December 23, 2014

Mizan wins Malaysian 1/10th National Championship

Mizan wins Malaysian 1/10th National Championship

Shepherd driver Mizan recently took the Malaysian National Championship title in the 1/10th Nitro Touring class with a 3rd place at the final round in Titiwangsa. Already before the event he wrapped up the overall title with three wins and three TQs in five races. Without any pressure Mizan qualified 2nd for the 45 minute main final. Half way into the race he pitted for tyres but he flamed out and lost valuable time. At the end he recovered to take the final podium spot. With his 2014 title Mizan has won the MNC three times in a row now.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

December 23, 2014

Adam Drake doubles at Toys for Tots race

Adam Drake doubles at Toys for Tots race

Revelation Raceway hosted a Toys for Tots race this past Saturday with 115 entries and top drivers like Cody King, Mike Truhe, Barry Pettit, Shaun Kirkman, Tyler Brown, Colin Herzig and Adam Drake in attendance to name just a few. Revelation Raceway also raffled off a bunch of prizes for their annual raffle. As for the race, TLR’s Adam Drake soon set the pace and was the overall TQ in Nitro Buggy and Truck. Drake led both finals from start to finish to sweep the event with Cody King and Mike Truhe rounding out the podium in Buggy and Tyler Brown and Barry Pettit coming in 2nd and 3rd respectively in the Truck class.

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December 22, 2014

Yee Kok Leong wins at Malaysia Nationals finale

Yee Kok Leong wins at Malaysia Nationals finale

The final round of the Malaysia National Nitro On-road Championship was run at the Taman Titiwangsa Circuit. In the 1/8th category Serpent driver Nick Chong took the TQ spot but it was Kimie (Capricorn) who took the early lead in the final, closely followed by Haji Jusri (Serpent). Later Kimie had to pull out of the race, handing the lead to Haji but he had to come in for a tyre change around the 20 minute mark which allowed Nick Chong to jump into the lead but halfway into the race a broken steering servo stopped Nick which allowed Yee Kok Leong (Serpent) to eventually take the win from Serpent team mate Haji Jusri and Neil (Xray).

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

December 21, 2014

Mibosport Cup Christmas Race – Date change

Mibosport Cup Christmas Race – Date change

The traditional Christmas Race of the popular Mibosport Cup will take place at a later date due to technical and operational reasons at the Hotel Sport venue in Hrotovice. The event will now be held on the 3rd of January 2015. The race will also see the use of the popular black ETS carpet. The next dates of the Mibosport Cup series have already been set and won’t be changed. Thus the 4th round will be held on the 14th of February 2015, a week earlier than it was originally announced, and the final round including the podium ceremony will take place on the 14th of March 2015. The ranking leaders in the respective classes after round two are Kuba Simurda in Touring Car Modified, Rene Kölbel in TC Stock LRP and Formula, Marcell Wostalek in 1/12th scale and Martin Bayer in the 2WD and 4WD buggy classes.

Source: Mibosport [mibosport.com]

December 19, 2014

Ellis Stafford renews with Team Losi Racing

Ellis Stafford renews with Team Losi Racing

Horizon Hobby announce that Ellis Stafford has extended his contract with Horizon Hobby and TLR for the 2015 race season. Ellis has been the lead figure for the 1/10th scale team in the UK with some great results in his first season and with this experience he will be looking to better this years performance undoubtedly. He will continue to provide feedback on the UK race scene to the team in the states as well as developing set ups and contesting in the UK national series as well as the Euros that are to be held at the RHR facility amongst regional and club events.

Source: Horizon Hobby [horizonhobby.co.uk]

December 19, 2014

Tyler Hook wraps up RC Pro Series Titles

Tyler Hook wraps up RC Pro Series Titles

The RCPro Series finals and Toys for Tots race was held this past weekend and it the 1/8th E-Buggy class Tyler Hooks was able to take the overall TQ over teammate Brian Henn. The two would fight it out taking 1-2 which would give Tyler the overall RC Pro Series Title. Tyler then would start 2nd in the 1/8 E-Truggy class and he would handily take A1 and A2 to wrap up his second RC Pro Series Title of the weekend.

Source: Tekin [teamtekin.com]

December 18, 2014

Lloyd Storey wins 2WD at SWS Rd3

Lloyd Storey wins 2WD at SWS Rd3

The 3rd round of the popular Silverstone Winter Series was held at their indoor astroturf track in Northampton. As ever, the Silverstone team built a challenging yet flowing track to test the full entry of drivers. In the main 2WD class, Lloyd Storey and Nathan Waters took all four rounds of qualifying, with two each. Lloyd took the overall TQ by virtue of the faster time over 5 minutes, and would line up on pole for the A final. Nathan stayed on Lloyd’s tail for the entire length of the final, but Lloyd managed to take the win just ahead of Nathan, closely followed by Kev Lee in 3rd.

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