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July 18, 2016

Gollner & Haider win at Austrian EP On-road Nats Rd4

Round four of the Austrian Electric On-road Nationals was held at the SFMAV track in Salzburg. The Touring Modified class qualifying saw a close fight for the pole position between Patrick Gollner, Dominic Vogl and Helmut Fraunschuh with the better end for Patrick who took the overall TQ from Dominic. In the Touring Stock class Nico Haider was pretty much unstoppable, taking the overall TQ by winning all qualifiers with Björn Moser and Christian Völker in second and third.

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July 18, 2016

Paolo Bottignol wins Trofeo ATL Abrasivi

The inaugural Trofeo ATL Abrasivi was held at Rivoli Racing near Verona, Italy. The Formula-only race attracted both local drivers and also racers from abroad to race in a friendly atmosphere which was further helped by perfect weather conditions. Paolo Bottignol grabbed the overall TQ thanks to winning two qualifying rounds with Dutch driver Jitse Miedema coming in second. Close behind it was Simone Brocca who rounded out the top 3 result.

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July 18, 2016

Andreas Thrasyvoulou wins Limassol Tournament Rd1

The opening round of the Limassol Tournament for 1/8th Nitro Buggys was held at the AG Metal Off-Road Track with the turnout of racers being less than normal due to the current very high temperatures in Cyprus. The track was pretty rough with also a lot of jumps and in the A-final it was Xray driver and top qualifier, Andreas Thrasyvoulou who made the best out of the conditions, taking the win from the Kyosho duo of Simos Tikkis and Andreas Theodotou in second and third respectively.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

July 18, 2016

Luca Magnocavallo crowned Italian Formula class champ

The fast and demanding Collari track in Cassino, Italy played host to the Italian AMSCI 1/10th Electric Formula Championship this past weekend. The race format was double 15 minute A-mains with a mandatory pit stop and the weather was extremely hot, making for a real test for men and machines. Yokomo driver Luca Magnocavallo would come out fastest after the two A-mains from Yokomo teammate Antonio Capuano with Xray driver Alessandro Manciocchi completing the top 3 result.

Source: Fenix [fenix-racing.com]

July 18, 2016

2016 Hot Rod Hobbies Shootout – Report

The 19th annual Hot Rod Hobbies Shootout was held this past weekend in Saugus, California. In the premier 2WD Modified class Kyosho’s Jared Tebo would grab the overall TQ but in the A-mains it was HB Racing’s Ty Tessmann who came out on top after scoring wins in A1 and A2. Jared had to settle for second while Team Associated’s Ryan Cavalieri completed the top 3 podium result.

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July 18, 2016

Robin D’Hondt claims European 1/8th on-road title

Robin D'Hondt claims European 1/8th on-road title

The 2016 EFRA 1/8th Nitro On-road European Championship was held in in Eskilstuna, Sweden. The event was highly affected by the unsteady European weather this Summer but the 45 minute main event would be held in good racing conditions. The pole position holder, Shepherd’s Simon Kurzbuch, showed an impressive pace over the week and in the main final he looked to be in control of things with Robin D’Hondt appearing to be the only driver able to keep up with Simon’s speed. But disaster struck for Simon as technical issues put a halt to his title chase, allowing Robin to take over the lead and never looking back. Behind the Belgian driver a 3-car train was in a fight for the runner-up spot, formed by ARC driver Toni Gruber, Daniele Ielasi (WRC) and Simon Kurzbuch. At the end Robin would bring home the win a lap ahead of the battling Toni Gruber and Daniele Ielasi who completed the podium separated by only about two tenth of a second.

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July 15, 2016

Adam Drake successful at Novarossi Challenge

Last weekend Barnstormers R/C Raceway hosted the annual Novarossi Challenge. Also know as the Big Apple Challenge, the event hosted the best drivers from the east coast as well as Adam Drake, Ryan Lutz, and Cole Ogden. Adam Drake won his 20-minute buggy semi final and started on pole for the 45 minute final. Drake controlled the race from start to finish after a battle early with Mugen Seiki teammate Cole Ogden. In the end, Drake took the victory by over a lap.

Source: Mugen Seiki [mugenracing.com]

July 13, 2016

Joe Tramontana wins E-Truggy at Novarossi Challenge

The 2016 Novarossi Challenge was held this past weekend in Chester, New York. The annual event was held in several classes and attracted both local talent and national front runners. In 1/8th E-Truggy, the double 8-minute A-mains saw Joe Tramontana coming out in front after David Hemmenway won A1 and Joe took the win in A2 after David suffered an unfortunate racing incident. David Hemmenway would finish on the overall runner-up spot though while Ryan Fields completed the top 3 result.

Source: Tekno [teknorc.com]