The Deportivo de Automodelismo de Sevilla club will hold a season-ending 3-hour 1/8th on-road endurance race on the 16th of December in Sevilla, Spain. Teams will consist of two pilots and spots available are limited. More information about the event can be found on the club’s website here.
The final round of the Jakarta Grand Prix was held at Sunter International Speedway with around 45 racers attending in the 1/10 GP, 1/8 GP and 1/8 GT classes. The 1/8 GP category saw Muhammad Izzah walking away with the win from Dimas Ardian and Teddy Syach. Arya Wiriadipoera and Ignatius Ryan would round out the top 5 result.
While the snow was beginning to fall in Western Canada racers braved the conditions to head to Chilliwack, BC for the annual Big Chill. The host club, Overgeared Racing, picked up four rolls of the new CRC Black Carpet and ran a tricky 110’ by 48’ layout that was both technical and fast. This open motor class didn’t disappoint with exciting battles between Pittman, Bell, Scales and Korey Harbke all weekend. Pittman was able to hold TQ throughout qualifying on Saturday and was ready to defend it come the last chance qualifier Sunday morning. Off to a slow start in Q4 Pittman fell back a few positions early in the run, but was able to make up some time and get on the TQ pace with a couple minutes left.
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The sixth and final round of the Catalan 200mm Nitro Touring championship was held at the quick and spectacular Cerdanyola Modelcar track in Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain. The qualifiers were dominated by Sergi Franch, however the semifinals saw Jaime Lacuesta and Enric Piqué coming out on top. The main final then had Alex Garcia taking the win after some issues for Sergi while Jaime Lacuesta and and Jordi Ortuño rounded out the top 3 results.
Round 2 of the competitive Silverstone Winter Series again attracted a full entry with many of the best British Off-road drivers. With 92 entries in 2WD, Tom Yardy TQ’d two of the four qualifying rounds with Ellis Stafford and Jack Neal taking one each. In the final Tom pulled out a big lead with a faultless drive. Jack Neal made it a 1-2 for Schumacher and Richard Barton moved up to 3rd with his Team Associated.
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U.S. KO Propo distributors Absolute Hobbyz have announced the signing of 2-times ROAR National Gas On-road Champion, DJ Apolaro to their team. The US frontrunner and former Spectrum driver will use KO Propo radio systems and electronics from now on and he had the following to say about the deal:
I would first like to thank Kevin and John at Spektrum for the years of support. I always had great communication with the team and we always found ways to TQ and Win many events together. I wish them the best moving forward and also look forward to my new venture. I felt it was time for moving on and after careful consideration, I choose Ko Propo for all my new electronics. I have made test and feel they are the best choice for the top level of racing. Looking forward to the 2018 Worlds, I wanted to make sure to have every advantage I can. I would like to thank Joe at Absolute Hobbyz and Robert Morris for putting this together. See everyone at the track and if you need any support just come by and ask for help. See ya a the Nitro Cup!
Source: Absolute Hobbyz [absolutehobbyz.com]
The eighth and final round of the regional Spanish Castilla y León Championship was held at the Pical track in Arrollo de la Encomienda. The morning was quite cold but the day brought nice weather conditions, making it a fun event for everyone. The qualifiers went to Luis Jimenez who left behind Pablo Fernandez in the tie breaker. However in the 45-minute main final it was Daniel Vega with the win from Pablo Fernandez and Davide Benito, the latter two being separated by only 0.17 seconds on the line.
Source: Summum Brothers [summum-brothers.com]
The recent Masters of Foam event, held at the RC Arena Limburg in Sittard, The Netherlands, saw Germany’s Markus Mobers taking the TQ and win in the 1/12th Modified division. In addition to being a competitor, Markus is instrumental in the organisation of the event and even with the extra duties and distractions, Mobers took his ride to a dominant win.
Source: CRC [teamcrc.com]
