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April 16, 2015

Steven Jovanovic doubles at AARCMCC NSW IC Titles

The 2015 AARCMCC NSW IC Titles were run over the Easter weekend and unfortunately this meeting was cut short due to rain. The only day run was on the Sunday which meant the drivers could only have two 5 minute qualifiers but the finals were run as per normal. Qualifying saw Steven Jovanovic TQ in Touring car and Jeff Hamon TQ in 1/8th. The 1/8th finals were run first with Jeff taking the early lead to then have engine problems. Leigh Dytor took the lead from Steven Jovanovic which was a battle for about 8 minutes. Steven them claimed the lead to win by 2 laps to Leigh Dytor in 2nd and Kyle Hazell in 3rd. In Touring Car the first 15 minutes held some amazing racing between Jeff and Steven. The pace increased in the middle of the race which seen Steven Jovanovic win the race by 2 laps with Jeff Hamon in 2nd and Aaron Lee in close by in 3rd.

Thanks to Radial RC Hobbies for the report.

April 16, 2015

Lonestar Challenge – Announcement

TheDirt Racing have announced the 2nd round of the USProCup to be held in Texas at the famous Thornhill racing circuit from May 8th to 10th. The Lonestar Challenge will be held on a rebuilt, slightly condensed outdoor track for closer racing action with the 1/10th classes racing at the new Jr. Indoor track. The event will see 1/8th Nitro Buggy, Truggy and E-Buggy racing along 2WD Modified, 4WD Modified, 2WD Stock, Stadium Truck and Short Course classes. Registration is accepted on race day and more information can be found on TheDirt Racing’s revamped website by clicking here.

April 15, 2015

Renaud Savoya wins at EFRA GP of France

The EFRA GP of France for 1/8th buggies was held last weekend with many of the fast French drivers attending. In the 45 minute main final HB’s Renaud Savoya took the win while Jerome Sartel (TLR) came in 2nd place after a good fight with Xray driver Lorenzo Crolla. The latter rounding out the podium in 3rd, only 14 seconds back from the leader.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

April 15, 2015

BRCA 1/8 Circuit National Championship Rd1 – Report

The first round of the 2015 BRCA 1/8th Circuit 2015 National Championship season was hosted by the Cotswolds Club and the weather forecast was for rain all weekend and it did not disappoint. Over the winter the field normally see a host of drivers switching teams but this year it seems to have remained static at the top. One notable change is Jason Frost switching to the Capricorn team to partner team leader Kyle Branson and Neal King. Also a host of London drivers have made the switch to Capricorn which is now becoming a very popular product down the pit lane. It was also nice to see Lee Kormer making his first appearance after missing most of last year through illness and the birth of his newborn.

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April 15, 2015

Janos Birinyi wins Hungarian National Championship

The final round of the Hungarian National Championship was held at a new place using a new carpet, making for unknown conditions for the drivers. In the Touring Car 13.5T Stock class Janos Birinyi lead the standings going into the final round and with his closed competitor being absent from the race he already secured the overall championship early. Without pressure Janos took the TQ in his class to start the finals from pole position.

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April 15, 2015

Swiss Nitro On-Road Nationals Rd1 – Report

The first round of the Swiss Nitro On-Road Nationals was hosted by Mini Racing Ticino and Moesa at the iconic Lostallo track. The big news for the year was the introduction of the ENS points system for the qualifiers and in the 1/8th class the fight was on between the two World Championship finalists Simon Kurzbuch and Haechler Silvio and also Mattia Pesenti was really fast on his home track. Mattia took the TQ in the opening qualifier but Silvio Haechler came out fastest in the remaining three rounds to take the overall TQ but Mattia at least pulled the fastest lap in the qualifiers. Simon had a troubled qualifying and came in 3rd place.

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April 14, 2015

Aaron Stringer doubles at King of the Mountain

Over 60 drivers attended the inaugural “King of the Mountain” race held at Toowoomba, Australia. Aaron Stringer took dominant TQs in both the Nitro Buggy and Nitro Truggy classes and in the Truck final Aaron got a clean start from pole position and just cleared out and won the final by over 3 laps. Buggy then was the last race of the event and Aaron got an o.k. start from pole with 2nd and 3rd in close pursuit, but 3 minutes in the race the computer suffered a glitch causing the race to be stopped while the issue was fixed. The second start to the A-main was much better and Aaron was able to drive away from his opposition. By the end of the 40 minute main Aaron had put 2 laps on the 2nd place taking his second win of the weekend and the mantle as “King of the Mountain”.

Source: Reds Racing [redsracing.it]

April 14, 2015

Taylor Petersen joins Xray

Xray have announced the signing of talented US off-road racer Taylor Petersen to their team. The multiple US Nationals and World Championship finalist will attend at various races across the USA and he had the following to say about the deal:

I would like to Thank Xray/RC America for the opportunity to race for them again, as I feel they have the best platform for me to succeed with. Xray has made leaps and bounds the last few years and I know they will never stop improving, and I will do my best to show the public how good this car really is. I Look forward to seeing everyone at the races!

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]