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September 21, 2021

Rohrmoser wins Austrian 1/10 IC Championships

The 1/10 IC Austrian National Championship concluded last weekend at the MAC Amstetten circuit. This was the fourth event of the season, with each round so far producing a different winner. Simon Ciudan won Rd1 at MAC Mistelbach, Stefan Strasser took Rd2 at SFMAV, and Christoph Rohrmoser came home first in Rd3 at RC Parndorf, meaning the championship was wide open. Rohrmoser secured pole position for the 45-minute final, as the three previous winners took the top three places on the grid. It then turned into a lights-to-flag victory for Rohrmoser, as his MAV-powered Xray ran up front for the whole duration of the race to secure his third consecutive title. When the other points were added up, Stefan Strasser secured second overall, with young Michael Katzmayer third in the standings.

View the final series standings here

September 21, 2021

Jesse Keller takes Rd4 of Dutch Nationals

Last weekend the 4th round of the Dutch Nationals took place at the Mac De Baanbrekers track. In the NK class it was Shepherd driver Jesse Keller with the victory. In qualifying he had to settle for the second place behind Robbin Hertong, but in the main final Jesse he was able to take over the lead when Robin suffered some technical problems. After 30min Jesse crossed the finishing line a lap in front of Arie Manten with Ricardo Hofmeijer completing the podium another 2 laps down. With this result the championship will be decided between Jesse and Robbin at the final race at Raco2000 On & Off Road Circuits Nederland.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

September 13, 2021

Kurzbuch & Loppini win 2021 Trofeo Construttori

Last weekend the prestigious Trofeo Construttori was held at the famous Mini Autodromo Jody Scheckter Fiorano track with some of the world’s best drivers in attendance. Team Shepherd took the victory and the constructors title in both major classes making it a perfect weekend for the German manufacturer. Simon Kurzbuch RC had some difficulties in qualifying and lined up 5th in the grid of the final. But in the main his performance was on point and during the race he climbed up the ranking step by step until he was in first position. After 30min of high class racing Simon took the victory in front of Lamberto Collari and Mirko Salemi in 2nd and 3rd respectively. In the 1/10th class Shepherd factory driver David Loppini was able to win 3 out of 4 qualifiers and claimed the pole-position for the main final. Starting from the front David was able to pull away immediately and after 30min he crossed the finishing line in first position in front of Alessandro Balboni in 2nd and Valerio Righi in 3rd position.

View the 1/10th podium here

September 6, 2021

BRCA 1/8 Circuit Halifax Rd5 – Report

The British weather played a big part in the latest round of the 1/8 Circuit series hosted at the newly resurfaced Halifax circuit in the north of the UK recently. A bumper entry was in for the weekend’s racing with both nitro and electric classes competing. The electric class gaining popularity again with many newcomers and returning drivers attracted to the class. Saturday saw heavy rain with most drivers not going onto the track for timed practice. Sunday started similarly with rain fall and standing water on the track, it was to be a day of tricky conditions and a mostly damp track which never really fully dried. Qualifying was to come down to one round where conditions were somewhat better so pressure was on drivers to ensure they got a respectable time in.

Continue reading the report here

July 26, 2021

The Dirt at Perris Grand Opening Race – Announcement

For the first time in 15 years The Dirt Racing is going back to its roots and opening a track again. ‘The Dirt at Perris’ is the new venture for The Dirt Racing and the Grand Opening Race is this weekend, Saturday and Sunday July 31at/Aug 1st. The track will be open for its first day on Friday the 30th for paid practice from Noon – 8pm. “We are so excited to bring to be back in SoCal with our own track and facility. We hope to bring awesome track design mixed with a good vibe and atmosphere to the Socal racing community. Our plan is to be open for practice weekly and race once a month, Calendar to be set after this weekend.”

More information can be found on the official Dirt site here or on Facebook here.

July 22, 2021

BRCA 1/8 Circuit Halifax Rd3 – Report

The newly resurfaced Halifax circuit hosted round 3 of the BRCA 1/8 Circuit series, the new surface and facilities providing the UK with a circuit up there with the best in Europe thanks to all the hard work of John Russell and club members. Many drivers had arrived before the weekend to test on the new surface with a mixed forecast due, Saturday morning saw downpours resulting in controlled practice being turned into open practice as it began to dry mid-way through the afternoon. Drivers managed to all get a few dry runs in later on and it was usual guys at the front with many different chassis being used in the Nitro class such as Serpent, Capricorn, Shepherd, Mugen, ARC and Xray. The Electric class is still being dominated by Capricorn and Serpent but was good to see Bob Harley running Xray. Around 40 drivers were competing at this event.

Continue reading the report here

July 12, 2021

Toni Gruber wins Rd1 of Central German Champs

Last weekend the first race of the central German Championship took place at the Wiesbadener Minicar Club track with 42 drivers attending the event. In the expert class it was Shepherd factory driver Toni Gruber who claimed the pole-position for the 30 minute final followed by Shepherd returnee Oliver Mack in second position. At the start of the final Toni was able to defend the first place but Olli followed close behind and tried to keep the pressure high. At the first pit stop team Mack was a little bit faster and Olli re-entered the track just in front of Toni and took over the lead. In the following minutes Olli increased his lead step by step, but unfortunately a backmarker crashed into Ollis car ruining his chance for a victory as some repairs were necessary. Toni took over the lead and never looked back, crossing the finishing line in front of Olli who was able to keep the second place. Dennis Weihert completed the podium in third position.

Continue reading the report here

June 30, 2021

Hepp wins Rd2 of Nitro West Masters

Last weekend the second race of the Nitro West Masters took place at the EVMC Velp track. Again Tobias Hepp was the man to beat. In qualifying he claimed the pole-position for the 40min final. At the start of the final Tobi was able to defend the pole-position and started to pull away immediately. After 40min he crossed the finishing line in first position in front of fellow Shepherd racer Pieter Beekman with Bas Aalders completing the podium. In the 1/8th scale stock class Matthias Günther was able to take the victory with his Velox V8.2 in front of Martin Figge and Heinz Kroezemann in 3rd.

View the Stock class podium here