June 30, 2017

BRCA 1/8th Circuit National Series Rd4 – Report

Round four of the BRCA 1/8th Circuit National Series was held at the famous Mendip circuit near Weston Super Mare. It is a circuit famous for its Diggers dip before the main straight and it has seen many big names in the RC world race here down the years, including some of Europe’s Elite in the 90s. Race day was sunny and tyre wear was extremely high with the track surface very abrasive. Top international racer Mark Green was one noticeable absentee from the top heat and meant it would be a closer affair between the top nitro guys. In…


May 3, 2017

Green & Thurston win at BRCA 1/8th Track Nats Rd2

Round 2 of the BRCA 1/8th Track National Championship was held at the super fast Halifax track with the weather being dry and sunny for both Saturday’s practice and the race on Sunday. The entry was 36 nitro cars and 21 electric cars and by the end of the practice day Mark Green was the quickest with his XRD-powered Serpent in the nitro class while Alex Thurston with his Arrowmax-powered Serpent, was the quickest electric class driver. The two would also come out on top after Sunday’s qualifiers and they would again excel in the finals, with Mark Green taking…


April 5, 2017

BRCA 1/8th Circuit Nationals Rd1 – Report

…progressed and the weather improved qualifying was to end with Mark Green in pole position. As the final unfolded it was apparent nobody was going to challenge Mark for the win as his car was holding tighter lines with more corner speed through the complex infield of the Cotswold circuit, being the last man on the throttle out of the hair pin waiting for his car to point straight, it was apparent the engines in use by Mark Green were providing a clear horse power advantage over his competitors. Tim Wood was to take second place running a package identical…


March 7, 2017

Serpent sign Alex Thurston to their international team

Serpent have announced the signing of UK frontrunner, Alex Thurston to their international team. Alex is focussed on the 1/10th 200mm nitro class and he will campaign Serpent’s 748 platform at events such as the ENS, the European Championships and the National Championship while also having select outings in the electric 1/10th Touring and 1/8th Electric on-road classes. Alex says: I am very excited to run for team Serpent and work together closely with Michael Salven, David Ehrbar and the other top-drivers in the team like Mark Green and Dominic Greiner. Source: Serpent [serpent.com]…


February 20, 2017

Regalado & Apolaro win at 2017 Winternats

The 2017 Winternats were held in Fort Myers, Florida over the weekend. As usual the event attracted some of the country’s fastest on-road drivers as well as guests from abroad. In the premier 1/8th Open class the A-main was a thrill from start to finish. Roniel Regalado brought home the victory after driving a great final. Paolo Morganti had a great comeback from last place to finished second with UK’s Mark Green completing the podium in third, with all three finishing within about three seconds. A special mention goes to DJ Apolaro who was leading the race and had to…


October 21, 2016

BRCA 1/10th IC Nationals Rd8 – Report

The final round of the BRCA 1/10th IC National Series took place at Mendip. The Saturday practice day proved to be wet meaning that the majority of drivers would go into the race day with minimal practice time. In the 1/10th 200mm class, the championship was still up for grabs between Mark Green (Serpent/XRD F.T. Line) and Joe Kerry (Capricorn/O.S. Speed). Both drivers along with Alex Thurston (Serpent/XRD F.T. Line) set the pace in a very tight qualifying with Joe taking the TQ just 0.2 seconds ahead of Alex with Mark in 3rd a further 0.4 seconds back. In the…


October 19, 2016

BRCA 1/8th Circuit Nationals Rd9 – Report

…finish victorious with an impressive drive to win the final with only three shock absorbers attached to his car. Final results: 1. Neal King – 93/1802.605 2. Andrew Hastings – 92/1809.061 3. Tim Wood – 90/1805.482 4. Richard Hicklin – 82/1812.452 5. Chris Simons – 69/1451.942 6. Wayne Briggs – 62/1815.736 7. Steve Scott – 40/1800.562 8. Andrew North – 23/910.448 9. James Healey – 7/651.079 10.John Carr – 7/704.028 Overall in the series, Mark Green would walk away with the win in the GP1 category from Andrew Hastings and Neil King. GP1 championship results: 1. Mark Green 2. Andrew…


October 4, 2016

BRCA 1/8th Circuit National Championship Rd8 – Report

Round 8 of this year’s BRCA 1/8th Circuit National Championship was hosted by the Mendip circuit in Weston Super Mare. With the championship already won by Serpent’s Marc Green with an almost perfect score, the race was on for the minor places. The competition up front would be close with the inclusion of Infinity factory driver Kyle Branson to the entry. Kyle would be racing the new car for the second time in preparations for the final ENS race. His car was also fitted with O.S. engines for the first time to allow him to gain valuable setup knowledge and…


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