The first round of the Finnish 1/10 offroad championship series was held in Vaasa, at the Worlds 2011 track. In the 2WD class it was Jussi Luopajärvi who beat young talent Joona Haatanen for the win while multiple Finnish champion Petri Ström came in 3rd to complete the all-Associated podium.
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The RB Challenge Norway, the biggest racing series during the Summer season in the Scandinavian country, is currently in full swing. Attracting the best Norwegian drivers the series see the running of six events on five different tracks. Started at the Mustit Raceway in Moss back in April, currently four rounds are completed with the fight for the top spots being on between Bjorn Ivar Haug (Xray/Bullit), Oyvind “Fast” Olsen (Mugen/RB), Daniel Kobbevik (Team Associated/Reedy), Lars Erik Moe (Mugen/RB) and Rune Karlsen (Xray/FX). The 5th round of the series will be run on the 31th of August in Grenland.
Video: Eskil Hoddø
German Sanwa distributor LRP introduce the SGS-01C gyro system that helps to make car control much easier, especially on slippery surfaces as it can reduce both under- and oversteer tendencies. Designed with drift car racing in mind the gyro is also usable in many other applications although you have to check with the event’s rules before using it in competition as many tracks, race series and governing bodies ban the use of gyros for fairness reasons. When used in combination with Sanwa’s M12, Exzes-Z or MT-4S transmitters the gyro’s sensibility is adjustable via the radios and even during a run.
Source: LRP [lrp.cc]
Italian company Novarossi introduce two new conical manifolds for 1/8th off-road and GT cars. The new 41031 Buggy and Truggy manifold is based on the 41021 part while the 41032, based off the shorter 41019, is ideal for GT, Buggy and Truggy models. The new conical shape will improve power at low to medium revs meaning they are especially aimed towards the use on small to medium sized tracks.
Source: Novarossi [novarossi.it]
The 3rd round of the Portuguese nitro on-road nationals was held at the city of Coimbra in sizzling hot weather. Bruno Coelho was able to take the wins in both the 1/8th and 1/10th 200mm class despite a strong program in practice and qualifying with breaking in new engines and running a brand-new car in the 1/8th class. Behind Bruno, Jose Pequito and Jose Felix finished 2nd and 3rd in the 1/8th class while Franco Vilarinho and Nuno Silva completed the podium in the 200mm class.
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The 5th round of this year’s JBRL Electric Series was run at the Controlled Chaos Raceway in Palmdale, CA. While Rudy Rico scored a double win in the 1/8th E-Buggy and Pro4 SC class, Jimmy Barnett was successful in the 4WD Modified Buggy category. David Jenson came in 2nd while Shawn Blackwell Sr. completed the podium in 3rd. The 2WD Modified Buggy class the win went to Jake Mayo who left Jimmy Barnett and Chad Nelson behind. Jake then also scored the win in 2WD Modified Truck in front of Matt Gilbert and Wayne Wyrick while the victory in Pro2 Short Course went to Eddie Armijo. Chad Nelson and Carlos Arredondo completed the podium.
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The Notts & Derby Off-Road club will host the HPI Challenge & Bash Party on Saturday, 2nd of August. Meant to be a fun and laid-back “run what you brung” meeting for HPI vehicle owners, the race will see Baja, Buggy, Truggy, 2WD Truck, Monster Truck and WR8 racing. The rules are simply and all needed information can be found in HPI’s event flyer that you can download here (PDF file).
The 2nd round of the South German 1/8th off-road regionals, as part of the qualification towards the nationals later this Summer, was run at the MSC Osterhofen in Bavaria. In the 1/8th E-Buggy class SWorkz’ Stefan Scheuenplug took the win in the final while Serpent’s young Micha Widmeier grabbed the runner-up spot. Kyosho driver Tobias Weinmann completed the podium in 3rd position.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
