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January 14, 2019

Nick Cox wins at North West Nitro Series Rd2

Round 2 of the North West Nitro Series was held at the club’s Mythop Road site near Blackpool this past weekend in pretty windy weather conditions. The original plan was to use the club’s dirt track but given the wind direction and openness of the rostrum it was decided to use the astro track instead. The wind never let off all day but this helped dry the wooden section as the day progressed but in the last qualifying round it rained for 5 mins making things interesting again for all. In the end it was Nick Cox (HB Racing/Team Orion) with the win in the Nitro Buggy A-main from Chris Sharpe Simkiss (SWorkz/SPower) in 2nd. Vincenzo Zuccarelli would round out the top 3 with his Novarossi-powered ride.

Source: Answer RC [answer-rc.com]

January 14, 2019

Matt Lewis wins Ledbury Winter Series Rd4

A great turnout of 55 drivers attended round 4 of the Ledbury Winter Series this past weekend at Ledbury Model Car Club. The weather stayed dry and the track was extremely grippy. Mike Lewis dominated qualifying – securing all four round with TQ. His brother, Matt was 2nd overall with yet more AE drivers Jon Howells and Lloyd Pitt 3rd and 4th respectively. Onto the A-final that saw some really interesting battles throughout the 15-minute race. AE’s Matt Lewis took the win by only 0.6 secs from his brother Mike. Jon Howells took the final step, only 0.5 secs in front of HB driver Chris Lovell.

Source: BRCA [brca.org]

January 14, 2019

Jörn Neumann doubles at DHI Cup

The annual DHI Cup was held in Odense, Denmark this past weekend. As usual the race was held simultaneously on an off-road and an on-road track with the tracks sharing the drivers’ stand. In the 1/10th Buggy categories it was Schumacher’s Jörn Neumann with the clean sweep, taking the win in both 2WD and 4WD as HB Racing’s David Ronnefalk and Team Associated’s Jesper Rasmussen came in 2nd and 3rd respectively in 2WD Buggy. Over in 4WD Buggy it was David Ronnefalk with the runner-up spot from HB Racing teammate, Hampus Berg in 3rd.

View the 4WD podium here

January 13, 2019

Juan Carlos Canas wins Spanish 1/8th Buggy finale

The final round of the Spanish 1/8th Nitro Buggy Championship was held in Alhaurin de la Torre this weekend. Newly signed SWorkz driver, Juan Carlos Canas (SWorkz/Reds Racing/6Mik) was in control of things all weekend, taking all three qualifiers for the overall TQ and bringing home the win in the 45-minute A-main from Robert Batlle (Mugen/Maxima/Hot Race) in 2nd and Daniel Bernabe (Radiosistemi/RC Concept/Pro-Line) in 3rd. Finishing on the runner-up spot Robert Batlle took his 13th national championship in a row.

Source: MW RC Cars [mwrccars.at]

January 11, 2019

Reds Racing sign Juan Carlos Canas

Reds Racing have announced that the top Spanish driver Juan Carlos Canas has joined their team for the 2019 and 2020 racing season. The former EFRA Euro B champion will be using Reds Racing nitro engines in his campaign that will include all major races. Juan Carlos had the following to say about the deal:

I wanted to thank Mario Rossi an his Family for the confidence to represent their Brand, I am delighted with the delivery of power of Reds engines and good fuel mileage. For me it’s a pleasure to join the world’s famous engine guru for RC nitro engines. Looking forward to this weekend at the Spanish Championship.

Source: Reds Racing [reds-racing.com]

January 11, 2019

Kata & Phair win at Hangover race

Barnstormers RC in Chester, New York, held their Hangover race last weekend. The track was hard-packed with a smooth but slightly rocky groove. Bryan Kata would bring home the hardware in 2WD Buggy from Jared Phair on the 2 spot. Anthony Bartholomew came in 3rd to round out the podium. In the 4WD Buggy class Jared Phair kept his cool, bringing home the win on a slicker getting track, leaving behind Bryan Kata in 2nd and Josh Andrews in 3rd.

View the 4WD Buggy top 3 here

January 10, 2019

JConcepts 2019 INS & NCTS – Announcement

JConcepts have announced the Indoor National Series and National Carpet & Turf Series race dates and details for 2019. After eight established seasons, the INS has attracted over 12,000 entries with the goal of bringing the best RC racing experiences to the masses. New to the 2019 season, JConcepts recognizes the growing popularity of carpet and astroturf racing around the US and has partnered up with some amazing tracks to bring you an all new carpet/astro racing experience called the 2019 JConcepts National Carpet/Turf Series. JConcept’s primary goal is to bring the best racing experience to all racers no matter the skill level, but also to promote and grow the hobby by focusing on various aspects of the RC racing experience. Classes run include 2WD and 4WD Mod Buggy, 17.5 Expert 2WD Buggy, 13.5 4WD Buggy, 13.5 Stadium Truck, 13.5 SCT, 40+ 2WD Mod Buggy, 1/10th 4WD Truggy and – new for 2019 – 21.5 Independent Buggy. More information can soon be found here.

View the event dates here

January 10, 2019

Hot Race Tyres sign Cole Ogden

Hot Race Tyres from Italy have announced the signing of top US driver Cole Ogden to their team. The HB driver has inked a 2-years contract and while running their products at events around the world, he will also assist with product development and trackside support, offering help to all US costumers on the track together with TJ Bradley and Wallace Motorsports. Cole says:

I’m extremely honored to be apart of team HotRace for the next 2 years. I’m excited for the new journey to begin, and I can’t wait showcase what HotRace tyres are capable of. Knowing i have a motivated group of guys backing me, as well as quality products, this could be the thing takes me to a whole new level of competition.

Source: Hot Race Tyres [hotracetyres.com]