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January 7, 2020

2020 JConcepts Super Cup Rd1 – Report

Come January, the entire RC racing world is extremely anxious to start out 2020 with a bang. Just after Christmas and now into the New Year, most racers can’t wait to get out there and show off the new Christmas gear, new sponsor support, and get that racing fix. For most US South-East racers, the JConcepts Super Cup Series is it. For 2020, the Super Cup Series has jumped to a 7-race series that tours all over Florida visiting some of the legendary facilities the Sunshine State has to offer. Round 1 starts off at Beachline Raceway located in beautiful Cocoa Beach, Florida. With all-new black carpet that was recently installed, Beachline has become the place to be for fast action carpet racing. This year’s flow was amazing and required drivers to have razor quick reflexes with surgical precision. The jumps worked well and the elevated sections really added dimension to a typically flat track.

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January 6, 2020

Clement Boda doubles at Happy New Year race

The Charleroi, Belgium based Buggy Club Indoor held their Happy New Year race this past weekend, attracting some of the fastest electric off-road racers of the French and Belgian region. In the 2WD Buggy class Clement Boda made a clean sweep in the qualifiers, taking the overall TQ from Senne Pauwels in 2nd. With wins in A1 and A2 Clement would seal the overall win early and with one leg to spare while Jonas Martens cemented his runner-up spot with a win in A3 as Senne Pauwels had to settle for 3rd overall.

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January 6, 2020

Anthony Schimizzi wins at FNS Rd3

Round 3 of the Florida Nitro Series was held at Nuggets Ranch Raceway in Arcadia, Florida this past weekend in several nitro on-road classes. In 1/10th 200mm Nitro Sedan it was Dorian Tisdale with the overall TQ, however after the 30-minute A-main event it was Anthony Schimizzi with the win some 0.9 seconds in front of Chris Lefebvre in 2nd. 6th place qualifier, Will Carrera came in 3rd, some eight seconds behind Chris while Jerry Guerra would finish the race on the same lap as the top 3, only 4.5 seconds behind Will. TQ holder Dorian had to settle for 5th overall, a lap down.

Image: Wallace Motorsports [wallacemotorsports.net]

January 6, 2020

Graham Alsop wins at Deerdale Racing Series Rd2

Round 2 of the Deerdale Racing Series 2019/20 was held at the Deerdale RC Offroad astroturf track in the UK this past weekend. Veteran racer, Graham Alsop took the win in the 20-minute Nitro Buggy A-main final from Jack Hirst in 2nd. Freddie Thompson would round out the overall top 3 result.

Source: BRCA [brca.org]

January 6, 2020

VanDalen & Tebo win at Tekno RC Winter Series

The Tekno RC Winter Series was held at the Hobbyplex indoor off-road track in Ohama, Nebraska, attracting 200 entries. In the premier Expert Nitro Buggy class it was Tekno’s Seth VanDalen with the overall TQ and he would also come out on top in the 30-minute A-main event leading the race from tone to tone, leaving behind Tekno teammate, Jared Tebo in 2nd, a lap down. 5th place qualifier, Collin Weatherholt (Mugen) came in 3rd to round out the podium result.

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January 6, 2020

2020 Malaysia National League Rd1 – Report

The opening round of the 2020 Malaysia National League was held at the URCC offroad track in Putrajaya this past weekend. In the premier Pro Nitro Buggy class it was Kyosho driver Danny K with the overall TQ, however after the 45-minute A-main event it was young Jade Lim (Team Associated) with the overall win a lap in front of Danny K. Another four laps down it was Muhaimin Omar (Kyosho) who would round out the overall top 3.

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January 6, 2020

Ronald Völker TQs & wins at 2020 MCSS Open

The 2020 MCSS Open was hosted by the MCSS Althengstett club in Germany this past weekend. In the Touring Modified class it was Yokomo’s Ronald Völker with a clean sweep in the qualifiers, winning all five rounds for the overall TQ. The triple A-main events then again saw Ronald leading the way and with three wins he took the overall title from Awesomatix’s Michele Manzo in 2nd while Xray’s Marco Kaufmann came in 3rd overall. Dionys Stadler and Carl Friedrich Groessel completed the top 5 results.

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January 6, 2020

Ielasi Tuned sign Mattia Collavo

Ielasi Tuned have announced the signing of Italian top on-road racer, Mattia Collavo to their factory team for the 2020 season. Mattia will power his 1/8th scale Shepherd rides using the Ielasi Tuned’s Raptor .21 engine at events such as the Italian Nationals, the EFRA European Championships and other select high-class events throughout the season.

Source: Ielasi Tuned [ielasituned.com]