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December 2, 2014

Ryan Lutz trophy charity auction

Following last year’s great success Ryan Lutz is running another Trophy Charity Auction to raise money for a good cause. Ryan currently has 14 auctions up and running from some of his best results from the 2014 racing season with all of the trophies being signed by the “Lutzinator” himself. All you have to do is search “Ryan Lutz Autograph” in the eBay search and all 14 listings will come up. The auctions are supporting Toys 4 Tots, Make-A-Wish, and the Salvation Army, they can also be found on Ryan Lutz personal website by clicking here and are set up to accept international bidders this time.

Source: Ryan Lutz [lutzinator.com]

December 2, 2014

Ari Bakla wins at Proline Challenge Australia finale

The final round of the Proline Challenge Australia was held at LRRCC in super hot weather conditions in the morning and thunderstorms in the afternoon that made it hard to keep up with the changing conditions. In the 1/8th Nitro Buggy class Ari Bakla came out successful in front of Dallas Gardiner while Shane Kelly rounded out the podium in 3rd. The Nitro Truggy class had Wade Lazich walking away with the win from Brendhan Wade and Shane Kelly in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

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December 2, 2014

Gee, Sydor & Flores TQ & win at Indoor Champs

This past weekend was the 35th running of the US Indoor Champs, held this year at the Holiday Inn in Cleveland, Ohio. The event saw over 200 entries, and 31 heats overall. 17.5T was the biggest touring class with 40 entries, with the USVTA, USGT, 13.5T, and Modified classes also offered for TCs. This years track was very tricky combining a tight layout with high traction, soft spec tires and a bumpy subfloor, making perfect setups at a premium.

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December 1, 2014

Elliott Boots renews with Kyosho

Kyosho announce the 2-year contract renewal with Elliott Boots through to 2016. Continuing as a full factory driver Elliott, who recently also re-signed his contract with engine sponsor Reds Racing, will attend at the BRCA 1/10th nationals and the 1/8th Rallycross national series, as well as all major international races including Euros and World Championships.

Source: Kyosho [kyoshoeurope.com]

December 1, 2014

Shin Adachi joins SWorkz nitro team

SWorkz announce the signing of Japanese frontrunner Shin Adachi to their nitro racing team. Shin will be racing the national nitro series in 2015, starting his new endeavour in Pattaya this coming weekend joining fellow SWorkz racer Atsushi Hara. Shin said “I am very excited to be given this chance to race with SWorkz. Thank you SWorkz and Scott. I will do my best”

Source: SWorkz [sworkz.com]

December 1, 2014

Josh Cyrul sweeps pan car classes in Cleveland

The 35th US Indoor Championships were held this past weekend in Cleveland, Ohio. The event had the usual array of Modified and Stock Touring Car and Pan Car classes and the latter saw Josh Cyrul dominating the proceedings as he took the TQ in the 1/12th Modified, 13.5T and 17.5T classes and he also put himself on top of the timesheets in 1/10th World GT. The 1/12th Modified A-main Josh made maximum use of his pole position as he took the win from Keven Hebert in 2nd and Ray Darroch in 3rd.

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November 30, 2014

Bowie Ginting wins at Indonesian Year End Race

The Indonesian Electric On-Road Year End Race 2014 was held at the Sunter International Speedway, with 60 drivers competing in the premier class of 13.5T Boosted Touring Car, as well as the supporting FWD, Mini, 1/12 pan car and Scalpel classes. The weather was cloudy with a bit of rain pouring down in Saturday’s qualifying but the Sunday stayed dry. In the 13.5T Boosted class, Bowie Ginting set the quickest time to secure the TQ spot in front of Muhammad Izzah, who was just 0.3 seconds behind. PY tang lined up in 3rd followed by Peter Anthonijsz and Andy Sanjaya who completed the top 5 result. In the finals Bowie scored a clean sweep all three legs, allowing him to take the overall win from Izzah and PY in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

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November 28, 2014

Rino Lino doubles at Mexican Capricorn Cup

The Mexican Capricorn Cup was held in Merida, Mexico with drivers from all over the country attending. Backed by the support of both the city of Merida and the local media the race attracted a good amount of drivers. Qualifying in the Nitro 200mm Sedan and Electric Touring classes was dominated by Rino Lino who would also come out successful in the mains of both classes. In the Sedan class it was Luis Hidalgo who grabbed the runner-up spot while Manual Ortiz completed the podium in 3rd.

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