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August 17, 2016

JConcepts Outdoor Turf Nationals – Announcement

JConcepts 2nd annual Outdoor Turf Nationals – Announcement

JConcepts, in conjunction with R/C Madness in Enfield, Connecticut, present the 2nd Annual Outdoor Turf Nationals from on the 10th and 11th of September. The dedicated AstroTurf surface created by Chris Marcy combines a large outdoor venue with the grippy green surface used at international events around the world including the 2015 IFMAR World Championships. A multitude of classes are offered for all skill levels and accomplishment. JConcepts control tires will be utilized in the 2WD and 4WD Buggy classes while stadium truck and SCT will allow open tires. Sign-up for the event is available here.

August 17, 2016

Nejc Mihelic takes Slovenian 1/8th On-road title

The Slovenian 1/8th Nitro On-road Championship was held at the Tolmin track last weekend. Perfect weather conditions made for some nice days of racing with the action having started already on Friday. The qualifiers were won by ARC’s Nejc Mihelic who had his ARC team mates Valentin Mis and Simon Stelcl in tow in second and third respectively. A huge amount of tyre wear and a power and fuel-hungry track made for many different pit strategies. Up front Nejc checked out early to take the win and the championship title but behind him the race was on for the runner-up spot between Valentin and Simon. Both opted not to change tyres and only an engine flame out of Valentin brought the decision between the two with Simon taking the second place and the vice championship while Valentin had to settle for third.

Thanks to Nejc Mihelic for the report.

August 17, 2016

Austrian Electric On-road Nationals Rd5 – Report

Round five of the Austrian Electric On-road Nationals was held in Laa an der Thaya and hosted by the Mod RaceLaa04 club. In the Touring Modified class Patrick Gollner took the TQ from team mate Manuel Gremlica and Dominic Vogl. The finals then were a pretty easy affair for the pole position holder and with flawless races he took the overall win in front of the fighting duo of Dominic and Manual. At the end Dominic would prevail to take the runner-up spot from Manuel.

Continue reading the report here

August 17, 2016

Ralph Burch departs Xray

2010 IFMAR 200mm Sedan World Champion, Ralph Burch has announced his departure from long-term sponsor Xray. The veteran on-road racer gave Xray a maiden World Championship title along with many national victories. Leaving Xray and US distributor RC America behind, Ralph will now focus on new challenges and opportunities.

I would like to thank RCAmerica and Xray for the last 15 years. Together we celebrated our first world title and many national titles. I would like to also thank the team drivers and retailers for there support over these years. With that being said, I have decided to take on a new challenge and explore other opportunities.

US Xray distributor RC Amerika has this to add:

RC America would like to thank Ralph Burch for his tremendous contributions over the last 13 years. We feel privileged to have celebrated so many great and special moments with Ralph and all of his successes both on and off the race track. We wish “WG” all the best.

August 16, 2016

Adams & Anderson win at Full Throttle Champs

The 1st Annual Full Throttle Championships were hosted by Banana Raceway in Richardson, Texas. The Touring Modified class was won by current ROAR Carpet National Champion, Chris Adams, who took the opening two A-mains while Christian Tabush came out fastest the third, handing him the overall runner-up spot. Kyle Klingfurth, who had a mixed A-mains with an 8th, 4th and 2nd place, rounded out the podium in third.

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August 16, 2016

Maximilian Stähle takes German Touring Junior title

The recent German Electric On-road Nationals saw Maximilian Stähle walking away with the Junior Stock class title. The Modified class Senior title went to veteran race Uwe Reimers while the Stock class Senior title was taken by Bernhard Böhm.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

August 16, 2016

8th Annual RRR Summer Challenge – Report

The 8th Annual Ready to Run Raceway Summer Challenge Trophy Race and Enduro was hosted by the Ready to Run Raceway club in scenic Vancouver, Canada. The track was just five minutes away from the Vancouver International Airport making it very accessible out of town participants looking for fun, close and exciting racing. As pre-entries came in, the Summer Challenge was shaping up to be the largest outdoor on-road event in Canada of 2016, and those entries did not disappoint as RRR set a new high in 2016. A special element to this event is the amount of track time for all racers. Saturday was open practice for Electric and Nitro followed by three rounds of qualifying, additional practice and single mains for all Electric and Nitro classes with just one bump spot per main.

Continue reading the report here

August 16, 2016

Kristof Dehert wins at Belgian Zolder Race

The recent Zolder Race in Belgium saw Kristof Dehert walking away with the win in the four 6-minute 2WD A-main events. Starting from the 2 spot, Kristof was able to secure one win and two second places to finish the day on the top spot from Nik Weyers and Tom Buekers in second and third respectively. In the 4WD class, Eric Michiels took the win from Gunther Lambrechts and Patrick Lievens.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]