The Italian TLR Cup was held at the RC Landia facility in Scandiano, Italy this past weekend. In the 2WD class Davide Ongaro (Team Associated) and Giuseppe Fermi (Xray) battled for the overall TQ with the better end for Davide who would snatch the pole position for the triple A-mains in the end. Over in 4WD it was again Davide with the TQ, this time from Tekno RC’s Alex Zanchettin.
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T-Works have announced the signing of Sweden’s David Ronnefalk to their factory team. The 2016 IFMAR 1/8th Buggy World Champion will be using T-Works accessories in all of his HB Racing vehicles and he has the following to say about the deal:
I’m very happy to be representing T-Works for 2018 and beyond. As I didn’t make any official announcement during 2017 it was time to do so now. I want to thank Mr. Wilson Woo for the opportunity to use his high quality accessories on all my HB Racing vehicles. The unique “UFO” screws look really cool and they are also very strong compared to many others I have tried. If you haven’t given them a try yet, I really recommend you to do and I’m sure you won’t be disappointed!
The 2018 RC Chili Bowl set record entries of over 437 as it wrapped up a fun and competitive event. Held at the Expo Square Fair Grounds and ran alongside the famous full-sized Chili Bowl Midget Nationals in Tulsa, Oklahoma, this race is quickly becoming the biggest dirt oval event on the racing calendar. Now in its fourth year under the helm of legendary event Promoter and Announcer Scotty Ernst, the RC Chili Bowl contests electric dirt oval classes that include Short Course Modified, Short Course B Modified, Wingless Sprint, Street Stock, Midwest Modified, Late Model, Masters Outlaw Sprint, and Outlaw Sprint, giving everyone a class or classes to race in to suit every race style and skillset.
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The 2nd round of the 2017/18 Hungarian Electric Championship was held at the Hungexpo exhibiton center in Budapest, as part of a 2-day gaming show, called PlayIT. This event attracted many spectators and more than 100 drivers in many different classes. On Saturday the on-road classes were held while Sunday was reserved for the off-road action. In addition to the usual classes a Youth category with handout electronics and also a 40+ class was offered. In the 4WD Buggy class Zsolt Bajusz Junior and Zsolt Bajusz Senior were own league all day long. Zsolt Junior TQ’d the event but it was Robert Fekete who won the opening final. The second and third final went to Zsolt Junior and Zsolt Senior. Ultimately it was The junior who took the overall victory from Zsolt Senior and Robert Fekete.
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Power HD have announced the signing of Thailand’s Meen Vejrak to their factory team. The former IFMAR 200mm World Champion will be using the company’s Storm series of servos in both his nitro and electric rides and while competing at all major races such as the Worlds, ETS, TITC, Reedy Race, AOC and more, he will be also assist with product development and he has the following to say:
I feel honored to be part of the PowerHD Team. After the trial, I know that it is the servo that I will be proud to represent for both EP & GP models. Thank you, Mr.Harma Ye, for providing me with amazing servo.
Source: Power HD [chd.hk]
The prestigious Winterchamps were held last weekend in Hohenems, Austria and it was Xray’s Nico Schmid who dominated the 2WD and 4WD Buggy classes. Aron Münster (Xray) would take the runner-up spot in 4WD from Yokomo’s Fabian Luca Widmer who rounded out the podium result.
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Modelix Racing have announced the signing of João “Litos” Figueiredo to their 2018 world racing team. João is a well-known and very talented Portuguese off-road driver who will be using the Nitrolux Ultimate Fuel generation by for the 2018 and 2019 season.
Source: Modelix Racing [modelixracing.com]
JConcepts have announced the 2018 edition of their popular Indoor National Series. Now in its eighth year and with over 7,500 entries and counting, the JConcepts Indoor National Series has become the race for racers to showcase their driving skills on a national level while testing themselves against some of the industry’s best drivers. At the core, the INS remains unchanged, but is devoted to raising the standard for 2018 in terms of series participation, factory driver representation, and professionalism. The distinct 5-race series takes on the seasonal format of Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall Nationals races that will be held at fixed locations while the final race will serve as the ‘End of year bash’ and series championship presentation. For 2018, the Stadium and SCT classes have been simplified. To help bring new life to the events, the truck classes will be formatted around the 13.5 motor. Now, with Stadium and SCT classes available in a new power package, racers have fresh classes to race alongside the already popular 13.5 4WD class. In addition, the success of the Independent classes on the Super Cup Championship Series has driven JC to add this offering on the National Series. The Independent class, limited to 40 entries per event, is quite simply a 17.5 buggy class for drivers without sponsorships. Full details and all dates can be found here.
