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August 4, 2011

Kyle Branson wins British 1/8th Rd5

Round 5 of the BRCA 1/8th on-road Championship was hosted by the Adur club which is situated on the south coast, near to Brighton a couple of weeks ago. The weather forecast was for rain on Saturday and showers on Sunday which would make qualification very interesting. When arriving on Saturday the track was very wet and heavy rain poured down which did not relent all day with most of the drivers deciding to not run. Towards the end of the day, the track did eventually dry out but with grip levels very low, drivers decided to use the time to setup engines. Sunday, the track was dry which allowed for practice in heat order before a rain shower. The showers soon past and the track dried out very quickly which enabled qualification to begin.

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August 3, 2011

Ronnefalk fastest on Day 2

Current European Junior Champion David Ronnefalk has set the pace on Day 2 of the 1:8 Offroad European Championships, the Kyosho driver posting the fastest time of the day in the second controlled practice when he outpaced Borja Hernandez and the morning’s pace setter Martin Bayer whose CP1 time was the second fastest of the day.

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August 3, 2011

Bayer tops first controlled Practice

Team Losi Racing’s Martin Bayer has topped the first controlled practice at the 1:8 Offroad European Championships in Germany set the fastest time over 5-minutes ahead of frenchmen Renaud Savoya and Jerome Aigoin.

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August 2, 2011

Reckward sets early pace in Germany

Former World Champion & 3-time European Champion Daniel Reckward was fastest on the opening day of the 2011 1:8 Offroad European Championships, the German setting the fastest three consecutive laps ahead of Losi’s Yannick Aigion and Mugen team-mate Robert Batlle. With the first 10-minute practice proving little more than a track cleaning exercise the second 15-minute practice gave drivers a better indication of where they are at.

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August 2, 2011

1:8 Offroad Euros fires into life

The 31st running of the EFRA 1:8 Offroad European Championships fired into action this morning at the rather unique hill side Sand-am-Main track in Germany with the first of two rounds of practice that make up proceedings for the opening day.

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August 1, 2011

Jovanovic & Breugem win Queensland IC Titles

The 2011 Queensland IC Titles were run over three days last weekend under perfect weather conditions. In the 1/10th scale class it was Capricorn driver Peter Jovanovic (Capricorn Novarossi) that claimed victory, with 2010 Worlds finalist Phil Woodbury (Mugen RB) in 2nd and local ace Chris Watchorn (Capricorn Novarossi) in third. In the 1/8th scale class the win went to Mugen driver Glenn Breugem (Mugen Max Power) ahead of local driver Mark Gatenby (Mugen Max Power), with Kane Alderton (Mugen Vox Engines) from New Suoth Wales taking third spot.

View the 1/8th podium here and event videos here

August 1, 2011

Matt Chambers wins Pikes Peak Nitro Challenge

The 4th Annual Pikes Peak Nitro Challenge took place last weekend at the Colorado Fast Track in Colorado Springs. TLR drivers Matt Chambers and Lars Johnson were on hand with both drivers competing in the Expert Buggy class. Unable to make the first day of qualifying, Matt put in two TQ runs in rounds 3 and 4 to secure the overall TQ position for the A-main and would go on to win the 45 minute A-main with his Nitrotec powered TLR 8ight 2.0. Lars suffered some engine trouble early on into the race but was able to finish on the podium in 3rd. In the Expert Truggy class, TLR privateer Chris Peralta stole the show taking the TQ and win in the 45 minute A-main. Chris drove a very smart race and finished laps clear of 2nd place.

Source: TLR [tlracing.com]

August 1, 2011

Joe Kerry wins BRCA 200mm Rd5

Round 5 of the 200mm British Nationals were held on recently at the Mendip circuit. Saturday’s practice started with dry and sunny weather but unfortunately there was little grip on the track. With many cars circulating throughout the day the traction eventually increased to a respectable level. At the end of practice it was Joe Kerry who was quickest with his Serpent 733 just ahead of Championship leader Adam Catchpole. In Qualifying saw Simon Wood take the top spot ahead of Joe Kerry in 2nd and Johnathon Dobney in 3rd. In the final the top two of Simon and Joe got away from the rest of the field and opened up a decent lead. At the first set of fuel stops Joe took first place and from then on was never troubled as he raced to the finish ending the final three laps clear of 2nd placed Dobney with John Zottl taking 3rd. With this result Joe has significantly closed the gap to first place in the championship and now has a really good chance of winning the title this year. Next up in the championship is a trip to the Stonehaven venue in Scotland.

Thanks to Joe Kerry for the report.