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May 15, 2020

Joni Skidmore joins Schumacher

Schumacher Racing welcome top UK racer Joni Skidmore to their electric off-road team. Joni will be primed and ready to go, as soon as racing resumes with his Cougar Laydown and CAT L1 Evo rides and he had the following to say;

I am so pleased and excited to be joining the Schumacher Family for the foreseeable future, the cars are super competitive at the races and the support from the team is great too. Big thanks to Robin, Muz and Trish for making all this happen, hopefully see you all at the track soon for some big air and some even bigger whips.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

May 15, 2020

Renaud Savoya teams up with Konect

Konect have announced the signing of 3-time EFRA European Champion, Renaud Savoya to their team. The Kyosho factory driver will be using the company’s K1 Elite electric brushless motors and accessories to outfit his 1/10th scale off-road rides and he has the following to say about the deal:

A french brand, dynamic, with a passionate team that always put their heart into developing the best products and customer support, I couldn’t think of a better fit! As a plus, all their products are orange, matching perfectly well with my paint scheme.

Source: Konect [facebook.com]

May 13, 2020

Chavez successful at Clay’s Hobby Shop RC Racing series

The Aeromodelismo Ticofly club of Costa Rica hosted a round of the Clay’s Hobby Shop RC Racing series last weekend. In the Nitro Buggy class Mugen’s Elias Chavez, who qualified 7th overall, took the win in the 30-minute A-main event from 3rd place qualifier, Lazaro Milian (Serpent) in 2nd. Top qualifier Ricardo Saborio (SWorkz) came in 3rd to round out the podium result.

Source: Maxima MX Europa [facebook.com]

May 11, 2020

Jackson Brunson doubles at JConcepts Super Cup Rd4

Round 4 of the JConcepts Super Cup was held at NewRed Hobbies in Ocala, Florida over the weekend, attracting 115 entries. The race format saw two rounds of qualifying and double A-mains for all classes. In the premier class of Expert 2WD Mod Jackson Brunson took the win from top qualifier, Lee Setser as AJ Marasco came in 3rd to round out the all-Team-Associated podium.

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May 11, 2020

John Prickett TQs & wins at JConcepts Super Cup Rd4

The JConcepts Super Cup round 4 was hosted by Newred Hobbies in Ocala, Florida over the weekend. The event attracted 115 entries and in 40+ 2WD Open Buggy it was John Prickett with the overall TQ from Dave Duncan in 2nd. When the dust had settled after the double A-main format, John Prickett and Tom Sherman ended tie on points with John holding the upper hand after the tie-breaker as Tom had to settle for 2nd overall. Dave Duncan came in 3rd to round out the podium.

Source: 1up Racing [1upracing.com]

May 11, 2020

Pontus Larsson TQs & wins 2020 Hå-We Cup Rd1

The opening round of the 2020 Hå-We Cup was hosted by the Swedish SMK Trollhättan club this past weekend, attracting nearly 20 entries for the single Nitro Buggy class. For many it was the first race of the year due to the Sars-CoV-2 epidemic shutdown and in the end it was Serpent’s Pontus Larsson who would excel by taking the overall TQ from Patrick Mattsson and coming out on top after the 45-minute A-main event, leaving behind HB Racing’s Kristian Johansson some three laps down in 2nd while Team Associated’s young Nils Gustafsson came in 3rd, only about five seconds short of Kristian.

Thanks to Pontus Larsson for the report. | Image: Nils Gustafsson

May 5, 2020

Nathan Flores doubles at Return Trophy Race

This past weekend at Apex RC in middle Tennessee racers came out for the first time in months to return to the great hobby we enjoy. The racers came from Ohio, Georgia, and Kentucky to join in the event. The track staff and owners put a plan in place to make sure everyone was safe and respected amid the C-19 issues. The track was open for a limited time on Saturday for setup, cleaning, and a little practice. As Sunday rolled around the track opened earlier than usual to get guys a chance to shake the cobwebs. Nathan Flores positioned himself in the TQ spot in VTA making improvements to reset his own TQ. And after 3 rounds he was on the pole for the 8-minute main. He would go on to take the victory and in one of the nicest moves to maintain his lead by driving between two cars of lap traffic. Jeff Mobely came in 2nd some 1.1 seconds behind as Brett McGee finished in 3rd overall, already a lap down.

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April 16, 2020

RC-Monkey VRC Japan Tour 2020 – Announcement

Japanese news website RC-Monkey has announced the VRC Japan Tour 2020 series. With the world-wide cancellation of race events due to the current Corona virus pandemic, the RC racing simulator VRC Pro has gained lots of interest recently and RC-Monkey has jumped onto this train in order to offer racers a bit of racing action during these dull times. Venues for the RC-Monkey VRC Japan Tour 2020 will include iconic Japanese tracks such as the Tamiya Kakegawa Circuit, the Kyosho Circuit, Hokusei Circuit, Boss Speed, K-tune Racing Speedway, Central Racing Park, and the SPL Speedway. Full details will be announced soon including race dates and classes. Until then interested racers can find more information here.