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March 4, 2019

1/5th scale World Challenge – Report

Steel City RC Raceway of Fontana, California held the 1/5th scale World Challenge this past weekend. Unfortunately the race suffered from mixed weather and a somewhat low turnout but racing was still hot and in the STC class it was former World Champion, Markus Feldmann with the TQ and win from Matias Garcia 2nd and Luis Diaz 3rd. 1/5th GT was TQ’d by Frank Pena but in the 30-minute A-main it was Tom Wong with the win from Frank Pena in 2nd. Greg Shum would round out the top 3. The 20-minute Spec 5 A-main was won by top qualifier, Tony Tam from Ken Gerberding and Gary Kyes.

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March 4, 2019

Hagberg & Mächler win at 2019 TITC

The 2019 edition of the annual Thailand International R/C Touring Car Championship was held this past weekend in Bangkok, Thailand. The event attracted the usual high-quality mix of world-class and local drivers with the 2019 race being held in the six classes of Touring Modified, Open Brushless 13.5T, Non-Boost 17-5T, Mini, Formula and Tamiya Truck. In the premier Touring Modified class, that attracted 65 entries, it was Xray’s Alexander Hagberg who would snatch the overall TQ after being tie on points with Infinity’s Naoto Matsukura, both TQing two rounds each. Infinity’s Akio Sobue and Xray’s Bruno Coelho came in 3rd and 4th on the grid as new Infinity signing, Viktor Wilck rounded out the top 5.

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February 28, 2019

Martin Hofer to run Racing Performer electronics

Yokomo have announced that German electric touring car ace, Martin Hofer will be using Racing Performer electronics and batteries for the 2019 season and beyond. Martin will use Yokomo’s RP series of speed controllers, motors and batteries starting at this week’s Thailand International Touring Car Championship and he has the following to say about the deal:

Going all in on Yokomo by using Racing Performer Electronics was always in the back of my head and now we finally made it happen. The teamwork in preparation for this weeks TITC has already been exceptional and I am looking forward to spread the word about the amazing Racing Performer product range.

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]

February 27, 2019

Martin Bayer takes double Mibosport Cup title

The grand final of the 2018/19 Mibosport Cup was held in Hrotovice last weekend with a record entry of 270 drivers. The race was special in that way, that double points were given, meaning overall standing could change a lot. The race was held in the usual electric on-road and off-road classes and in the buggy categories it was Hupo Hönigl who dominated the 2WD practice rounds while Martin Bayer was fastest in 4WD. After the qualifiers however it was Martin on top in both classes followed by Ales Bidovsky and Hupo in 2nd and 3rd in 2WD, while in 4WD it was Adam Izsay 2nd and Hupo again 3rd.

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February 27, 2019

20th Annual Dirt Nitro Challenge – Report

There are not many RC races that are bigger, do it better, and have the intensity like The Dirt Nitro Challenge. This year was special as it marked the 20th Annual of the biggest nitro race on US soil and this year didn’t disappoint. Almost every manufacturer sent drivers to this race making the atmosphere very much like a Worlds competition with numerous drivers traveling from all across Europe to join in on the action. This year, it was offered a little bit of everything. From freezing cold temps, high winds, rain delays, and eventually sunshine, mother nature played a dramatic part, but this is nothing new for an outdoor race. What was different this year was the location and venue as the DNC was relocated after news broke last year that Fear Farm was shutting down. Now, located at the Perris, California’s Southern California Fair Grounds, there’s a new look to the DNC but still consisted of the same awesome racing vibes that its well known for.

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February 25, 2019

Martin Bayer teams up with Mibosport

Mibosport have announced the addition of Xray off-road frontrunner, Martin Bayer to their team. Martin will be using Sanwa products in all of his Xray 1/8th and 1/10th scale rides while being Mibosport representative at all races he attends locally, nationally and abroad. Martin has the following to day about the deal:

I am very happy I can join Mibosport team. It’s great opportunity for me and I have to thanks to Michal Bok for his trust in me. I will be racing with new Sanwa M17 radio, everyone is welcome to come for chat about new radio, and I am free to help. See you on track.

Source: Mibosport [mibosport.com]

February 24, 2019

Apolaro & Martinez win at Florida Winternats

The annual Florida Winternats were held in Fort Myers, Florida this past weekend. The event attracted some of the country’s fastest nitro on-road drivers as well as guests from abroad and in the premier 1/8 Open class is was a battle in qualifying with Paolo Morganti and DJ Apolaro. Turning similar lap times all weekend it was Paolo that got the TQ, as he made better drives with less mistakes. In the final however it was DJ Apolaro with less mistakes over the 45 minute main event. DJ Apolaro (Capricorn) would come out on top 11 seconds in front of Paolo Morganti (Capricorn) in 2nd and Lon Burling (Serpent) in 3rd some nine laps back.

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February 11, 2019

Maximum points haul for Coelho at ETS Daun

Having opened his title defence with a 6th place in Austria, Bruno Coelho made amends for the disappointing result by taking maximum championship points this weekend from the second round of the Euro Touring Series in Daun, Germany. Winner of the same event last year, the Xray driver again secured the overall TQ and despite the best efforts of a very on form Freddy Sudhoff wrapped up the overall win in A2. Sudhoff would secure 2nd overall with the win in A3 ahead of Christopher Krapp who avoided a first lap pile up – 2nd place promoting the Yokomo driver to fourth overall. The incident was triggered by Ronald Volker making contact with Alexander Hagberg and with them crossing the loop to 7th and 9th respectively it was Volker who completed the podium with his 3rd and 4th from the first two Mains. Coming into the weekend as the championship points leader, the 3rd place is enough for Volker to retain that lead – the advantage still 3-points but now over Coelho.

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