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August 3, 2015

Kyle Skidmore joins Motiv RC

Motiv has announced the addition of long time US racer Kyle Skidmore to the Motiv pro team. Kyle has never been shy to race any class in RC but his skills are most recently put to use racing his Serpent 1/10th scale electric off-road vehicles. Kyle is no stranger to national level events and has been observed as a professional at tracks for many years. Kyle had this to say about his new partnership:

I’m excited to be one of the first drivers on the Motiv pro team. Testing the product went great and now I’m excited to showcase all my sponsors with the new addition to my racing package.

Source: Motiv RC [motivrc.com]

July 31, 2015

Tyre Wars 2015 – Announcement

The Herts Nitro Model Club has announced the Tyre Wars 2015 race for the 29th to 31st of August. The event will see 1/8th nitro buggy, 1/8th E-buggy and 1/8th nitro truggy racing with the controlled practice being held on Saturday, qualifying on Sunday and finals on the bank holiday Monday. The buggy classes have to use either the AKA Impact, Beta Freeride or Pro-Line Blockade tyres while the truggy drivers can use any AKA, Beta or Pro-Line tyre of their choice. More information can be found on the club’s website here.

July 31, 2015

Alessandro Remia wins F1 class at Italian Nats Rd3

The third round of the Italian 1/8th Nitro Buggy National Championships was held at the Fermo track. Following radio problems during the practice rounds Alessandro Remia took the TQ in the qualifiers while also scoring the fastest lap that was on par with the Expert class drivers. Sunday’s semifinals again had Alessandro coming out successful and he also went on to win the main race, leaving Andrea Pellegrino and Adriano Fabianelli in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

July 30, 2015

David Ronnefalk takes Swedish 1/8th National title

The Swedish 1/8th Nitro Buggy Nationals were recently held at the MK Eskil club in mixed weather conditions. The weekend started with free and controlled practice on Friday followed by five rounds of qualifying on Saturday. As rain was predicted for Saturday and Sunday every of the qualifiers would be a rocket round for the drivers and finally it was David Ronnefalk who would take the overall TQ by winning four rounds until rain started to fall which made him skip the fifth and final qualifier. In the semifinals David then came out fastest to start from pole position into the 45 minute main final. The start went pretty well for David and he was able to open a gap on his competitors and about 20 minutes into the race he had lapped everyone at least once. From there he was able to cruise to the win and although he made a mistake around the 30 minute mark he was able to take the win and with it the National Title some two laps in front of Andreas Edvinsson. Third placed Christoffer Svensson rounded out the podium some 9 seconds short on Andreas.

Source: HPI Racing [hpiracing.com]

July 29, 2015

Werner Spannbruckner wins at Hobby Cup Austria Rd3

Round three of the Hobby Cup Austria was held at the bumpy and difficult track in St. Aegyd. In the qualifiers Jan Kruisz set the fastest time to start from pole position into the triple finals. The mains then saw Werner Spannbruckner taking the win from Jan while Bernhard Poinstingl grabbed the final podium spot.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

July 29, 2015

Swiss 1/8th Off-road Championship Rd4 – Report

Round four of the Swiss 1/8th Off-road Championship was held at the multi-surface track of the Valceresio Racing Team in Viggiu. The track offers at least four different surfaces including different grades of astro turf as well as challenging elevation changes and jumps which makes setup crucial. Around 100 drivers signed in for the Expert and Amateur classes. The 45-minute main final of the Expert class saw some very intense racing in the opening minutes when the top positions got mixed up. Jeremy Pittet lost some places and valuable time but got back into the lead later although he had to pit more often than second placed Robin Frischkopf who had to defend his position against Patrick Hofer and Joachim Kallen. At the end Jeremy brought home the win in front of Robin who was 12 seconds clear of Patrick in 3rd place.

Click here to view the final result

July 29, 2015

Ari Heinonen wins at Finland Nationals Championships

Ari Heinonen continued his recent great form by taking the TQ and victory in the latest round of the National Championships in his native Finland. Ari was on top of his game again and was able to place his buggy at the top of the pile.

Source: Nemo Racing [nemoracing.com]

July 29, 2015

Brandon March triples at Indoor Electric Champs

The 1st annual North American Indoor Championships were held at Sparks Park in Columbus, Ohio and the event brought in approximately 160 entries across the ten classes that were offered. In Modified 2WD Buggy, Brandon Marsh took the TQ and in the A-main he was able to lead from start to finish to take the win while Brandon Weiland and Eric Clark came in second and third respectively, making for a Team Associated podium lock-out.

Continue reading the report here