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August 21, 2013

Aaron Lane wins rubber class at US F1RCGP

TQ Raceway saw the special USA round of the Japanese F1RCGP race series. The big class of the day was F1 Rubber with the popular UF1 rules format. Some of the top F1 racers in the area vied for the crystal trophy’s generously offered by the head of F1RCGP, Hideo-San, who flew in from Japan for this inaugural location. Once the tyre dust cleared in the A main Aaron Lane emerged on top to take the crown driving the new Exotek F1R2 prototype. Second place went to Bill Jeric who had Kevin “Panda” in tow.

Source: Exotek [exotekracing.com]

August 21, 2013

Hara tops opening FEMCA Qualifier

Atsushi Hara, who only last Friday made the shock announcement that he was leaving HB, has taken the opening round of qualifying at the FEMCA 1:8 Offroad Championships in China. Racing a Mugen, which the former World Champion went out and bought himself in a hobby shop in Thailand, the Japanese ace set the pace in the first of six 10-minute runs by just over 5-seconds from Korea’s Dani Choi and with Japanese Kyosho driver Dani Hiroki completing the Top 3 at Beijing Model Sports Association’s freshly built FT Offroad track. With a difficult Visa procedure keeping defending Champion Kyle McBride away from contesting this year’s FEMCA Championship, the Far East’s equivalent of the EFRA European Championships, and thereby denying the Australian the opportunity to go for a third consecutive title, Hara’s TQ run endorses his status as pre-event favourite to take back the title he previously held.

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August 20, 2013

Robson & Clinch win BRCA on-road Clubman Rd5

Round 5 of the BRCA Clubman Series electric on-road championship was held at the midlands track of Stafford. At a mild track temps, this smooth flowing track is well known for its low grip and the challenge for drivers to control tyre management and get the best outs of the two runs they have before there new tyres go to waste. Saturday not too many showed up however the track has been used on a weekly basis which means the track didn’t need too much cleaning up. Race day on the Sunday came around with another scorching hot day of 32 degrees air temp. Much hotter than Saturday. Entries coming all over the UK of 60 drivers came down to the fast flowing track to see how they compete against each other.

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August 20, 2013

Baker & Blais win at JBRL Rd6

The sixth round of the JBRL took place at Rainman’s Hobby and Raceway and it was Tekno RC driver Barry Baker who put his SCT410 in first place followed by Ryan Dunford and Nicholas Blais. In the 1/8th E-buggy class Tekno driver Chris Blais had a flawless first place finish with his EB48. Chris was followed closely by Ryan Dunford and his brother and fellow Tekno driver Nick Blais placing in a respectable 3rd.

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August 20, 2013

ZZRacing Xray XB4 screw kits

ZZRacing have new optional screw kits available for the Xray XB4 off-road buggy. Coming as titanium or stainless steel variant each set includes 108 screws to replace the stock black steel fasteners. Both sets are made from high quality material with the titanium screws scrubbing some weight and adding rigidity compared to the stainless steel fasteners.

Source: ZZRacing [zzracing.net]

August 20, 2013

Takaaki Shimo wins at New Taipei City race

Mugen’s Takaaki Shimo took the TQ and win at the New Taipei City 1/8 Nitro On-Road Invitational Race. This inaugural government sponsored event saw more than 60 drivers competing with Takaaki Shimo and fellow Protoform team driver JJ Wang as the top invited foreign drivers. Shimo took the win with and JJ was in hot pursuit but dropped off his close chase due to mechanical problems and ended up 4th. Finishing 2nd and 3rd were local Taiwan drivers Jones Chu and Wang Sheng Tsong. This event was the first major international on-road nitro event in Taiwan’s RC scene, which not only saw local media coverage as well as large numbers of spectators at the race.

Source: Protoform [racepf.com]

August 20, 2013

MIP Pro4mance SCTE 2.0 rigid chassis braces

MIP introduce the Pro4mance rigid chassis braces for the TLR SCTE 2.0 short course truck. They are made from 7075 aluminium and designed to improve chassis stiffness significantly. The bolt-in braces also do not wear out as the standard plastic parts do, for longer durability and a predictable chassis setup. Included with the set, that fits both the standard TLR SCTE 2.0 and MIP Pro4mance converted SCTE trucks, comes all needed mounting hardware.

Source: MIP [miponline.com]

August 20, 2013

Daniel Wohlgemuth wins Pro Stock at German nats

This past weekend the 2013 German Nationals took place in Leipzig. The huge track was altered slightly to make it more challenging which proofed to be dangerous but successful. Germany not only breeds top modified drivers that fill up half the A final at international races on a regular basis but also sets the stage for the big boys in Pro Stock racing. At this year’s nationals up front there were the two ETS frontrunners Toni Streit and Daniel Wohlgemuth fighting for TQ with a couple of other drivers in the mix. In the end it was Daniel who managed to grab TQ honours ahead of Toni and Florian Botzenhart. In the finals Daniel showed great skills by winning the first two legs and therefore the 2013 national title. In A3 the runner up spot was up for grabs. In the end it was Florian Botzenhart who managed to win the final leg taking the vice championship.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com] | Photo: Martin Hofer