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October 14, 2019

Frederik Brolos Mikkelsen wins at Tonisport Masters

The 2019 Tonisport Master were held at the Arena33 indoor track in Andernach this past weekend. In the competitive Touring 13.5T class it was Frederik Brolos Mikkelsen with the overall TQ after winning two of the three qualifying rounds, leaving behind Simon Lauter on the runner-up spot. The opening A-main again saw Frederik holding the upper hand from Tobias Vogel while in A2 it was Simon with the win from Frederik. The deciding A3 was again won by Frederik as Simon and Tobias came in 2nd and 3rd respectively. Overall it was Frederik with the win as Simon and Tobias came in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

Source: ZooRacing [zoo-racing.com]

October 14, 2019

Jesse Keller takes Dutch 1/8th NK class title

The final round of the Dutch IC Track Nationals was held at the EVMC Velp track last weekend. Due to unstable weather conditions practice was difficult and also the start of the race was still troublesome due to some small rain showers. In the 1/8th NK class qualifying Robbin Hertong managed to set the fastest time on a drying track with 14 laps. Joey Sorber showed a strong performance as well and took the 2nd place in front of Jesse Keller in 3rd place.

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October 14, 2019

Louth RCCC Schumacher Winter Series Rd1 – Report

The past weekend saw the running of the Schumacher Winter Series presented by the Louth Radio Control Car Club. The series in its third year and in conjunction with Schumacher Racing, remained the same with the rules and format focusing on the racing and not the budget of the racers. This year the classes remained the same with 13.5 Blinky, 17.5 Open, Tamiya Euro Trucks, GT12 and the additional of the Tamiya M-Chassis and MTC. Clashes with other events would see the numbers at a solid 50, as drivers rolled in for an action packed day of racing. Chris Lovely would be in control of the 13.5 class, taking three rounds of qualifying, Andrew Green would take 2nd with his TQ run, whilst the battle for 3rd was close between Daniel Burks and Joseph Cocking. Callum Chapman and Lisa Keen would make the main final and round out the proceedings.

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October 14, 2019

Midland Indoor Carpet Championship – Report

The opening round of the Midland Indoor Carpet Championship MiCC was held in Telford, UK this past weekend. The event attracted over 130 entries and in the premier Touring Modified class it was Xray’s Elliott Harper with the overall TQ and also the win in the single 5-minute A-main event, leaving behind Schumacher’s Olly Jefferies in 2nd and Awesomatix driver, Ben Cosgrove in 3rd.

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October 14, 2019

Kyle Colbert wins at CenCal Challenge Rd4

The 4th round of the CenCal Challenge was held in Fresno, California this past weekend, attracting nearly 90 entries for the 1/10th electric on-road classes. In Touring Modified it was Aaron Lewis with the overall TQ, however it was Kyle Colbert with the overall win following some entertaining A-mains that saw Kyle finish 1-10-2 while Aaron would come in 3-2-1. After the tie-breaker Kyle would hold the upper hand, leaving behind Aaron in 2nd. Young Jacob Cruz would round out the top 3 podium result.

Source: PowerHD [chd.hk]

October 14, 2019

Hayato Matsuzaki leaves Yokomo

Former IFMAR 2WD World Champion, Hayato Matsuzaki has announced his departure from Yokomo. Hayato spent seven years with the iconic Japanese manufacturer following a successful stint with HPI Racing. Part of the development team Hayato worked on the BD touring car and YD-2 series drift car platforms with his most recent duties being team mechanic for Yokomo drivers such as Ronald Völker. The departure of Hayato means another set back for Yokomo who are currently undergoing a restructuring process following the recent leave of founder and president, Tom Yokobori. This is what Hayato has to say about his departure:

I spent really exciting time with Yokomo team, customer ,Yokomo family! Speciality YD2 project and BD9 project was really big for me. I learn a lot of things during those project with Team member of Yokomo family!

October 14, 2019

EC Kim wins Touring Modified class at 2019 GIRC

The 2019 GRC International RC Car Championship GIRC was held at the GRC Raceway in Gimpo, South Korea over the weekend. The event attracted over 100 entires including guests from abroad such as Germany’s Marc Rheinard and Singapore’s Dominic Quek. In the Touring Modified class it was Zero Tribe’s EC Kim with the overall TQ from Infinity’s Marc Rheinard on the 2 spot after the qualifiers. A1 and A2 then saw pretty dominant wins of EC for the early overall victory while the remaining podium spots were hard fought for. Ultimately it was Xray’s Dominic Quek with the runner-up spots following 2-3-1 results in the finals as Yokomo’s Dong Uk Jang came in 3rd with 3-4-2 finishes. Marc Rheinard suffered of some problems in the A-mains and had to settle for 4th overall with 4-2-8 results.

Image: Dominic Quek

October 14, 2019

Ronald Völker TQs & wins at Mon-Tech NYGP

360v2 RC of New Rochelle, New York played host to the 2019 Mon-Tech NYGP this past weekend. The event attracted nearly 200 entries not only from the U.S. but also from Europe, making for some very competitive racing in the several 1/10th and 1/12th scale classes. In Touring Modified it was Yokomo’s Ronald Völker from Germany with the overall TQ thanks to winning three of the four qualifiers. Xray’s top Swede, Alexander Hagberg came in 2nd with a single round TQ from U.S. boy Sam Isaacs (Awesomatix) in 3rd. The A-mains then saw Ronald making a clean sweep in A1 and A2 for the early overall win from A3 winner, Sam Isaacs in 2nd. Alexander Hagberg scored 2nd place finished in A1 and A3 but suffered a DNF in A2 meaning he had to settle for 3rd overall after the tie-breaker.

View the final results here