May 7, 2013
Rain once again hit Round 4 of the RaceWorks Elite Racing Series held on 5 May 2013 at RaceWorks’ onroad circuit in Singapore. As with Rounds 2 & 3, the overall results were based on the only qualifying run that was completed. Nicholas Lee (Team Tamiya SG) streaked to his 2nd consecutive victory, while teammate Alvin Koh once again claimed the third spot. Team Xray Singapore’s PY Tang bounced back from his disappointment of finishing out of the podium in Round 3 to take second. After yet another strong performance, Alvin Koh continues to lead the drivers’ standings ahead of…
April 24, 2013
Round 3 of the inaugural season of the RaceWorks Elite Racing Series was held on 21 April 2013 at RaceWorks’ onroad circuit in Singapore. Fashioned after F1, the series features 5 ‘manufacturer’ teams of 2 drivers each competing for the overall drivers’ and team championship in the 7-race season. With rain disrupting the race, the overall results were based on the only qualifying run that was completed. TITC 2013 champion, Nicholas Lee (Team Tamiya SG) finished first, while teammate Alvin Koh took third spot. Team HB/HPI’s Allister Lim was second for his first podium finish of the season. After finishing…
September 16, 2012
The final round of the French Cup for 1/8th scale was held on the Amiens track, which while is not technical is very demanding for engines with 70% max power. The National title was already won by Ramella Pairin in the 4th round but in the Elite class Christophe Louis and Anthony Abisset were still in with a chance of taking the title. In the National qualifications it was Maxime Tenet, Stéphane Bertrand and Faisal Affejee taking the top three places. In the Elite class it wasn’t until the 3rd round of qualifying when Richard Volta, back after a one…
August 16, 2012
Following in the steps of the successful Vega Elite Conversions Team Xtreme have announced the release of the B4.1 2nd Gen. New features include a new thicker kick up section, reinforced with a high quality weld for dramatically improved strength. The front sidewalls have been thickened to 2.6mm to increase strength while the gearbox has been raised 2.0mm, following in the steps of the highly successful 201 Gen2 conversion. New Gen2 rear carbon tower give virtually unlimited tuning options and a multi-position cell layout allows for enhanced weight distribution changes. Finally there is a newly designed carbon battery strap and…
July 24, 2012
Team Yokomo’s Naoto Matsukura has joined a very elite group of drivers after the 18-year-old secured his third consecutive 1:12 World Championship title in the Netherlands ahead of CRC’s Andy Moore, the result going to a tie break that was decided by Matsukura’s faster Leg 1 winning race time. Winning the third & final A-Main ahead of the defending champion, Ronald Volker completed the podium at the 16th running of the IFMAR event. View our complete event coverage here….
June 17, 2012
…to be run. Having struggled in qualification he changed to a safer driving style in the semi and the A-main and it paid off. He lead immediately and kept an eye on local racer Reza Khelili till the last pit stop. Then he pushed a bit harder and put a lap between them. This result cements a great year for Cedric who was already in the top ten at the Euro B’s in Thionville. In the Elite class Anthony Abisset finished 3rd and is still in with a chance for the championship title with young Christophe Louis. Source: Serpent [serpent.com]…
June 14, 2012
The fourth round of the French nitro touring car National Championships took place last weekend in Sallanches (Haute-Savoie) in France. In the Elite class it was European B Champion Frederic Bourrillon that too the top qualifying spot with his Orion powered KM chassis, while in the National class Capricorn/OS driver Vincent Berthon was the TQ man. In the Elite finals Capricorn/Orion driver Léo Arnold came out on top ahead of team mate Basile Concialdi in 2nd with Xray/RB driver Thomas Guillon 3rd. In the National final, Berthon could carry forward his pace from qualifying to win, with Mugen/Novarossi driver Jonathan…
March 13, 2012
The opening round of the French 1/8th on road national championships was held in Neuville le Poitou last weekend. There weer 30 drivers in the Elite Class and 47 in the National Class and dry but cold and windy conditions greeted all the drivers. In qualifying for the Elite class it was former World Champion Adrien Bertin that took the pole position ahead of Stéphane Bouche in 2nd, while in the National class it was Nicolas Rosado with the fastest time. Adrien Bertin once again failed to make it into the final after problems in the semi final. At the…
