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March 15, 2016

Markus Hellquist doubles at Swedish Open Champs

Markus Hellquist doubles at Swedish Open Champs
Last weekend’s Swedish Open Championships in Åtvidaberg not only saw the running of the 1/12th Stock class but also Touring Modified and Stock, 1/12th Modified and Formula racing. Markus Hellquist, in best Jan Ratheisky fashion, attended in the three classes of Touring Modified, Formula and 1/12th Modified and he would also TQ all three categories although at first he struggled to get into grips in the 1/12th class. In the Touring Modified A-mains Markus then made a clean sweep by coming out fastest in A1 and A2 to grab the overall title with one leg to spare. Jonas Andersson would come in second, Niclas Nilsson ended the day in third.

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March 15, 2016

Peter Bohman takes Swedish Open Champs title

The Swedish Open Championships were held this past weekend in Åtvidaberg in several electric on-road classes. In 1/12th Stock Peter Bohmann took the TQ with the fastest time in the qualifiers from Magnus Hedlund and Per Carlsson. The triple A-mains then were a mixed affair for the top guys as the small track made passing difficult and the back markers would play a significant role also. The opening A-main had Magnus Hedlund coming out successful with Peter Bohman ending in second only a second shy of Magnus. Marcus Andersson finished A1 in third. The second A-main then was an equally tight affair but this time the TQ holder came out fastest from Magnus in second and Per Carlsson in third. In the third and decisive main things got further mixed up with Per taking the win from Magnus and Peter. When the dust settled Peter grabbed the overall win although being tie on points with Magnus but the better tie-breaker handed him the 2016 1/12th Stock title.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

March 15, 2016

Cavalieri & Phend win at Cactus Classic

Beside their respective wins in the Modified Truck and 4WD Modified Buggy classes Ryan Cavalieri and Dakotah Phend also came out successful in the Modified Short Course categories. In 2WD Modified Short Course veteran racer Brian Kinwald (Team Associated) would take the TQ position after the qualifiers but in the final Brian’s AE team mate Ryan Cavalieri would take the title from Brian while TLR’s Ryan Maifield rounded out the podium result in third. Elsewhere in the 4WD Modified SC class TQ Dakotah Phend (TLR) came out fastest in the single 7 minute A-main from David Jenson (TLR) and Gregg Taylor.

View the 2WD Modified Short Course podium here

March 15, 2016

Kevin Zwahlen wins at DMTCC Challenge Rd4

The fourth and final round of the Swiss DMTCC Challenge was held in Court over the weekend and it saw Kevin Zwahlen (HB) taking the TQ from the Team Magic duo of Arthur Brulé and Christophe Plancherel. After the four A-main legs the top 3 order would not change with Keving taking a commanding win from Arthur and Christophe in second and third respectively.

Source: HRC Distribution [hrcdistribution.com]

March 15, 2016

T-Pro Harabite ultra soft compound tyre

T-Pro have announced the soon release of the new Harabite tyre in the ultra soft XR-T5 compound. The tyre’s tread is of a small pin design with double width centre and tied outer portion pins for balanced forward and side bite especially on hard packed dirt surfaces. Moulded using the T5 ultra soft XR compound the tyre comes in handy especially on slick tracks and in cold ambient temperatures while still maintaining a good wear rate. The Harabite will become available in the fourth week of March.

Source: T-Pro [tproracing.com]

March 15, 2016

2016 SARDA National Championship Rd1 – Report

The first round of the 2016 South-African ORE National Championship was held at the Krugersdorp Model Racers club. Free practise started on Thursday but Summer rains only allowed for a couple of hours practise on Thursday and Friday. The rain stayed away for the weekend and a full racing schedule could be managed. The weather challenged the drivers with a little variation in traction due to temperature differences but the track was in great shape and the drivers pushed hard and raced fast. The opening round also marked the introduction of new Nationals rules that see less classes with now only Touring Modified, Touring Pro Stock 13.5T Blinky, 1/12th Modified, Formula and 13.5T FWD being run.

Continue reading the report here

March 15, 2016

Tourex TX-RC56 large scale on-road clutch

Tourex have released a first teaser image of their forthcoming TX-RC56 clutch for 1/5th scale on-road cars. New for the large scale scene but a common sight in 1/8th scale on-road racing the newly designed centrifugal-axial clutch does away with the common centrifugal clutches used in 1/5th on-road cars for decades. More information and images will become available in time for the official release which is scheduled for April.

Source: Tourex [tourex-competition.com]

March 15, 2016

Songsiri & Surikarn C. win at Huge RC club race Rd1

The 2016 Huge RC club race series kicked off this past weekend at the Huge RC indoor track in Bangkok, Thailand. The facility recently underwent a major refurbishing and this was the first race on the new asphalt surface with the track layout also having received a make over. In the 1/8th nitro on-road class Wittaya Songsiri took the TQ and win from Roongdej P. and Wattakorn while in the 1/10th Touring class former IFMAR Electric Touring World Champion Surikarn C. came out fastest from Akepol K. and Somjit.

View the 1/10th class podium here