Round 3 of the Jimmy Babcock Racing League Nitro Series was held at Empire R/C Raceway in Brentwood, California last weekend. In the Expert Nitro Buggy class it was Mugen’s Adam Drake with the overall TQ after the qualifiers, in the 20-minute A-main final however Drake would only finish in 4th, as Austin Blair took the overall from Kyosho’s CJ Jelin in 2nd and Tekno’s Steve Harris in 3rd.
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The second round of the Czech 1/10th Electric Off-road Nationals was held at the Horni Jeleni track recently. The weekend kicked off a bit delayed due to heavy rain on Saturday morning, however the track was race-ready soon so things could get underway as planned. In 2WD Buggy, it was Team Associated driver Ales Bidovsky who topped the first two qualifying rounds to secure the overall TQ. Max Götzl (Xray) took the third round with the fastest time of the day, but started 2nd on the A-main grid, while Michal Binder (Xray) was sitting in 3rd. Ales then also took the win in A1 as Max made some small mistakes, but Götzl came back with the win in A2, as Ales made a lot of mistakes, so it was all to decide in A3. Max was able to take the lead on the second lap and was able to hold it until the last one, but he made a mistake which cost him the win. So the podium stayed as it was after the qualifiers, as Michal took the 3rd place overall.
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Round 6 of this year’s BRCC N.E.O.S series was held at the Barceloneta track in Puerto Rico. Raymond Soto (IGT8) took the overall TQ in the Nitro GT class, however the win in the A—main went to Samuel Zayas from Fernando Mendez in 2nd and Godfrey Franco, with the three making for an IGT8 podium sweep.
Source: IGT8 [igt8.com]
Wallace Motorsports has announced the return of Bobby Flack to the RC racing world. Bobby brings years of experience to the table, and after a slight hiatus he has decided to make a return to the sport joining the Wallace Motorsports On-road nitro family. Bobby will be helping with R&D on the current WRC NTX.3 chassis through out the states using Ielasi Tuned engines, Hot Race Tires, and Power HD servos to operate his rides. Bobby says:
Well, I am very excited to say the least. I am so thankful for this opportunity from Wallace Motorsports. I really have to thank Diatta for making this happen. It’s been a few years but I cannot wait to get to the track. This is the complete package here. The NTX.3 is very high quality, I am very impressed. With Ielasi engines and Hot Race tires it’s going to be a fun year! So far I will be attending the remaining Midwest Series races, The Great Lakes Challenge and the ROAR Nationals in Toledo. Time to get to work. See you at the track!
Source: Wallace Motorsports [wallacemotorsports.net]
Round 5 of the Tonisport Onroad Series West Division was held at the AMCA Apeldoorn track in The Netherlands last weekend. The event was held in Touring Car, FWD and Formula classes and it attracted a high-class field with many drivers trying to get some laps under their belt in preparation of the forthcoming ETS round that will be held at the iconic facility at the end of June. In the ultra-fast Touring Modified class it was Yokomo’s Ronald Völker with the overall TQ from Awesomatix’s Lucas Urbain. Infinity’s Jilles Groskamp came in 3rd after the qualifiers. The triple A-mains saw Ronald taking wins in A1 and A3 for the overall while Lucas cemented his runner-up spot with a win in A2. Infinity’s Yannic Prümper came in 3rd to round out the podium in front of Jilles in 4th.
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The Circuito ATV Racing Valladolid track in Spain played host to round 2 of the 1/8th E-Buggy Nationals last weekend. Over 42 pilots signed up for the single E-Buggy class and it was Jorge Soler who would top qualify from Jaume Figuls and Carlos Cano Guillen Jr. The triple A-main events then saw Jorge Soler (Team Associated) taking wins in the opening A1 and A2 for the overall from Jaume Figuls (Mugen) on the runner-up spot. Mugen’s Alberto Garcia came in 3rd to round out the podium despite scoring a DNF in the second A-main.
Image: Alberto Garcia
Round 3 of the BRCA 1/10th Off-road Nationals was held at Eden Park Raceway in the south-east of the UK this past weekend. On Saturday the 2WD class commenced and the weather was wet with drying conditions but with some extra rain showers over the day kept the conditions interesting with some drivers round being affected.
Schumacher driver Ellis Stafford qualified 2nd behind Team Associated driver Neil Cragg. The 3-legged A-final was hard fought, with Ellis fighting to get past Neil. With matching scores overall but with a 2nd place and a faster winning final time gave Ellis the win he deserved. Nathan Ralls (Xray) had to settle for 3rd overall. Sunday was a much brighter day with sunny spells and only a very brief shower. Ellis Stafford took TQ this time with Danny Mcgee close behind in 2nd spot. The finals were hard fought by all with an early mistake from Ellis Stafford left Danny in 2nd but Neil Cragg was able to get past Danny and take the win in the first leg. In leg 2 Ellis, Danny and Neil had a battle, with Danny getting into the lead but after a retirement from Danny this left it to Ellis to take the win with Ed Kerry getting 2nd. The last leg meant that four cars could win it, Ellis unfortunately made an early mistake dropping down the field which meant Danny Mcgee had a lot of pressure from Neil Cragg for a majority of the race but defended superbly until Neil made a few mistakes which allowed Tom Cockerill to catch up and take the second spot. With the race over and with a win and a second from Danny he took the win and his first 4WD in his racing career as Neil Cragg and Ed Kerry completed the podium.
Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com] | Image: William White/netpixandwill
The 3rd annual Pan Car Masters was held at the iconic MRTM Lostallo track in Switzerland. More than 50 racers from seven countries attended the race that saw the running of 1/8th Electric Stock, 1/8th Electric 4S Modified, Formula, Classic Formula as well as three Pro10 classes. As usual for Lostallo the weather was constantly changing with Thursday having mixed conditions, Friday being sunny and Sunday being very mixed again. The fastest class of the weekend was Pro10 Modified with about 120km/h top speed. Tobias Weist (VIP Performance) from Germany took the TQ from fellow countryman and teammate, Timo Schad. Schad and Roger Eiffler (Team Associated) shared a TQ round but Timo hold the upper hand in the tie-breaker.
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