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August 19, 2016

Josh Cyrul teams up with Destiny

Veteran U.S. on-road racer, Josh Cyrul has announced newly-founded Japanese brand Destiny to be his new electric on-road chassis sponsors for this season. Josh will use the company’s RX-10S touring car alongside the forthcoming Destiny 1/12th scale pan car once it is released and he has the following to say:

Huge Thanks to Terutaka Hanaumi, David Spashett , Scott Jakes and Xenon-USA for the opportunity to jump back heavily into racing this season. I’ve already begun building and super impressed with the fit, finish and overall quality of the car!

August 19, 2016

VBC introduce new pan car option parts

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VBC Racing have introduced a range of new option parts for their 1/10th scale pan cars. First up is the brass lower arm support for the LightningFX and FXM. Machined from heavy brass material the part weighs in at 39.3g, making it 32.4g heavier than the standard composite mount. While offering a high rigidity the support also changes the car’s weight bias which can be beneficial in a range of track conditions.

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August 19, 2016

Malin Karlsen sweeps Grenland Champs Rd5

Round five of the Grenland 2WD Championship was held in Skien, Norway. Despite arriving late for qualifying due to a last minute decision to participate in the race, Malin Karlsen took the pole position for the triple A-mains and she would continue to dominate as she won the opening two A-main finals and also put in the only 14-laps run of the day. In the third and final A-main Malin had to stop with a dumped battery on lap 9 while holding a 15 seconds lead but with wins in A1 and A2 she had already grabbed the overall win. Team Associated driver Mathias Fink would come in second that day while Petter Strand (Team Associated) rounded out the top 3.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

August 19, 2016

Slovakia Cup Rd5 – Report

The fifth round of the Slovakia Cup was held in Trnava in the four classes of Touring Modified, Touring Stock, Formula and World GT. The weather conditions were good all weekend as chilly mornings were followed by raising temperatures over the day, making for decent traction. In the Touring Modified class, newly crowned IYRCA World Champion, Oliver Havranek came out fastest after the qualifiers and he also dominated the first two A-main legs to take the overall win in front of Jan Benetin and Daniel Zak.

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August 19, 2016

Schmidt & Vogt take wins at Alpencup Rd5

Round 5 of the Alpencup was held at the RC Club Wyland in Switzerland on a pretty technical astroturf track. In the 2WD class Nico Schmid took the overall TQ after the four rounds of qualifying and he would be able to conserve his qualifying performance by taking wins in A2 and A3 to walk away with the overall victory from Philip Jeisy and Gregi Gassmann in second and third respectively.

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August 18, 2016

2016 Full Throttle Championships – Report

The inaugural running of the Full Throttle Champs was held at Banana RC Raceway in Dallas, Texas with the race kicking off the carpet season in the United States. The track layout was tight and technical; challenging all drivers to be smooth and avoid mistakes. The traction was high as usual on the CRC black carpet. 74 entries were in attendance between the seven classes. The event utilized a unique 3-day racing format. Day one was all open practice. Day two was three rounds of rocket round qualifying and bump-up B-mains for the last spot in the A in each class. Finally, day 3 was triple mains for everyone.

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August 18, 2016

Nandos RC Challenge – Report

The Nandos RC Challenge was held at the high-grip indoor asphalt track at Welkom RC Club in South Africa. The drivers were seeded according to their 2015 National results and the current national standings and then divided into the Invitational, Cup and Plate groups in Touring modified. The challenge took on the Reedy-style heads-up racing over five rounds. In Modified Invitational local driver and track owner Antonio Caroli had an excellent day at the track and won all the races with fast and consistent runs. He was however kept honest by youngsters Jacques Myburg and Ashley Hurley and the experienced Anderton Smith also pushed hard to beat Antonio. The other drivers Willie du Plooy, Shaun Schutte and Andre Greeff showed good pace and used this event for preparation of the upcoming Nationals in September.

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August 18, 2016

2016 Midwest Series Rd4 – Report

With the threat of 100 percent chance of rain all weekend, the Tri State Radio Controlled Auto Racers hosted the fourth race of the 2016 Midwest Series at their track in Cincinnati, Ohio. In spite of the weather, the TSRCAR crew had the track prepped and ready for action. This six race series was established back in 1970 and is the longest running series in the United States. It features both 1/10 Sedan and 1/8 Open 4WD classes as well as Masters classes for both scales. The cars are run together by scale but scored separately by class.

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