TLR completed a clean sweep of buggy qualifying this morning with Riccardo Rabitti taking the fourth and final round of heats ahead of team-mates Darren Bloomfield, who set the pace in Q2 & 3, and Yannick Aigoin who TQ’d yesterday’s opening qualifier. Overall Bloomfield secures his second honour of being the Top Qualifier having dominated yesterday’s Brushless Buggy action.
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TLR driver Darren Bloomfield holds the overnight Buggy Top Qualifier honour at the Arena Offroad Meeting in Voghera, Italy, after securing his second TQ run of the day in the third of the four scheduled qualifiers with team-mate Yannick Aigoin the only one capable of denying him in tomorrow morning’s final round of heats.
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Having taken a year out so as to avoid a clash with last November’s 1:8 Offroad World Championships in Thailand, Italy’s leading international offroad event is back and has taken over from the cowboys again with defending champion Yannick Aigoin opening qualifying with TQ runs in both Buggy and Truggy. The third running of the Offroad Meeting at the Arena Rodeo ring, which is situated 1- hours drive south of Milan, the two biggest changes to the indoor event are the weather and new title sponsorship from Sweep tyres.
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Motonica is pleased to announce the 4th edition of the Motonica Trophy for 1/8 and 1/10 scale on-road cars that will be held in Fiorano from the 29th to 30th October. Registrations are open on the website of the Miniautodromo Jody Scheckter. You can find all information here.
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The fourth and final round of the North East Super Series took place at the Barnstormers RC Raceway in Chester, New York. In 1/8 Nitro Buggy Jamie Grayek was able to take TQ honours and secure overall Win in Points Series with Jimmyjames taking a 2nd and Jeff Legassy rounding out the top 3. With the main race set to be 30 minutes it would prove to be a battle with multiple lead changes. Problems for Grayek early in the race would allow Serpent’s Stephen Plackis to lead out followed by Jay Bless of RC-NYC, Kyosho’s Jimmyjames and Serpent’s Jay Livingstone. Around the 5 minutes mark a wheel to wheel battle would brew between Plackis and Bless with Jimmyjames and Livingstone in tow. Plackis and Bless would swap the lead multiple times with Jimmyjames still running in 3rd and Livingstone running 4Th. Around the 15 minute mark car contact between the leaders would slow them down allowing Jimmyjames to take the lead. He would lead out with heavy pressure from Bless and Plackis but would not look back and was able to take the Win with Bless, Plackis and Livingstone in tow.
Capricorn got in touch to tell us that Sebastian Recio has won the recent Argentinian 1/8 scale on-road championship. The race took place at the 2007 World Championships track in Cordoba. Sebastian (Capricon/Novarossi) was able to get TQ after qualifying and also won the main final in front of Agustin Cutini (Mugen/Novarossi) and Agusto Quinteros (Serpent/Novarossi).
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The 2011 French Cup was held last weekend at the Louviers track in the North of France. In qualification, Arthur Leclercq took the TQ honors with his Capricorn with Basile Concialdi, French Champion 2011, in second position with another Capricorn. In the 30-minutes final it was young driver Léo Arnold with his Team Orion powered Capricorn in front of Basile Concialdi (Capricorn/Orion) and Frederic Bourillon (KM/Orion) after a great battle between these 3 drivers.
The 2011 Korean National Championship for 1/10th 200mm was held this year at the Kirina RC Circuit located near the capital city of Seoul. With a lighter turnout than previous years there was still plenty of competition at the front. Qualifying saw Capricorn racer Hyunho Ahn take the top spot from team mates Kiyong Hong and Seyong Oh with Mugen driver Yeonchul Kim rounding out the top 4. In the final electrical problems for Hyunho and engine problems for Kiyong saw the pair retire promoting 3rd place starter Seyong Oh to the top spot where he would hold on for victory and the title. Yeonchul Kim would take the runner up spot for Mugen, while Serpent racer Yeongjun Kim would complete the podium.
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