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April 10, 2017

Musso & Sartel successful at French Brushless Champs

Round two of the French Brushless Championship was held at the RC94 track in Sucy-en-Brie over the weekend. Thomas Musso (HB Racing) would snatch a dominant overall TQ in the E-Buggy class by taking round TQs in all of the three rounds, leaving Jerome Sartel (TLR) and Vincent Meertens (TLR) behind in second and third respectively. In the E-Truggy class things looked pretty similar up front with Thomas, Jerome and Vincent making up the top 3 after the qualifiers.

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April 6, 2017

Ali Bullail takes Kuwait National Buggy title

The 2016/17 Kuwait 1/8th Nitro Buggy National Championship recently concluded and it was Ali Bullail who walked away with the overall title. Taking five straight TQs and wins at round 3 to 7 secured him the overall win with an eight points margin on the vice champion.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

April 5, 2017

Aidan Ripley wins at BRCA GT12 Championship finale

The final round of the super competitive BRCA GT12 Championship took place at the weekend at MB Models. With a few guys away at the LMP12 Euros it was an opportunity for others to battle for the top positions. Ben Vincent took the TQ, lining up ahead of a very fast Craig Mawson. The A-final saw an intense battle at the top with Aidan Ripley managing to get to the top spot and control the race for a while, while Ben battled to get back and in the end was only 0.7 of a second behind to finish 2nd. Craig Bins finished 3rd with Greg Williams 4th.

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April 5, 2017

29th April Fool’s Classic – Report

The April Fool’s Classic has a deep history in the world of R/C off-road racing. Known as R/C’s 2nd longest running race and the premier race in Utah, over the years it has attracted some of the industry’s best drivers to compete on a high-bite, clay track better known as Intermountain R/C Raceway. Last weekend IRCR hosted the 29th Annual April Fool’s Classic and since the new ownership under Murfdog, has seen a significant resurgence of a genuine classic. The grip is always high at IRCR and by the mains, the fastest tires are ghost pins or slicks in the rear with low tread up front. With that kind of bite, navigating the flowy layout filled with technical elevated corners and jumps wasn’t an easy feat. Perhaps the hardest part on the track was the big triple that landed into a 180-degree turn coming onto the straightaway. The more precise you could land the jump while still maintaining a tight line and corner speed, the more time you could shave off your lap.

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April 5, 2017

Alex Thurston wins at BRCA 1/8th Track Nats Rd1

The opening round of the BRCA 1/8th Track National Championship was held at the Cotswolds circuit situated on Kemble airfield. Saturday was rained out mainly and on Sunday morning the track had the odd damp patch on it due to a sprinkle of rain during the night. Once qualifying got underway it was Alex Thurston who was the man to beat, taking the TQ after the qualifiers and he would also bring home the win from teammate Joe Hawnt in second and Franck Dambrine in third.

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April 5, 2017

Greek 200mm Nitro Touring National Series Rd2 – Report

The Montelodromio track of Patras, Greece recently played host to the second round of the Greek National 200mm Nitro On-road Series. The event also doubled as the Greek National Cup Race. In the 35-minute A-main mishaps by the top qualifier allowed Bill Lykaris and Nikos Karabelas to battle for the lead. After a nerve shattering 15-minutes bumper-to-bumper battle, Nikos had retained the lead and kept his pace fast and steady while other drivers made errors and fell back. In the later stages of the final, after the last two pit stops, Nikos had already built a huge 3-lap lead so he had to just bring the car home although this wasn’t an easy task with many incidents happening on the technical track, but Nikos Karabelas (BMT) kept his cool and crossed the finish line first, bringing home the win at round two of the championship, the National Cup title and also the fastest single lap. Bill Lykaris (Shepherd) came in second while Dimitris Papadopoulos (Serpent) had to settle for third.

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April 5, 2017

Russian Grand Prix 2017 – Announcement

The Russian Grand Prix 2017 will be held from the 14th to 16th of April at the Hobby Exhibition in Moscow, Russia. The 3-day event will be held in 1/10th 2WD and 4WD Buggy, Stadium Truck, 2WD and 4WD Short Course as well as 1/8th E-Buggy and 1/18th Monster Truck classes with over 150 driver from Russia, Ukraine and Belarus having already signed in for the event. More information can be found here.

April 5, 2017

3rd Annual Thumb RC Mini Nationals – Report

The recent 3rd Annual Thumb RC Mini Nationals was hosted by ROVE and in the 1/14 Buggy class Team LC Racing USA driver Jeff Hutchinson had a good battle with John Taz Motors. After the eight minute A-main was over, Jeff finished with a two lap lead on the field. Taz came home in second with his Losi Mini Eight. Sven took third and finished on the same lap as Taz. Ben Klein running a Caster Racing S16B took fourth and Steven Motors fifth.

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