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January 9, 2018

2018 CRCRC Winter Mid-West Championship – Report

The CRCRC is a special event that has become the iconic race for kicking off the indoor racing season with the longest running racing event in RC. Better known as the Winter Mid-West Championships. Hosted by the Ohio R/C Factory in Columbus, Ohio, after 31 years the Mid-West Champs is still going strong in 2018 with over 360 entries including some of the fastest drivers in the US. The famous tacky surface provided a lot of grip that bordered the edge of slicks and tread. Usually, by the mains, a well broken in ghost pin tire ends up being the go-to choice for most, but the brave will risk it all on slicks. This year’s layout was simply fast. With high-speed sections combined with tacky grip, precision driving was a must to carry the speed through the longer corners. The jump section was tricky and required a special blend of technique and power. Overall, the layout made for great racing that provided spectacular main events in all classes.

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January 8, 2018

Joao Figueiredo Ielasi-powered for 2018 and beyond

Ielasi Tuned have announced the signing of Portuguese 1/8th off-road frontrunner Joao Figueiredo to their team for the 2018 season and beyond. The Kyosho driver will use Ielasi Tuned nitro engines at all major national and international races and he has the following to say about the deal:

I’m super happy to be part of Ielasi Tuned family! I have to thank Daniele Ielasi for giving me this opportunity of driving his powerful and smooth engines for the next years. We will work together to improve even more the products and to do our best wherever we go. Feel free to ask me anything about the engine or other products from Ielasi Tuned. See you all at the tracks!

Source: Ielasi Tuned [ielasituned.com]

January 8, 2018

Ric Bartolozzi joins Shepherd

Shepherd have announced the signing of top Australian racer Ric Bartolozzi to their team. Ric is one of Australia’s most successful drivers, winning several 1/8th national titles, State Championships in both 1/8th and 1/10th scale classes, and he also is a triple World Championship semi-finalist. Ric joins a very strong and growing Shepherd Australia team, which will see him compete at most major events in 2018.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

January 8, 2018

Kaufmann & Wohlgemuth win at 2018 MCSS Open

The MCSS Althengstett club in Germany hosted the 2018 MCSS Open electric on-road race this past weekend. In the Touring Modified class, that only attracted ten entries, it was Marco Kaufmann with the TQ after the tie-breaker from Thimo Weissbauer 2nd and Tim Wahl 3rd. In the hotly contested Touring Sport class, attracting 46 entries, Max Mächler came out fastest after the qualifiers from Daniel Wohlgemuth and Valentin Hettrich.

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January 8, 2018

Marco Baruffolo teams up with Xray

Xray have announced the signing of Italian front runner, Marco Baruffolo to their factory off-road team. The Italian national champion and multiple EFRA Euros A-finalist will use the company’s XB8 and XT8 platforms from now on and his campaign will include appearances at all major national and international events. Marco says:

I’m very happy to be a part of Xray. When there was a chance to go to Xray, I did not think “twice” about it and took the chance. I will do my best and I’m sure that if we work all together we reach great results.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

January 8, 2018

Ryan Lutz trifecta at January Jam

Flowood RC of Flowood, Mississippi held their annual January Jam race this past weekend. Ryan Lutz was again on a mission as be brought home the TQs and wins in all buggy classes he attended. In Expert Nitro Buggy Lutz would lead the way in the 30-minute A-main to bring home the win some three laps in front of Jake Dellinger as Chandler Elliott rounded out the podium result. In Expert E-Buggy Ryan would again bring home the silverware from Jake Dellinger while Chicken Reeves came in 3rd. Lastly in the 1/10th 4WD Buggy class it was Kevin McCoy and Blake Boggs who sidelined winner Ryan Lutz on the podium.

Image: Ryan Lutz

January 4, 2018

Arrowmax Asia Race Cup China Rd3 – Report

The third round of the Arrowmax Asia Race Cup China was held in GuangZhou recently. In the premier Touring Modified class it was Alfred Lao who took the top qualifier honours. In the opening A-main it was again Alfred on top but in A2 he made an unforced error which ended his race. For A3 the up and coming racer was reminded to keep his cool and this was exactly what he did and by bringing home the win in the final A-main he also secured himself the overall win from Zhang Zhou 2nd and Li Cong 3rd.

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January 3, 2018

Schumacher GP 2018 – Report

Last Saturday saw MB models hosting the Schumacher GP at their awesome facility near Leeds in the UK. The main GT12 class was run on Contact green stripe control tyres, LPM12 was open tyres and Touring on Sorex 28RK tyres. The meeting had been fully booked for months in anticipation, with 60 GT12, 20 LMP12 and 18 Touring drivers lining up to do battle in the four qualifier one final format. In GT12 it was new Schumacher driver Adam Catchpole at his first large event with Schumacher doing battle at the top with Schumacher’s own Andy Murray.

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