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May 31, 2017

Schumacher BTCC Rd2 – Report

Round 2 of the Schumacher BTCC took place at a sun drenched Bedworth over the weekend. It was a very emotional race for the club as it marked their final meeting at this venue after being forced to move by the land owners. In Modified Elliott Harper took the win from David Hall and Andy Murray. In 13.5 Boosted James Hart took the TQ position and win from super fast locals Liam Brooks and Michael Johnson while the largest class this weekend was 17.5T Blinky with Jakub Plechac winning from Nigel Shaw and Mathew Lilley.

View the other podiums here

May 31, 2017

BarcoOff track added to VRC Pro

VRC have announced the launch of the Italian BarcoOff track, home of the Euro Contest, for the VRC Pro RC car simulator software. Included is the 310m long 2014 layout that is ideal for 1/8th Nitro and Electric Buggies as well as Short Course Trucks. As with most VRC tracks, the track has been optimised to be raced in both directions and with this latest addition the number of full-size off-road tracks has now reached 18. The BarcoOff track will be released on June 1st and will be available to all VRC members with an All-inclusive membership. Free2Play members can obtain the track in-game with vEuros which can be purchased in the eshop. More impressions of the track can be found here.

Source: VRC Pro [vrcworld.com]

May 31, 2017

Burak Kilic wins Father’s Day race

Schwendt in the eastern part of Germany recently held their Father’s Day race attracting nearly 100 entries from Germany and nearby Poland. Agama’s Burak Kilic would be the driver to beat as he took the TQ after the three qualifiers and he would also take the pole position for the 30-minute Nitro Buggy main from brother Berkan. The latter would put some serious pressure on his older brother and he eventually found a way past but towards the end of the main the tyres on Berkan’s Agama buggy started to wear away meaning Burak would be able to bring home the win from Mugen racer Florian Müller while Berkan had to settle for 3rd overall.

Thanks to Abdullah Kilic for the report.

May 31, 2017

Burak & Berkan Kilic join Schumacher off-road team

Schumacher have announce the addition of Burak and Berkan Kilic to the off-road team. Both have chosen Schumacher cars for their 1/10th off-road program for 2017/18 and they will compete at major races across Europe, including the EOS series and the German nationals.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

May 31, 2017

Dutch 1/10th Nitro On-road Nationals Rd2 – Report

Round 2 of the Dutch 1/10th Nitro On-road National Championship was held at the technical and twisty track of Gouda. The event was held together with the growing Serpent GT Cup and after round 1 was washed away by the weather, the second round would be held in perfect weather conditions all weekend. In the 200mm class and after qualifying, Daan took a convincing pole with Julius in 2nd some four seconds behind but only 0.018s ahead of Milan in 3rd. The Dutch racing format sees double 20-minute finals and results being based on a points system meaning two good results are needed to take the upper spots. This proved to be the issue for Daan, who had an engine cut at the start of the first final. Julius could take the lead from the tone, but as he had planned an extra fuel stop for safety he had to push the whole final as Milan stayed very close. Ultimately it would work out and Julius would grab the win in leg 1.

Continue reading the report here

May 31, 2017

Mihelič TQs & wins Austrian 1/8th IC Track Nats Rd2

The second round of the Austrian Nitro On-road Nationals was hosted by the Mistelbacher Model Car Club over the weekend. In the 1/8th Nitro On-road class it was Nejc Mihelič whose TQ secured him a direct spot in the main final. In the final, that was reduced to 30 minutes due to huge tyre wear of about 0.4mm per lap, Mihelič came out on top again, followed by Alain Levy in 2nd and Rene Dockter 3rd.

Thanks to M.R.T for the report.

May 31, 2017

Michel Buschor doubles at Alpencup Rd2

Singen in Germany played host to round two of this year’s Alpencup series. Michel Buschor (Xray) would take a double win in the 2WD and 4WD Buggy classes with Elias Ehrmann/Schiller (Xray) coming in 2nd and Roger Frei (Team Associated) completing the podium in 2WD. The 4WD class top 3 result was rounded out by Yokomo driver Philippe Weber and Silvio Pietroboni in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

View the final results here

May 31, 2017

Robert Bowers wins at Rocky Mountain Meltdown

The Rocky Mountain Meltdown was held in Calgary, AB recently and it saw Robert Bowers walking away with the TQ and win in the E-Buggy class. Following some entertaining qualifiers Robert would lock up the TQ and pole position for the final that saw him dropping to 2nd after some early lap mistakes. This meant he would be in a battle with Jordan Anderson and Byron Brown but Robert settled down again and he worked on getting back to leader Carter. Bowers came closer but had a handful to really get to Carter’s bumper until disaster stroke for the leader with one minute to go. With a lucky break Robert got past Carter for that extra lap and to take the win from Jordan Anderson and Byron Mackenzie.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]