May 5, 2018
Alessio Mazzeo has TQ’d the opening round of 1:10 qualifying at the Infinity Euro Nitro Series in the Netherlands. A very close Q1, the Xray driver would top the times from the Infinity’s of Jilles Groskamp and Teemu Leino. With the Top 4 covered by just half a second, Shepherd’s Eduardo Escandon would get a P4 for the first of the four qualifiers ahead of WRC’s Melvin Diekmann. For Top Seed Dominic Greiner, a broken rear belt in the warm-up would prevent him from starting the qualifier while Serpent team-mate Mark Green also failed to start suffering an engine failure…
May 4, 2018
Coming in the the fifth season of the Infinity Euro Nitro Series as the clear title favourite, Dominic Greiner has lived up to expectations by setting the fastest time in the first of the timed practice runs at the season opener in the Netherlands. Having been fastest in practice, the Serpent driver continued that form setting the fastest three laps from former champion Teemu Leino by 3/10th of a second around the De Baanbrekers. The first time the majority of drivers have been to the Dutch track, it was a good showing for Serpent with Mark Green completing the Top…
April 9, 2018
…win the spectators saw Tim Wood race to victory in the A-final for the Shepherd team on his debut for the manufacturer, very closely followed by Mark Green (Serpent). Andy Hastings took the third step of the podium (Shepherd). Neil and Alex had to retire early with mechanical issues. A few drivers were also using headset for 2-way communication, new for this year, making for a quieter pitlane. On the electric side of things we did have the battle of the Craigs with Craig Nutting (first 1/8 circuit race) taking the win from Craig Woods (last year’s runner-up) and Jamie…
December 6, 2017
…with ease over a field of fast 40’s. Jimbo Kvidera and Paul Ciccarello finished in the top 3 in 2nd and 3rd, respectively, while former World Champion Greg Degani and Duane Karlovsky took home 4th and 5th. Mark Moon took a convincing win in A1 and A2 and won the overall in the 40+ E-Buggy class at the 2017 Fall Brawl. TQ Duane Karlovsky fought hard and finished in 2nd, Bobby Archer jumped up from 11th on the grid and took 3rd, John McGinty finished 4th, and Mark Unrath took 5th to round out the top 5. You have to…
October 27, 2017
The final round of the British IC Track Championship took place at the Cotswold circuit in central UK. Saturday Morning was damp, so cars hit the circuit for practice in the afternoon only. Noticeable quick cars were Green, Wood, Spashett, and Hastings. Sunday saw a fully dry track from the start. Four rounds of qualifying saw Mark Green take a superb TQ, but the title contenders lined up 2nd Spashett and 4th Wood. The start of the A-final saw a Green get away swiftly, with the title protagonists battling hard for 2nd. A close exciting race saw Wood’s Serpent hounding…
August 10, 2017
…again were away clean, driving fast but smooth and making it look easy. Dan Jones and Jamie Paton had a close race for a while until Dan pulled away to finish 3rd in this leg. Overall, it was a complete Serpent podium with 1st Alex Thurston, 2nd Adam Catchpole and 3rd Dan Jones. Electric final results: 1. Alex Thurston – Serpent 2. Adam Catchpole – Serpent 3. Dan Jones – Serpent 4. Jamie Paton – Serpent 5. Kieran Adamson – ARC 6. Phil Hague – Serpent 7. Russ Giles – ARC 8. Craig Woods – Serpent 9. Pete Hastings –…
July 21, 2017
…fourth overall and sixth respectively. The win crowns Alex Thurston and Serpent as the 1/8 Circuit Electric class 2017 champions. Serpent is still the most popular chassis to have and well supported trackside along with the ARC chassis. Electric final results: 1. Alex Thurston – Serpent/Hobbywing/Arrowmax/Protoform/Contact 2. Adam Catchpole – Serpent/Hobbywing/Balls Out/Protoform/Ulti 3. Gavin Clinch – ARC/Team Orion/Team Orion/Blitz/Hot Race 4. Jamie Paton – Serpent/Hobbywing/IP/P909/Contact 5. Ian Billett – Serpent/Hobbywing/IP/Protoform/Ulti 6. Paul Bellinger – Serpent/Absima/IP/P909/Contact 7. David Gerard – Serpent/LRP/Turnigy/Protoform/Contact 8. Joe Hawnt – Serpent/Hobbywing/IP/P909/Contact 9. David Sedgewick – Serpent/Hobbywing/IP/P909/Hot Race 10.Neil Wallace – Serpent/Hobbywing/Corally/Protoform R18/Capricorn Matrix Source: BRCA [brca.org]…
June 30, 2017
…A newcomer this year to the 1/8 circuit class, Craig Woods took a fantastic 3rd place overall. Serpent remains the most popular chassis in the electric class but it’s good to see ARC and Shepherd now in the mix. Electric final results: 1. A. Thurston – Serpent/Hobbywing/R18/Contact 2. D. Jones – Serpent/Hobbywing/R18/Matrix 3. C. Woods – SerpentHobbywing/P909/Contact 4. J. Paton – Serpent/Hobbywing/P909/Contact 5. D. Gerard – Serpent/LRP/R18/Contact 6. J. Hawnt – Serpent/Hobbywing/R18/Contact 7. I. Billett – Serpent/Hobbywing/R18/Ulti 8. G. Clinch – ARC/Team Orion/TSO35/Hot Race 9. P. Bellinger – Serpent/Absima/P909/Contact 10.P. Hastings – Shepherd/Hobbywing/Matrix/Matrix Thanks to Michael Walton for the report….
