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February 18, 2016

Patrick Hofer triples at Köngen Indoor Masters

The annual Köngen Indoor Masters were held in Germany last weekend, attracting some of the fastest drivers from Germany and Switzerland to compete in a total of six 1/10th off-road classes. The 2WD Modified Buggy category was TQ’d by Schumacher’s Micha Widmeier while the 4WD Modified and Truck Modified class TQs being snatched by multiple Swiss national champion, Patrick Hofer (Team Associated). In the triple A-mains Patrick would make a clean sweep by taking all three class wins in style to make it a title trifecta. In the 2WD class Patrick was sidelined on the podium by TQ Luca Widmeier while Yokomo’s Björn Prümper rounded out the top 3 result. In 4WD Modified Buggy it was again Micha Widmeier who grabbed the runner-up spot behind Patrick with Fabian Luca Widmer (Yokomo) completing the top 3 result. Finally in Modified Truck Robert Hard and Karsten Boehlke would complete a Team Associated podium sweep.

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February 17, 2016

Juan Hidalgo wins at Nitro Series Espanolas Rd1

The opening round of the Spanish Nitro Series Espanolas was recently held at the Nitro 15 track in Villareal. Edu Escandon took the 1/10th 200mm class TQ with his Novarossi-powered KM Racing car. Behind him, Jonhy Pastor (Mugen/Novarossi) and Juan Hidalgo (Mugen/Novarossi) came in second and third respectively. In the main final Edu would set the fastest lap and a new track record, but the win would be for Juan Hidalgo in front of Jonhy Pastor. Raul Amella (Xray/Novarossi) completed the podium result in third.

Source: Novarossi [novarossi.it]

February 16, 2016

French Indoor Championships Rd4 – Report

The fourth and final round of the French Indoor National Championship was held this past weekend in Zillisheim in the East of the country. Three titles were still up for grabs in the Touring Modified, Touring Stock and Formula class. In the Modified category Leo Arnold had the best chances to snatch the overall title after winning five of the five qualifying rounds to take the overall TQ and the pole position for the finals. The fight was on for the 2 spot on the grid between Alexandre Laurent, the title rival, and Jeremy Limoges. Jeremy finally took the 2nd spot with a better time over the 5 minute runs.

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February 16, 2016

Laurent Desperries wins at French Indoor Nats Rd4

The fourth and final round of the French Electric On-road Indoor National Championship was held in Zillisheim over the weekend. In the Touring Stock 13.5T class Laurent Desperries took the TQ after the qualifiers and he would hold on to the win in the mains to grab the victory from runner-up Hai Long Tran. With the win Laurent also secured himself the championship title in the 13.5T class. The final podium spot at round four went to Renaud Brusselle from fourth placed Sylvain Lammaing.

Source: HRC Distribution [hrcdistribution.com]

February 15, 2016

Morganti & Desoto Sr. double at 2016 Winternats

The annual Florida Winternats where held this past weekend at the The Fort track in Fort Myers, Florida. As usual the event attracted some of the country’s fastest gas racers and in the 1/8th Open class DJ Apolaro would take the TQ while the 1/8th Masters category was lead by Joaquin Desoto Sr after the qualifiers. In 1/10th Sedan Paolo Morganti came out fastest while 1/8th GT had Rino Lino taking the TQ honours. In the 45 minute main 1/8th Open class A-main it was Paolo Morganti who came out fastest after TQ DJ Apolaro had to retire around the 35 minute mark. Veteran racer Mike Swauger ended the race on the runner-up spot some five laps down on Paolo. Rafael Angulo completed the top 3 result.

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February 15, 2016

Patrick Hofer doubles at Swiss 1/10th Buggy opener

The opening round of the Swiss Electric Off-road Nationals was held in Stäfa near Zurich. One of the biggest races of the year the event attracted over 150 entries from Switzerland, Austria and Germany. Multi-times Swiss national champion, Patrick Hofer would dominate both the 2WD and 4WD Buggy classes as he not only took the TQ spots after the qualifiers but he also came out fastest in the triple A-mains from Fabian Luca Widmer. In 2WD it was veteran racer Sven Zünd who came in third while the 4WD class podium was rounded out by Philip Jeisy.

Source: HRC Distribution [hrcdistribution.com]

February 15, 2016

Dustin Evans triples at the Rumble in the Rockies

The 21st annual Rumble in the Rockies race was held this past weekend at MHOR RC Raceway in Aurora, Colorado. The prestigious event attracted both local talent and internationally experienced racers such as Dustin Evans, Kody Numedahl and Travis Amezcua to race in the usual mix of Modified and Stock categories. In the premier 2WD Modified Buggy class Dustin Evans would grab the top qualifier spot from Kody Numedahl and Frank Root. 4WD Modified Buggy again had Dustin Evans coming out fastest in the qualifiers, this time in front of Travis Amezcua and Frank Root. With a TQ in Modified Truck Dustin Evans would round out his domination while Zeke Ballinger and Matt Chambers had to settle for second and third on the grid. Finally in Modified Short Course it was Kody Numedahl who set the pace from Brandon Steele and Lars Johnson.

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February 15, 2016

2015/16 Mibosport Cup Rd4 – Report

Round four of the 2015/16 Mibosport Cup was held this past weekend in Hrotivice, Czech Republic. The race attracted a total of 238 entries that pretty much equally split into the four electric on-road and two off-road classes. The Touring Car Modified category saw Patrick Gollner taking the TQ and the pole position for the finals and in the first A-main, Jiří Vyšín moved up from the fifth to the second place just behind Patrick. Dominic Vogl finished on the third position. Patrick then also managed to take the win in the second A-main while behind him Dominic Vogl finished in second place ahead of Mario Sowka. The third and final A-main again went to Patrick who completed a perfect sweep. Zdenko Kunák and Dominic Vogl finishing second and third respectively. Behind Patrick, Dominic Vogl and Zdenko Kunák completing the podium result in second and third respectively.

Continue reading the report here