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February 15, 2015

Elliott Boots wins rain affected Montpellier GP

The 2015 Montpellier GP, the European 1/8th off-road outdoor season opener, was held this weekend with some of the fastest French drivers plus special guests from abroad in attendance. Elliott Boots (Kyosho) took the TQ from Robert Batlle (Mugen) and Renaud Savoya (HB). Unfortunately the event came to a halt after the 1/4 finals due to massive rain pouring down, meaning the qualifying results would be taken to determine the overall winner. Behind Boots, Batlle and Savoya US superstar Ryan Maifield came in 4th while Jerome Sartel rounded out the top 5 result.

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February 14, 2015

Paul Dijkstra wins MAC Vlijmen Winter Championship

The final round of the MAC Vlijmen Winter Championship was held last weekend with Paul Dijkstra taking the overall win with his ORB Racing front wheel drive buggy, a project based on several Team Durango DEX210 V2 parts. TLR team driver Wesley van Helmond would end up on the runner-up spot while Tom van Drunen (Team Associated) rounded out the podium in 3rd. More information on the winning buggy, that might become available as a conversion kit, can be found on ORB Racing’s Facebook page here.

Source: ORB Racing [facebook.com]

February 13, 2015

McGinty wins at Southern Indoor Champs

The 2015 Southern Indoor Championship was held in Autaugville, AL with 197 entries in several classes. Friday morning practice started and went to 8 PM that night. The track looked to be a fairly easy layout but drivers quickly discovered just the opposite. The cold and damp surface was slick and quickly developed lots of ruts, breaking bumps and holes throughout. Then there was the woop section which was a handful by itself. On Saturday John Michael McGinty was able to TQ 3 out of the 4 rounds of qualifiers earning him the overall TQ in Pro Electric Buggy. Sunday morning the mains kicked off bright and early. There were triple A mains for all electric classes. John Michael was able to lead the A1 main from start to finish to take the win. In A2 he swapped the lead back and forth with Mugen teammate Barry Pettit. With 3 laps to go Barry slipped by John to take the lead but on the next lap John Michael slipped by Barry on the inside right after the crossover section and he was able to keep his lead and won the A2 main giving him 1st place overall for the class.

Source: Tekin [teamtekin.com]

February 13, 2015

Lorenzo Crolla re-signs with Xray

Xray has announced the contract renewal with talented French driver Lorenzo Crolla for the 2015 season. The dedicated off-road racer will attend all French championship races, the French cup, the EOS series and the European Championship and he is always happy to help with technical support and service at the races. Lorenzo says:

I’m very glad to renew with Xray for the 2015 season. I’m very satisfied about the performance of both Xray 1/8 and 1/10 off-road platforms, taking big pleasure running with the XB8, XB4 and the upcoming XB2. I will be available at all French races to provide technical support and service to Xray customers so do not hesitate to contact me at any time.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

February 12, 2015

Mike Swauger renews with Xray

Xray has announced the contract renewal with World and multiple US National Champion Mike Swauger. Mike is a dedicated nitro on-road racer and he will be using Xray’s 1/10th and 1/8th nitro kits at all major races in 2015 such as the World Championships, the Florida Winter Nationals and the ROAR Nationals. Mike says:

I would like to thank Ralph Burch and everyone at RC America and Xray for the past years of racing. I’m excited to have signed with team again for the 2015 season and looking forward to having a great year of racing with the Xray team. I will travel to all major USA nitro races and I will be more than happy to assist anyone with any questions or comments.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

February 12, 2015

Benek Offroad Cup – Announcement

The Benek Offroad Cup takes place in Lodz, Poland on the weekend of the 1st of March in the three classes of 2WD Buggy, 4WD Buggy and Truck. The event will be held in a large sports hall using a huge 990 square meter track. It starts on Friday with free practice and culminates on Sunday with triple mains and the race will see some special guests such as Malin Karlsen from Norway and 2014 Junior European Champion Michal Orlowski. Sign in is available here and more information can be found on the event’s Facebook page here.

February 12, 2015

Stiles wins BRCA GT12 Nationals Rd2

Round 2 of the four-round BRCA 1/12 GT12 Nationals took place at the Broxtowe track in central UK. GT12 cars are simplified 1/12 scale pan cars which utilise basic suspension, 13.5 stock motors, and GT style bodies. The emphasis is on affordable, low-cost racing that is well suited to club, regional, and national competitions. Over the last two years GT12 has exploded in popularity in the UK as drivers have welcomed the simple and low-cost nature of racing the class at club level. At this event there was a capacity entry of 70 GT12 cars complimented by 20 World GT cars and 10 F1 cars.

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February 11, 2015

WRC Contest Italy – Report

The WRC Contest Italy was held at Mini Racing Chiasso in Faloppio, Italy this past weekend in several electric on-road classes including Touring Car, Pro10, 1/12th scale and Formula. The Touring Car Stock category was the premier class at the event and it was won by Markus Streuli from Nicola Di Palma and Antonino Mangiaracina.

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