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October 11, 2011

Joe Kerry takes British title with last round victory

The last BRCA 1/10th 200mm national race of the championship was at the Mendip circuit last weekend with the title still up for grabs. Saturday’s practice was run under dry and sunny conditions with championship contenders Joe Kerry and Adam Catchpole looking quick all day. Sunday morning turned out to be very windy, cold and damp. This made qualifying quite difficult for some of the top drivers but the track eventually dried out for the final qualifier and everyone was able to set a decent time. Alex Thurston took FTD just in front of Joe Kerry with Adam Catchpole qualifying in 6th position. In the final Joe took the lead on the very first lap and began to race away from the rest of the field. At the end of the 30 minute final Joe was the winner after holding off the challenge of Mark Green towards the end of the race. This final result makes Joe Kerry the 2011 British 200mm National Champion. Adam Catchpole finished runner up overall with Alex Thurston taking third overall.

Thanks to Joe Kerry for the report.

October 11, 2011

Henriksen wins Danish 1/8th Nationals

The last round of the Danish 1/8th scale nationals was run at ODRC club in Odense. The track is small and has no space for error’s so it’s technically challenging to drive 1/8 on this track and it’s normally very slippery too. There was some rain overnight and it actually cleaned the track so the grip was better on Sunday. After 5 rounds Shepherd driver Henrik Christensen was leading with only 2 points, and the Danish point system also gives points for TQ, so when fellow Shepherd-Novarossi racer Jon Pedersen took the TQ on Saturday there was only one point between 1st and 2nd place. He took the pole-position in front of Henrik Christensen and Mikael Skals in third position.

Continue reading the report here

October 11, 2011

Giannis Sotiropoulos claims Greek 200mm title

Giannis Sotiropoulos has taken yet another victory in Greece with his Serpent 733 TE, this time at the last round of the Greek championship. Taking the win by over a lap from second, Giannis had carried forward his qualifying pace, where he was able to claim pole position, into the main final and could lead the race from beginning to end. With this victory Giannis Sotiropoulos was able to secure the 2011 Greek 1/10 nitro on-road National title.

Image: RC World [rc-world.gr]

October 10, 2011

Andrej Talalov wins title in Ukraine

Andrej Talalov, driving his Serpent 811 Cobra, has claimed the 2011 Ukrainian National Championship. Round 1 of the series saw Andrej take a dominating victory, while in round 2 against some tough competition Andrej could only manage 2nd spot. In the final round he once again came out on top to claim the title ahead of Mugen driver Chernega Evgeny in 2nd and Rudoy Maksim driving a Durango in 3rd.

October 7, 2011

Andrew Smolnik wins 4th Annual Fall Brawl

This years 4th Annual Fall Brawl in Maplesville, Alabama provided great weather and some even better racing. Agama Team Drivers Alan Burton, Coty Ingram and Andrew Smolnik were on hand to showcase the Agama A8 buggies in the 1/8th Nitro Pro Buggy class. The Snake Pit Layout was hard packed red Georgia clay and with the track run dry the blue groove formed and traction was plentiful. Alan Burton and Andrew Smolnik had an epic battle throughout the 45 minute A final with Smolnik coming out on top taking the win while Burton finished in a respectable 2nd overall.

Source: Hobby Pro [hobbyprousa.com]

October 7, 2011

Stuart Mahon wins 2nd annual Race of Champions

Last weekend saw the 2nd running of the ‘Race of Champions’ event taking place at the NNRC track near Blackpool in the North of the country. The event is the end-of-year ‘Race-Off’ between the Top 20 qualifying drivers from each of the 8th Scale Off Road Regions run throughout the year in the UK – it is the brain child of Glyn Morgan (8-11 series organiser) and is organised to challenge the best drivers from the 8-11 Series, NRS, SRS Series and the Scottish Region. It is a one-off race and is a great way of pitting each region against each other in a fun, but competitive end of season race.

Continue reading the report here

October 7, 2011

Renato Tradardi Jr wins Venezuelan Truggy Nats

The Venezuelan National Championship took place last weekend at the Pista Club ITALO track in Cagua. Event though Team Associated Team member Renato Tradardi Jr. had not been racing for a while because he was away in Italy, he and his RC8T were nevertheless able to get up to speed quickly in the controlled practices for his class. He ended a respectable second and his father Renato third for the Grand Final. Not bad for a two-month absence from racing. In the finals it started to rain and the track became slippery. Making a decisive tire choice Renato Jr. led the field from the first round, and as the track dried and traction improved, the Team Associated RC8T excelled and he took the win.

Source: Associated [rc10.com]

October 7, 2011

2011 JConcepts Clash warmup – Announcement

The Coral Springs R/C Car Club and JConcepts are gearing up for the 2011 JConcepts Clash. In preparation, a warm-up event for 1/8th scale only has been confirmed for November 6, 2011 on a new layout. The race will take place on the 6th of November and will be open to 1/8th gas buggy & truggy (Expert & Sportsman) as well as 1/8th BL and Pro4 SCT.

More information on the event can be found here.