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July 14, 2020

Masami Hirosaka releases his autobiography

Record IFMAR World and JMRCA Japanese National Champion, Masami Hirosaka has just released the first three parts of a multi-title autobiography about his racing life. One of the most well-known professional RC car racers of all times, Masami is a role model for decades of racers that can now get a pretty detailed idea of what Masami’s racing life was all about. Part 1 to 3 of the biography is available on Amazon in Japanese language with part 1 being made public in English language now also. The English language parts 2 and 3 are currently in production with Masami already working on parts 4 to 6 as we type. More details can be found on his YouTube channel here and part 1 of the biography is available in English language here.

July 14, 2020

Juan Carlos Canas TQs & wins Andalusian Champs Rd2

Round 2 of the Andalusian Championship was hosted by the Lebrija club this past weekend with over 40 drivers in attendance. Juan Carlos Canas (SWorkz/Reds Racing) was in control of things, taking the TQ and also the win in the main final from Bryan Baldo (Mugen/O.S.) on the runner-up spot. The early stages of the 45-minute A-main saw some mix-ups up front with Juan Carlos, Oscar Baldo and Bryan Baldo all leading at a certain point but about the eight minute mark things had settled and Juan Carlos took the lead and never looked back to take the win a lap in front of Brayn Baldo while Agustin Illanes (Mugen/Ultimate) came in 3rd overall.

Image: SWorkz [sworkz.com]

July 14, 2020

Lee Setser sweeps JConcepts Super Cup Rd6

Round 6 of the JConcepts Super Cup was held at the Coral Springs RC track in Coral Springs, Florida. The event saw over 75 entries and in 2WD Mod Buggy it was Lee Setser with the overall TQ and win, some 14 seconds in front of Julien Oliveras. Jason Ruona came in 3rd overall, a further four seconds back to round out an all-Team-Associated top 3. Over in 4WD Mod Buggy it was again Lee Setser with the TQ and win as Julien Oliveras and Felix Law came in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

View the 4WD Mod Buggy podium here

July 14, 2020

John Holmes wins at PDMCC Summer Series Rd1

The Pendle & District Model Car Club in the UK held round 1 of their PDMCC HB Racing Summer Series last weekend. In the single Nitro Buggy class it was SWorkz’s David Crompton with the overall TQ from fellow SWorkz driver, John Holmes in 2nd. After the single 22-minute A-main event however, it was John Holmes with the win some five laps in front of Kevin Kitchen in 2nd place. Darren Moffat (SWorkz) came in 3rd overall and in front of David Crompton. Phil Lodge (JQRacing) and John Huyton (Xray) completed the top 6 result.

Source: PDMCC [pdmcc.co.uk]

July 14, 2020

Spencer Klein wins at Shaw’s Shout Out Series Rd4

Round 4 of the 2020 Shaw’s Shout Out Series was held at Shaw’s RC Shop in Ardmore, Oklahoma. In the premier Expert Nitro Buggy class it was Aaron Royston with the overall TQ from TJ Ball and Spencer Klein, the latter two having to go through the tie-breaker, as did 4th and 5th placed Cody Bell and Colby Purdy. The 30-minute A-main event then saw some mix-up up front round mid-race with Spencer eventually taking the lead that he would hold onto until the chequered flag with Cody Bell coming in 2nd, a lap down. Another lap down it was Colby Burdy in 3rd, a lap in front of TJ Ball. Jim Brown completed the top 5 result while TQ Aaron had to retire and only finished in 9th overall.

Image: Mugen [mugenracing.com]

July 14, 2020

Ben Billing wins Ledbury Summer Series Rd1

The opening round of the 2020 Ledbury Summer Series was hosted by the Ledbury Model Car Club in the UK last weekend, attracting over 30 entries. In the single, mixed 1/8th Buggy class it was Ben Billing with the overall TQ and the HB Racing driver also brought home the win in the single 15-minute main event. Arron Knight came in 2nd overall, some 20 seconds behind as Carl O’Connor (Tekno RC) completed the top 3, only 0.039 seconds behind Arron.

Source: BRCA [brca.org]

July 13, 2020

Rinderknecht sweeps AE/Reedy Summer Series Rd2

The second round of the Team Associated & Reedy Summer Series was hosted by the Hobbyplex Raceway in Omaha, Nebraska this past weekend, attracting nearly 160 entries. The event was held in a multitude of 1/10th off-road classes and in the premier category of 2WD Mod Buggy it was Tom Rinderknecht (TLR) with the overall TQ from Alex Vanderbeek (Team Associated) in 2nd. The single 8-minute A-main would see Tom out front from tone-to-tone and he would take the win with a lap margin from Alex Vanderbeek in 2nd. Aidan Olson (TLR) came in 3rd overall, another 16 seconds back. 4WD Mod Buggy again saw Tom Rinderknecht leading the way as he took the overall TQ and win with Aidan Olson and Alex Vanderbeek coming in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

View the 4WD Mod Buggy podium here

July 13, 2020

Jared Wiggins wins at LCRC Raceway Season Opener race

LCRC Raceway of Oakland Mills, Pennsylvania hosted their Season Opener race over the weekend, attracting nearly 300 entries. In the Nitro Truggy class Team Associated’s Jamie Grayek would take the overall TQ, however after the 15-minute main final it was 2nd place qualifier, Tekno RC’s Jared Wiggins with the win some 17 seconds in front of Jamie. Anthony Mazzara (Mugen) came in 3rd overall, another 3.5 seconds behind.

Image: Jared Wiggins