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October 16, 2017

Joseph Quagraine wins JQ The Race 2017

The Banana RC Track of Batam, Riau Islands played host to the JQ The Race event his past weekend. A total of 24 drivers from Finland, Singapore, Jakarta, Bandung, Kendari, Medan as well local drivers attended the race that was held in mixed weather conditions. The weather was nice and hot in the morning but unfortunately after two qualifying rounds, a rain storm stopped the qualifying. Due to the heavy rain, that stayed for about three hours, the race director decided to take the best qualifier to determine the starting grid. JQRacing’s Joseph Quagraine took the TQ honours and he also came out on top after the 45-minute main final, taking the win from Stanley Wangsanegara 2nd and Jason Nugroho 3rd.

View the final results here

October 16, 2017

Yusuke Sugiura takes JMRCA 1/8th Nitro Buggy title

The RC Land 23 track played host to the all-Japan 1/8th Nitro Buggy Championships this past weekend. In the Expert class Yusuke Sugiura and veteran racer, Atsushi Hara battled for the overall TQ with Yusuke ultimately holding the upper hand as Hara had to settle for 2nd after the qualifiers. Kenji Tsuruta would come in 3rd and as the organisers had to cancel the finals due to rain, the qualifying results would also determine the overall standings, handing Yusuke the 2017 championship title.

Image: Kenji Tsuruta

October 13, 2017

Juan Jose Serna wins at Colombian Off-road Nats

A round of the Colombian 1/8th Off-road Nationals was held at the Pista Piamonti track recently. In the Nitro Truggy class it was Joan Jose Serna with the win. Elsewhere in the Nitro Buggy class it was Juan would take the TQ position after the qualifiers but two unfortunate flameouts in the main final meant he wasn’t able to compete for a podium spot.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

October 13, 2017

Mark Pavidis splits with AKA

Former World Champion and veteran racer, Mark Pavidis has announced his split with tyre and accessory brand AKA. Along with Gil Losi Jr. and Joel Johnson, Mark was part of a World Champion trio whose developments for AKA lead to multiple National, International and World Championship titles. In a statement on social media Mark says:

I wanted to let everyone know that today I was let go from AKA Products. It was a very rewarding opportunity to start something from nothing. Along the way we won multiple National and World Championships all over the world. I want to thank all of the customers, racers and vendors I was able to work with along the way.

October 12, 2017

Mario Spiniello wins at Italian 1/10th Champs Rd3

The third and final round of the Italian IC Track Nationals was held in Gubbio last weekend and in the 1/10th 200mm Touring Expert class it was Mario Spiniello (BMT) with the win from Dante Piersante (Xray) on the runner-up spot. Alessio Mazzeo (Xray) would round out the podium result in 3rd.

Source: BMT [bmt-team.com]

October 12, 2017

Filippo Faralli wins at Italian IC Track finale

The final round of the AMSCI Italian Nitro On-road Championship was held at the Club Automodellistico 5 Colli track in Gubbio. In the 1/8th scale F2 category it was Filippo Faralli, coming from the 3 spot, who dominated the 45-minute encounter to take the win from Manuel Ferrentino 2nd and Marco Bianchi 3rd.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

October 12, 2017

Sebastian Recio takes double Argentinian title

Cordoba recently played host to the 2017 Argentinian 1/8th Nitro On-road Championships and in the Free class it was Sebastian Recio with the win from Agustin Cutini and Agusto Quinteros. In the 3-port class it was again Sebastian with the win as Agusto Quinteros and Maximiliano Danieli came in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

View the 3-port podium here

October 11, 2017

Ryan Lee teams up with RC Concept

RC Concept have announced the addition of Korean frontrunner, Ryan Lee to their team for 2017 and 2018. Ryan already successfully used the company’s engines at a recent race meeting that he used to win, and he hopes for more good results during his upcoming campaign that will includes appearances at all all major events in Korea, as well as the Neo18 in the UK, the IFMAR Worlds in Australia, and the Asian Fever race in Taiwan.

Source: RC Concept [rcconcept.net]