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August 8, 2016

Nejc Mihelič takes Austrian 1/8th Nitro On-road title

Last weekend saw the running of the final round of the Austrian 1/8th scale Nitro On-road National Championships. Held at the LAMAC track and going into the final round the race for the overall championship was still on between Nejc Mihelič, Herfried Pucher and Gerhard Kandelhart. Mihelic showed a great pace on Saturday as he won two out of two qualifiers, but he would make some mistakes on Sunday of which Pucher took maximum advantage to take the overall TQ. Mihelic then came out fastest in the Superpole by 2 tenths of a second to grab the second direct qualifying spot beside ARC team mate Herfried Pucher. Just before the main final Kandelhart had to call for a time out due to technical issues, resulting in a loss of his 3 spot on the grid to start from 11th place. Up front the race for the win and the overall championship was on between Nejc and Herfried and while Herfried made a mistake Nejc was able to score the win from Herfried in second and Pascal Knoller in third, making it an all-ARC podium. In the championship and with two wins Nejc Mihelič grabbed the title from Herfried Pucher and Gerhard Kandelhart in second and third respectively.

Source: Mihelic Racing Team

August 8, 2016

Darren Bloomfield wins at BRCA Nitro Buggy Nats Rd4

Round four of the BRCA 1/8th Nitro Buggy Nationals was held in Pembrey, Wales over the weekend. The track was pretty tight with an oiled surfaces which would hold up well albeit for some holes that appeared. The 45-minute A-main was won by Agama’s Darren Bloomfield from Mugen driver Lee Martin and Milan Dragojlovic (Kyosho) in second and third respectively. Jack Embling and Simon Willetts completed the top 5 result.

View the final results here

August 8, 2016

Jonathan Yeung sweeps MRC Buggy Summer Race

Foshan in the Southern part of China played host to the MRC Buggy Summer Race this past weekend. The track’s maiden race for the 2016 season attracted both local drivers and also participants from Hong Hong to race in several 1/8th off-road classes. In the premier category of 1/8th Nitro Buggy it was young Jonathan Yeung who took the winning honours, coming from the 2 spot on the grid. At first Jonathan was hindered by traffic but he kept his cool and with fast and consistent laps the 14-years old would soon start to chase leader Mr. Li and at about the 30-minute mark Jonathan was able to make use of a mistake by the leader, promoting Jonathan into the lead. From that moment Yeung and Li would swap the lead several times and on the final lap things got even more interesting as both made mistakes but Jonathan would emerge on top of the carnage to take the win from Li in second and Carson Yeung in third.

Continue reading the report here

August 8, 2016

Max Mächler takes German National Stock Touring title

The German National 1/10th Electric On-road nationals were held this past weekend at the RC-Sportfreunde Singen club in the south of the country. In the Touring Stock class it was Valentin Hettrich who took the pole position for the triple A-mains but problems in A1 and A3 despite a win in A2 only meant the 6th overall place while Max Mächler (Awesomatix), starting from the 2 spot on the grid, made maximum use of Valentin’s issues, taking wins in A1 and A3 to grab the overall Stock title from Alexander Stocker (Awesomatix) in second and Danuel Wohlgemuth (Xray) in third.

Image: Max Mächler

August 8, 2016

John Knight wins 1st Istanbul GT Night Race

Istanbul in Turkey played host to the country’s first GT Night Race for 1/8th GT cars. Held to gather interest for a possible new class next season the race was run from 7:30 pm until midnight, attracting not only many racers but also surrounding locals who followed the racing action cheering and clapping. Racing was close with John Knight and Tom How making it out for the overall TQ with John holding the upper hand and after the finals it was again John who came out fastest in the triple 5-minute runs. Tom How ended the event in second place from Mert Köroğlu in third. With the positive reception of the race the organisers now plan a series possibly starting as early as September.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

August 7, 2016

BRCA 1/8 Circuit National Rd 6 – Report

The fourth round of the BRCA National series took place last weekend at the Wombwell Model Car Club, a circuit which the national championship visits twice this year, a challenging track with a very technical infield and long straight away. Saturday practice was topped by Tim Wood setting the pace, with Mark Green absent on the Saturday, it looked as if Tim would have the advantage. Heading into Sunday it appeared luck would not be on Wood’s side as Mark Green shot straight to the top of the qualifying without any practice run on either Saturday or Sunday.

Continue reading the report here

August 5, 2016

Brett Drayton sweeps Asian Onroad Championship Rd2

Round two of the Asian Onroad Championship was held at Australia’s ACT model car racing club. With a spacious hall at the Exhibition Park in Canberra the venue offered a large high-speed track that was laid out using the proven ETS carpet with a couple of technical sections to keep things interesting, providing passing opportunities and close hard racing in all classes. In the 1/12th Modified class it was Brett Drayton to take the day’s win from Kerren Nottle and his team mate Mark Wallin. 1/12th 10.5T Stock also had Brett Drayton coming out fastest in the triple A-mains with Chris Peet in second and Mark Wallin, who scored another podium result this weekend, in third.

View the Stock class podium here

August 5, 2016

Nicolas Bregante TQs & wins Speed Paradise race

The Argentinian Speed Paradise race was recently held at the venue of the 2012 IFMAR World Championships and the opening round of the Metropolitan Championship attracted a good amount of drivers that divided into the four classes of Buggy Pro, Buggy Master, Buggy Open and Truggy Master. In the Buggy Pro class it was Nicolas Bregante to take the TQ and win from Sebastian Recio and Lucas Pons. Buggy Master had Matias Lence coming out fastest in the 30 minute final from Damian Li Fraine and Diego Baigorri while in Buggy Open it was Juanba Calens to take the day’s win from Gonzalo Bat and Maxi Lence. Finally in Truggy Master it was Matias Diaz who took the winning honours while Dante Covino and Adrian De Luca had to settle for second and third.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]