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March 8, 2010

Ginting & Suliandy win Indonesian Nats Rd1

The first round of 1/10 EP Indonesian National Championship was held on Sunter International Speedway in Jakarta and saw a total of 50 drivers competing in two classes, Modified and Stock 11.5. In Modified class qualifying, Bowie Ginting placed his Xray on TQ spot, followed by Teddy Syach with his Hot Bodies in 2nd place, 0.8 seconds behind Bowie with Kris Heriyana driving a Tamiya in 3rd place, 1 second further back. In Stock class it was again Bowie Ginting in the TQ spot, with Suwardi Suliandy driving a TOP Photon in 2nd and Dimas Ardian with a Tamiya in 3rd spot.

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March 8, 2010

Agustí Saltó wins Spanish National

JConcepts are reporting that Agustí Saltó has won at the Spanish Nationals in Montjuich, Barcelona, using Bar Codes in blue compound. The racing was very difficult with runner up Carlos Pineda, racing for Associated, proving to be very fast and putting pressure on Yokomo driver Saltó. Durango driver David Bustos completed the winners podium in 3rd.

Source: JConcepts [jconceptsracing.net]

March 1, 2010

Bloomfield & Galvin win CML Winter Series Rd5

CML are reporting on the 5th round of their Winter Series at the Frankley Model Car Club that was well attended with some extra quick laps from those looking to make it home for the cup final. In the Buggy Final it was Darren Bloomfield who emerged victorious, ahead of Matthew Lewis in 2nd and Graham Alsop in 3rd. Darren has been very impressive during previous rounds and has won 3 out of the 4 races he attended. The Truggy Final was won by Liam Galvin with Tom Jordan in 2nd and James Bulivant in 3rd place. This line up reflects the total series rankings so far and it’s looking good for Liam with only one race left.

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February 28, 2010

F1 RCGP 2010 Round 1 report

The new F1 RCGP season kicked off last month at RC Stadium Seiki in Nara. This high traction indoor circuit allows drivers to concentrate on set-ups and driving without being affected by the cold weather. This year there will be 10 rounds just like last year with the last round held in Hong Kong. Regulations for this season has also been changed, allowing drivers to use LiFe battery for both classes and 17.5T brushless motor for F1 GP class to reduce running cost and maintenance time.

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February 23, 2010

Adrian Bernsten claims Norwegian title

The 2010 Norwegian championship took place last weekend in Spydeberg and classes included 1:12 scale, 1:10 modified and 1:10 Pro Stock, with eighty drivers signed up, however only 65 showed up. There was free practice on Friday to get a better grip on the only 1 race old 600m2 carpet, while on Saturday there were 4 rounds of qualifying with a 5th on Sunday as well as driving finals at the end of the day. Adrian Bernsten won all 5 qualifying rounds which meant he took the TQ spot in front of Helge Johannesen in 2nd and Petter Berntsen in 3rd.

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February 23, 2010

Bowie Ginting wins Indonesian Warmup race

The Warm Up race for the Indonesian 1/10 EP National championship season was held on Sunter International Circuit this past weekend. The race weather was sunny all the day and with 41 drivers in attendance, it showed how the passion of Indonesian racers for 1/10 EP class is back to how it once was. The race was open to modified and stock 11.5 R BL classes and in Modified qualifying It was 2004 1/10 GP World finalist, Teddy Syach, who after a year away from racing, placed his Hot Bodies on the TQ spot, followed by Wiyono, Albert, Kris Heriyana and Bowie Ginting who completed the top 5. In stock qualifying, Sewaka Ramadhani with his Orion powered TOP Photon took the TQ, with Bowie Ginting following him in 2nd place 1 second behind. Yuri Taruna, Imam Liyanto and Hans completed the Top 5.

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February 22, 2010

Vesa Yli dominates Rd2 of FinTrack

Finnish indoor season on road nationals aka FinTrack Tour continued at Southern Finland at the city of Tampere last weekend. The venue was a huge sport hall with several separated game fields for indoor games. Due to recent cold weather conditions, the hall was pretty cold inside, only about 12-14C degrees during the day as it was -25C outside with blowing wind making it feel like -50C. The track was pretty bumpy due to plastic carpet on the hall floor which had stretched during the years but the layout was good for 1/12 with lots of technical corners and not so high speed as TC tracks usually are.

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February 22, 2010

Jefferies does double at BRCA 12th Nats Rd5

Round five of this season’s BRCA 1:12 championship was held over the weekend at the popular permanent indoor facility at Maritime Raceway. As per previous rounds day one sees a Pro Stock national for all drivers, with an option to run 10.5 or modified motors on Sunday. Day one went well for team Associated with a win for Olly Jefferies and his LRP / Reedy powered R5, Olly qualified second behind his experienced team mate Keith Robertson. An early error from both Associated drivers saw Elliott Harper take the lead with his CRC car, Olly kept the pressure on Elliott who then run into mechanical problems and dropped back allowing Olly to take the win ahead of the V-Design of Andy Griffith with Keith Robertson completing the Podium. The result opens up the Pro Stock national title, with one round to go a number of drivers can now take the title.

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