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March 13, 2012

Romain Picard wins French 1/8th national opener

The opening round of the French 1/8th on road national championships was held in Neuville le Poitou last weekend. There weer 30 drivers in the Elite Class and 47 in the National Class and dry but cold and windy conditions greeted all the drivers. In qualifying for the Elite class it was former World Champion Adrien Bertin that took the pole position ahead of Stéphane Bouche in 2nd, while in the National class it was Nicolas Rosado with the fastest time. Adrien Bertin once again failed to make it into the final after problems in the semi final. At the start of the Elite final there was a close battle between Romain Picard and reigning French champion Arnaud Mathieu, but Arnaud retires after only a few minutes after an engine flame out. Stephane Bouche would take second position just behind the leader but he too hit problems. In the end it was Mugen racer Romain Picard that took the win.

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March 13, 2012

Rodríguez & Chalas win Nitro On-Road Series Rd3

The third round of NOS was held last Sunday at Barceloneta RC Track. In the Sedan Class was Guillermo Camacho set the TQ in the seven minutes qualifiers with a 19L 7:04.457. However at the tart of the A-main Camacho asked for a 5 minutes grace to fix mechanical problems and lost his starting position. The battle started early in the race when Xray Driver Juan Rodríguez took the lead but Andy Báez driving his MTX-5 took the lead until 3 minutes to go when he stripped both gears and this allowed Juan, who was on the same lap, to retake the lead until the finish of the race. Guillermo Camacho was second and Fernando Méndez third.

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March 12, 2012

Novarossi sign Simon Willetts

Novarossi have announced the signing of front running British driver Simon Willetts to their team for 2012. The Mugen team driver will run Novarossi engines and exhaust systems to power his ride this season having previously driven for Team Orion.

Source: Novarossi [novarossi.com]

March 11, 2012

Team Orion at the Dirt Nitro Challenge

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Filmed at the recent Dirt Nitro Challenge, which saw a dominating performance by Hot Bodies superstar Ty Tessmann, Marcus Gelhard has produced this piece for Team Orion with a focus on Joey Christensen’s signature event. You can also view the two videos that Marcus has made previously for Red RC here and here.

March 8, 2012

Rino Lino & Patricio Concha win Pacific Cup 2012

The Pacific Cup is a race, in Lima Peru, that has been going on for the last few years and continues to grow each year. This year over 70 racers from all over the World to include the USA, Ecuador, Chile, Brazil, Germany and of course Peru attended the event. The race is held on a permanent track next to the Ocean was even broadcasted in the local media and therefore attracted over 2,000 spectators. Because of the good experience made at the recent races the organisers also plan on applying for the 2014 200mm sedan World Championships.

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March 8, 2012

Alpe Adria Cup 2012 – Announcement

The organisers of the 2012 Alpe Adria Cup have been in touch to announce their new series. Taking place between April and October, the 4 round series sees races in Slovenia, Croatia, Austria and Italy and features the motto ‘fun, fair racing and friendship’. The series will use a handout tire for both classes giving the same conditions for everyone and helping prevent the use of tire additives. The tires will only be allowed to be put on in parc ferme and there are a limited number of tires for each driver during the event to keep costs down. The Contact, one shore tire will be available trackside at affordable prices. You can find more information about this new series on their official site here.

March 7, 2012

Kyosho Germany adds DRX class to World Cup

Kyosho Germany have announced the addition of a new category to their Kyosho World Cup brand trophy. Valid for races within their sales territory this class will bring the races back to the parking lots. Using Kyosho’s own DRX nitro rally car the class combines the side-by-side on-road racing with the challenging and fun to drive obstacles of off-road racing. No need to have a clean and smooth race track, race with your friends on the surface next to you and enjoy the handling, performance and details of these awesome looking cars.

Source: Kyosho [kyosho-world-cup.de]

March 6, 2012

2012 Motonica Trophy – Announcement

The ‘Mini Racing Ayrton Senna track’ in Melzo in Italy will play host to the 2012 Motonica Trophy, which will be run on the 17th to 18th of March. Open to 1/8 Onroad, 1/8 Classic and 1/10 Onroad, the race will consist of 4 minute heats and finals for everybody and each participant will receive a free set of tires. Entry is now open on the track website here.