March 30, 2015

Francesco Tironi wins at Italian 1/10 Nitro Nats Rd1

Francesco Tironi wins at Italian 1/10 Nitro Nats Rd1

The first round of the Italian 1/10th Nitro Touring Nationals took place in Gubbio, host of the 2016 IFMAR 200mm Worlds. Francesco Tironi won the first two qualifying rounds to directly proceed to the A-final and to start the 45 minute main from pole position. At the start Francesco was able to defend the lead from Dario Balestri in 2nd and after the first round of pitstops he opened a gap of several seconds over the rest of the field. Step by step he increased his lead until he was nearly 2 laps in front around halftime. Controlling the race from the front for the final 20 minutes Francesco conserved the gap and crossed the finish line 2 laps in front of Luca Redaelli with Alessio Mazzeo completing the podium.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

March 29, 2015

Yannick Aigoin wins rained out French Buggy Opener

Yannick Aigoin wins rained out French Buggy Opener

The opening round of the French 1/8th Nitro Off-Road Nationals was held this weekend. Severe rainfall made things unpleasant and only three rounds of qualifying could be completed on Saturday. On Sunday the track was found to be in very muddy condition and thus the race was stopped in the morning and the qualifying results were taken to determine the winner. With two TQs in the qualifiers Yannick Aigoin (Team Associated) took the win from his brother Jerome (Kyosho) with HB’s Reno Savoya rounding out the podium in 3rd.

Source: Automodelisme [automodelisme.com]

March 29, 2015

Drew Moller joins VP Powermaster

Drew Moller joins VP Powermaster

VP Racing Fuels’ Hobby Fuel division has announced that off-road National and World contender Drew Moller has selected VP Powermaster to fuel his 1/8th scale nitro buggies and truggies in 2015. Drew joins a high class team including Josh Wheeler, Carson Wernimont, Mark Pavidas, and recently signed Ty Tessmann to name just a few.

Source: VP [powermasterfuels.com]

March 26, 2015

Flavio Elias wins Brazilian 1/8th Championship

Flavio Elias wins Brazilian 1/8th Championship

The Brazilian 1/8th On-road Championship was held in the City of Americana near Sao Paulo, host of the IFMAR World Championships this year. Following a rainy qualifying Flavio Elias had no problems to win the semi-final and bump up to the championship deciding final. The first laps of the 45 minute main were a little bit troublesome but Flavio stayed calm and started to control the race when he took over the lead and kept the 1st place until the checkered flag.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

March 26, 2015

McBride doubles at Australian 1/8 National Champs

McBride doubles at Australian 1/8 National Champs

The 2015 Australian 1/8 Fuel Off-Road National Championships were held at the Model Off-Road Buggy Club in Perth, Australia. As qualifying got underway, it was clear that Kyle McBride would be one of the drivers to beat for the title in the 1/8th Nitro Buggy and Truggy classes. Comfortable from the first lap, the 18-year-old drove with the experience of a top veteran and put himself in great positions for the main events. First up was the Truggy main where McBride jumped out to an early lead and never looked back, lapping the field twice. In the Buggy class the results were similar, with McBride putting three laps on the competition getting him his fifth Buggy Championship in a row.

Source: Team Associated [teamassociated.com]

March 26, 2015

Nicolai Lindegaard takes DRCMU Super Stock Title

Nicolai Lindegaard takes DRCMU Super Stock Title

The 5th and final round of the DRCMU series was held in Djurs Country, also known as the “nose” of Denmark. Going into the final round both the Touring Car Modified and Super Stock titles were still up for grabs in the series, that attracted over 130 drivers this season. In the Super Stock class the title decision would be between Nicolai Lindegaard and Steven M. Olsen. In the first two qualifying rounds, run on Saturday, Lindegaard took the TQ, putting pressure on Steven who stroke back in the third qualifier, held on Sunday morning. Despite the pressure building up Nicolai kept his cool and secured Q4 and Q5 to take the overall TQ for the finals. Steven M. Olsen came in 2nd while Soren Boy Holst rounded out the top 3 so far. The young guns of Mads Andreas Callesen and Stefan Finnich completed the top 5.

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March 26, 2015

Revert wins rainy Spanish nitro on-road season opener

Revert wins rainy Spanish nitro on-road season opener

The 1st round of the Spanish nitro on-road nationals was held at the Ronda track. The weekend was pretty much washed away by the weather and in the 45 minute main final it was Jorge Revert who made the best out of the situation as he came out successful in front of David Jonas Alonso and Alberto Alonso.

Thanks to David Cuesta for the report.

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