The outdoor season ending Portuguese Cup was held at the Travessas track in S. João da Madeira located in the south of Porto. In the 1/8th Nitro On-road class it was José Areias with the win after some 45 minutes of intense racing. Vasco Sousa would follow on a hard-fought 2nd place while Joaquim Rego had to settle for 3rd overall.
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The opening round of the MRC Longwy Winter Series was held at the MRC Longwy club in France this past weekend. The event usually attracts racers from all over Europe and round 1 made no exception. In the Touring Stock Expert class, attracting 50 drivers, it was Germany’s Thilo Tödtmann with the overall TQ after some 2.7 seconds in front of Luxembourg racer, Jacques Libar. Dennis Kalinowski came in 3rd some two seconds short of Jacques’ time. After the triple A-mains the top 3 result would remain the same after Thilo made a clean sweep to leave Jacques and Dennis behind in 2nd and 3rd respectively.
Image: Thilo Tödtmann
The inaugural season of the 2017/18 Italian GT12 Series kicked off in Remedello di Sopra on the very technical indoor asphalt track of Angiolino Minispeedway. The series will unfold through six rounds across northern Italy and will see drivers chasing the crown of the GT12 class, which recently saw growing interest in the country thanks to its performance, simplicity and contained costs. The qualification rounds, held during the morning, saw Mattia Dall’Oca confirming his status of a GT12 specialist he and laid down three TQs marked by a very consistent pace and a record-breaking 13.366 seconds lap that finally proved unbeatable for the rest of the day. Locking the first row for the finals, Alessandro Rampini clinched P2 with a faultless drive in Q3, while his brother, Roberto Rampini was a very close third.
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Destiny have released a first teaser image of their forthcoming RX-10SR electric touring car kit. The vehicle builds on the Reedy-Race-winning RX-10S and looking at the image the kit will include several refined parts such as an updated motor mount and alloy suspension mounts with composite inserts. The kit will ship in December and all information and images should surface soon.
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The final round of the 2017 Speed King Tour took place at the Sagamido Racing Track in the Kanagawa prefecture. Both Modified and Stock 1/10th electric touring classes as well as the Oval class were held at this event. The Touring Modified class saw the running of the special Super Pole format for Q4, a one-lap attack run for the decisive Q4 result. 2013 Speed King Tour Modified class champion Yugo Nagashima scored the fastest lap time and took overall the overall TQ from reigning Speed King Tour Modified class champion Akio Sobue.
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The Genius ring indoor track recently played host to round 1 of the Xray Racing Series Slovenia. Drivers from six different countries attended the event with some big names being present such as Jan Raitheisky, Andrea Ghilotti, B.A. Arnaldi and many others. The Touring Stock 13.5T class, run with XRS handout motors, was TQ’d by Jan Ratheisky from Andrea Ghilotti and B.A. Arnaldi. The 21.5T formula class, also run with handout motors, again went to Jan with Matej Dobnikar and Daniele Conte coming in 2nd and 3rd respectively. Finally in 1/12th scale Pan Car it was Valentin Mis with the TQ from Simone Bellin and Lorenzo Milanese.
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The Italian UISP Nationals were held at Indoor Racing Chilelli in Scrivia, Italy. The race schedule was free practice on Saturday followed by triple qualifiers and triple mains on Sunday. Classes run included Touring Modified, Touring 13.5T Stock, Touring 17.5T Stock as well as Formula, 1/10th Pan Car and LRP Blast Truck. In 13.5T Stock it was Xray’s Mustafa Alp, who TQ’d round 1 and 3 of the qualifiers while sitting out Q2 to save tyres. In the finals it was again Mustafa on the top spot from the Capricorn of Federico Barbieri and Team Associated driver Davide Ongaro.
The Deportivo de Automodelismo de Sevilla club will hold a season-ending 3-hour 1/8th on-road endurance race on the 16th of December in Sevilla, Spain. Teams will consist of two pilots and spots available are limited. More information about the event can be found on the club’s website here.
