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December 4, 2017

Thilo Tödtmann takes US World Nitro Cup title

The 2017 US World Nitro Cup was held at Full Throttle Raceway in Kissimmee, Florida this past weekend. As usual the event attracted both national racers as well as guests from abroad with this year’s event again attracting a strong field of European drivers. In the 1/10th 200mm Nitro Sedan class the top 3 after the qualifiers was an all-Infinity affair with Jilles Groskamp on top followed by Andy Moore and Teemu Leino. DJ Apolaro and Thilo Tödtmann would round out the top 5 results.

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November 30, 2017

Jarno Pijpers joins SWorkz

SWorkz have announced the signing of Dutch frontrunner, Jarno Pijpers to their team. Jarno will be running the company’s 1/8th and 1/10th scale kits in the 2018 season and he has the following to say about the deal:

The past years were some really good ones I was able to take the Dutch championship. I am really impressed by the SWorkz cars and the support of the team. In the winter I drive 2wd and 4wd 1:10. 1:8 nitro is the main class, I will drive the E-Buggy too in the Dutch championship. Specials thanks to Max Sonnleitner, MW RC Cars and SWorkz Europe.

Source: MW RC Cars [mwrccars.at]

November 29, 2017

Kokemper wins 200mm class at South Brazilian Champs

The Conesul track in Portao hosted the 2017 South Brazilian On-road Championship recently with the event being highly impacted by the weather. The schedule already saw some limitations and even the 40-minute 200mm A-main had to be canceled at the 37-minute mark due to rain, handing Bernardo Kokemper the win and title from Luciano Aquino 2nd and Diego Nogueira 3rd.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

November 29, 2017

Dytor & Hamon win Australian IC On-Road titles

This past weekend the 2017 Australian IC On-Road Championship were held in New South Wales, Australia. In the 45-minute 1/8th nitro on-road A-main it was Leigh Dytor with a close 3-seconds win from David Craft on the runner-up spot. Jeff Hamon would round out the top 3 result some two laps down.

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November 28, 2017

Keitune Carrera Cup R/C Tour – Announcement

Keitune Speedway, home of the 2013 IFMAR 1/8th On-road Worlds, have announced the Keitune Carrera R/C Tour Championship for 2018. The 10-race series will kick off on the weekend of the 25th of February and concludes on the 25th of November and it is run 1/8th Nitro, 1/10th Nitro Touring, 1/8th Nitro GT, 1/5th Touring and 1/5th Formula classes. To make the event attractive to foreign drivers, Keitune will offer an exclusive free-off-charge airport and hotel pick-up service for all oversea pilots to make for hassle-free and enjoyable racing experience. The service includes pick-up from Tokyo’s Haneda or Chiba’s Narita airport, reservation service for the Goi Grand Hotel, daily hotel-track-hotel transport, as well as optional services such as an english translator and more. More information, all dates and details can be found here or by emailing Keitune Speedway owner Kijima (info@keitune.co.jp).

November 28, 2017

Jason Nugroho TQs & wins Solo Year End Race

The HTS indoor track in Solo, Central Java, Indonesia, played host to the Solo Year End Race last weekend. A total of 53 drivers from Jakarta, Bandung, Surabaya, Jogjakarta, Medan, Batam, Kendari, Makasar, Pontianak, Balikpapan as well as local drivers attended the event. Because the track is a semi-indoor facility the rainy weather on Sunday had little to no effect on the racing action and after the six qualifying rounds it was Jason Nugroho (Xray/Novarossi) who took the TQ honours and also the win from John Agus (Kyosho/O.S.) 2nd and Adrian Sutanto (Kyosho/O.S.) 3rd.

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November 27, 2017

Jorge Chacon wins Bolivian Nationals finale

The final round of the Bolivian 1/8th Off-road Nationals was held in Cochabama over the weekend. The tight and technical track with many jumps and a very big double made for challenging conditions as did the lack of oxygen, 8000 ft. above sea level. JQRacing’s Joseph Quagrain, who is on a South America tour currently, took the overall TQ after winning the final three qualifiers and he was also leading the 30-minutes A-main final until, after having already lapped the field, he collided with a competitor’s car landing the big double which damaged the engine of JQ’s car, ultimately ending his race. This made way for young Jorge Chacon (JQRacing) who kept his cool and took the win in front of Wilson Cuellar (HB Racing) 2nd and Carlos Guerra (JQRacing) 3rd.

Source: JQRacing [jqracing.com]

November 24, 2017

Lefebvre & Kemper win at Gulf Coast Grand Prix

The 2017 Gulf Coast Grand Prix was held at Mikes Hobbytown in Porter, Texas with the race having attendees from all three coasts, California, Florida, and Texas. At the start of the GT8 final, Nick Lefebvre (Xray), coming from 4th on the grid, was able to move into 2nd within just a few laps trailing Marcus Williams who was leading. Marcus and his Serpent would need to make an extra fuel stop during the 30-minute main event. With 7:30 to go Nick made his last stop and came out of the pits just behind the leader. This would give Nick the gap he needed as Marcus was making one more stop and in the progress Nick was able to hang onto the lead and cross the line to take the win. Marcus would come in 2nd from Jeff Whiting (Serpent) 3rd.

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