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November 18, 2014

Miguel Matias takes Portuguese 1/10th buggy titles

Last weekend the final round of the Portuguese 1/10th electric off-road national championship was held at the same indoor location the season kicked off earlier this year. The 2WD class title was already decided with Miguel Matias claiming the 2014 championship with a clean sweep ahead of Nuno Roque and Marco Timoteo. In the 4WD class the title was still up for grabs with Miguel Matias and his team mate Bruno Coelho battling for the overall win. Unfortunately due to racing at the IFMAR 200mm Worlds, Bruno was not able to attend the race and so Miguel quite easily won the race from pole position to snatch the 2014 title from Bruno Coelho and Nuno Roque.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

November 17, 2014

James Hart wins at GT12 Clubmans Series Rd3

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Round 3 of the popular GT12 Clubmans Series was hosted by the Broxtowe Model Car Club this past Sunday. After a welcoming drivers briefing from the club, the organisers held a vote to decide whether to change the qualifying format from “race” starts to staggered starts. With a majority show of hands it was decided to run staggered starts in qualifying. Broxtowe laid a technical and twisty track for the event, and unusually it was run anticlockwise. Grip levels came up steadily during qualifying, with drivers improving their times throughout the day.

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November 17, 2014

SARDA Electric On-road Nationals Rd5 – Report

The 5th and final round of the 2014 South-African ORE national championship were held at the 2002 Worlds track in Krugersdorp this past weekend. The weekend started out wet as a rain storm hit the track on Saturday morning which delayed the start of the qualification. One part of the track remained waterlogged and the layout had to be changed for the event to continue, which caused some unhappiness among the drivers, but in the end it was the best option for the sport. Due to the delay only two qualifying rounds were held on Saturday with the remaining two being held on Sunday morning followed by the mains.

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November 17, 2014

Haasbroek & Schmuck win South African 1/8th titles

The 4th and final round of the South African 1/8th off-road championships took place at Mandalay Raceway located in Pietermaritzburg, about one hour north of Durban. The qualifying had Miguel Haasbroek took an unexpected TQ ahead of South African legend Dean Steenmans in 2nd. Warren van der Merwe would round out the top 3.

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November 17, 2014

Essex Winter Series Rd 2 – Report

The second round of the Essex Winter Series took place this weekend. Again, the series featured a fully-booked entry, but a few last minute withdrawals allowed the organisers to accommodate the majority of the drivers on the waiting list. One of those was current UK National Champion, Olly Jefferies. With Round 1 winner Andy Moore and expected title contender Kyle Branson at the 1/10th 200mm Worlds, championship points would certainly be up for grabs.

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November 17, 2014

Andy Moore renews contract with HB-HPI

HB announce that Andy Moore has signed with HB for another 2 years, to the end of 2016. Andy has been a core member of the on-road racing team since he first joined Team HB and showed his commitment to racing excellence when he gained the ultimate accolade, winning the IFMAR ISTC World Championship in 2006. He is one of the longest-serving members of team HB, and will race the HB Pro 5, R10 and R8 in 2015 and beyond. Here is what Andy has to say about the deal:

I’m extremely happy to be announcing my 2 year contract extension with HB-HPI Racing which will see us working together on- and off-track through until the next On-Road World championships in Beijing, China. Having been a major part of the design, test and development side of our new Pro 5 project, its going to be fun to see customers out there on track after the release and as always Ill be on hand to offer help and support to any racers who need it. Thanks again to Tatsuro Watanabe and Hiro Kasuya for their continued support. See you all at the track.

Source: HPI [hpiracing.com]

November 15, 2014

Wayne Mah wins TC Stock class at WCICS Rd1

Round 1 of the Western Canadian Indoor Championship Series was held in the capital city of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The SARCAR RC Club hosted a great event, with eight WCICS classes, including the debut of F1, and as the first round of the season, the championship points are wide open. In the Touring Car Stock class Ryan Rice and his Xray took the early TQ, later bettered by Xray’s Danny Buck. In the main, Danny and Wayne Mah (Awesomatix) battled it out, with Wayne eventually coming out on the top spot of the podium, with Danny in 2nd and Ryan in 3rd. Full results and podium pics can be found here.

Source: WCICS [wcics.ca]

November 14, 2014

Kim Nielsen wins at Aalborg Buggy Challenge

The Danish Aalborg Buggy Challenge was held at the flowing yet technical indoor track of Aalborg RC. During practice Mike Gosvig, Frederik Hovgaard, Kim Nielsen and Rene Jepsen were all showing very good pace and in the following qualifiers it was Rene Jepsen who took the overall TQ by scoring two round wins.

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