Last weekend the KHRC Racing Club, located in Hangzhou, China, hosted the opening race on their high-grip asphalt track and it was T.O.P. Racing driver Cao Zi An who set the fastest qualifying times in the touring sport class. He was able to maintain his speed through to the finals going on to win the class from pole position.
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Last weekend saw the final round of the Minituerkas RC Opening Championship 2013. Minituerkas RC’s track is located in the National Stadium in the capital of Chile, Santiago. In the early morning the weather was cloudy but the track temperature ideal and the drivers were anxious to race on this final stage of the championship in the three racing categories of the club, 1/10th electric touring 8.5T, 1/10th 200mm nitro and 1/8th GT. After a hard time in qualifying Tomás Ramirez TQ’d the 8.5T class, Paolo Tamburini grabbed the top spot in 200mm nitro and Fernando Fernandez pulled the fastest 1/8th GT time.
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The first ever Australian AOC Race saw close to 200 entries and was one of the biggest races in Australia for a long time. On-road meetings in Australia are normally run on asphalt outdoors, the AOC Race was a different affair as it was held indoors on Carpet, a difficult task with no practice or preparation on the surface for many home drivers. In 13.5T touring cars Keith Chui was on fire from the first practice run, setting lap times that were as quick as the Modified cars, after qualifying was finished Keith was on TQ after a super strong 4th round Qualifying run, all eyes were on him this weekend. Xray team mate Corey Broadstock was also looking strong with consistent runs through qualifying eventually starting 5th off the grid for the finals. At the end Keith was able to conserve his performance by winning the class in front of Corey Broadstock and Justin Vergunst.
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The AE Cup Indonesia was held in Graha Raya Tangerang-Indonesia outside Jakarta and attracted over 40 racers who battled in 2WD and 4WD buggy as well as 2WD and 4WD short course truck classes. The event saw two five minute qualification rounds and triple seven minute mains. In 2WD Wuzi Sevta took the TQ and win from Kris Heriyana and Dimas Arianto while Rama Tribudiman TQ’d and won 4WD buggy leaving Dimas Arianto and Jiriel K behind. In 2WD SC Rama Tribudiman TQ’d the class but had to make way for Wuzi Sevta in the finals who scored the win. Third on the podium was Sunny TS. 4WD SC was TQ’d by Jiriel K who ended up fourth in the final as Ewa, Adrian and Haviedz took place 1 to 3.
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The 200+ entry Top Gun Shootout took place at the San Diego RC Raceway and in the Expert 1/8th Buggy class it was Team Associated’s Steve Hartson who won the race just in front of Tekno RC’s Barry Baker and Pres Ilog who rounded out the 3rd podium spot with his EB48. In the 1/8th buggy Sportsman class Matt Thornton came back to the podium with his Tekno buggy. Pulling out a first place finish Matt was followed by MIP’s Eustace Moore and Tekno RC’s Jeff Gapp. In the Pro4 class Tekno RC’s Barry Baker had an exciting race placing 3rd behind MIP’s Matt Olson and TLR’s Dustin Evans. In the 4WD SC Sportsman class, the Tekno SCT410 swept the podium with Nick Gildark coming in first, follow by Matt Thornton and Alyssa Dunn.
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In a great mix of zen attitude, firmness and professionalism, the crew of BPT Merchtem hosted the first Belgian SCT Cup race of the year to be run on astroturf. Track is located in a sport complex and features a challenging layout, with a quite bumpy surface, fast corners as well as big air jumps. The grip fluctuated a lot during the day, starting by being very low due to morning dew and being high once the generous sun dried it out before first qualification heat. The race also saw the attendance of many new faces who mixed things up. In 2WD qualification, Jean-François Renard (TLR 22SCT) and Nicolas Evens (TLR 22SCT) battled for pole position, both showing a significantly faster pace than the rest of the pack. In the end Nicolas got the TQ in front of Jean-François with Filip De Keersmaecker (Durango) taking third place on the grid.
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The third round of the Norwegian electric touring modified national series was held at the Vulbu Raceway close to Fagernes. The track itself is spectacular with a four meter elevation change and also the weather for the event was perfect, allowing good grip and interesting racing. The good forecast also meant a lot of drivers came out for the race, making it the biggest outcome in a long time. Qualifying consist of three rounds with the best one to count followed by triple finals. First round of qualifying saw Xray driver Tom Erik Haaversen setting the best time, closely followed by Oskar Fjeld and Joakim Nicolaisen in second and third. Oskar also set a new track record in this round.
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The 3rd round of the Greek National Championship in 1/10 EP Touring was held at the great high speed track of FRT in the North suburbs of Athens. Home track of double National Champion and current points leader, Nick Georgiadis (T4/Orca) who could secure his 3rd consecutive title with a win, the anticipation was at its peak for the outcome of the race between at least four title contenders. Qualifying was full of surprises, with the track heavily affected by strong winds limiting the level of traction and making each turn unpredictable due to gusts. In the end it was Awesomatix/Orion driver John Doucakis who took TQ, five seconds clear of the rest of the field.
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