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September 30, 2008

Truhe & Drake take wins at JBRL Rd6

The Drake was in touch to tell us about the 6th round of the JBRL Nitro Series that was hosted by Full Throttle Hobbies in Barkersfield CA. The 1/8th Pro Buggy class was TQ’d by the Drake, but it was his Losi/GRP team mate Mike Truhe that took the win, with Adam settling for 2nd ahead of Kyosho team driver Cody King in 3rd. In the Pro Truck class Drake once again TQ’d but this time secured the victory ahead of the Kyosho pairing of Cody King and Ryan Lutz. Team Losi had success in the intermediate classes too with victory in both the buggy and truggy going to Robert Wickham and Kyle Johnson respectively, with the latter TQ’ing both classes.

September 30, 2008

Francesco Tironi wins Italian Open UISP

The 1/10th scale Open gas UISP event was held recently at the Melzo circuit in the north of the country with racers at this event able to use Can-Am style shells. Qualifying was dominated by Francesco Tironi who took pole position by 7 seconds and was the only driver to hit 18 laps, with Cristian Costanzo lining up 2nd, Guido Barbera 3rd and Walter Ossola 4th. In the 45 minute final, Tironi was pushed all the way by Barbera who was able to stay on the lead lap till the end finishing 12 seconds behind the winner Tironi, while Walter Ossola took 3rd, 2 laps down on the leading pair.

Source: Automodellismo [automodellismo.net]

September 30, 2008

Gara delle Castagne – Announcement

Gara delle Castagne - Announcement

A quick announcement for the Gara delle Castagne race, to be held on the 2 Pista Verde track in Ferner close to Belluno in Italy. Organised by the Miniteknica, with the support of the MyCandy Team and F.V.S.S Racing team, the race is open to 1/8th and 1/10th scale gas on road. Taking place on the 25th (practice) to the 26th of October you can enter, as well as find more information, on the event site here.

September 29, 2008

Gilliland wins Merlin Fuel Ulster GP

Ballymoney in Northern Ireland played host to the Merlin Fuel Ulster Grand Prix yesterday with nitro cars making a successful return to the once popular nitro venue. Organised by the UMCC, the inaugural Nitro GP attracted a quality entry including former Irish National 1:10 200mm Champions Chris Steele & Stephen Hayes, and British Championship race winner Mark Gilliland. In qualifying it was Steele with his Murnan Modified RB powered Kyosho that claimed TQ honours from Gilliland’s Xray. In the final the pair had a thrilling battle for the lead, swapping positions lap after lap, but a small error by Steele was eventually enough to allow Gilliland to break clear and take the victory. 2007 Irish Champion Hayes, also driving an NT1 completed the podium. Following the success of the event it is planned to make the Ballymoney circuit a regular fixture on the 2009 Irish National Championship calendar.

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September 29, 2008

Sabrina Lechner wins South German title

We received a brief report from the South German Championships that were held last weekend in Greuthof, which was won by super quick female racer Sabrina Lechner. The young German IDM / Kyosho team driver drove a tactical race starting from 4th position. After 10 minutes she managed to move up to 3rd spot and could take the lead at the 20 minute mark when the top 2 drivers pitted. Sabrina maintained her lead to take the 2008 1/10th South German title in front of Mugen racer Armin Baier in 2nd and Patrick Nähr driving an Xray in 3rd.

Source: Scuderia-Fun-and-Drive [scuderia-fun-and-drive.com]

September 26, 2008

Gilioli is Italian Classic Champion

2008 Italian Classic 2WD National Championship

With popularity in 1:8 Classic on the up we bring you news of the 2008 Italian Classic 2WD National Championship which was held recently at Riccione where Motonica driver Nicolas Gilioli claimed the title. Driving his Novarossi powered P8 Classic, Gilioli, who qualified third for the 45 minute final, won by 3 laps from the Mantua Intrepid of Massimo Poldi with Top Qualifier Alessandro Pala completing the podium with his Max powered Motonica a further lap adrift.

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September 24, 2008

Filipe Costa is Portuguese Champion

Filipe Costa is Portuguese National Champion

The final round of the Portuguese 1/10th scale 200mm Nationals were run last weekend at the large Coimbra in the centre of the country. Only 37 drivers turned up for this race and it was Mugen racer Bruno Coelho that took the pole position from fellow title contender Filipe Costa racing an Xray. In the race Filipe held back just to secure the title and finished 3rd behind the battling pair of Jose Pequito and Bruno Coelho, who finished in that order. The result gave Costa the National title ahead of Coelho and Pequito in the standings.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

September 23, 2008

Kyle Branson wins BRCA 200mm Title

The 8th round of the British 1/10th scale 200mm Nationals were run over the weekend at the Cotswold track under dry and sunny conditions. With many quick drivers in attendance it was Serpent racers Mark Green and Kyle Branson that took the first 2 spots in qualifying, with the latter heading the championship standings entering into this final round. In the final, the top 2 qualifiers shot off into the lead battling it out at the front until Kyle was able to get to the head of the field, where he stayed to take the win from Green in 2nd and Xray driver Robin Hammet 3rd. This win was enough to secure the 14 year old Serpent SDD/Sirio driver the 2008 National title.

Source: 3hobby [3hobby.net]