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October 24, 2017

Gerhard Kandelhart defends Austrian Championship title

Last weekend the last final round of the Austrian 1/10th 200mm Championship was held at the SFMAV track in Nußdorf. Despite the good weather forecast, on Saturday afternoon the track was still partly wet from overnight rain. The conditions made it very difficult to get a faultless run in and it was Gerhard Kandelhart who excelled in these conditions as he took all four qualifiers on home soil. Leonardo Varga secured the P2 spot for the final in front of Franz Engel, both having their problems with the track conditions.

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October 24, 2017

Cody King announced HB Racing split & RC retirement

2010 IFMAR 1/8th Nitro Buggy World Champion, Cody King has announced his spilt from HB Racing and his retirement from RC racing. Rumours about his move circulated already last week with the question about his racing future now pushing him to officially announce his, possibly temporary, move away from the world’s RC tracks. In a statement on social media Cody says:

Hello all. I have had a few questions about my sponsorship arrangement with HB. I would like to announce I have parted ways with HB effective immediately. I have nothing but good things to say about HB and the opportunities they gave me, and I’m sorry it didn’t work out. This is a difficult time for me, and unfortunately I have to step away from RC for a while for personal reasons. I can’t say for sure what the future holds in RC for me going forward, but I hope you will respect my privacy while I take time to make decisions. Thanks for understanding, and perhaps I will be back out at the track before too long.

October 23, 2017

Adam Drake TQs & wins at Easy Money Race

Thunder Alley RC Raceway of Beaumont, California, held the Easy Money Race this past weekend and in the Expert Nitro Buggy class it was Mugen’s Adam Drake with the TQ and win. Only 1.1s short of Adam, Team Associated veteran Richard Saxton came in 2nd while Kyosho’s Anthony Westergaard rounded out the top 3 podium result one lap down.

Image: Adam Drake

October 23, 2017

Antonio Calce wins at Trofeo Safetycarmodel

The famous Circuito L.Collari track in Cassino played host to the Trofeo Safetycarmodel recently. In the Open 1/8 Nitro category it was Antonio Calce who took home the win in a very close battle with Domenico Calce, both were separated by only half a second after 30 minutes of racing. Behind the two Nicola Marone completed the top 3 podium result another lap down.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

October 23, 2017

Darren Bloomfield wins Winter Series Rd1

Round 1 of the Winter Series was held at UK’s Remote World Model Car Club this past weekend. Agama’s Darren Bloomfield was in control of things and in the 20-minute main final he took the win some twelve seconds in front of HB Racing’s Ollie Currie while SWorkz’s Jack Embling would round out the top 3 result one lap down. Darren Hayden-Ball (Team Associated) and Tommy Chung (TLR) completed the top 5 result.

Source: RWMCC [facebook.com]

October 23, 2017

Batlle takes 12th consecutive Spanish Nitro Buggy title

The Elda track played host to this year’s Spanish 1/8th Nitro Buggy Championship finale this past weekend. The stage was set for a dramatic race as Mugen’s Robert Batlle and Juan Carlos Canas both had a shot at this year’s overall title and whoever would win would also take this year’s championship. Robert would soon cement his ambitions to snatch his 12th consecutive Nitro Buggy title while Juan Carlos had a bit of a standing start, only to fight back in the semis and to snatch the P2 spot on the main final grid. The 45-minute A-main then saw a tight battle between Battle and Canas until the very last lap when Juan Carlos tried to overtake Robert in an ambitious maneuver that send both on their roofs. A very wise marshal then but both back on the ground simultaneously to not interfere in the title fight and ultimately it was Robert who had the holeshot and took his 12th national Nitro Buggy title in a row by about a second in front of Juan Carlos.

View the final results here

October 20, 2017

Tobias Kerler teams up with Capricorn

Italian company Capricorn have announced the signing of German nitro on-road front runner, Tobias Kerler. The multiple ENS A-finalist will campaign Capricorn’s C803 1/8th nitro on-road kit for the remainder of the 2017 and the full 2018 season.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

October 20, 2017

Marco Vanni crowned Italian 1/8th IC Track champ

The final round of the AMSCI Italian 1/8th Nitro On-road Championship was held at the Club 5 Colli track in Gubbio, home of the 2016 IFMAR 1/10th 200mm Worlds. Veteran racer Marco Vanni started from P9 on the grid after some troublesome qualifiers but with swift and consistent work from his pitman, Emanuele Oberto, Marco was able to take the win after an error-free and fast paced race. Luca Martini and Michele Romagnoli rounded out an all-Shepherd podium and thanks to the win at the final round, Marco was able to take the overall title, the third in his career.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]