Red RC » National

February 20, 2017

Michele Manzo TQs & wins at Swiss Indoor Masters

Last weekend’s Swiss RC Indoor Masters in Chiaso, Switzerland not only saw the running of a 21.5T Formula class but also Touring and Pan Car categories. In Touring Modified Michele Manzo TQ’d the opening two qualifiers to grab the overall TQ from Florian Hauser in second and Fabian Widmer in third. The opening A-main was a pretty close affair with Michele and Florian being separated by only about 0.4s on the line while in A2 Michele suffered from a DNF which made things interesting for A3. The final A-main then again had Michele and Florian battling for the win with the better end for Michele who would take the leg win with a one second margin over Florian. Overall Michele would take the day’s win from Florian with Oliver Krähemann in third.

Source: Hobby-Shop Hässig [hobbyshop.ch]

February 20, 2017

Juan Carlos Canas wins Andalusia regionals opener

The opening round of the Andalusia 1/8th off-road regional championship was held in Sevilla this past weekend. In the 1/8th Nitro Buggy A-main Juan Carlos Canas took the win from Zacarias Villalba in second. Agustin Illanes would come in third to round out an all-Mugen/Ultimate podium.

Source: Modelix Racing [modelixracing.com]

February 20, 2017

Simone Brocca wins at Swiss RC Indoor Masters

The Mini Racing Chiasso organised Swiss RC Indoor Masters was held in Chiasso, Switzerland. In the Formula class Italy’s Simone Brocca (Fenix) brought home the TQ and win from Xray’s Davide Carbone in second. Fenix driver Matteo Berlincioni would round out the podium result in third.

Source: Fenix Racing [fenix-racing.com]

February 20, 2017

LRP welcome Juan Carlos Canas

LRP have announced the signing of Spain’s Juan Carlos Canas to their factory team. The EFRA 1/8th Buggy European B Champion will use LPR brushless motors, speed controllers, batteries, chargers and accessories for his 1/8th E-Buggy and nitro campaign and he has the following to say about the deal:

I want to thank LRP for this chance. I am very happy and exited and all products work perfectly together while the technical support is incredible. LRP is extremely helpful in every manner and I can really concentrate on my driving. I will give everything this season to achieve the best results possible. I am really grateful and I am looking forward to a very successful time together.

Source: LRP [lrp.cc]

February 20, 2017

André Fossto wins at Swedish Nationals Rd4

Southern Swedish club Wäxjö MS played host to round 4 of the South Swedish Indoor Nationals. The small track with fast, grippy corners was a real challenge for everyone and even some of the fast drivers struggled to get their car’s setup right. In qualifying André Fossto ran away with the overall TQ, followed by Kenneth Carlsson in second and Stefan Svensson in third. In the first A-Main fast veteran racer Kenneth Carlsson and Stefan Svensson fought for the runner-up spot while André Fossto would cruise to an easy win. The second main was a nail biter when the top 3 drivers were fighting for the top spots halfway through the race side by side and almost hitting each other. Ultimately André Fossto would prevail to take the day’s win from Kenneth Carlsson in second and Stefan Svensson in third.

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]

February 19, 2017

Mark Lim wins at NOOB Singapore Open Rd1

Singapore’s longest running electric off-road racing series kicked off at the RaceWorks Arena featuring a large outdoor track with a mixed surface. The hot blazing sun created quite a challenge for all racers as the heat created extremely high grip conditions on the astro-turfed sections and reduced grip where the dirt dried out. During the 4WD Buggy qualifiers, Dennis Chiang, Kum Yew and Mark Lim emerged as the drivers to beat as they battled through all three runs. As the dust settled, Lim secured TQ with Dennis in second and Kum Yew to round out the top 3 on the grid.

Continue reading the report here

February 19, 2017

Landen Lewis sweeps Forever Heroes Memorial race

Chehaw Raceway of Georgia recently held the Forever Heroes Memorial race to raise money for the good cause. The small and dusty track was a challenge to any racer with the mindset, “fast is faster”. A slower, more stable vehicle was far superior and Chandler Elliott (Mugen) would take the TQ in the Pro Nitro Buggy class while Landen Lewis (Xray) came out fastest in the Pro E-Buggy qualifiers. Ultimately Landen would walk away with the win in the Pro Nitro Buggy class from Kyosho’s Mickey Griffin and TLR driver Allen Krier and Landen would also sweep the Pro E-Buggy category by taking the day’s win from Mickey Griffin (Kyosho) in second and Larry Cromontia (Mugen) in third.

View the E-Buggy podium here

February 19, 2017

Nathan Wincek doubles at Lake Park club race

The Lake Park R/C of Florida, USA recently held a club race that saw Nathan Wincek walking away with the win in the 4WD Buggy and 1/8th E-Buggy class. Coming from the 3 spot on the 4WD grid the Xray driver took the lead on the second lap and he held off the charge of Ben Pinover (Xray) and carried on for the win. Ben would come in second from third placed Josh Dasch (Team Associated). In 1/8th E-Buggy Nathan TQ’d and he was under pressure early from Jim Hess (TLR) and then later Ben Pinover (TLR) but he was able to lead from the start and go on to take the win from Ben and Jim.

View the E-Buggy podium here