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February 27, 2020

2019/20 BRCA LMP12 Nationals Rd5 – Report

Round five of the 2019/20 BRCA LMP12 nationals was hosted by Barley Mow club in Birtley in the North of England last weekend. A reduced entry compared to the last round didn’t detract from the excellent racing this championship has become known for. The event took place in a large hall with the club laying a flowing layout with a variety of corners requiring careful car setup and consistent driving to get the best time from the circuit. Saturday would see drivers competing in 13.5 and 17.5 stock classes. In the 13.5 class there was a three way battle between David Spashett, current stock World Champion Andy Murray and Louis Parker for pole position. In round three Andy and Louis posted identical times after swapping first and second by a tenth or two throughout the eight minute run. At the end of qualifying it would be Andy who would claim the front spot from David Spashett and Louis Parker with Mark Stiles very close behind in fourth.

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February 26, 2020

Yli & Luhta crowned 12Track Tour champions

The Finnish 12Track Tour series concluded last weekend with rounds 3 and 4 being hosted by the Ospa Ry club in Oulu. At round 3, held on Saturday, it was Vesa Yli (Destiny) with the win from Panu Vehniäinen (Destiny) in 2nd and Sami Munck (CRC) in 3rd while over in 13.5T GT-12 it was Miikka Luhta (V-Dezign) with the win from Miika Laurila (Destiny) in 2nd and Janne Valtanen in 3rd.

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February 25, 2020

Schumacher Indoor Masters Rd6 – Report

This past weekend was the sixth round of the very popular Worksop Series, there was once again a great entry of drivers in the main classes of 2WD and 4WD buggies, then some 2WD stadium trucks and vintage buggies also. As always it was round by round qualifying as the racing format, with the best two results from four rounds of qualifying counting towards the final position. The control tyre in the buggy classes is the Schumacher Yellow Honeycomb, this works superbly well at Worksop. Qualifying in 2WD saw a dominating performance by Neil Cragg, taking TQ in all four rounds to take pole position from Greg Williams and Edward Callan.

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February 25, 2020

Simon Horak TQs and wins at Czech Speed Challenge

The Speed Challenge race was held in the Czech Republic recently and it was Simon Horak who would sweep the Formula category. Simon was able to bring home the triple of overall TQ, win and fastest lap, leaving behind Petr Svatak and Ales Raud in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

February 25, 2020

Rug Racers Rd4 – Report

Round 4 of the Rug Racers electric on-road indoor series was held in Ware, Herts, UK this past weekend. The event saw the running of the usual mix of classes and Billy Fletcher took the 13.5T Touring TQ by just 2.2 seconds. The finals were not to go Billy’s way, so Ashley Wiffin came through and took the overall win, with Ricky Copsey who was on the heels of Ashley in the second final who eventually took 2nd with TQ man Billy Fletcher taking 3rd place.

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February 25, 2020

Weylin Rose doubles at DieHard RC Winter Series Rd9

Round 9 of the DieHard RC Winter Off-road Series was held in Snohomish, Washington this past weekend, attracting over 180 entries including a strong field of 20 novice drivers. In the premier 2WD Mod Buggy class it was Team Associated driver, Weylin Rose with the overall TQ and he also came out on top in the single 6-minute A-main event, leaving behind Jonathan Cantrell (Team Associated) in 2nd, some 4.1 seconds back. TLR’s Jeff Jenkins Jr. would complete the top 3 result, roughly 0.8s behind Jonathan. In the 4WD Mod Buggy class it was again Weylin Rose with the overall TQ and win as Wes Briscoe came in 2nd, already two laps down after the single 6-minute A-main. Jonathan Cantrell would end the day on the 3 spot, some ten seconds behind Wes.

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February 25, 2020

Mario Spiniello wins at Freedom Cup WRS 2K20

Last weekend the Freedom Cup WRS 2K20 race was held at the Miniautodromo TQ-Road track in Teverola, Italy. The 1/10th 200mm Nitro Touring class saw Mario Spiniello taking the TQ by about four tenths of a seconds from Ciro Borrelli in 2nd. The A-main was a very difficult affair for many drivers because of the high tyre wear. Mario decided to start the 30-minutes long encounter with hard compound tyres and so he had to be on his toes the whole time. With a controlled pace he was able to manage the tyres in the first half of the race while keeping a 2nd place and when Ciro Borrelli suffered an engine flame out during his fourth fuel stop, Mario was able to regain the lead and to take the win from Ciro in 2nd. Behind the two, Pasquale Natale would complete the top 3 result.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

February 24, 2020

2020 Florida Winternats – Report

The annual Florida Winternats were held in Fort Myers, Florida this past weekend in 1/8th IC Track and GT classes as well as a 1/10th Nitro Sedan category. 1/8th IC Track was top qualified by Ralph Burch, however it was Eduardo Cabal with the overall win in the 40-minute A-main some three laps in front of Lazaro Alonso in 2nd. Tony Rice would round out the top 3 podium result another seven laps down.

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