Following his success in the 2WD class on Saturday Yokomo’s Naoto Matsukra also secured himself the win in the 4WD buggy class on Sunday. The young Japanese driver took the win in front of Team Associated’s Ludovic Valtier and Yokomo team mate Shin Adachi in 3rd.
Source: Indoorground RC Masters [aecmodelclub.fr]
The Indoorground RC Masters race is run this weekend as part of the Mondial du Modelisme fair in Paris. The race sees the some of the fastest French drivers battle it out with European and international stars such as Yokomo’s Naoto Matsukura and Shin Adachi or fast UK Schumacher drivers Tom Cockerill and Danny McGee. In the 2WD qualification, run on Saturday, Naoto Matsukura made a clean sweep easily taking TQ in front of Danny McGee and Shin Adachi. Nicolas Risser (Team C) and Tom Cockerill completed the top 5. In the final it was again Naoto who came out successful while his teammate Shin Adachi moved up one spot to 2nd. Tom Cockerill grabbed the final podium spot in 3rd while Danny McGee had to settle for 4th. With the 2WD class being run now the event will see the 4WD buggies pulled out today.
Source: Indoorground RC Master [aecmodelclub.fr] | Image: Junko Motojima
Dakotah Phend leaves the Thornhill Racing Circuit as the overnight provisional TQ holder of both Truggy and Buggy after concluding the opening day of qualifying with his first TQ run in buggy. Having topped both Truggy qualifiers, the 17-year-old would transfer that form to buggy topping the day’s final heat as he became the first driver to run a 10-lap pace in the championship premiere class. Third fastest in Q1, Phend topped the Q2 timesheets from another of the country’s young guns with Carson Wernimont taking his Mugen to the second fastest time. Having struggled in the opening qualifier, former Champion Ryan Maifield would take his Associated to the third fastest time while for defending Champion Adam Drake it was again a slow run as he posted only the 15th fastest time.
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Recent rumours about the use of gyro technology in EFRA sanctioned events made it necessary for Dallas Mathiesen, president of both EFRA and IFMAR, to clarify that the use of driving aids such as gyros, traction control and active suspension devices are strictly forbidden in EFRA and IFMAR sanctioned events. Drivers found using forbidden items will be subject of a severe penalty, such as a long term ban from all EFRA and IFMAR events.
EFRA has not and will not declared Gyro as legal. Neither could it be found anywhere in the IFMAR rules that it is allowed to use a Gyro as a driver aid in a Radio Controlled car.
The statement in full can be found on the EFRA website by clicking here (PDF file).
Defending ROAR 1:8 Offroad Champions Adam Drake and Ty Tessmann got proceedings at the 2014 National Championships in Texas underway by setting the fastest time of their respective title classes. In Buggy Drake had the fastest 5-lap average of the first timed run with a 46.147 with Serpent’s Mike Truhe closest on a 46.183 pace with Team Associated’s Ryan Maifield third. In Truggy Tessman’s HB had a distinct advantage over the Mugen of Carson Wernimont and the TLR of Josh Glancy around the beautifully presented Thornhill Racing Circuit.
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The 16th edition of the Kyosho Masters took place last weekend at the track of Sucy en Brie. Run in 4 classes of GP Buggy Elite, Expert and Ligue as well as an E-Buggy class, the race attracted some of the fastest Kyosho drivers in Europe. In the premier class of Elite Buggy Jerome Aigoin took the TQ from Elliott Boots and Linus Thern. In the 45 minute finale Elliott was able to fight back and to take the win some 11 seconds from Jerome. 3 laps down Mikael Palsson completed the podium in 3rd position. Thomas Carandi, Riccardo Berton and Kyosho’s own Yuichi Kanai rounded out the top 6 result.
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The 2014 FEMCA 1/8 Nitro Buggy Asian Championships took place at the 3 Stone Park track in Luala Lumpur, Malaysia. Despite some issues in qualifying SWorkz’ Atsushi Hara was the dominant driver in the sizzling hot conditions with his OS-powered prototype buggy as he shifted into second gear on the final day of qualifying, easily taking round wins to take the overall top qualifier position over fellow countryman Wataru Takeshiro (Kyosho/OS) and Australia’s Aaron Stringer (Kyosho/RB). Zac Ryan (Kyosho/OS) and Felix Tan (Prospeed/GO). In the final Atsushi stayed on top and in control of the proceedings taking the win from Wataru Takashiro while Aaron Stringer completed the podium in 3rd position.
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Robert Pietsch claimed his first win of the inaugural Euro Nitro Series, when in a somewhat reversal of the season opener he won the Hockenheimring event from Top Qualifier Simon Kurzbuch. Top Qualifier in Melzo but having to settle for second behind the No.2 qualifier Lamberto Collari, today starting from second the Mugen driver took a close win over Championship points leader Kurzbuch, who ran out of fuel on the last lap, with Shepherd’s Lars Hoppe completing the podium at the German track.
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