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July 18, 2014

Nikos Georgiadis wins Greek Touring Series title

The 5th round of the Greek Touring Series championship was run at the FRT track. The hot weather made for good grip on the track that was run in a slightly different layout this time. Nikos Georgiadis was able to snatch the TQ and he also won the first two A-finals to take the day’s win in front of his Xray team mates Nikitas Niotis and Dionisis Zogogiannis in 2nd and 3rd respectively. The win also handed Nikos his 4th consecutive Greek Touring Series title.

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July 18, 2014

BRCA 1/10th IC Nationals Rd4 – Report

The BRCA 1/10th IC National series visited the Colchester circuit in Essex for Round 4 of their Championship. The track provided a challenging layout for all drivers with big curbs keeping the racers in check. Weather forecasts for the weekend were mixed with again hot temperatures predicted but amongst showers. 25 drivers attended the meeting and Glyn Beal and Mark Green were topping the time sheets in the scorching Saturday practice in their respective classes. Sunday greeted drivers with a damp track and Mark Green and Glyn Beal posted the fastest times in the first qualifying round in the 200mm and Sports GT class respectively. The pairing topped the second and third qualifier with their Novarossi and Xceed-powered Serpent chassis.

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July 17, 2014

2014 BeNeLux+ Race – Report

The 2014 BeNeLux+ Race was held last weekend at the MAC de Baanbrekers track in the Netherlands. A total of 102 drivers attended this 4th edition of the race that started on Friday with free practice for all classes. Saturday started off dry and with the running of four qualifying rounds in the five classes of Touring Car Modified, Touring Car Stock, F1, Pro10 Modified and Pro10 Stock. The evening saw the usual BBQ and a drivers party.

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July 17, 2014

Martin Lava wins at Danish electric on-road nats Rd4

The 4th round of the Danish electric on-road nationals was run at the Naestved track. In the 1/10th pan car class, run with 17.5T Speed Passion motor and ESC combos, it was Martin Lava who took the overall win after the 5 finals. Jacob Lund and Claus Ryeskov completed the top 3 while David Hansen rounded out the all-Xray X10’15 top 4 result.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

July 17, 2014

CML Off Road Masters 2014 – Announcement

The 2nd Annual CML Off Road Masters will take place on the weekend of the 2nd of November at the Gymnase Jean Collignon in Louvres in the North of Paris. The event starts on Friday with free practice, on Saturday the 2WD Modified and 13.5T Stock classes will be run while Sunday sees 4WD Modified, 2WD Short Course and the RC10 vintage racing. Pro-Line’s Wedge and Pin Point tyres are the controlled tyres for the event with one full set being included with the entry fee. More information about the meeting is available here.

July 17, 2014

JBRL Electric Series Rd6 – Results

Round 6 of the Southern California based Jimmy Babcock Racing League Electric Series was held last weekend at Pegasus Hobbies in Montclair. Over 180 entries made for a great day of racing that saw Brian McDuffie taking the win in the 2WD Modified Buggy class ahead of Rudy Rico in 2nd and Cody Turner who rounded out the podium in 3rd.

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July 16, 2014

Rudy Rico doubles at JBRL Electric Series Rd6

The 6th round of the 2014 JBRL Electric Series took place at Pegasus Hobbies Raceway in Montclair, California. Over 180 total entries signalled that good competition was in attendance. In the Pro4 short course class Rudy Rico took the win from David Jenson and Chris Blais. The result was the same in the 1/8th electric buggy class. Rudy excelled and took the victory, this time from Carlos Arredondo, lapping 3rd placed Ryan Dunford in the process.

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July 16, 2014

SARDA ORE nationals Rd3 – Report

The 3rd round of the South African National Onroad Championship was held at the DMCC Raceway in Durban, KZN. Although it is Winter in South Africa at the moment Durban is known for its much warmer climate. With 9 Drivers just returning from the ETS Final in Slovakia everyone knew that it was going to be a very important event as far as points are concerned. Only a few of the returning drivers attended the event but in the end it was just as epic as if all of them were there. The tack is situated next to the highway at Southway mall, originally a gas track with long open straights and a flowing infield it has been used for electric only the last two years. Dave Wiseman and his team always make sure that the drivers have a great time when visiting their facilities.

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