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February 2, 2016

Carlos Duraes wins at AAC club race

The Mini Autodromo AAC in Coimbra, Portugal played host to a local 1/8th scale off-road club race. The event attracted some of the fastest drivers of the Portuguese nationals and it was Serpent’s Carlos Duraes who was able to TQ the 1/8th Nitro Buggy class by winning all three qualifiers. In the 45 minute main final Carlos then converted the TQ in to a win some two laps in front of Ricardo Monteiro (TLR) and Gonzalo Meilo (TLR) in second and third respectively.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

February 2, 2016

Singapore EP Buggy National Series Rd1 – Report

Round 1 of the Singapore Electric Buggy National Series was held at the Urban PlaySpace astro turf off-road track in downtown Singapore. A small but quality field participated in the season’s opening event, including Singapore’s touring car ace, Nicholas Lee. The big challenge for all was managing the high traction surface of the tight circuit. In the 4WD class, Dominic Quek (Xray) drove his buggy with confidence to win the first two rounds of qualifying to secure the TQ honours. In leg 1 of the A-main, Dominic weathered the pressure from Scott Pettet (Yokomo) to secure the win. In leg 2, a misjudged jump by Dominic in the tricky double-chicane-double section of the track gave the win to Scott, setting up a showdown in leg 3. Dominic again got off to a confident start in leg 3, with Scott in hot pursuit. Holding back his adrenaline to avoid mistakes, Dominic was able to take a good win in leg 3 and claim his first win in the Singapore Nationals.

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February 2, 2016

Protoform WCICS Rd5 – Report

The Protoform Western Canadian Indoor Championship Series held round 5, considered by most to be the Crown Jewel of the series, at Victoria’s Speed Weekend on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The reputation of the series and this event continues to grow; and this year drivers from across Western Canada, and from Quebec, Texas, Colorado, California and Washington came to race. The result: the highest registrations so far in WCICS’s 25th season, and setting an all-time record Touring Car, WGT and 1/12th Modified turnouts. The WCICS Live site also continued to amaze with new developments such as a Live Texting feature sending every racer their individual heats directly to their phone, Live Streaming, and Live Scoring, streaming the RD’s screen directly to the racer’s mobile.

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February 2, 2016

Ryan Lutz trifecta at Southern Indoor Champs

The recent Southern Indoor Championships saw Ryan Lutz (Tekno) walking away with a triple win. In the 30 minute Nitro Buggy A-main Lutz and teammate Joe Bornhorst (Tekno) would battle over the top spot and they were within a few seconds the whole race. It came down to the last few laps for the deciding pass and the win from Ryan Lutz. Joe Bornhorst came in second, Evan Vail (Mugen) rounded out the top 3 result.

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February 1, 2016

Alexander Hagberg doubles at Snowbird Nationals

One of the biggest RC events in the World, the Snowbird Nationals, was once again held in Orlando, Florida, with the race attracting racers from all over North America as well as the rest of the World. The track was laid out using CRC 2 carpet that offered a very high grip right from the start which drivers had to accustom to. In the Touring Modified class Xray’s Alexander Hagberg made a clean sweep in the qualifiers to grab the overall TQ and he would later also win the A-main event with a big margin to take his first win of the weekend.

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February 1, 2016

Coelho claims 2nd EOS win in Germany

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Bruno Coelho will go into the final round of the Euro Offroad Series in Austria as championship leader after the Xray driver secured his second win of the season in Germany today. Top Qualifier for the third round, the World Champion would after a fraught A2, take the overall win ahead of Marc Rheinard with a near perfect drive in the closing race of the championship’s successful first visit to the Muelheim-Kaerlich venue. For defending 4WD Champion Lee Martin his challenge for a required A3 win lasted just 3-laps as a mistake dropped him down the field, the winner of the season opener at the Nurburgring having to settle for the final step on the podium.

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February 1, 2016

Ielasi Tuned power Brian Poliseno for 2016

Ielasi Tuned have announced the signing of Brian Poliseno for the 2016 season. A round winner at the Italian 1/8th national championships, Brian will use Ielasi Tuned’s new 9CL WC Edition engine to power his ARC R8.0 this coming season.

Source: Ielasi Tuned [ielasituned.com]

February 1, 2016

Robert Batlle wins Kuwait Camel Classic

The Radio Control Car Club of Kuwait played host to the 2016 Kuwait Camel Classic 1/8th nitro off-road race this past week. The event attracted both local talent as well as special guests from abroad and it was Spain’s Robert Batlle (Mugen) who would grab the pole position for the 45 minute main final that he would win from Japan’s Atsushi Hara (Kyosho) and Kenji Tsuruta (Mugen) in second and third respectively.

Source: Mugen Seiki [mugenseiki.com]