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August 29, 2013

David Kukla wins at Czech Buggy championship Rd3

The 3rd round of the Czech national buggy championship was held close to the city of Most. With the absence of Martin Bayer and Jiri Mára everyone was up to grab some valuable points. The track was well prepared with a flat surface and good grip but come the afternoon heaven opened its gates and heavy rain forced the race control to cancel the meeting. This meant the qualifiers were counted handing Xray’s David Kukla the win in front of Tomáš Kapička. Karel Hájek rounded out the podium. The top 5 is completed by Jan Zámiš and Lukáš Zeman.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

August 29, 2013

HNMC 2013 GP – Report

Last weekend the HNMC 2013 GP took place at the Herts Nitro Model Club track. Planed building on last year’s Proline event but with The Neo race on the same weekend it was going to be more club driver friendly. The track, that is considered to be one of UK’s best, was nicely prepped by the club members and a lot of effort went into the meeting by the club’s members and committee and the staff at Westmill farm. The first day of the GP was literally washed away due to rain, rain and more rain. Sunday started with the attempt to remove 2000 litres of water from the track and finally practice could start at 10:40.

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August 28, 2013

Maifield & Hartson win at Surf City Classic

The annual Pro-Line Surf City Classic has quickly become a staple of Southern California indoor racing. With a laid-back atmosphere, consistent track conditions, and lots of competition, it’s what racing in SoCal is all about. The layout this year rewarded a consistent and fluid driving style while maintaining discipline to not over-drive the obstacles. A true driver’s layout. In 4WD Modified Ryan Maifield and his Associated buggy took over the lead early in the race and never faltered. Despite a late race charge from teammate Steven Hartson, Maifield took the win while Ryan Cavalieri rounded out the podium.

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August 28, 2013

RC Pro Canada Atlantic series title for Yannick LeBlanc

The last round of the RC Pro Canada Atlantic division series was held at the Red Clay R/C Clubs track in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. The points contention were open to a few drivers based on the final results of round 4. Yannick LeBlanc ended up TQ-ing the 1/8 Nitro class but at the start of the 30 minute final A main, 20 seconds from the start a sudden flame out on Yannick’s car forced a panic rush back to the start box by the pit crew. The starting grid pack ended up leaving on the horn and Yannick got to the track within 7 to 10 seconds of the start. With determined patience and clean driving, within 7 laps, Yannick was back at position 1 where he had to battle to hold the lead. There was a fierce battle for second which ended up allowing Yannick to extend his lead and claim the victory with a 2 lap safety net in front of Shane Foote and Laurie Cormier. This win also secured Yannick the overall championship title.

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August 28, 2013

Video – FEMCA 1/8th Offroad Main Final

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Watch the full 1 hour A-main from the 2013 FEMCA 1/8th Offroad Championships that took place in Beijing, China last weekend, the country’s first international sanctioned race. It was Dani Choi from Korea who claimed the TQ spot but following the semi finals it was 2-time World Champion Atsushi Hara from Japan in his first race since leaving HPI, driving a Mugen, who would take the pole position. Watch to see how the whole race unfolds with commentary from Scotty Ernst.

August 27, 2013

Norwegian 1/10 200mm nationals – Report

The Norwegian 1/10th 200mm nationals was held at the Klepp RC clubs track in Kleppe near Stavanger in the South-West of Norway. The weather for the two day event was good with lots of sun and little wind, quite uncommon conditions for this part of the country. The race format saw five rounds of qualifying with the best result to count for the semifinals and the 45 minute main final. In qualifying Helge Johansen, driving a Serpent early set the pace. In the end he took TQ three seconds in front of fellow Serpent driver Werner Ersland and Xray driver Øyvind Stusdal.

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August 27, 2013

János Birinyi wins at East-Hungarian Summer champs

The fifth round of the 2013 East-Hungarian Summer championship was held in Oroshaza. The track is of a huge size with very fast corners. Xray’s János Birinyi was able to TQ all qualifying rounds to put his car on the pole position for the finals. He then went on to win all A finals from start to finish for the day’s win. Tamás Kádár (Xray) and Ferenc Gibala (Xray) finished second and third respectively. The victory also handed János the overall win in the championship with one race to go.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

August 27, 2013

ROAR Region 5 regionals – Report

The ROAR Region 5 regionals took place at the Summit RC Raceway in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. The race saw over 130 entries from Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, and Missouri. The track received a fresh layout from the man that’s responsible for the layouts at this year’s ROAR Nationals, and IFMAR World Championships in Chico, CA, Kevin Jelich. The one day event used rocket round qualifying to seed the main events, which resulted in some very close racing all day long into the night. Although lit by temporary lighting, the large shadows and now vague depth perception added an additional level of difficulty to the main events. With tight qualifying all day and 6 seconds separating the A-main field, several Modified Truck drivers felt poised to have a shot at the title. Team Associated driver’s occupied the top 4 spots on the starting grid with Kai Goff on the TQ spot, Ben Ellis starting 2nd, Adam Rayls 3rd, and Cole Tollard 4th. The long shadows on the night track seemed most prevalent at the beginning of the main event as Kai, Ben, and Cole traded the lead back and forth. Once the drivers had adjusted to the night conditions, it was Cole Tollard in 1st, Kai Goff 2nd, and Ben Ellis 3rd.

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