October 21, 2019

Kevin Nielsen TQs & wins at DRCMU Series Rd2

Vejle in Denmark played host to round 2 of the Danish DRCMU electric on-road series this past weekend. In the Touring Modified class it was Kevin Nielsen (Xray), who attended his first ever Modified race, with the clean sweep in the triple qualifiers, taking the overall TQ from Patrick Hornum (Awesomatix) in 2nd and Patrick Danielsen (Xray) in 3rd. The A-mains then again saw Kevin leading the way in all three legs for the overall win from Patrick Hornum 2nd and Patrick Danielsen in 3rd.

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October 21, 2019

Sawada & Kiyoyi complete OneTen double

Jin Sawada survived a big scare in the early stages of the 8-minute main final when the Japanese driver rolled his IF14, to come back and win the 2nd round of the OneTen series hosted by RCI V2 in Shanghai. Losing almost half a lap on the small technical track, the incident dropped the pole man down to 4th and left Rocket Zhang in the lead. Fighting his way back to the front, Jin managed to get back into the lead with two and a half minutes to go and would go on to extend his lead to over 5 seconds by the end of the race. Rocket would hold on for 2nd with Motor King completing the top 3. Discussing the incident, Sawada put it down to running with more power, thanks to the increased voltage, and lower than normal traction. Losing the back of the car slightly it clipped the small yellow curbs, sending his car into the wall and needing to be marshalled. Following the crash, he said his car was feeling really good and he could go about his recovery drive, which he admitted added some excitement to what was a rather processional race.

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October 21, 2019

Infinity introduce new IF18 parts

Ahead of next week’s 1/8th Onroad World Championship in the USA, Infinity has released a number of new parts for their IF18. A new hard front arm made from a harder material than the standard kit version offers sharp steering, a characteristic preferred by expert drivers. Another update on a standard kit part is the hard rear bushing set. Its use increases the rigidity of the suspension and improves corner speed. For down stop adjustment in the front and rear lower arms, new M4x8 round top set screws are available. The tip has a smooth round shape, making it difficult to damage the contact area with the main chassis.

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October 21, 2019

Raw Speed Radar 2.2” buggy rear tyre

Raw Speed have introduced their all-new Radar 2.2” buggy rear tyre. The directional, next generation indoor tyre is built on a completely redesigned carcass to create exceptional forward and side bite, predictable cornering and the tyre is offering increased tread density for improved durability. The tyre is available in soft, soft long wear, super soft and clay compounds including closed cell inserts.

Source: Raw Speed [rawspeedrc.com]


October 21, 2019

Luis Enrique Carrasco takes Spanish TC Stock title

The Circuito de Pista de Asoger track in Madrid, Spain played host to round 4 of the Spanish Electric On-road Nationals this past weekend. In the competitive Stock Touring class, attracting 30 entries, it was Luis Enrique Carrasco with the overall TQ from Isaac Cuevas in 2nd after the qualifiers. After the triple A-mains the two would be tie on points but the better tie-breaker would mean the day’s win for Luis with Isaac in 2nd and Enrique Parrizas in 3rd. With the win, Luis would also seal the overall championship for 2019.

Source: Zoo Racing [zoo-racing.com]


October 21, 2019

Rick Seymonsbergen wins at 2019 PDNR Challenge

The 2019 PDNR Challenge was held in Penrith, Australia this past weekend and in the popular 1/8 Nitro GT class it was Rick Seymonsbergen with the overall TQ from Benjamin Dunn in 2nd. The 30-minute A-main event then saw Rick scoring the win with a 1-lap margin from Benjamin in 2nd as Daine Parsons came in 3rd, another three laps down.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]


October 21, 2019

Edward Sio wins at Philippine Off-road Nats finale

The final round of the Philippine Off-road Nationals was held at the Traksnicho Raceway this past weekend. In Nitro Buggy it was 2nd place qualifier, Edward Sio (SWorkz) with the win in the 45-minute A-main event, a lap in front of 5th place qualifier, Jordan Go (SWorkz) in 2nd. Top qualifier, Nani Tagle (Kyosho) came in 3rd to round out the podium less than a second behind Jordan.

Source: SWorkz [sworkz.com]


October 21, 2019

Asian Onroad Championship Rd5 – Report

Round 5 of the 2019 Asian Onroad Championship was held at the iconic Yatabe Arena in Japan this past weekend, attracting nearly 100 entries for the multiple electric on-road classes. The premier Touring Modified class saw a couple of IFMAR World Champions in the mix with local talent. Being true professionals, the Modified Touring Cars startsed were textbook and TQ Ryousuke Yamamoto led the way. In tow was another fellow local Akio Sobue keeping the pressure on and not letting Yamamoto get away being only a couple car lengths away the whole race. Yamamoto drover super tight keeping the door closed until the end tone taking the A1 win. In the A2 main, it would be disaster for Yamamoto when his car broke in a crash. Sobue said thank you very much and would cruise in for the A2 win. Unfortunately for Sobue, Yamamoto’s run would edge him out by one single second for the over all win.

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