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July 15, 2013

Hoppe wins 1/8th at North German championship Rd3

The 3rd round of the North German championship took place on the track of the MSC Braunschweig club. Unfortunately nearly the complete practise and the first round of qualifying was rained out on Saturday but in the evening the track was dry the drivers could hit the track for some practise laps. On Sunday the weather was much better and the track stayed dry all day. In the morning three rounds of qualifying were held. Shepherd team driver Lars Hoppe showed an excellent performance with his Sonic-powered Velox V8 “Pro” and secured himself the pole-position for the 30 minute final followed by Serpent pairing of Andreas Giesa and Merlin Depta with Shepherd/Sonic driver Timo Schröder in 4th position.

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July 15, 2013

Kyle Branson wins BRCA 1/8th on-road Rd4

Round 4 of the BRCA 1/8th nitro on-road national championship was hosted by the Cotswolds Club and this was the sections second visit this year. With the Euro A championships only 2 weeks away and with the calendar being very full this season meant that the two rounds at this track were run close together. The weekend started with warm weather and after the initial practice had started, the track was soon starting to rubber in and the cars started to lap in the ball park of around the low 15 seconds per lap. With the track getting quicker, it was Branson who was setting the pace, fresh from his Euro warm up victories earlier in the month. In hot pursuit was Green and Wood, all recording sub 15 second laps with Kyle being the most consistent. Behind these, a host of drivers including North, King, Carr, Frost, Diver, Thurston, Hastings, Bancroft were all recording low 15 second laps.

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July 13, 2013

Ronnefalk gets his revenge

Having come so close to winning his first European title last year in Austria, today in France Kyosho’s David Ronnefalk got his revenge, the Swede winning a thrilling final at the Reims track ahead of Xray’s Renaud Savoya despite the former 3-time champion being willed on by the huge home crowd who brought great atmosphere to the 33rd running of the 1:8 Offroad European Championships. The podium at the Reims track was completed by Savoya’s team-mate Martin Bayer, the Czech ace clearly delighted with the result.

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July 13, 2013

Ronnefalk on pole in Reims

Kyosho’s David Ronnefalk will start the Main final which will decode the 33rd 1:8 Offroad European Champion from pole position after the Top Qualifier won his semi final in the fastest time with the other Semi Final winner Joern Neumann starting second on the grid for this evening’s 45-minute encounter at Reims in France. A great drive by reigning champion Darren Bloomfield, who had a difficult qualifying, will see the TLR driver try and defend his title from 3rd on the 12 car grid.

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July 12, 2013

Ronnefalk ‘Top Qualifier’ at Euros

17-year-old David Ronnefalk is the Top Qualifier of the 33rd running of the 1:8 Offroad European Championships, the rising Kyosho star securing the honor in style as he claimed his third TQ run of the French event in the fifth & final round of qualifying. Setting the third fastest time in Q5 behind Team Associated’s Yannick Aigoin, World Champion Robert Batlle ends qualifying 2nd overall with arch rival Renaud Savoya completing the Top 3 despite a disappointing final heat in which he could only manage the 12th fastest time. A great final qualifier to the fifth fastest time by defending Champion Darren Bloomfield ensures the very relieved TLR driver will line up in the Semi Finals, the performance injecting a new lease of confidence in the British driver for tomorrow’s big day.

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July 12, 2013

Savoya tops Q4 in Reims

Xray’s Renaud Savoya became the first home driver to top the time sheets in qualifying at the 1:8 Offroad European Championship in Reims, the 3 time Champion TQ’ing the penultimate round from fellow Frenchman Yannic Aigoin with Germany’s Joern Neumann completing the Top 3. Overnight TQ holder David Ronnefalk, who set the pace in 2 of yesterday’s 3 qualifiers, had a ‘bad round after two crashes left the Kyosho driver to complete Q4 only 13th fastest.

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July 12, 2013

Minituerkas RC Opening Championship Rd6 – Report

Last weekend saw the final round of the Minituerkas RC Opening Championship 2013. Minituerkas RC’s track is located in the National Stadium in the capital of Chile, Santiago. In the early morning the weather was cloudy but the track temperature ideal and the drivers were anxious to race on this final stage of the championship in the three racing categories of the club, 1/10th electric touring 8.5T, 1/10th 200mm nitro and 1/8th GT. After a hard time in qualifying Tomás Ramirez TQ’d the 8.5T class, Paolo Tamburini grabbed the top spot in 200mm nitro and Fernando Fernandez pulled the fastest 1/8th GT time.

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July 12, 2013

Adam Drake doubles at The Dirt Rio

The inaugural “The Dirt Rio” took place at the AMA-UFRJ facility in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The facility was founded in 2004 with its focus on airplanes. In 2012, the club built an off-road track with the help of Hobby21’s owner Leandro. The event hosted driver’s from seven different countries and The Dirt crew build a fun layout that made for great racing. The event kicked off with practice Friday night, followed by one round of controlled practice on Saturday morning. Qualification points were used to set-up the finals using driver’s three best runs out of the four rounds of qualifying. TLRacing/Novarossi/Pro-Line driver Adam Drake was the top qualifier in 1/8th nitro buggy and nitro truck. In the truck final Adam was able to take the victory with his 8ight-T 2.0 equipped. The buggy class also saw a clean sweep of Adam as he easily took the win in front of the competition.

Thanks to Adam Drake for sending the report.