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November 26, 2019

2019/20 One12 Series Rd2 – Report

The second round of the 2019/20 ONE12 Series took place at the RC Landia indoor track in Scandiano, Italy this past weekend. The venue assured great racing conditions and the perfect setup for robust attendance in both GT12 and LMP Open Modified. The race was also enriched by the presence of several top drivers, who chose the Italian race as one of their preparation stages for the IFMAR 1/12th scale World Championships to be held in early January 2020 in the UK. In LMP Open Modified, Michal Orlowski delivered an impressive Grand Chelem taking TQ, the overall race win and the official lap record of RC Landia track with 10.738 seconds. During the morning qualifying, Michal displayed great consistency in all three runs ahead of Jörn Neumann who was the only other driver capable of scoring fast lap times below the 11-second barrier. Current ONE12 Series points standings leader, Alessio Mota came in 3rd. In the afternoon finals, Orlowski’s driving was flawless and with back to back 43-lap runs he was able to clinch the overall victory ahead of Mota and Marcello Galli.

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November 25, 2019

RDRP M17/MT-44 aluminium options

Coming from Revolution Design Racing Products are new aluminium optionals for the popular Sanwa M17 and MT-44 radios. First up is an aluminium steering wheel usable for both the M17 high-end and MT-44 intermediate level radios. It is a quick and easy way to personalise the transmitter to the maximum as it is machined from high-quality aluminium and of a cool new turbine design that greatly enhances the overall appearance of the transmitter while offering improved stability for more precise steering action. The steering wheel is available in seven different colours including black, blue, light blue, green, gold, orange and red while machined silver colour edge details and a laser-engraved logo make the wheel stand out. The part is a direct fit and can be combined with RDRP’s new Sanwa M17 RDRP0501 dial and nut set.

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November 25, 2019

Micha Widmaier doubles at MRTO Challenge

The 15th annual MRTO Challenge was held in Altnau, Switzerland this past weekend and it was SWorkz/Nosram’s Micha Widmaier who made the double by winning the 2WD Modified and 4WD Modified classes. In 4WD Micha left behind Xray/GM Racing’s Nico Schmid in 2nd and Xray/Hobbywing’s Aaron Münster in 3rd while over in 2WD Modified Buggy it was Nico and Florian Schmid (both Xray/GM Racing) who would fill the top 3 spots behind Micha.

Source: SWorkz [sworkz.com]

November 25, 2019

Mason Fuller doubles at RC Compound Winter Series Rd2

The second round of the The RC Compound Winter Series was held this past weekend at the The RC Compound indoor dirt track in Des Moines, Iowa. The event attracted over 100 entries and in Modified 2WD Buggy it was Tom Rinderknecht with the overall TQ from Alex Vanderbeek in 2nd. The single 5-minute A-main event however saw 3rd place qualifier, Mason Fuller taking the win a super narrow 0.8 seconds in front of Tom Rinderknecht as Kaden Fuller came in 3rd to complete the all-TLR top 3 result. Over in 4WD Mod Buggy it was again Tom with the overall TQ and Mason with the overall win as Alex Vanderbeek (Team Associated) would round out the top 3.

View the 4WD Mod Buggy podium here

November 25, 2019

Ielasi Tuned Hummer Evo 3.5cc nitro off-road engine

Coming soon from Ielasi Tuned is their new Hummer Evo 3.5cc nitro off-road engine. Basically new engine compared to the previous Hummer 7T WC, the Evo sports an updated crankcase and a redesigned 5-port sleeve. This results in a more universal engine that is ideal for both competition and club level racers alike thanks to an optimised performance/mileage ratio. The Novarossi-based Hummer Evo will become available very soon.

Source: Ielasi Tuned [ielasituned.com]

November 25, 2019

Simon Reeves wins at HNMC Winter Series Rd3

Round 3 of the HNMC Winter Series was held at the Herts Nitro Model Club this past weekend. In 1/8th Nitro Buggy out was HB Racing’s Simon Reeves with the overall TQ and also the win in the 20-minute A-main event, leaving behind Team Associated’s Lewis Jones in 2nd by roughly a second. Xray’s Callum Niblett would complete the top 3 result, finishing the A-main on the same lap as Simon and Lewis.

Image: Simon Reeves

November 25, 2019

Gary Huang takes popular SIGP Nitro class win

Gary Huang has taken an emotional win tonight in Xiamen, China in the 1/8th Main final. The Xray driver overcame a flameout to take a very popular win in front of a partisan crowd at the SIGP. Behind it was Merlin Depta who finished in 2nd place, one and a half laps back, the German driver leading following the Chinese driver’s flameout. Completing the podium here at the ARC International Raceway was veteran Italian racer Marco Vanni. Pole sitter Jeff Hamon had a troubled race as he lost touch with Gary Huang early on before hitting major engine troubles, the result of the Australian having set his engine too lean prior to the final. Feeling the win was retribution for not being able to travel to the Worlds last month in California due to visa problems, long time mechanic Gavin Kwok was overcome with emotion as his driver took the checkered flag. Explaining his flameout, he said he was on his in-lap when the Max engine rolled to a stop near the end of the lap. The Xray driver was running 2 laps more than everyone else but he believes it was the smaller tires that had increased consumption and caught them out. Restarted and back on track he battled his way back from 4th, pushing like crazy to take over the lead again with 15 minutes left and hold on for the rest of the race and take his first SIGP nitro win.

Continue reading this report here or view our complete event coverage here.

November 25, 2019

Kohta Akimoto takes back-to-back Stock’s Combat win

The Japanese Stock’s Combat Western Stage race was held at the RC Maniax Arena in Osaka, Japan last weekend. The event saw Kyosho’s Kohta Akimoto taking a back-to-back win in the Invitational 2WD Buggy class, following a victory at the previous round held at the RC Champ Stadium at the end of October. Yokomo’s Yusuke Sugiura, freshly crowned JMRCA Nitro Buggy Champion, came in 2nd from Xray’s Hanako HaeIn Daigaku in 3rd.

Image: Kohta Akimoto