The 1st round of the 2008 Danish Off-Road DRCMU championship was run last weekend by the Odense RC Minirace Club, who have put new carpet on the track providing lots of grip, while a new double jump was build for this event.
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The 3rd round of the Belgian 1/10th scale EP on road Nationals was run last weekend on the short and technical outdoor track in Zwevegem. The event had 33 drivers racing in two classes, EFRA and Super Stock and the weather was very good, with sun and high temperatures all weekend. It was again a hard battle in the EFRA class which produced the third different winner in 3 rounds. The race was won by Benoit Thomaes with his Xray T2 008, just ahead of the late Koen Joosens with his Schumacher Mi3, while 3rd spot went to Olivier Bultynck with his Team Corally Phi. In the Super Stock class the overall winner was Urbain Swijsen with his Team Corally Phi, while 2nd went to Rico Claeys with his Hot Bodies and 3rd going to Thomas Stockman with his Team Associated TC5.
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Last weekend saw the first round of the West Germany Electric touring car qualifying group run at the large MCC Bad Breisig/Rhein outdoor track. Xray team driver Christopher Grimm, who was using his new Speed Passion combo of GT Speedo and DMC legal Ultra Sportsman 9.5 BL motor, took the win ahead of current outdoor Champion Patrick Pasch in 2nd and Andreas Weyhoven in 3rd.
According to the website of the US governing body, ROAR, the Production Monster Truck and 1:10 Gas Truck have been dropped from future US National calendars.
On April 22nd, ROAR President Dawn Sanchez met with manufacturer representatives and Fuel Off-road Committee members in attendance at this year’s Truck Nationals held at The Nitro Pit in Phoenix, Arizona. This group discussed the viability of re-combining the 1:8 Buggy Nationals with 1:8 Truck Nationals. It was decided that in order for this to work effectively, Production Monster Truck and 1:10 Gas Truck would have to be dropped from the Nationals program. Those in attendance at the meeting were unanimous in their decision that this would be the most cost-effective method of handling Fuel Nationals. Not only would this be more cost-effective for teams and manufacturers, it would mostly help the privateer who has to go out-of-pocket for their expenses.
Source: ROAR [roarracing.org]
The first round of the Peruvian National Championships was held at the Jockey Club track in the country’s capital, Lima. The race consisted of 2 heats of 20 min each and Team Magic racer Andy Ledgard won both heats. The first heat was a very tight battle until the 5 minutes mark were Andy began to speed up the pace and won with no problem. The 2nd heat was a closer race as the last 10 minutes Andy´s car was stuck in 1st gear but he held on for the win and took the overall from Leonidas Ponce in 2nd and Gabril Perez in 3rd.
The second round of the Brazilian National Championships was held over the weekend at the Carrefour track in São Paulo. Eventual winner, Serpent 720 driver, Henrique Winik, who started from 5th on the grid, was able to set a new track record on his way to the win in the main final. Opting to not change tyres during the 45 minute race he took the win by 2 laps from Chung Min Hsu in 2nd, with Gabriel Brito in 3rd.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
Last weekend saw the 3rd round of the Portuguese 1/10th EP Touring car Nationals take place at the Tomar track. This small and tight track provided a challenge for everyone and it was guest driver Toni Rheinard who won the Modified class finishing in front of Xray driver Nuno Gancho in 2nd, while the 3rd spot went to Ruben Francisco driving a Schumacher. The stock class saw Joao Miguel win with his Schumacher ahead of Xray driver Pedro Pita in 2nd and Corally racer Nuno Carrico in 3rd.
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The 2nd round of the 2008 Brother Cup took place last weekend in Oberhausen and was open for Sportsman and Hobby classes. The hobby class was won by Jan Eichhoorn with Robert Walden in 2nd and Jean-Paul Appel 3rd, while in the Sportsman class it was Jorg van Leuken who took the win ahead of round 1 winner Jordy Velder in the runner up spot and Mark van Waayenburg in 3rd.
A full gallery of the event can be found here.
