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July 10, 2012

Mark Green wins Rd5 of BRCA 200mm series

The 5th round of the British 200mm championship was held at the excellent Cotswold circuit. The forecast for the weekend looked really bad with heavy rain predicted for both Saturday and Sunday. Current championship leader Mark Green faced some tougher competition at the front this meeting with the returning Kyle Branson looking very quick during practice. Much of Saturday’s practice was spent testing damp/rubber tyres under the wet conditions. Around 1 hour from the 6pm finish time the track was almost completely dry which caused a big rush of drivers trying to get out on track. They actually had to queue up for a space on the rostrum as everybody tried to make the most of the remaining time.

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July 9, 2012

DJ Apolaro & Kenny Ives victorious at Airtronics GP

The Airtronics GP race took place in California this past weekend and it was DJ Apolaro that took the TQ and win in the Sedan class with Kenny Ives taking the win in 1/8 scale. With tires and fuel playing a big role for this parking lot track, both DJ and Kenny were the only drivers able to pit at the 5 minute mark in the finals. DJ Apolaro would make a tire change in the Sedan final and still go on to take a convincing win with his Novarossi powered Capricorn C-02. In the 1/8 class Kenny Ives, after bumping up from the B main, was able to take advantage of the great fuel mileage given by the Kosmic Fuel and also no tire change strategy. Kenny would work his way to the top with consistent fast driving and sticking to his strategy. Chris Verano would make a charge back, but come up short, as Kenny was able make a pass on him and stay in front. Tires and fuel played a big role and Kenny made all the right moves, taking his Novarossi powered Capricorn C-801 to the winners circle.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

July 9, 2012

Hungarian Nationals Rd4 report

The 4th round of the Hungarian Nationals was held at the nice little track in Orosháza. The extreme temperatures were a hard challenge during the whole weekend, on Sunday it was around 39 degrees so it was a real test for the drivers, cars and engines. For Hungarian Shepherd Team it was a really successful weekend as they were able to take the 1st place in every category.

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July 7, 2012

Wayne Joelson wins South African Champs Rd3

The 3rd round of the South African Championships were held in the city of Durban, from 30 June to 1 July. The organisers saw a record entry in both 1/10th Touring and 1/8th scale, on the most technical track in South Africa. Reigning South African Champion Wayne Joelson driving the Mugen Seiki MRX5 won all qualifying rounds, and after an engine cut in the 45 minute final managed to take back the lead and win with minutes remaining.

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July 7, 2012

Jakubczyk wins Factory Tracks Midwest Series Rd3

Last weekend was the third round of the Factory Tracks Midwest Series at Pheasant Run Raceway. This fine, privately ran facility is located on the owner’s family farm in rural Michigan. The track conditions are a bit of a departure from most modern tracks, featuring a loosely packed surface with large jumps and bumps, which produce a lot of flying soil and excitement. In the always competitive 2wd open buggy class, Kyosho’s Jason Jakubczyk secured the pole position after three rounds of points style qualifying. In the main, the TQ man was able to get out to a good lead as the rest of the field fell into disarray. Jakubczyk was driving quickly but casually for most the race, until Mike Wells came through the field and began to turn up the heat. It came down to the final lap, and Wells was making some desperate moves to catch up to the leader. Jason managed to hang on for the victory, Wells would finish second, and FTMS organizer Al Horne would finish third. We’re now halfway through the series, and the points are adding up. The next event is August 4th at Dales RC in Genesse, MI.

Source: RC Races [rcraces.com]

July 6, 2012

Oscar Cabezas wins Spanish championship Rd3

Oscar Cabezas has won the recent third round of the Spanish 1/8 on-road championship held Puerto de Santa María. Oscar (Motonica) was able to grab TQ after qualifying and also set a new track record. He also won his semi final and started from the pole position into the final in which he never looked back and that he won with one lap ahead of Lopez Nacho (Serpent) and Sergio Montesinos (Mugen).

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July 5, 2012

Steven Hartson wins 2012 JBRL Rd5

Team Associated’s Steven Hartson has swept the competition at the fifth round of the 2012 JBRL at the Controlled Chaos Raceway in Palmdale, CA. The race format saw two rounds of qualifying with rocket round and a single main event all run on Saturday. Steven attended the 2WD Mod Buggy and Mod Truck class and was able to comfortably grab TQ in both classes. In the buggy A-main he pulled a lead of about five seconds over Mike Truhe who qualified third, for about the first two minutes of the race. Mike made a couple of mistakes which allowed runner-up Cody Turner by for second. Turner tried to make a charge the last minute, but the gap was too far apart. Steven ended up winning by about five seconds over Turner. Hayato Matsuzaki rounded out the podium. In Mod Truck Steven got out to a good lead and put in good consistent laps. By the end of the race, he was almost a lap up on second placed Matt Castellano and Mike Truhe in third position.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

July 4, 2012

Luis Cortez & João Gaio win Rd4 in Madeira

Last weekend saw the fourth round of the Madeira regional track Championships. Race day was characterized by constant changing weather causing the drivers to constantly work on tire choice and the tuning of their cars. The day began with warm temperatures, making the first round of qualifying for the 1/10th 200mm class the fastest. Luis Cortez set the fastest time with 22 laps in 5 minutes and 21 seconds, followed by Luis Angelo and Mario Oliveira about 5 seconds.

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