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June 3, 2010

Bernd Rausch wins rainy race in Western Germany

Kyosho/Team Orion team driver Bernd Rausch has captured the victory in round three of the 1/10 nitro on road Western German Championship which was held at Bad Breisig, located south of former capital Bonn. Encouraged following his eighth place at the E.C. (B) recently held in Lostallo, Rausch did 63 laps in the very wet final and enjoyed a nine lap advantage over Xray/Orcan racer Andreas Weyhoven. Only three drivers made it to the finish line after 30 minutes with Daniel Toennessen (Mugen/Novarossi) on third but with only 31 laps. Rene Puepke (Mugen/Reds) was on fourth and had to retire at half time. Joerg Baldes (Mugen/Orcan) did only three laps before water took control of his electronics. Even worse things went for Uwe Baldes (Mugen/Orcan) and Daniel Thiele (Mugen/Reds) – they didn’t even make it to the start. Three racers decided not to join the final, the three Serpent drivers Tobias Hepp, Daan Jacobs and Lucien Zens.

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June 2, 2010

Joelson & Bower take Rd2 in South Africa

Mid May saw drivers from all around South Africa attend round 2 of the National Championship in East London. In the 1/8th class Wayne Joelson driving a Novarossi powered Mugen Seiki MRX4X who was top qualifier and went on to win the 45 minute final by 5 laps. Second place was Steve Munslow while in third place overall was James Brauns making it a Mugen Seiki 1-2-3. In the 200mm Nitro Touring Class, Rowan Bower with his Mugen Seiki MTX4R won the 30 minute final from the TQ position, setting a new lap record. Second place was Dave Wiseman with Russell Attenborough in third. The next round of the Championship takes place at the coastal city of Durban on 17/18 July, 1 week after the Soccer World Cup Final.

Thanks to Wayne Joelson for the report.

June 1, 2010

Tom Jefferies does double at MMUKGP

The annual Much More UK GP took place last weekend on the Stonehaven track in Scotland. The race is split into two days of racing with the Pro Stock running on Saturday and the Modified on Sunday. In Saturday’s qualifying it started off slightly wet in the morning but was dry by round 1. It was Associated driver Tom Jefferies that took pole position for the double leg finals in front of John Simpson, with Cameron Mac Donald in 3rd. Two leg wins, including a recovery drive in the 2nd run, gave Jefferies the win ahead of TOP driver Dan Rowlands in 2nd and Keiran Smart taking the 3rd spot. In Sunday’s modified class the rain made a return and saw 3 wet rounds of qualifying and it was Jefferies again that claimed pole ahead of Rowlands in 2nd and Mac Donald in 3rd. The first A-main saw most drivers running with wet tires and changing to slicks to the final leg. Some exciting racing saw Tom Jefferies once again claim the win ahead of Cameron Mac Donald in 2nd who was fending off some serious attention from Dan Rowlands.

View the modified podium here

June 1, 2010

Irish Nationals Rd3 win for Michael Todd

The third round of the Irish 1:8 Off Road National Championships traveled to Northern Ireland over the weekend as the BADMCC hosted the first of two championship visits to their huge track. In Qualifying it was a familiar name at the top of the time sheets as Losi driver Michael Todd was Top Qualifier for the third time in succession. Lining up behind the defending Champion on the grid continuing his impressive graduation from the Truggy class was youngster Christopher McCauley, the Xray driver separating the joint championship leaders as Navan winner Mark Harron secured 3rd. Before the start of the 45-minute final there was drama for the pole sitter as he hit electrical problems just as the cars went on to the track for their warm-up. Forced to call time, Todd would have to start from the back of the grid but he would quickly work his way through the field to lock into a thrilling battle with Harron’s Hot Bodies. Battling nose to tail and separated by less than a second for much of the race the pair swapped the lead until Harron made two costly mistakes in the final five minutes which gave Todd the break he needed to go on and claim his second win of the season. Having come through from the B Final Xray driver Alan Scroggie enjoyed a great race to join Todd and Harron on the podium. In the Truggy class Top Qualifier Neil Irwin backed up his Galway win to head home Round 1 winner Arron Vance with Steven McClements completing the podium in the half hour final.

View the final results here

May 31, 2010

Neumann wins Rd2 in West Germany

Last weekend saw the second round of the west German Championship, held at the Warbeyen Astroturf track. Qualifying was on Saturday with sunny weather, however the weather changed totally to rainy conditions for Sunday but racing was still possible thanks to the Astroturf surface. In the 1/8th Buggy class it was LRP factory driver Jörn Neumann who took TQ and the win in the 20 minute main followed by Carsten Keller in 2nd and Denis Madcek in 3rd. LRP teammate Moritz Gaul finished 4th overall.

May 31, 2010

Paul Lemieux wins Reedy ROC

Last weekend saw the Reedy Race of Champions run at NorCal Hobbies Raceway in Union City close to San Francisco. The highlight of this annual event is the Invitational class which pitches the top invited drivers to battle it out head to head in a series of races with points awarded for finishing position in each race. Your best 6 of 8 results count and the driver with lowest number wins. This year’s race attracted current World Champion Marc Rheinard, together with TRF team mate Viktor Wilck, as well as Juho Levanen and Thomas Pumpler from Europe. The US was also well represented with Paul Lemieux, Josh Cyrul and Tyler Vik, along with Canadian Keven Hebert in attendance. A strong series of races for both Wilck and Lemieux saw them heading the table after the first day with 3 wins and a 2nd place a piece with Rheinard sitting in 3rd with 3 wins and a 3rd spot. On the Sunday Lemieux carried on where he left off with 3 more wins and a 3rd spot to take the Invitational class win, ahead of Levanen in 2nd with 3 wins and a 2nd place on the final day, while Rheinard took 3rd spot overall with a win two 2nd’s and a 3rd spot on the Sunday. That 3rd place in his last final was to be decider, having passed Paul for the lead the World Champ made a rare mistake, clipping a curb and hitting the outside wall which allowed both Paul and Juho through and any chance of victory slip out of his grasp.

View the final standings here

May 31, 2010

EFRA 1/10 GP Italy – Announcement

The guys at the Black Tarmac track in Mesero, Milan in Italy were in contact to promote the EFRA GP that they will be hosting from the 17th to the 19th of September. Open for 1/10th scale 200mm chassis, it will of course be run to EFRA rules and use the familiar EFRA GP format. Entry for the event is open and you can sign up at the official event site here.

May 31, 2010

Thomas Mayer takes victory at Rd2 in Austria

Last weekend saw the second leg of the Austrian 1/8th Off road championships at the A-Team Graz race track. The first leg 2 weeks prior could not be run, because of a overflooded race track at MARC Exklusiv in Kirschschlag. Also last weekend the weather situation was changing several times between sunshine and rain, but good track preparation made the event possible. After qualifying it was Hupo Honigl on pole for Durango, with Kyosho driver Martin Karner in 2nd and Mugen racer Christian Payer in 3rd.

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