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September 8, 2008

Marco Vanni wins Trofeo Novarossi

Last weekend saw the annual Trofeo Novarossi race take place at the Fiorano track in Italy and it was attended by the big names like Collari & Balestri. While it was cloudy throughout the weekend it didn’t rain and following qualifying it was young German Shepherd racer Erik Dankel that put his car on pole position ahead of Marco Vanni, Mattia Rinaldi and Dario Balestri. The main final got off to a bad start for the pole man with him being dropped back to last after a collision on the 3rd corner, which left Vanni to take over the lead. Dankel got his head down and managed to pull himself back up to 2nd spot by the end of the 30 minute final, beating Corrado Lotti who finished 3rd, but it was Vanni who took home the win after a trouble free run.

Source: Novarossi [novarossi.com]

September 8, 2008

Daniel van der Drift wins Dutch GP

The Dutch 1/10th scale 200mm EFRA GP took place last weekend at the MACH track in Heemstede and it saw competitors from a number of different countries battle it out on this challenging track. Following limited running on Thursday and Friday due to rain, Saturday’s qualifying sessions took place under dry conditions and it was Mugen racer Rick V who took top honors during a commanding performance that saw him 8 seconds quicker than 2nd placed racer Jerome Renaux, while Maarten Van Lierop and Daan Jacobs secured the final 2 direct qualifying positions. Sunday’s finals were hit with rain from the very start of the day and this meant a lot of racers didn’t participate, instead deciding to preserve their cars for another day. Following the running of the lower finals that saw a number of drivers move their way up through a number of finals the main final got underway, albeit without Rick V and Daan Jacobs who chose not to start. The start of the 45 minute final saw Renaux initially take the lead, but heavy rain and standing water meant his engine started to die and this saw him drop down the order despite being very quick when his car was going. Another Belgian Michel Tomagra then took over and started to pull out a large gap to the following group but he too hit problems later in the race and would eventually finish in 3rd. Bert Aerts who drove a steady race was rewarded for his efforts with 2nd position but would finish 10 laps behind the eventual winner Daniel van der Drift who overcame some early problems to claim the top step of the podium.

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September 7, 2008

2008 Picco Cup Asia – Announcement

2008 Picco Cup Asia - Announcement

Hobbypro has announced that it is organizing the 1st Picco Cup Asia in Hong Kong on the ACO racing track on the 1st – 2nd of November. It will be open for both 1/10 & 1/8 classes and they wish to welcome any driver that wishes to attend this event. So far Alberto Picco, New World Champion Daniele Ielasi, Patrick Schaefer and Robert Pietsch will come to HK and attend this event together with more than 120 drivers already confirmed from Hong Kong, Macau, China, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Taiwan & Singapore.

More information can be found here.

September 2, 2008

CRC report from 2008 IIC in Vegas

Calandra Racing Concepts, Inc. is reporting on a very successful race meeting at the 2008 International Indoor Championships held last week in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the ultra-competitive 1/12th modified class CRC driver Hupo Honigl from Austria was the T.Q. and winner driving the Generation-X chassis, while his team mate Jilles Groskamp from Holland, qualified 2nd with the same car. This result marks Hupo’s first big win in this class, a great performance in which he dominated the event and A-main by leading every lap. In the new World GT class featuring the new spec 200mm 1/10th pan cars, CRC’s new Gen-X 10 took the win in the hands of Mark Smyka. This new pan-car class used 200 mm sports car bodies with brushless motors and the revolutionary Gen-X 10 finished 1st and 4th, taking the first ever win in this new class. In 1/12th stock, the CRC Gen-X was also T.Q. with driver Pete D’Agnolo winning every round of qualifying.

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August 31, 2008

Monte-Carlo Cup 2008

In partnership with EFRA, the FMM is organizing the First Monte-Carlo Cup on the 16th to 19th of October this year. Open to all racers with 1/8th scale flat pan chassis’, it is expected that the event will attract the best racers in this class from around Europe. The race is held on the La Turbie track, overlooking the bay of Villefranche, in the hills close the centre of Monte Carlo. Entry is open until the 22th of September and rules and entry forms are available on the event website.

August 27, 2008

Italian EFRA GP – Announcement

Italian EFRA GP - Announcement

We have been contacted by the people who run the Lamberto Collari Circuit in Cassino, Italy to tell us that they will be running a 1/8th scale EFRA GP next month. Taking place from the 19th to 21st of September it should be good practice for the European 1/8th scale ‘B’ Championships that will be held on the same track next year. A lot of top international racers will be in attendance, so be sure to get your entry in straight away.

More information about the event can be found here.

August 16, 2008

Daniele Ielasi is 2008 World Champion

At the end of qualifying he was delighted to make his first ever 1:10 200mm World Championship Final but now Daniele Ielasi has gone one better and won a thrilling one hour Main Final here in Portugal to become the 2008 World Champion. Having suffered cruel luck at the 1:8 European Championship last month, Ielasi was clearly emotional after claiming his first ever World title which was greeted by huge applause from the large crowd who witnessed the race.

Check out the full report on our event site here.

August 16, 2008

Christensen, Balestri & Bertin complete WC grid

Martin Christensen

We have our grid for the one hour Main Final that will get underway in just under an hours time and determine who the new 2008 World Champion will be. The Semi A was the last run before the big race and a superb drive by Martin Christensen saw the Danish driver lead home a class act with double European Champion Dario Balestri, from whom he took the race lead during the final pit stop, taking second and double World Champion Adrien Bertin taking the last of the bump up placings.

Check out the full coverage on our event site here.