakes but Jonathan would emerge on top of the carnage to take the win from Li in second and Carson Yeung in third.

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August 8, 2016

Max Mächler takes German National Stock Touring title

The German National 1/10th Electric On-road nationals were held this past weekend at the RC-Sportfreunde Singen club in the south of the country. In the Touring Stock class it was Valentin Hettrich who took the pole position for the triple A-mains but problems in A1 and A3 despite a win in A2 only meant the 6th overall place while Max Mächler (Awesomatix), starting from the 2 spot on the grid, made maximum use of Valentin’s issues, taking wins in A1 and A3 to grab the overall Stock title from Alexander Stocker (Awesomatix) in second and Danuel Wohlgemuth (Xray) in third.

Image: Max Mächler

August 5, 2016

Brett Drayton sweeps Asian Onroad Championship Rd2

Round two of the Asian Onroad Championship was held at Australia’s ACT model car racing club. With a spacious hall at the Exhibition Park in Canberra the venue offered a large high-speed track that was laid out using the proven ETS carpet with a couple of technical sections to keep things interesting, providing passing opportunities and close hard racing in all classes. In the 1/12th Modified class it was Brett Drayton to take the day’s win from Kerren Nottle and his team mate Mark Wallin. 1/12th 10.5T Stock also had Brett Drayton coming out fastest in the triple A-mains with Chris Peet in second and Mark Wallin, who scored another podium result this weekend, in third.

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August 4, 2016

Vesa Yli & Karri Salmela take 2016 FinTrack titles

FinTrack, the Finnish Championship series for electric touring cars, has completed its final round and crowned its 2016 champions in the Stock 21.5, Prostock 13.5, and Modified classes. The series consists of four indoor rounds followed by two outdoor rounds with points from a driver’s five best results counting. Unlike the Stock 21.5 and Modified classes, the Prostock 13.5 class only competes at the indoor rounds, with the best three results used to determine the champion.

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August 3, 2016

Antoni Caretti doubles at AOC Rd2

Round two of the Asian Onroad Championship was held down in Australia this last weekend. 170 drivers from mainly Australia took part in the event presented by legendary race organiser Scotty Ernst. Antoni Caretti won both the 13.5T Stock class and the Modified title with Tom De Nardis and Chris Stack filling up the podium in 13.5T and Ryan Maker and Jeffrey Mackie completing the top 3 in Modified.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

August 3, 2016

Traction 2016 indoor GT series – Announcement

The forthcoming Traction 2016 series, held at Swifts Raceway, is a rebirth of the Autumn Shootout Championship which became an instant success last year. The series is open to racers of all abilities and for all four 12 section classes like GT12, F1, WGT10 and LMP12. It will be the perfect championship to set up both car and racer for the up and coming BRCA LMP and GT Nationals. The 4-round series is run to the same professional standard as last year, just like the national rounds the club have hosted at Swifts in the past. More details and booking in is available here.

August 3, 2016

Malin Karlsen takes EFRA Euros 4WD Junior title

During last week’s 2016 EFRA 1/10th Electric Off-road European Championships in Valladolid, Spain, it was Xray’s Malin Karlsen to take the 4WD Junior Championship title. With stunning drives in the A-mains she would come out 7th behind her highly experienced Xray team mates Martin Wollanka and Martin Bayer. Beating Team Associated’s Joona Haatanen, who finished 9th in the A-main, as well as leaving JQRacing/PR’s Max Mört behind won her the 2016 Junior title.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

August 3, 2016

BRCA British Open GP – Announcement

The BRCA have announced the 2nd annual running of the British Open GP. This year the premier event will take place at the Halifax circuit in West Yorkshire over the weekend of the 27th and 28th of August. Making its debut last year at the Cotswold circuit, this year the entry will be boosted by the addition of 1/8th electric and 1/8th GT classes which will run alongside 1/8th IC, 1/10th 200mm and 1/10th Sports GT. 2015 Champions Alex Thurston and Andrew North have already confirmed that they will battle to defend their titles. The meeting will feature organised practice and qualifying along with bump up finals using the same format as the highly popular ENS series. The event is open to any BRCA license holder and registration is available here.