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June 26, 2017

Kurzbuch & Schäfer win at EFRA GP Series Rd2

The final day of round 2 of the EFRA GP Series started off wet due to a huge overnight rain. Race director Ernesto Camponovo would delay the official start of the day until 10.00 as the rain stopped at about 9.00. Half an hour of practice was then used to clear the track and to allow the drivers to adapt to the new conditions with the race program continuing with the lower finals at 10.30. After the semis, Kyle Branson, Daniele Ielasi, Maximilian Vogl, Stefan Hanauer, Mattia Pesenti, Nicola Marrone, Marco Vanni and Louis Christophe would bump up to the main final that was completed by reigning IFMAR World Champion, Simon Kurzbuch and 9-times IFMAR World Champion, Lamberto Collari.

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June 25, 2017

Kurzbuch & Gruber TQ at EFRA GP Series Rd2

Day two of round 2 of the EFRA GP Series in Lostallo, Switzerland again saw very warm weather with more than 30 degree Celsius and high humidity. The day saw five rounds of qualifying of which three counted and in 1/8th nitro on-road it was Simon Kurzbuch who excelled and who took a pretty dominant overall TQ. Following the qualifying the Superpole races were on with Lamberto Collari, Toni Gruber, Robin D’hondt and Kyle Branson battling for the second direct qualifying spot. Unfortunately Toni had mechanical issues and wasn’t able to take part is the Superpole race while Robin and Lamberto both were in the mix. Ultimately Collari would prevail, taking the runner-up spot with a 20.334 from D’hondt with a 20.363.

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June 24, 2017

EFRA GP Series Rd2 – Practice update

The MRTM Lostallo track in Switzerland plays host to round 2 of the EFRA GP this weekend. Former home of three IFMAR World Championships as well as some EFRA Euros, the huge and fuel consuming track sets the stage for some competitive racing with 47 drivers attending in the 1/8th and 1/10th nitro classes. To the demeaning track conditions add high temperatures of about 34 degree Celsius which results in pretty high traction and in the 1/8th class it was Simon Kurzbuch (Shepherd/Novarossi) who set the early practice pace with a 1:00:150 for his best three consecutive laps. Some 0.429s down, Lamberto Collari (Infinity/O.S. M.Collari) is the only other driver to pull three laps with in the 1:00:00 range. Elsewhere in the 1/10th Touring class it is Germany’s Toni Gruber (WRC/Novarossi) who looks to be the man to beat so far with a 1:02:265.

Source: EFRA [efra.ws]

June 23, 2017

Helder Barros wins at Portuguese regionals Rd3

Round 3 of the Portuguese central division regionals was held at the Ortigosa track recently. Hot weather with ambient temperatures of about 40 degree Celsius made for challenging racing conditions and in the main final it was Helder Barros (TLR/Picco) who would prevail as he took the win from Ricardo Simao (Mugen/O.S.) in 2nd and Pedro Gomes (Xray/FX9 in 3rd.

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June 23, 2017

Midwest Series Nitro Cup Rd2 – Report

The Midwest Nitro Cup, round 2 of the 48th annual Midwest Series was hosted by Team Nitro in Lynwood, Illinois. The event kicked off the weekend with open practice on Friday. Unlike round 1, the weather was working in everyone’s favour and was supposed to be dry and warm all weekend. Entries came in from as far away as Ontario Canada, Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Texas. Following the Saturday morning practice session, round 1 of qualifying kicked off with Brian Jucha setting the early pace in 1/10th Sedan with Tom Esposito in P1 in Sedan Masters. Ralph Burch was quickest in 1/8th Open while Don Jones locked in the early TQ for 1/8th Open Masters. Rounds 2 and 3 were completed and the only change saw Lon Burling II taking the P1 position in 1/8th Open.

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June 22, 2017

Fabio Ramos wins at Portuguese IC Track Nats Rd3

The recent round 3 of the Portuguese Nitro On-road Nationals saw Fabio Ramos (Shepherd) walking away with the win in the 1/10th 200mm Nitro Touring class. Fabio took the TQ, win and fastest lap, leaving Xray’s Carlos Manuel, who suffered problems in the qualifiers, behind in 2nd place. Jose Felix (Shepherd) would round out the top 3 podium result.

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June 22, 2017

Heung Kim & Soo Kim win at Chuncheon Onroad Champs

Last weekend saw the Chuncheon Onroad Championships, one of Korea’s biggest RC races, taking place. In the premier 1/8th Nitro On-road class it was Ki Heung Kim who claimed the TQ honours. In the main final Kim pulled away in the early stages of the race and he controlled the field from the top. At the end Ki took the win by half a lap ahead of Ki Yong Hong with Yeong Rok Lee rounding out the podium in 3rd.

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June 21, 2017

Victor Pelaez scores win at Spanish 200mm Nationals Rd2

Last weekend the second round of the Spanish 1/10th 200mm Nitro On-road Nationals was held at the Ronda track in Andalusia. The race took place in quite extreme conditions due to the high temperatures, and at the end of the qualifying it was Jonnhy Pastor to take the TQ honours, while Juan Hidalgo would line up in 2nd on the A-main grid after winning the Superpole race. In the main final though, it was Victor Pelaez who took the lead in the early stages of the race, never to letting it go and taking the win ahead of Raul Amella for a Capricorn 1-2, with the Mugen of Sergi Franch rounding up the podium.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]