May 8, 2007
…win by 3 seconds ahead of Rd2 winner Fernando Almeida, who has switched from Mugen to Xray since Rd2, while 3rd position went to a Mugen racer Tiago Almeida. Click here for the final results… 1. Nuno Casal Ribeiro – 71L (Crono) 2. Fernando Almeida – 71L (Xray) 3. Tiago Almeida – 71L (Mugen) 4. Carlos durães – 68L (Mugen) 5. Tiago Coelho – 66L (Crono) 6. Guilherme Gonçalves – 66L (Xray) 7. Diogo Valença – 65L (Mugen) 8. Miguel Matias – 65L (Kyosho) 9. Pedro Bacalhau – 64L (HongNor) 10. Miguel Lopes – 28L (GS) Source: Elite Model [elitemodel.pt]…
April 17, 2007
The second round of the French Nationals were held last weekend at the Besancon track, one of the oldest in France. The race was well attended with 65 drivers, split between Elite and National classes, and as with all racing last weekend in Europe the competitors were greeted with glorious sunshine. In qualifying for the Eilte class it was Mugen racer, and round 1 winner, Nicolas Guillot that claimed the top qualifying spot ahead of the Kyosho pairing of Sebastian Zatla and Adrien Siegfried in 2nd and 3rd repectively. In the Elite main final Stephane Bouche quickly made his way…
April 16, 2007
Last weekend, saw the 2nd round of the 1/10th 200mm Nationals held at the high speed Louvier track, 120km from Paris. In qualifying for the Elite class it B-A Arnaldi, driving a Kyosho V-One RRR Evo, that claimed the top qualfiying sport ahead of 2nd placed Mugen racer Desmarie. In the race itself B-A Arnaldi ran into trouble dropping him back to his eventual finishing position of 4th place, while his brother J-B Arnaldi took the lead and with it the win, to lead home a Kyosho 1-2 with Sebsatian Wartelle in 2nd, while Desmarie ended the race in 3rd….
April 4, 2007
…up to 3rd by the end of the race just behind 2nd place Kyosho driver Miguel Matias with Mugen racer Fernando Almeida taking the overall win. Click here to see the top 10 positions… 1. Fernando Almeida – Mugen/Boss/GRP 2. Miguel Matias – Kyosho / Sirio 3. Nuno C.Ribeiro – Crono/Falcon/GRP 4. Rodrigo LuÃs – Hong Nor / OS Speed 5. Carlos Hugo Ferreira – Kyosho 6. Tiago Almeida – Mugen 7. Guilherme Gonçalves – Xray / Falcon 8. Tiago Coelho – Crono /Falcon/GRP 9. Gonçalo Silva 10. Horácio Monteiro – Mugen Source: Elite Model [elitemodel.pt] / Neo Buggy [neo-buggy.net]…
March 26, 2007
…back after 45 minutes to finish 2nd. Julien Lattanzio completed the podium in 3rd, finishing on the same lap as the leaders only 10 seconds back on Savoya. Click here for the elite final results… 1. VRAY Guillaume – 84L 45:07.29 2. SAVOYA Renaud – 84L 45:10.72 3. LATTANZIO Julien – 84L 45:20.44 4. SARTEL Jérôme – 83L 45:00.04 5. FARINA Michel – 83L 45:25.76 6. VILLA Mickaël – 80L 45:08.28 7. RODRIGUEZ Nicolas – 73L 45:40.95 8. COUCHON Jérôme – 70L 45:26.67 9. EZAZIAN Jérôme – 69L 45:01.73 10. LE GROS Erwan – 22L 12:31.79 Source: RC Mag [rcmag.com]…
March 15, 2007
…a Kyosho in 3rd. At the start of the main final Guillot is knocked off the track and almost loses a lap while Bouche and Siegfried are left to battle it out at the front, Siegfried eventually having to retire with mechanical problems gifting Bouche the lead. All the time Guillot is working his way up the field having found a good pace and when Bouche has a problem, Guillot pounces and takes the lead and with it his first ever win in the Elite class followed home by Bouche in 2nd and Zatla in 3rd. Source: JP Racing [jpracing.com]…
February 2, 2007
We may have only just brought you a selection of images of the new Cyclone D4 EP buggy from Hot Bodies but they have just put up the full information on their website along with even more pictures. 4WD electric buggy racing has always been a racing class that is seen as the off-road class for the elite, a tough-to-crack category of off-road racing which is difficult to master and features the fastest, best-handling off-road machines available! Hot Bodies is aiming to jump feet-first into this category with a top-level, championship-quality kit that anyone will be able to use. Click…
November 23, 2006
Our partner site Neo-Buggy have the official word that French driver Jerome Aigoin, brother of European Champion Yannick, has signed for the Italian company Sirio to race its engines. Jerome, who left HaoBao for Kyosho recently, has left behind his partnership with Picco to join the ranks of Sirio elite like Bertin, Kanai and Reckward. Source: Neo-Buggy [neo-buggy.net]…
