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December 23, 2014

Mizan wins Malaysian 1/10th National Championship

Shepherd driver Mizan recently took the Malaysian National Championship title in the 1/10th Nitro Touring class with a 3rd place at the final round in Titiwangsa. Already before the event he wrapped up the overall title with three wins and three TQs in five races. Without any pressure Mizan qualified 2nd for the 45 minute main final. Half way into the race he pitted for tyres but he flamed out and lost valuable time. At the end he recovered to take the final podium spot. With his 2014 title Mizan has won the MNC three times in a row now.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

December 23, 2014

Adam Drake doubles at Toys for Tots race

Revelation Raceway hosted a Toys for Tots race this past Saturday with 115 entries and top drivers like Cody King, Mike Truhe, Barry Pettit, Shaun Kirkman, Tyler Brown, Colin Herzig and Adam Drake in attendance to name just a few. Revelation Raceway also raffled off a bunch of prizes for their annual raffle. As for the race, TLR’s Adam Drake soon set the pace and was the overall TQ in Nitro Buggy and Truck. Drake led both finals from start to finish to sweep the event with Cody King and Mike Truhe rounding out the podium in Buggy and Tyler Brown and Barry Pettit coming in 2nd and 3rd respectively in the Truck class.

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December 22, 2014

Yee Kok Leong wins at Malaysia Nationals finale

The final round of the Malaysia National Nitro On-road Championship was run at the Taman Titiwangsa Circuit. In the 1/8th category Serpent driver Nick Chong took the TQ spot but it was Kimie (Capricorn) who took the early lead in the final, closely followed by Haji Jusri (Serpent). Later Kimie had to pull out of the race, handing the lead to Haji but he had to come in for a tyre change around the 20 minute mark which allowed Nick Chong to jump into the lead but halfway into the race a broken steering servo stopped Nick which allowed Yee Kok Leong (Serpent) to eventually take the win from Serpent team mate Haji Jusri and Neil (Xray).

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

December 17, 2014

Taylor Petersen doubles at The Lone Star Classic

The Lone Star Classic was held at Indy R/C World in Garland, TX which attracted some of the top Pros from nearby states. TLR’s Taylor Petersen dominated both Pro classes with a pair of TQ’s once qualifying was finished. Petersen then was able to drive both his TLR rides to victory in the gruelling long main events.

Source: TLR [tlracing.com]

December 17, 2014

Amezcua doubles at Mexican Off-Road Regionals

The final round of the Mexican Off-Road Regionals took place at Colima, Mexico with drivers from Colima, Guadalajara, Monterrey, and Puerto Vallarta in attendance to battle it out in the classes of 1/8th Nitro Buggy and Nitro Truggy. Rafael Amezcua took the TQ in the Buggy class but suffered a flameout at the start of the main, causing him to start late. After fighting his way up the field in dominating fashion Rafael was able to take the win despite the bad start into the final and he left fellow Mugen racer Javier Cabildo behind in 2nd. Jose Lopez rounded out the podium in 3rd.

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December 16, 2014

Drake doubles at AZRCR Championship Series finale

Last weekend Fear Farm Raceway hosted the final round of the AZRCR Championship Series. The final event had a slight delay Saturday morning due to mother nature, but racing got started around 12:00 after a short practice session. Billy Fischer set the pace in round one of Buggy and Adam Drake did the same in Truck. In round two Drake set the pace in both classes to take the overall TQ positions. Drake led both finals from start to finish to sweep the final round of the series.

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December 16, 2014

Käufler takes Baden-Württemberg Cup buggy title

This year the popular Baden-Württemberg Cup in Germany consisted of four rounds held in Nufringen, Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Laupheim and the final round in Senden. Unfortunately the weather was a factor in each of the races, with it being either unbearably hot or rainy. Hannes Käufler was able to win three out of the three races he attended in the Nitro Buggy division to win the overall title. Ralf just narrowly missed out on a nitro podium to finish fourth overall behind runner-up Micha Widmaier and Alexander Schmitt.

Source: Reds Racing [redsracing.it]

December 16, 2014

Shinya wins 200mm class KM & TRC GP Challenge

The 2014 KM & TRC GP Challenge was held last weekend in Hong Kong. Shimazaki Shinya took the TQ and win in the 200mm Nitro class from his 2nd placed team mate Hung Cheung Hang. Shimazaki also scored the fastest lap and new 200mm track record in the progress.

Source: KM [km-rc.com]