August 20, 2015

Niclas Manson wins at Swedish Summer Cup Rd4

Niclas Manson wins at Swedish Summer Cup Rd4

Round four of the Swedish Summer Cup was held at the Västerort astro turf track in superb weather conditions. In the 2WD class the Team Associated duo of Niclas Mansson and Mattias Fransson came in 1st and 2nd after the qualifiers with young Elias Johansson (Serpent) rounding out the top 3. The opening A-main then saw a battle of the top 3 with Niclas and Mattias ending the leg separated by only around half a second. Elias came in 3rd some four seconds down. In the second A-main Elias pushed a bit more and he even was in the lead for some time but he had to make way foe Mattias Fransson while leg one winner Niclas only came in fourth place. The third and decisive main was a pretty entertaining affair with some changes up front and it was ultimately Niclas Mansson who took the win and with it the overall victory. Elias came in 2nd to seal an overall third place while Mattias’ fourth place handed him the runner-up spot.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

August 19, 2015

Marc Fischer joins Gens Ace factory team

Marc Fischer joins Gens Ace factory team

Gens Ace have announced the signing of German frontrunner Marc Fischer to their factory team. Marc will be using Gens Ace LiPo batteries to power his Serpent on-road and off-road rides from now on and the start with his new sponsor could not be better, as he won the German Electric Touring Car Modified title last weekend. With the win he grabbed his fourth national TC Modified title while the victory marked a first for Gens Ace.

Source: Gens Ace [gensace.de]

August 19, 2015

Drake & Lutz win at JBRL Nitro Series Rd5

Drake & Lutz win at JBRL Nitro Series Rd5

This past weekend was round five of the JBRL Nitro Series at Heritage R/C Park in Chula Vista, CA. The nearly 200 entries made for a long day, but the racing was great with a number of talented drivers in attendance. Adam Drake (Mugen) took the qualifier honors in the Expert Nitro Buggy class by almost 4 seconds. In the final, Drake got a good start and controlled the race from start to finish taking the win by a comfortable margin over Kody Numedahl (Team Associated) and Ryan Lutz (Tekno).

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August 19, 2015

Robert Batlle takes 1/8th Buggy Open Euros win

Robert Batlle takes 1/8th Buggy Open Euros win

The first ever EFRA 1/8th E-Buggy European Championship was held at the WMW Fehring track in Austria, home of past 1/8th Nitro and 1/10th Electric Euros. The track presented itself in a rough and partly high-grip condition, making setup not an easy task for the drivers. Being an open championship the race attracted a good turnout of racers with over 90 entries. Mugen/LRP’s Robert Batlle, David Ronnefalk with his Team Orion-powered and Tekno-converted HB and Xray/Orca’s Martin Bayer ended the four qualifying rounds tie on points with Martin Wollanka (Xray/LRP) and Jörn Neumann (Serpent/Team Orion) rounding out the top 5 result. The finals were run in a mix of nitro and electric rules with semifinals being held first of which the best drivers bumped-up into the triple A-mains.

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August 19, 2015

Jarno Pijpers wins Dutch Buggy Cup Rd6

Jarno Pijpers wins Dutch Buggy Cup Rd6

The recent 6th round of the Dutch Buggy Cup saw Jarno Pijpers walking away with the win after some mixed qualifiers and semifinals. Starting into the main final from the 3 spot Jarno had to let Sander van Genechten past in the opening stages while Bart Mulink was able to open a gap to the field up front only to experience a flame out during a pit stop later on. This allowed Jordy Velder to slip into the lead while Sander and Jarno were closing on the leader. In the closing stages of the final both Sander and Jordy crashed which promoted a lucky Jarno the win of the 6th round of the Buggy Cup. Sander van Genechten came in 2nd while Jordy Velder completed the top 3 result.

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August 19, 2015

Reedy Off-Road Race of Champions – Announcement

Reedy Off-Road Race of Champions – Announcement

The 2016 Reedy International Off-Road Race of Champions will continue for the third consecutive year at OCRC Raceway in Huntington Beach, CA from January 21-24, 2016. With two years of hosting the Reedy Race under its belt, OCRC continues to be the “Home of the Reedy Race” and the event is more popular than ever. With over 500 lottery entrants last year, the response was overwhelming an in the Invitational Class, Ryan Maifield took a very popular win while Aussie Kyle McBride won the 4WD Open class and OCRC local, Kevin Motter, got the win in 2WD Open. All three racers will be back to compete in the Invitational class to become the 22nd name etched on the Mike Reedy Heritage Trophy. Entries for the 2016 edition open at noon, PST on September 1, 2015 exclusively on rcsignup.com and close October 18, 2015 at midnight, PST. As in previous years, the event features its traditional 2WD Open and 4WD Open classes and the combined 2WD/4WD Invitational format and more information is available here.

August 17, 2015

Jason Nugroho wins Independence day race

Jason Nugroho wins Independence day race

Held to mark the 70th year of Indonesian Independence, the Independence day race was held last weekend at the Batam track, Batam Island, Indonesia close to Singapore and Malaysia via ferry. A total of 52 racers attended the event from Singapore, Malaysia, Jakarta, Palembang, Tanjung Pinang, Pekanbaru, Medan and Batam. The race format was 3 rounds of 7 minutes with the 2 best rounds to count. After 3 rounds it was Xray driver Jason Nugroho that too the Top Qualifier spot. In the 60 minute A-final it was a clean start for the pole man and he was able to maintain his lead throughout the race to win from the Kyosho pairing of John Agus and Ben Panic.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

August 14, 2015

2015 SiKCross – Announcement

2015 SiKCross - Announcement

Announcing the first annual SiKCross brought to you by SiK Track Designs from October 24th to 25th. Hosted at Pro-line’s test facility located in Banning, Ca. Levi Jackson is promising to bring supercross to RC with a brand new event, totally different than any other format in Rc. Practice, seeding, qualifying supercross style with side by side, heads up racing. There will $1,000 up for grabs if a driver is SiK enough to win both Pro Buggy and Truck and there will also be a ton of prizes from their event sponsors. More information can be found here.

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