Red RC » R Off Road

December 20, 2017

2017 Keilor Cup & Victorian Drivers Series Rd4 – Report

The fourth and final round of the Victorian Drivers Series was held at the Keilor Track in Melbourne. Over 130 entries were received for the event, which was re-run two weeks later than planned due to unseasonal summer rain washing out the original date. The Keilor club had prepared a classic outdoor dirt track which grooved up through the weekend but still had a fine dust layer in the hot summer weather, making tyre choice and setup critical to get maximum traction. Racers had travelled from as far away as Broken Hill, Mildura and Adelaide to join in this successful series. The Keilor Cup this year had extra meaning due to the recent passing of life member and long time president Mark Polistena, and many racers carried memorial stickers on their vehicles to honour his memory.

Continue reading the report here

December 20, 2017

Mibosport Cup Rd3 – Report

The third round of the Mibosport Cup was held at its traditional location, a sports hall in the small town of Hrotovice in the Czech Republic. Taking place the weekend before Christmas added to a holiday atmosphere and everybody seemed to enjoy themselves, as racers could be found wearing Santa’s caps and under the smell of brake cleaner was a nice touch of vanilla coming from sweets in little boxes. And even though the holidays are around the corner, the race again counted 230 entries, showing the series has place in everybody’s calendar despite it being Christmas time. The event kicked off with free practice on Friday and the majority of racers used the opportunity to fine-tune their gear. Especially the Formula class was a nice surprise, attracting 35 drivers.

Continue reading the report here

December 19, 2017

Jared Phair sweeps Time To Let It Rip Trophy race

The Time To Let It Rip Trophy race was held this past weekend at Barnstormers RC in Chester, New York. Different than other tracks in the area, this track was very tight and was 100 percent dirt. No clay, no tyre saucing or softening, just simple green and water was the ticket for tyre prep. Jared Phair would take the double TQ, coming out on top in Modified 4WD Buggy and 2WD Buggy. Ultimately Jared would also bring home the win in both classes, with Jack Bonhomme and Scott Salzer coming in 2nd and 3rd respectively in the 4WD class while the top 3 was completed by Mike Billings and Frank Babriecki.

View the 2WD podium here

December 19, 2017

Distrital Coimbra Series Rd3 – Report

This past weekend the third round of the Distrital Coimbra Series was held in Oliveira de Frades, Coimbra, Portugal. In the Nitro Buggy it was Team Associated driver, Nuno Filipe Ferreira who took the day’s win from HB Racing’s Joel Soares in 2nd, the latter having an entertaining A-main has he had to start from the pits following an engine flame out at the start of the final, but still managed a podium result. Behind the two, Mugen’s Paulo Pinto completed the top 3 results.

Source: HB Racing [hbracing.com]

December 19, 2017

Adam Drake wins at RC Pro Series finals

The RC Pro Series finals here held this past weekend at Indy RC World and it was Tekno RC’s Ryan Lutz who took the overall TQ in the Pro Nitro Buggy class from Mugen’s Adam Drake 2nd and Team Associated’s Jake Dellinger 3rd. The hour-long A-main then saw Adam coming out on top, taking the win by a narrow 1.3 seconds in front of Tekno’s Ryan Lutz, the latter coming back from a 95 second lap running out of gas. Jake Dellinger again rounded out the top 3, a result that earned him the overall title in the Pro Nitro Buggy class. Tyler Hooks (Tekno RC) and Noah Dickerson (Xray) would complete the top 5 results. In the 40+ Nitro Buggy class it was Mark Morrow with the TQ and win from Jeff Keeton in 2nd and Shaun Grider in 3rd.

View the 40+ Nitro Buggy podium here

December 19, 2017

Tal Siles wins Israeli League Rd4

The fourth round of the Israeli League was held at the Omer Ring in Dishpan. In the Nitro Buggy class Ofir Avitan (Mugen) snatched the TQ after the qualifiers some three seconds in front of Tal Siles (Mugen) and Ido Carmon (Kyosho). In the 40-minutes A-main however it was Tal with the win, a lap in front of Ofir as Ido Carmon rounded out the top 3 result.

Source: Mugen [mugenseiki.com]

December 19, 2017

Kaja Novotny doubles at Mibosport Cup Rd3

The third round of the Mibosport Cup series was held last weekend in Hrotovice. The race had attracted more than 220 racers which promised competitive racing in all classes. In 2WD Modified Buggy it was Xray’s Kaja Novotny who TQ’d all three qualifying rounds as the Xray duo of Max Gotzl and Daniel Kobbevik fought for P2 and P3. However in Q3 it was Ales Bidovsky (Team Associated) with the faster time to line up in 2nd on the grid from Max and Daniel in 3rd and 4th.

Continue reading the report here

December 19, 2017

JConcepts Fall Super Cup Rd4 – Report

The JConcepts 2017 Fall Super Cup Rd 4 at Southside R/C Raceway in Lake City, Florida, marked the end of a fabulous fall season. The Florida race scene has been strong all year long with great turnouts for the Spring and Fall Super Cup Series. Unfortunately, the rescheduling of round 4 due to a rainy weekend forecast, pushed the finale into mid-December and with the holiday season just around the corner, organisers were glad the turnout was above expectation and the racing was in full-speed form.

Continue reading the report here