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October 13, 2017

VRC Pro Winter Season – Preview

In their latest column VRC Pro report about their forthcoming 1/8th scale GT3 class, their new bump-up finals race format and the upcoming VRC Worlds. Starting with the GT3 class, the vehicles use front and rear differentials and rubber tyres to create a different driving experience at about 90 percent of the performance level of the 1/8 nitro sportscar class. This new class should be easy and fun to drive and therefore will have very limited setup options. VRC expect to see some very exciting and close racing in this new class. Release is planned for the 2017 VRC Worlds starting middle of November 2017.

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October 13, 2017

Juan Jose Serna wins at Colombian Off-road Nats

A round of the Colombian 1/8th Off-road Nationals was held at the Pista Piamonti track recently. In the Nitro Truggy class it was Joan Jose Serna with the win. Elsewhere in the Nitro Buggy class it was Juan would take the TQ position after the qualifiers but two unfortunate flameouts in the main final meant he wasn’t able to compete for a podium spot.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

October 13, 2017

Mark Pavidis splits with AKA

Former World Champion and veteran racer, Mark Pavidis has announced his split with tyre and accessory brand AKA. Along with Gil Losi Jr. and Joel Johnson, Mark was part of a World Champion trio whose developments for AKA lead to multiple National, International and World Championship titles. In a statement on social media Mark says:

I wanted to let everyone know that today I was let go from AKA Products. It was a very rewarding opportunity to start something from nothing. Along the way we won multiple National and World Championships all over the world. I want to thank all of the customers, racers and vendors I was able to work with along the way.

October 13, 2017

International Offroad Carpet Championship – Report

The inaugural International Offroad Carpet Championship was held at Westgate Resort and Casino this week. This is the first carpet off-road race by Scotty Ernst in Las Vegas making it nearly two weeks of racing with its sibling event the IIC right before. Using CRC Fasttrak II black carpet, the racers were treated to a high-grip experience and flowing layout that challenged the drivers and provided close racing. In Modified 2WD Buggy, it was Yokomo’s Ryan Maifield who was in peak form, establishing TQ and going on to take the overall win in the first two mains in a dominant performance. Behind him, the battles raged for the remaining spots on the podium. Current IFMAR 2WD World Champion Spencer Rivkin (Team Associated), showed his signature speed but couldn’t close the gap to Maifield and was forced to go for the silver in main three. However, it wasn’t easy for Rivkin and he was hounded by Team Associated’s Broc Champlin for the first few minutes. As a battle unfolded, Champlin and Rivkin touched wheels with Champlin receiving the worst of it. Champlin had a chance to rally back, but made a few mistakes and was gapped by Rivkin. Champlin stayed in control for a very respectable third overall.

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October 13, 2017

Hungarian Electric Championship Rd1

The opening round of the 2017/18 Hungarian Electric Championship kicked off in Kartal, Hungary. The series will be held during Fall and Winter on several carpet tracks and in both off-road and on-road classes. In 2WD Buggy Zsolt Bajusz Junior, Balint Rajki and Zsolt Bajusz made up the top 3 positions after the qualifying. In the opening A-main Zsolt Jr. and Rajki had a nice run with Balint waiting for a mistake of Zsolt but the latter had a flawless run and so the two would come in 1-2 and separated by only 0.2s. The second main was a different affair though as Balint made an early mistake while the leader had a comfortable gap. The lead would change many times though and ultimately it was Balint with the win in A2. For A3 Zsolt Jr. tried different tyres but it did not went to plan for him and Balint was able to get into the lead and bring home the win and with it the overall victory from Zsolt Bajusz Jr. and Daniel Schweizer.

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October 11, 2017

Ryan Lee teams up with RC Concept

RC Concept have announced the addition of Korean frontrunner, Ryan Lee to their team for 2017 and 2018. Ryan already successfully used the company’s engines at a recent race meeting that he used to win, and he hopes for more good results during his upcoming campaign that will includes appearances at all all major events in Korea, as well as the Neo18 in the UK, the IFMAR Worlds in Australia, and the Asian Fever race in Taiwan.

Source: RC Concept [rcconcept.net]

October 11, 2017

Kyle McBride clinches FEMCA Nitro Buggy title

The 2017 FEMCA 1/8th Off-road Championships took place at the MORBC track in Perth, Australia, host of the 2018 Worlds. More than 100 drivers attended the event and it was Australia’s Kyle McBride (Team Associated/Novarossi) who took the overall TQ courtesy of winning three of the six qualifiers. In the 60-minute Kyle was able to preserve his qualifying performance to take the title in front of Shane Kelly (TLR/Reds Racing) in 2nd place and Shin Adachi (Serpent/O.S.) in 3rd.

Source: Novarossi [novarossi.it]

October 11, 2017

2017 BL-Cup finale – Report

The final round of the 2017 BL-Cup was held at the Mach-One track in Helmond, The Netherlands. Overnight rain had soaked the track already and a one hour rain shower during Sunday morning’s controlled practice made things even worse, which caused smaller or bigger problems for pretty much every driver. The qualifiers were run on a very wet circuit, in some spots the astroturf was even floated with water, but Wesley Wiertz managed to keep his car on the track to the qualifiers from Dick Doorn and Oscar Koot.

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