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January 19, 2016

Winterjumps Series Rd3 – Report

The third round of the Finnish Winter Jumps Series was held this past weekend with around 100 drivers from all over Finland in attendance. The qualification of the 2WD Buggy class was a super tight battle between the top 3 drivers and in the end it were Karri Salmela, Samppa Orhanen and Joel Valander who grabbed the top 3 positions for the A-mains. The opening A-main was a pretty crazy affair as at first Karri was able to open a small gap on the field until he got collected by backmarkers. This promoted Joel into the lead in front of Samppa. The two then also got mixed up by slower drivers, costing Joel some concentration, resulting in a coming together between Joel and Samppa. This allowed August Poutiainen to cruise to the win in A1. The second A-main then had Joel taking the win after the top 2 guys crashed and A3 brought the decision for the overall victory with Karri taking the top spot from August and Joel in second and third respectively.

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January 19, 2016

Essex Winter Series Rd4 – Report

The fourth round of the 2015/16 Essex Winter Series took place this past weekend. With the International Carpet Challenge taking place at the venue in a few weeks time, drivers were not only focussed on improving their own championship points, but also getting some final testing in for the big event. The Modified class had a few notable absentees, as championship leader Olly Jefferies, along with Xray team mate Alexander Hagberg, were on 1/12th duties at the Reedy Race. However, all of the other top UK drivers were in attendance, joined as well by Ride’s own Ludo Leflon, making the trip over from Thailand to support the event.

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January 18, 2016

Bornhorst triples at CRCRC Winter Midwest Champs

The recent CRCRC Winter Midwest Championships were held at The Ohio R/C Factory and in the 1/8th classes it was Joe Bornhorst who made a clean sweep by TQing and winning E-Buggy, Nitro Buggy and Nitro Truggy, making it a perfect trifecta weekend. The 10 minute E-Buggy spring main had Joe running away from the pack instantly so he had a half lap lead about 5 minutes into the main, allowing him to switch into cruise control for the remainder of the final. The 45 minute Nitro Buggy A-main was pretty much a blueprint of the E-Buggy finale with Joe building a gap on the field instantly which allowed him to manage his pace for the remainder of the run. Last but not least in the Nitro Truggy class Joe again tried to runaway and hide right from the beginning and again his strategy worked out as he crossed the finish line in the first place after the 45 minute finale.

Source: Tekno [teknorc.com]

January 18, 2016

Nicholas Lee wins at Singapore Urban Touring Series

Singapore’s first EP on-road race of the year was held this past weekend at the rooftop Urban PlaySpace track in the city’s centre. This round of the 2015/16 Urban Touring Series was also a points scoring round for the 2016 Singapore National EP Onroad Series and it was held in the two classes of Touring Open and 17.5T non-boosted Classes. In the Touring Open class it was Nicholas Lee (Yokomo) who dominated qualifying, putting in the only 28-lap run in round 2, and setting the day’s fastest lap at 10.703s. Xray’s Dominic Quek, who set the day’s only other sub-11sec laptime with a 10.955s, clinched P2 on the grid.

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January 18, 2016

Kyle Johnson teams up with Bittydesign

Italian company Bittydesign has announced the signing of Kyle Johnson to their off-road team. The Las Vegas native is the company’s first US Pro driver and he will represent the brand at all relevant races across the US. Kyle will be using Bittydesign’s off-road bodies and wings as well as the company’s paint service and he has the following to say about the deal:

The designs that you create that are unique to the RC world and the professionalism that Bittydesign brings to the industry … truly one of a kind.

Source: Bittydesign [bittydesign.net]

January 18, 2016

HB/HPI Racing split with Renaud Savoya

HB/HPI Racing split up with Renaud Savoya

Following ongoing rumours, French frontrunner Renaud Savoya today announced the split with chassis sponsors HB/HPI Racing. The contract was terminated by HB/HPI Racing after only 13 month and, from what is understood, is because of Renaud’s recent move from Team Orion to French electronics and engine suppliers RC Concept. Renaud has the following to say about the situation:

As rumors are going wild, I need to clear the situation…Indeed as of Monday, January 11th, HB / HPI Racing has decided to terminate my contract prematurely without notice and for reasons unfounded in my opinion. For the last 13 months now I had more fun than ever in my work, being part of a team that I appreciated greatly. The people, the products, the services, everything was perfect and I always spoke good about the company, my smile on the racetracks could attest it every day. I find myself today without employer with personnal projects and a family that will soon expand.

I decided to leave Team Orion because the performances and service no longer reached my expectations. My present breach of contract might be a collateral damage to my engine change…

I want to thank everyone at HB / HPI Racing who welcomed me and helped me during these 13 months: Torrance Deguzman, Hiroyuki Kasuya, Ty and Gord Tessman, David and Pierre Ronnefalk…

I hope to see you soon on the tracks, because my passion is the same as you: R/C car racing.

January 18, 2016

Morganti & Desoto Jr. win at Pan Am GT8 Grand Prix

The Pan Am GT8 Grand Prix 2016 was held at the Homestead RC Raceway in Florida over the weekend in the three classes of GT Pro, GT Sportsman and GT Electric. The GT Pro class had Paolo Morganti taking the win in the 45 minute main final some two laps in front of Joaquin Desoto Jr., who took the TQ after the qualifiers. Fabrizio Martello completed the podium result in third while Uriah Murnan and Loran Whiting rounded out the top 5 result.

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January 18, 2016

2016 RC Chili Bowl – Report

The RC Chili Bowl has quickly established itself as the premier dirt oval race in the nation with some referring it to the “Super Bowl of dirt oval racing”. It’s not just a race, but a unique event that has sparked the entire dirt oval racing community into a frenzy. With entry count nearing almost 300, the 2016 RC Chili Bowl was a showdown of the best dirt oval racers from around the nation gathering in Tulsa, Oklahoma to compete for the title of RC Chili Bowl Champion. Running parallel to the Chili Bowl National’s midget race in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the passion for oval racing is alive and going strong in the US.

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