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July 8, 2015

Baldo fastest, Batlle top seed

Bryan Baldo has ended Day 2 of the 1:8 Offroad European Championships in Sacile, Italy, as the fastest driver around the Ongaroring but it is fellow countryman & Mugen team-mate Robert Batlle who is the top seed as the event moves into qualifying tomorrow. Baldo put in an impressive 3-consecutive-laps in the second of the day’s two timed practice rounds with a time of 1:53.059, bettering Batlle’s TP1 topping time by over a second. Behind Baldo, Italian Alex Zanchettin posted the second fastest time of day practice with a 1:53.507 in TP2. However using EFRA’s tie-break, points awarded each round, the TLR driver is ranked 4th behind Kyosho’s Riccardo Berton. An improved TP2 would see defending champion David Ronnefalk post the 6th fastest time which was good enough to seed the HB/HPI Racing driver 10th.

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July 8, 2015

Batlle quickest in first timed practice

As proceedings at the 1:8 Offroad European Championships got official it was Robert Batlle who would set the pace in first timed practice in Italy. The Mugen driver topped the first of the two rounds that will be used to seed the heats for qualifying, with a three consecutive lap time of 1:54.128. Behind the 2011 Champion it was newly crowned European B Champion Riccardo Berton who was second fastest with a time of 1:55.068 with 3-time champion Renaud Savoya third quickest. For defending champion David Ronnefalk, who set the fastest lap time in free practice yesterday, it was not a good first round as he failed to get in three clean laps and was classified 62nd.

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July 7, 2015

Ronnefalk tops opening day at Euros

David Ronnefalk has opened his title defence in the best possible way as he topped the times on the very hot & humid opening day of the 1:8 Offroad European Championships in Sacile, Italy. Chasing a third consecutive European title, the 2015 HB/HPI Racing signing recorded a fastest lap time of 38.138 around the Ongaroring track in the days fourth and final round of practice. A day that saw the track improve over the day but still a bit off the traction levels experienced at the Warm-up Race back in May, it was 2012 World Champion Robert Batlle who would end up second fastest just 0.021 slower. Behind them Italian National Champion Alex Zanchettin would complete the Top 3 just ahead of the last European Champion before Ronnefalk Darren Bloomfield. With most drivers using Day 1 of the 35th running of the championships to bed themselves in and wait for the track to come in, Warm-up Race winner Elliott Boots would post the seventh fastest time sandwiched between former champions Yannick Aigoin and Renaud Savoya.

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July 7, 2015

Thrasyvoulou wins at Start Nitro Buggy Champs Rd4

The fourth round of the Star 1:8 Nitro Buggy Championship was held at the AG Metal Off Road Track in Limassol, Cyprus. The weather was pretty hot with high humidity and that made many drivers staying away from the track in favour of a day at the beach. Nevertheless the race had a good amount of entries with some top drivers too. Andreas Thrasyvoulou took the TQ for the final that he went on to win in front of Simos Tikkis (Kyosho) and Marios Christodoulou (Kyosho).

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July 7, 2015

Didier Perrin brings home Nitro Burn win

The Nitro Burn Race was hosted by the Lap Paradise track in Johor Bahru, Malaysia with the race attracting a total of 45 drivers from Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Switzerland and Italy. The TQ after the three 10 minute qualifying rounds went to Jason Nugroho (Xray) but at the end of the 60-minute main Didier Perrin (Mugen) came out successful. Jason finished in 2nd, the podium was completed by Kyosho’s Ben Panic.

Source: Novarossi [novarossi.it]

July 7, 2015

Cockerill & Rasmussen win at Belgian GP

The legendary Belgian GP at the MBV Kampenhout was held this past weekend. In the 2WD class Tom Cockerill brought home the win, beating all the youngsters who made it into the A-final. Nico Risser managed to take 2nd place in front of Jesper Rasmussen in 3rd. Jesper then went on to the 4WD class win after some great qualifying and truly epic wins in A final 1 and 2. Nico Risser showed great patience and took the runner-up spot that won’t be quickly forgotten while Danish talent Frederik Hovgaard completed the podium in 3rd.

Source: MBV Kampenhout | Image: Rene Hovgaard

July 7, 2015

Martin Wollanka teams up with LRP

LRP have announced the signing of 2014 Vice European Champion Martin Wollanka to their electric off-road team. The Austrian frontrunner will use LRP motors, controllers and batteries in his 1/8th and 1/10th scale buggies from now on and he has the following to say about the deal:

Right from the first test I was impressed by the feeling and power. There was really no other option. To make sure I can gain my future goals I need the power of the LRP components.

Source: LRP [lrp.cc]

July 7, 2015

Ryan Cavalieri doubles at Quebec Classic

Team Associated’s Ryan Cavalieri has swept the Nitro Pro Classes at the 2015 Quebec Classic held at Circuit RC Charlevoix, in Quebec, Canada last weekend. Ryan was able to secure the overall TQ’s in both the 1/8th Pro Nitro Buggy and 1/8th Pro Nitro Truggy classes after all 4 rounds of qualifying were complete. Cavalieri then went onto dominate both 45-minute A-main events in style to add two more wins to his already impressive year.

Source: Maxima Fuel [maxima-fuel.com]