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July 18, 2016

Gollner & Haider win at Austrian EP On-road Nats Rd4

Round four of the Austrian Electric On-road Nationals was held at the SFMAV track in Salzburg. The Touring Modified class qualifying saw a close fight for the pole position between Patrick Gollner, Dominic Vogl and Helmut Fraunschuh with the better end for Patrick who took the overall TQ from Dominic. In the Touring Stock class Nico Haider was pretty much unstoppable, taking the overall TQ by winning all qualifiers with Björn Moser and Christian Völker in second and third.

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July 18, 2016

Paolo Bottignol wins Trofeo ATL Abrasivi

The inaugural Trofeo ATL Abrasivi was held at Rivoli Racing near Verona, Italy. The Formula-only race attracted both local drivers and also racers from abroad to race in a friendly atmosphere which was further helped by perfect weather conditions. Paolo Bottignol grabbed the overall TQ thanks to winning two qualifying rounds with Dutch driver Jitse Miedema coming in second. Close behind it was Simone Brocca who rounded out the top 3 result.

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July 18, 2016

Luca Magnocavallo crowned Italian Formula class champ

The fast and demanding Collari track in Cassino, Italy played host to the Italian AMSCI 1/10th Electric Formula Championship this past weekend. The race format was double 15 minute A-mains with a mandatory pit stop and the weather was extremely hot, making for a real test for men and machines. Yokomo driver Luca Magnocavallo would come out fastest after the two A-mains from Yokomo teammate Antonio Capuano with Xray driver Alessandro Manciocchi completing the top 3 result.

Source: Fenix [fenix-racing.com]

July 18, 2016

2016 Hot Rod Hobbies Shootout – Report

The 19th annual Hot Rod Hobbies Shootout was held this past weekend in Saugus, California. In the premier 2WD Modified class Kyosho’s Jared Tebo would grab the overall TQ but in the A-mains it was HB Racing’s Ty Tessmann who came out on top after scoring wins in A1 and A2. Jared had to settle for second while Team Associated’s Ryan Cavalieri completed the top 3 podium result.

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July 18, 2016

Marc Rheinard joins Arrowmax

Arrowmax have announced the signing of 3-times IFMAR ISTC World Champion and multi-time Europe Champion, Marc Rheinard to their factory racing team. Marc will be using the Arrowmax range of products and professional tools at races such as the up coming ISTC at Beijing, China, and all other major events including the European Championships and the ETS races. The German has the following to say about the deal:

 I would like to thank Team Arrowmax for supporting me with their professional tools and setup systems! [I am] looking forward to use the great products from now on which also makes my pit look even better!

Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]

July 13, 2016

Joe Tramontana wins E-Truggy at Novarossi Challenge

The 2016 Novarossi Challenge was held this past weekend in Chester, New York. The annual event was held in several classes and attracted both local talent and national front runners. In 1/8th E-Truggy, the double 8-minute A-mains saw Joe Tramontana coming out in front after David Hemmenway won A1 and Joe took the win in A2 after David suffered an unfortunate racing incident. David Hemmenway would finish on the overall runner-up spot though while Ryan Fields completed the top 3 result.

Source: Tekno [teknorc.com]

July 12, 2016

2016 Hot Race Cup – Announcement

The 2016 Hot Race Cup will be held at the Riccione track in Italy on the weekend of the 31st of July. The race will be held in the five classes of Touring Car Modified, Touring Car Pro Stock 13.5T, Formula, PanCar 1/10 and then new promotional class Cinquone 299 with the best Italian drivers as well as international making an appearance. The Touring Modified class will see a special race format with the B-main drivers having a hot lap race as a last change bump-up into the A-main. In addition to the race the event will see the famous beach party on Saturday evening with a DJ set, free drinks and many more. For more information on the event feel free to check Hot Race Tyres Facebook page here.

July 12, 2016

Belgian SCT Cup Rd3 – Report

Round three of the Belgian SCT Cup was held at the Buggy Racing Tournai club and on an unanimously praised new layout. Unfortunately, like last year in May, the weather had different plans for the weekend. Massive rain during the week before the race meant the club members had to work hard in order to prep the track and the surroundings and it was even possible to start the race on Sunday but more heavy rainfall around noon left the organisers with no choice but to cancel the event. Thankfully the qualifiers were done at that point and therefore the qualifying ranking was used to determine the final ranking.

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