May 22, 2016
…turnout for years in Western Germany caused mainly by a bad weather forecast. In 1:8 scale class 1 20 racers competed at the 268 meter track of Dormagen with ARC racer Tobias Hepp taking pole position in front of Michael Salven (Serpent) and John Ermen (ARC). While reigning champion Ermen was stopped in his semifinal after hitting the concrete barriers, Hepp won his semi in front of ARC fellow Christian Wurst and Shepherd racer Frank Schewiola. Salven won the other semi ahead of Mugen´s Steven Cuypers and young Philipp Roemer (ARC). When rain came back just before the last race…
June 27, 2015
Gas-powered cars 1/8th scale nitro on-road are considered to be the Formula 1 of radio controlled racing and like full-scale motorsports with the new Formula E, who have their season finale this weekend in downtown London, the new electric-powered 1/8th scale cars are an upcoming alternative. In the slipstream to the Nitro-West-Masters, a popular and still growing championship for 1/8th and 1/10th scale nitro on-road cars in Western Germany, the ePower-West-Masters have been launched for the 2015 season with four rounds in the preliminary calendar. Already at the end of the 2014 season the 1/8th ePower cars, powered by 6S…
May 29, 2015
A record of 71 entries had been received for the season opener of the 2015 Nitro-West-Masters (NWM). The seventh season of this growing championship for 1/8th and 1/10th nitro on-road cars in Western Germany and the Netherlands kicked-off at the legendary 234-meter track in downtown Oberhausen. Following an intensive practice on Saturday and exciting racing on a sunny Sunday, finally Christian Wurst in the 1/8th Open class, René Puepke in 1/10th Open, Christian Roenicke in the 1/8th Stock class and Florian Trapp in 1/10th Stock were awarded as the first winners of the 2015 season with Capricorn taking away three…
April 28, 2015
…Joerg Baldes – Serpent/Rex – 89 9. Marco Nenner – KM/Novarossi – 39 10.Andreas Weyhoven – Serpent/Max – 37 Shepherd was the leading chassis brand with six cars followed by Serpent (4), Capricorn (2) and one each Mugen, Xray and KM. Nitro racing in Western Germany will continue the two-week rhythm with the first of six round of the Nitro-West-Masters (NWM) to take place at the famous track at Oberhausen on May 9th and 10th. The third round of the Western German Championship will be held at the fast track at Hamm on June 6th and 7th. Source: Nitro-West [nitro-west.de]…
July 14, 2014
…weekend with 13 cars, followed by 10 Shepherd, 8 Xray and Mugen each, 2 Capricorn and one KM and Motonica each. A total of 75 drivers made it into the points ranking of the 2014 Western German Championship, ten less than one year ago. In details, there were two less in 1/8 class 1, two more in 1/8 class 2 but ten less in 1/10. The next race in Western Germany will be round 4 of the Nitro-West-Masters on July 26th to 27th at the historic Haltern track. As usual this race is open to all racers with no license…
July 7, 2014
…leading manufacturer with a total of twelve chassis among the 41 participants followed in this ranking by nine Xray and Mugen each, six Shepherd, two Kyosho and Capricorn each and one. There will be two more races in Western Germany in July, the fourth round of the Western German Championship on July 12th to 13th at Hamm as the final qualifier for the German Nationals and round 4 of the Nitro-West-Masters on July 26th and 27th at the Haltern track. As usual the NWM race weekend at Haltern is open to all racers, no license is needed. Source: Nitro-West [nitro-west.de]…
June 25, 2014
The second of only two Western Germany 1/8th off-road regional rounds was run at the Modellfreunde Kürten track. Kyosho’s Carsten Keller was able to take the win in the 40 minute final despite being hindered by a wrong tyre choice. At the end he took the win some two laps ahead of Jan Sievert with Sven Sievert finishing another lap down. Maik Wiesweg and Chris Kammann completed the top 5 result. Source: Spielzeugautorennfahrer [spielzeugautorennfahrer.de]…
June 25, 2014
Following a somewhat brief report of the recent Western Germany nitro on-road regionals we now have a more in-depth report available. Reigning champion Christian Wurst has taken his first win of this season in the Western German Championship to put him to the lead in the overall ranking of the 1/8 scale class 1 nitro on-road category. Other winners at round three of the regional championship held on the famous Oberhausen track were young Philipp Roemer in 1/8 scale class 2 and Thilo Toedtmann in 1/10 scale. Oberhausen registered 51 entries with finally 50 participants joining a pleasurable racing weekend…
