The 2019 edition of the Schumacher GP Italy was held at the Four Points by Sheraton hotel in Bolzano in a state of the art conference room supplemented by large pit spaces which provided great comfort for the numerous attendants. In LMP Open Modified, it was Andy Murray taking the win ahead of teammate and young gun Daniel Robins. The 3rd place went to Mattia Dall’Oca.
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OCRC Raceway of Huntington Beach, California played host to the 12th annual Pro-Line Surf City Classic this past weekend, attracting over 310 entries. In 13.5T Stock Buggy it was Yokomo’s Matthew Gonzales with the overall TQ and he would also take the win in the single 10-minute A-main event, leaving behind Team Associated’s Antonio Counsil in 2nd, a lap down. TLR’s Matthew Willbilly came in 3rd some 2.8 seconds down on Antonio to round out the podium. Over in 17.5T Stock Buggy it was again Matthew with the overall TQ and win as Antonio scored another runner-up spot, 9.6 seconds behind Matty G. Team Associated’s Ezra Keller would round out the top 3 another second down.
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The 2019 Brazilian Electric Touring Car Championships were held in Joinville, Santa Catarina recently in 8.5T Modified and 13.5T Blinky classes. In 8.5T Modified the race for the overall TQ was on between Xray’s Erich Heshiki and WRC Racing’s Alexandre Hirata with the two ending tie on points after the qualifiers with the better tie-breaker handing Erich the overall TQ from Alexandre in 2nd. The finals would be held on Sunday and in very good weather conditions. The opening A-main saw ARC driver Cesar Salvadori taking the win from Denis Picktaill (Awesomatix) and Alexandre Hirata (WRC) – the latter having to recover from a bad start and being dead last in the opening stages. A2 then had Alexandre taking the win from Mugen’s Flavio Elias in 2nd. The final A-main would bring the decision for the overall win with Felipe Franceschi (Xray) taking the leg win and with it the overall 3rd place as Alexandre snatched the overall win and the Brazilian 8.5T Touring title with a 2nd place finish in A3. Cesar Salvadori came in 2nd overall with a steady performance in the finals.
Round 4 of the Swiss IC Track Championship was held at the AMCS Herblingen track. Qualifying went perfectly for Simon Kurzbuch who secured the pole position. However, every run was very close between him and Silvio Hächler and both drivers had to go to the very limit. After qualifying however it was Oliver Krähmann who was able to jump ahead of Silvio in the final round. Thus, Silvio had to go through the Superpole in which he secured a direct final spot. The finals were held on Sunday under very hot weather conditions. Tire wear was very high, and a good strategy was the key to success. The start went smoothly, and Simon was able to pull away a bit from Oliver and Silvio after the first pitstop at the 5 minute mark. After refuelling Silvio would pass Oliver and started to hunt after Simon. After 15 minutes, the first tyres were changed, but unfortunately Silvio had an engine stop which cost him dearly. When Oliver suffered a technical, Simon would drive home to victory in front of Silvio Hächler and Tobias Kerler. The championship is still open, with the title being decided between Simon Kurzbuch and Luca Martinelli at the final round in Langenthal.
Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]
Inside Line Racing have announce that Tom Yardy, one of the top UK off road drivers, has signed a two year contract with PR Racing UK and Inside Line Racing. Tom is a very well respected driver and is very approachable, his setup knowledge and racecraft are second to none. Tom’s dad Chris will be on hand also and he will be a massive asset to, not only Tom, but to every Inside Line Racing driver. Tom will also be using the excellent Maclan MMAX ESC and V2m motors, along with SRT servos in his PR Racing cars. Tom has the following to say about the deal:
I’m really excited to join the PR Racing team. I’ve paid close attention to the way Kev and Alec have developed the brand here in the UK over the last few years, and how the quality and performance of the cars has really advanced since they first came on the scene. With a team combining young superstars with enthusiastic, experienced racers, I hope to help push the cars and the rest of the team forward in 2020 and beyond. I’d like to thank Kev at Inside Line Racing for this opportunity and look forward to getting out on track.
Source: Inside Line Racing [insidelinemodels.com]
The Romanian Nationals for 1:8 and 1:10 IC & electric (super stock & touring / juniors and seniors) concluded last weekend on the beautiful asphalt track in Frumusani, just 25 km away from Romanian’s Capital, Bucharest. Hot weather raised the air temperature above 35 degrees and the sun warmed the track over 55 degrees Celsius. Track layout favoured high speed under high grip conditions with the busy schedule starting Friday and allowed only 3 qualifications for each class. From day one till the end, drivers confronted changing grip conditions and cars needed setup changes frequently.
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The 2019 Mugen Challenge was held at the LCRC Raceway in Central Pennsylvania, attracting 389 entries from across the country. The event kicked off on Wednesday with the ‘Mechanics Clinic’ presented by Pat Risser & Kevin Mummah. This brand new 10 entry clinic taught 1/8 Drivers & Crew good maintenance practices, and how to setup their cars. Once again this year, on Thursday, Mugen Seiki’s Adam Drake hosted the Annual Drake Clinic, and worked with 20 drivers to improve their cars and their driving skills. Friday kicked off open practice, which was delayed by some early morning rain, but perfect weather followed for the remainder of the race. Throughout the weekend, 21,389 laps were put on the new LCRC layout, which featured an over/under obstacle.
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The penultimate round of the 2019 Czech Open series was held in Horni Jeleni last weekend. Following free practice on Friday, the race started on the Saturday morning with qualifying. Xray driver Max Gotzl was able to take the overall TQ in both Nitro and EP classes, after winning all 4 qualifying rounds. Jiri Mara and Tomas Kapicka took 2nd and 3rd in the Nitro class, with Marek Ornst and Jiri Dvorak took 2nd and 3rd with E buggy. In Nitro it was again Gotzl who was fastest in the Semis, followed by Tomas and Jiri Benes in 3rd on the main final grid. The start went ok for the pole man but a long stop to adjust the engine lost him some time in his first pit stop, but was able to make it back. In the end Max was able to cross the finish line with the win, with a gap of two laps over 2nd placed Jiri Mara, followed by Tomas in 3rd.
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