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December 19, 2019

Umberto Pernice TQs & wins at Xpress Cup 2K19

The MCM RC indoor asphalt track in Ciserano, Italy hosted the Xpress Cup 2K19 race last weekend in several electric on-road classes. In Touring 13.5T EFRA F1 it was Umberto Pernice (Team Associated/Rebellion-RC) with the overall TQ some 0.3 seconds in front of WRC Racing’s Orlando Fenili. The opening A-main was won by Diego Locatelli from Alessandro Belotti Celli in 2nd, while Umberto scored a DNF, however the latter stroke back with wins in A2 and A3 for the overall from Diego in 2nd, while Alessandro had to settle for 3rd overall after the tie-breaker with Diego.

Source: LRP [lrp.cc]

December 18, 2019

WRC Racing sign Flavio Elias

WRC Racing from Italy have announced the signing of Brazilian nitro on-road frontrunner, Flavio Elias to their team. The multi-time Brazilian national and South American champion will campaign WRC Racing’s line of nitro on-road kits at national and international events in 2020.

Source: WRC Racing [wrc-racing.com]

December 18, 2019

Chris Laos doubles at Battle At The Pond Rd2

Mills Pond RC Speedway of Fort Lauderdale, Florida held round 2 of the Battle At The Pond series last weekend. In the Nitro Buggy class it was Chris Laos with the overall TQ and the young man would also bring home a popular win in the 20-minute A-main event, leaving behind Robert Romano in 2nd, a lap down. A further lap down Kevin Neumann would complete the top 3 result. Over in 1/8th E-Buggy it was again Chris Laos with the overall TQ and win, leading the single 10-minute A-main event from tone to tone. 4th place qualifier, Kevin Neumann came in 2nd, some 26 seconds behind as 6th place qualifier, Nelson Garcia came in 3rd overall.

View the E-Buggy podium here

December 18, 2019

JConcepts INS9 finals – Report

The grand final of the JConcepts INS9 Indoor National Series was held at Beach R/C in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina this last weekend. It’s not easy to participate in nationwide series and those who do, have a rare opportunity to really test their skills against some of the best racers in the US and across a multitude of tracks to really elevate their game. The JConcepts Indoor National Series is the ultimate test of man and machine and after 5 fantastic races, the INS9 season comes to an end. From St. Louis, Tacoma, Chandler, Warren, and Myrtle Beach, each track brought different challenges with tires, setup, layout, and atmosphere making each event unique and a standout race on its own. With 3 races counting out of 5, racer are able to choose which track to attend allowing them to select their favorite tracks or tracks they have not been to.

Continue reading the report here

December 17, 2019

Tom Yardy signs with Xray

Xray have announced the signing of UK 1/10th off-road front runner, Tom Yardy to their factory team. The multiple EFRA Euros A-finalist and BRCA Nationals winner will campaign the company’s XB2 and XB4 buggies during his campaign that will see attendances at events such as the EFRA Euros, BRCA Nationals and BRCA Regionals. Tom has the following to say about the deal:

I’m delighted to sign with Xray. Without doubt they produce some of the highest quality and best looking cars on the market and their worldwide racing results record speaks for itself. I’m really looking forward to getting out on track! A massive thank you to the Xray Factory and Greg Hill from RC Disco for making this possible.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

December 17, 2019

Sergi Franch wins at Year End Race

The “Social Gasolina Fin de Ano” Year End Race was held at the Club Automodelismo AUTET track in Almussafes, Spain over the weekend. In the 1/8th IC Track class it was Nacho Lopez with the overall TQ some three seconds in front of Vicente Eres while Sergi Franch, who usually runs 1/10th 200mm Touring Cars, came in 3rd, already a lap down. The final then saw Sergi, in his first 1/8th IC Track race for 15 years, upping his pace and even though he had to come back from the bottom of the field after a mishap, he took the win with a lap margin on Eugenio Rodriguez in 2nd while Miguel Marquina came in 3rd to round out the podium.

Source: Ielasi Tuned [ielasituned.com]

December 17, 2019

Reds Racing sign Kyle McBride

Reds Racing have announced the signing of Australian multi-time champion Kyle McBride for the 2020 and 2021 racing seasons. Kyle will be using Reds Racing’s line of nitro engines and he will be attending several major races in the next months. Kyle had this to say:

It is with pleasure an excitement that I can announce I will be racing for Reds Racing Engines for 2020 and 2021! I am looking forward to running their world class engines and can’t wait for the next two years to begin Special thank you to Federica, Marco and Mario Rossi and the whole Reds Racing family for bringing me on board.

Source: Reds Racing [reds-racing.com]

December 17, 2019

Cole Kasten wins at 8th Annual Toys For Tots

Warehouse Hobby Raceway of Helena, Alabama hosted their 8th Annual Toys For Tots race this past weekend, attracting over 100 entries. In the premier 1/8th Nitro Buggy class it was Cole Kasten (Soar Seiki) with the overall TQ and he also came out on top after the 20-minute A-main event from 6th place qualifier, Team Associated’s Jeremy Reid in 2nd, who ended the race some six laps behind Cole. JQRacing’s Kody Watson was able to retain his qualifying position and completed the top 3 result some 2.8 seconds behind Jeremy.

Source: JQRacing [jqracing.com]