February 20, 2013

DJ Apolaro wins Sedan at 2013 Winternats

DJ Apolaro wins 1/8th at 2013 Winternats

Beside the 1/8th scale classes the recent Winternats in Florida also saw the running of the 1/10th 200mm sedan class. The qualifying saw Ralph Burch take TQ from DJ Apolaro and Mike Swauger. At the beginning of the A main Ralph was able to pull away with DJ Apolaro in tow. The latter was running on relatively hard tires, meaning a slower pace for the Capricorn driver but DJ’s plan was to push in the final minutes of the race. Some minutes into the final Ralph made a small mistake and this allowed DJ to pass. He could then hold the lead while Ralph started to really push his car. It looked like it was going to come down to either Ralph or DJ and with Ralph eventually making another mistake DJ was able to drive an error free race for the entire 45 minutes with Xray’s Ralph Burch would end up having a problem towards the end of the race and this allowed DJ to back off and just cruise to the end and take the win in the Sedan class.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

February 20, 2013

Jernej Vuga re-signs with Xray

Jernej Vuga re-signs with Xray

Xray announce that former European champion and recent Slovenian Champion Jernej Vuga has extended his contract with the Slovakian manufacturer for 2013. This is what Jernej has to say about the deal:

I am very excited to continue with Xray also for the 2013 season and I would like to thank them for giving me this opportunity. Xray’s knowledge is huge and this is very important for a driver as it is also the team work and development – Xray incorporates all of these factors. In 2012 my professional and personal time schedule did not allow me to participate at international races but I achieved some good results gaining the National and Alpe Adria Cup 2012 titles. For the 2013 season my goals are to race again at some main European races and to achieve the best possible results.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

February 20, 2013

Richards doubles up at Presidents Day Race

Richards doubles up at Presidents Day Race

This past weekend was the Presidents Day Money Race at EN Hobbies. The race brought in 100 entries with drivers from all over the midwest. The race saw three rocket rounds of qualifying and single A mains. TLR team member JP Richards put on a great show at the Presidents Day Race and won 2WD Modified ahead of Dustin Richards and Luke Richards. JP also was successful in the Pro-2 class with his Team Losi Racing 22 SCT.

Source: TLR [tlracing.com]

February 20, 2013

Poalo Morganti wins 1/8th at 2013 Winternats

Poalo Morganti wins 1/8th at 2013 Winternats

The annual 1/8th on-road Winternats in Florida is a bit of a season opener for nitro on-road racing and the meeting again attracted a large number of both national and international drivers such as Mike Swauger, Ralph Burch, DJ Apolaro, Rick V., Paolo Morganti and Michael Salven, to name just a few. Qualifying day one was fine with sunshine and high grip track with Euro guys Salven and Green making a first statement with the new Serpent S977 Viper car finishing second and third.

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February 20, 2013

Yannic Prumper signs for Mon-Tech Racing

Yannic Prumper signs for Mon-Tech Racing

Italian body manufacturer Mon-Tech Racing have announced the signing of ETS race winner and factory Yokomo driver Yannic Prumper. The German driver has signed a one year deal which will see him race and develop the bodies over the 2013 season. Yannic will make the international race debut for his new sponsor in two weeks at ETS Rd3 in Gran Canaria, Spain.

Source: Mon-Tech [mon-techracing.net]

February 19, 2013

Spashett & Stiles win BRCA 1/12th Nats Rd4

Spashett & Stiles win BRCA 1/12th Nats Rd4

Round 4 of the 2012/13 BRCA 1/12th Scale Nationals took place at Plymouth in the southwest of the UK last weekend. It had been 2 months since the last national so some of the drivers were a little rusty, although many had been racing at local club or regional events in January.

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February 18, 2013

Hart & Trinder win Essex Winter Series Rd5

Hart & Trinder win Essex Winter Series Rd5

The penultimate round of the Essex Winter Series took place this weekend. With the event being held just one week before the BRCA Winter National, the event was fully booked many months beforehand, with some EWS-regular drivers missing out on getting their entries secured in time. The Superstock class once again saw a number of top UK National drivers competing, along with three drivers making the journey from Ireland to race. The high level of competition meant five close rounds of qualifying, highlighting the fact that the EWS is now considered the UK’s premier indoor on-road championship.

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February 15, 2013

Russian Extreme Race – Announcement

Russian Extreme Race - Announcement

Raduga RC Raceway and Rotor Club have been in touch to announce the first international RC Off-road Event in Russia, called ‘Russian Extreme Race’, which will take place in the heart of the European part of Russia from June 21-23, 2013. The race will be run on a nicely located dirt track and is open to both 1/8th gas and Electric and will be run according to EFRA rules. More details can be found here.

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