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July 18, 2013

Glyn Beal takes BRCA Sports GT British Championship

Last weekend saw the Mendip circuit near the seaside resort of Western Super Mare as the destination for round 6 of the BRCA Sports GT Championship. The weather was set to be very hot for the weekend with temperatures approaching 30°C. Saturday started off with a very dusty and low grip track, which struggled to rubber in, so the grip remained low. Sunday morning dawned and the temperatures were still very high. By round 2 Glyn Beal (Serpent) was setting the first of a series of 18 lap qualifiers. No-one else came close with the next three places all on fast 17 laps and split by just half a second.

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July 18, 2013

Drake wins Truggy & electric 8th at JBRL Rd4

The ARC Raceway hosted round 4 of the JBRL Nitro Series with the event having over 150 entries. The track was hard packed, but as the day went on the surface became very rough which made line selection very important for the finals. TLR’s Adam Drake made a clean sweep in the 1/8th classes and took TQ in nitro buggy, nitro truck, and electric 1/8th scale. In the truck final, Drake charged away from the field in the beginning and was able to cruise the last half of the race to take the win followed by Cody King as he did in the electric buggy class were he was able to take the victory by a large margin. In the nitro buggy final, Drake and King had another great battle with King taking the win by just over two seconds.

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July 17, 2013

Engelmann & Schäfer win at Central German nats Rd3

Last weekend the 3rd round of the Central German Championship took place at the Wiesbaden track under perfect weather conditions. Counting as a qualifying race for the German Championship the race saw more than 40 drivers in attendance. In the 1/8th scale Class 1 Philip Sting was fastest in qualifying and he took TQ for the 30 minute final but Shepherd racer Olaf Engelmann was close behind in second position. The final saw an intensive battle between Engelmann and Sting, but when the latter flamed out just before the pitstop the way was free for Engelmann. He crossed the finishing line one lap in front of Peter Poldvere with Philip Sting completing the podium.

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July 17, 2013

South German nitro on-road regionals – Report

A round to the South German nitro on-road regionals was run at the prestigious track in Hof. The race was held in 1/10th 200mm Scale as well as 1/8th Class 1 and Class 2. In the 200m class it was Dominic Greiner (Serpent) who put his car on TQ after the qualifiers. He also won his 1/2 final and the main final in front of Michael Heinrich and Ralf Krause. In 1/8th Class 1 Toni Gruber (Serpent) looked like the man to beat all weekend. He was the only driver to pull 20 laps with laptimes as low as 12.1s, missing out the current track record by only a tenth of a second. Therefore it was no surprise that he won is 1/2 final some two laps in front of Torsten Müller. His 91 laps run was enough to secure him the pole position for the final that he later on won four laps in front of Torsten Müller (Xray) and Oliver Lembeck (Mugen).

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July 17, 2013

DJ Apolaro wins 200mm at Copa Mitad Del Mundo

The Copa Mitad Del Mundo nitro on-road race for 200mm Sedans and 1/8th GT cars was run in the Quito area, Ecuador. The track is located roughly 3000 metres above sea level and the race saw entries from many South American countries including Brazil, Peru, Chile, USA and Ecuador of course. Friday’s practice was washed away by the rain largely but come Saturday the weather improved and the competitors were able to start working on their engines and chassis setups. The race format had direct qualifying for the top 4 so everyone was eager to qualify as good as possible. Capricorn’s DJ Apolaro was invited to compete in the Sedan class and soon learned that engine setup in the thin air was crucial. Nevertheless he ended up in third place after the qualifiers.

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July 17, 2013

TLR Grand Prix Series – Announcement

This Saturday, July 20th kicks off the TLR Grand Prix Series begins at CVRC. The TLR Grand Prix Series is a five race series that will determine CVRC’s top drivers and it is run in a large variety of classes including SCT2 and SCT4, Nitro Buggy and Buggy, Electric Buggy, several large scale and Kids/Novice classes. Racers are encouraged to attend every round of the series, but in the event they are unable to attend, there will be one throwout race. Trophies will be awarded to the top three in every class. Find more information here.

July 16, 2013

Cody King wins Pro Buggy at JBRL Nitro Rd4

The JBRL Nitro Round 4 was held last weekend in Temecula, California at ARC Raceway. Cody King and Reds Racing new Team driver Cody Smith went 1st and 3rd in the buggy class. During the final, Cody King filled up with fuel at 10 1/2 minutes. It was not an easy race, because he had to fight with Adam Drake for the win. With about 5 minutes left in the 20 minute main Adam had a couple mistakes and allowed Cody to stretch out a bit. This would give him about a 6 second lead and he could cruise home to the win. Cody was really pumped on the fuel economy, as he was consistently well over 10 minutes on a tank, and with fuel to spare. This was at race pace with a lot of wheel spin and a lot of throttle input.

Source: Reds Racing [redsracing.it]

July 16, 2013

Alessio Mazzeo wins 2013 Italian 200mm nats

The final round of the Italian 200mm nationals took place at the tight and twisty track in Palermo, Sicily. Serpent driver Alessio Mazzeo took TQ after Saturday’s qualifying and this meant the battle for the overall win between him and Dario Balestri was wide open. Sunday’s final though saw Alessio leading the race from start to finish and even an additional stop to change all four tyres did not stop him on his way to the overall title win.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]