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August 28, 2015

Thursten Yeo wins at NCT Series Rd5

Round five of the NCT Series would be held in Wall Walla, WA. In the 2WD Short Course class Thurston Yeo took the TQ for the triple A-mains of which the opening one didn’t went well for him as he only came in third spot behind David Cruise Halloway and Clayton Groom. A2 and A3 then saw a clean sweep by Thurston, who got into grips by using a different tyre choice, to take the day’s win and with it the third overall victory this season.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

August 28, 2015

Juan Carlos Canas TQs and wins at Sardine night race

The 9th edition of the Sardine night race was held at the the Tour of Alhaurin de la Torre track in Malaga, Spain. 13 year old Juan Carlos (Tekno), one of the most promising talents in Spain set the pace by winning two out of three qualifying rounds, TQing the race and winning the main final by five laps after 45 minutes. Agustin Illanes (Mugen) came in second while Zacarias Villalba (Team C) rounded out the podium result.

Source: Tekno [teknorc.com]

August 28, 2015

2015 NCT season finals – Announcement

The 2015 running of the NCT Finals will take place in Pasco, WA on September 11th to 13th. Top drivers from all over the Northwest will be in attendance to battle it out for the Columbia Cup title, as well as secure additional points to boost their standings in the NCT. Everyone is welcome to attend. More information can be found on the series’ website here or by sending an e-mail to wstcoastrc@aol.com while sign up for the event is available here.

August 27, 2015

Adam Drake wins at 2015 Mugen Challenge

The 2015 Mugen Challenge was hosted by LCRC Raceway in PA. The event had nearly 300 entries which was the largest turnout for the Mugen Challenge. Mugen Seiki’s Team Manager Tim Long and Adam Drake arrive a day early to put on a free driver clinic for the racers. Tim and Adam answered questions and spent time with each of the drivers discussing racing and looking over their vehicles. In the 1/8th Nitro Truck class Mugen’s Barry Pettit was the top qualifier. In the final Pettit, Bornhorst, Dickerson, and Drake all took turns leading the race. By the half way point of the 45-minute main Adam Drake settled into a comfortable lead followed by Barry Pettit, and young Mugen driver Ethan Mackanick making it a sweep of the podium for Mugen Seiki Racing.

Source: Mugen Seiki [mugenracing.com]

August 26, 2015

2015 JConcepts Bash 4.0 – Announcement

JConcepts in conjunction with NewRed Hobbies brings the Bash 4.0. The event which draws entries from a multitude of genres is a one-of-kind R/C showcase. The Ocala, Florida, based facility offers an indoor off-road race track, outdoor scaling/trailing course and Chicago style monster truck racing circuit and each will be specifically built for the 4th edition of the unique event. The Saturday portion of the event takes place on the indoor race track and consists of 1/10th off-road racing with a host of classes made popular on the Super Cup Championship Series while on the Chicago Style monster truck course, R/C monster trucks will race side-by-side showing off a unique but popular form of racing in a scale-like fashion. Sunday is reserved for the Tuff Truck Competition which takes place on the custom Trailing Challenge course, mud pit and sled pulling courses which are setup around the NewRed Hobbies complex. Entered drivers will compete in 4 separately scored events to determine the overall Tuff Truck Champion. 2.2″ and 1.9 and 1.5″ classes will be available to appeal to an array of drivers looking to enter their rigs into competition. More information can be found here and registration is open for Saturday here and for Sunday here.

August 26, 2015

Jake Mayo & Rudy Rico win at JBRL Electric Series Rd6

Round six of the 2015 Jimmy Babcock Racing League Electric Series as held at Controlled Chaos Raceway in Palmdale, CA this past weekend. As usual the event attracted a nice mix of nationally experienced driver and local talent and in the premier class of 2WD Modified Buggy Jake Mayo took the day’s win from David Jenson in second and Carlos Quilez in third.

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August 25, 2015

Ben Panic wins at Lap Paradise League Rd5

The fifth and final round of the Lap Paradise League was run over the weekend. With four rounds of qualifying based on the points system Ben Panic (Kyosho/O.S.) and BH Gan (Kyosho/RB) split the honours with two TQ each, and it would be BH to take the TQ with the faster time. In the final it was a battle of the two Kyosho drivers again. Ben led lap one with David Aw (Hong Nor/Hope) and BH close behind. The track was in perfect condition, grooved and super fast for the final. The top guys pulled away from the field. Ben had a nice gap mid way through the race and built on it putting a lap on the field by the end of the 60-minute main. BH would finish a solid second and David Aw finished on the podium for his birthday weekend A good away to finish the race for the track owner and birthday boy.

Thanks to Ben Panic for the report.

August 25, 2015

2015 Kyosho Masters USA – Announcement

The 2015 Kyosho Masters USA will be back at R/C Tracks of Las Vegas in fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada on November 6th to 8th. The event will see 1/8th Nitro and Electric Buggy racing with world-class drivers such as 2015 European Champion Elliott Boots, 2010 World Champion Cody King, 2010 World and National Champion Jared Tebo as well as Kyosho legend Yuichi Kanai in attendance to name just a few. For more information about the Kyosho-only event as well as pre-registration please contact Joe Pillars at joepillars@hotmail.com.