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January 21, 2020

Simon Kurzbuch departs Novarossi

In a message on social media former IFMAR 1/8th scale IC Track World and EFRA European Champion, Simon Kurzbuch has announced his departure from long-time engine sponsors Novarossi. The multi-time Swiss National Champion is looking back on a very successful campaign with the iconic Italian engine manufacturer and he has the following to say about his departure:

Season 2020 starts with the communication about my departure from Novarossi as engine supplier. Thanks to Grazia, the whole Novarossi factory, Alfredo, Laura, Francesca, Malik, Federico, Daniele, Stefano, Silvio and Cesare! We had a really great time, sometimes better some time bad but all the races we won together speak for itself, grazie grazie grazie! All the best for you all! Soon we post more for 2020, very excited about it!

January 21, 2020

Tanner Denney signs with Mugen Seiki Racing

Mugen Seiki Racing have announced the signing of top US 1/8th off-road racer, Tanner Denney. Tanner brings a tremendous amount of experience on and off the track and will be a huge asset to Mugen Seiki Racing’s off-road team. Tanner’s first event with Mugen Seiki vehicles will be the TNC Madness at The Nitro Compound in Arizona.

Source: Mugen [mugenracing.com]

January 21, 2020

Mark Young wins at RugRacers Rd3

Round 3 of the popular RugRacers electric on-road series was held in Herts, UK last weekend. The race saw the running of Touring Stock, FWD and MTC classes and the latter had Mark Young taking the FTQ and pole position for the 2-leg final. Leg 1 saw most of the field squabbling at the start and by the end of the race Mark was a quarter of a lap in front of 2nd place so it was a comfortable win for him. Leg 2 saw a much cleaner start than leg 1 and after five minutes with all but one lap being under 12 seconds Mark took an easy win, practically a lap in front of the 2nd place driver. Behind Mark it was Josh Moore on the runner-up spot as Jack Anderson came in 3rd to round out the top result.

Source: Team Zombie [team-zombie.com] | Image: RugRacers [facebook.com]

January 21, 2020

Tanner Day & Harley Yoshii successful at NIS Rd3

The third round of the Northwest Indoor Series was held at the Tacoma RC Raceway in Tacoma, Washington last weekend, attracting nearly 170 entries for the multiple 1/10th scale buggy and truck classes. In the premier 2WD Mod Buggy class it was Tanner Day who took the overall TQ and with 2-1-6 finishes he also snatched the overall win, after winning the tie-breaker with Jackson Andres who scored 1-2-2 finishes. Harley Yoshii would come in 3rd overall with 3-4-1 finishes in the triple A-mains, making it an all-Yokomo top 3. 4WD Mod Buggy had Harley Yoshii taking the overall TQ and also the overall victory after winning the first and third A-main while coming in 2nd in A2. Tanner Day won A2 for the overall runner-up spot as Jackson Andres came in third after scoring a DNF in the opening A-main, completing another all-Yokomo podium.

View the 4WD Mod Buggy podium here

January 21, 2020

Kevin Brunsden TQs & wins RWMCC Winter Series Rd2

Round 2 of the popular RWMCC Winter Series was held in Slough, UK last weekend. Agama’s Kevin Brunsden made a clean sweep in the Nitro Buggy qualifying, taking wins in all four qualifiers for the overall TQ from Tekno RC’s Michael Lightfood. The 20-minute A-final then again saw Kevin leading the way and taking the win with a 30-seconds margin on Michael. Behind the two it was Taro Cradock (Kyosho) who would round out the top 3 result some 11 seconds behind Michael.

Source: Remote World Model Car Club [facebook.com]

January 21, 2020

Schneider & Haemers win at NRW Offroad Cup opener

The opening round of the popular NRW Offroad Cup was held at the Racing Arena Limburg indoor carpet track in Sittard, The Netherlands over the weekend. The race saw the running of Modified and Stock classes and in 2WD Mod Buggy it was Marcel Schneider with the overall TQ from Rik Haemers on P2. The opening A-main was won by Mick Burbach, however Marcel stroke back in A2 and A3 to take the overall win from Mick in 2nd while Rik Haemers completed the top 3 results.

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January 21, 2020

2020 Muchmore Invitational – Announcement

NW Hobbies in Albany, Oregon will host the 2020 Muchmore Invitational on the weekend of the 1st of March. Muchmore’s Joe Pillars has helped put on these type of events in the Northwest for over 10 years with great success and the organiers couldn’t be more happy to work with him again. The fun and unique race format offers multiple classes of racing with the same vehicles to provide more time on the track and less time in the pits. Classes run include Invitational 2WD Mod Buggy, 2WD Mod Buggy, 40+ 2WD Mod Buggy, 13.5T Wheeler no-timing/no-boost, 13.5T Truck no-timing/no-boost, 17.5T 2WD Buggy no-timing/no-boost, and 21.5T 2WD Buggy no-timing/no-boost. Full details can be found on social media here and here.

January 20, 2020

Ryan Lutz VP PowerMaster fuelled

VP PowerMaster R/C Hobby Fuels have announced the addition of champion caliber driver Ryan Lutz to the VP Racing Fuels PowerMaster national and international race team. Lutz, from Medina, Ohio, will be fuelling with PowerMaster’s newest off-road blend. 30% Ryan Lutz was developed by VP Racing Fuels and Ryan Lutz to be a versatile off-road fuel for everyone from the seasoned pro to the club racer. Power, fuel mileage, and engine reliability were the development goals in mind. 30% Ryan Lutz blend is formulated with a high-performance proprietary oil package for additional engine protection. Lutz will compete and develop national and international markets for PowerMaster’s Lutz developed fuels and will be available for product support. The Agama factory driver comes fresh from his first race with VP Racing Fuels as he top qualified and won the Pro Truggy class at the 2020 Southern Indoor Championships. Ryan says: