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September 20, 2010

Miguel Haasbroek wins African Cup

Last weekend saw the annual 1/8th scale off road African Cup held at the TRAP circuit in Pretoria, South Africa. After four rounds of qualifying on Saturday Miguel Haasbroek driving a Mugen was top qualifier with Danie van Rooyen driving a Hong Nor in 2nd and Andy Podrenek with a Mugen in 3rd. The semi finals on Sunday saw Miguel hold first position to put him on pole for the main event. The one hour final saw Miguel once again take off at a blistering pace to take a well deserved win with Danie van Rooyen in second and Andy in third to complete a top 3 for Sweep tires.

Source: Hobby Warehouse

September 20, 2010

Neil Cragg wins GP Noeux Les Mines

The GP Noeux Les Mines was held last weekend at the CARCA track in the north of France and it attracted a big foreign contingent particularly from the UK. The race catered for 1/8th buggy, truggy and electric buggy, with the both buggy classes running triple mains, which made for some interesting racing. In the gas buggy class it was Associated team driver Neil Cragg that emerged victorious in front of the French pairing of Jerome Sartel and Yannick Aigoin. In the truggy class the win went to Renaud Savoya, with Yannick Aigoin only 5 seconds behind in 2nd, with Jerome Sartel completing the podium. Finally in the electric buggy class it was Jerome Sartel that took the win from Sebastian Wartelle and Mickael Bouvier.

Source: Automodelisme [automodelisme.com]

September 20, 2010

Charlie Ware wins BRCA F345’s

Overcast weather greeted the competitors at the annual BRCA F345’s 4wd Championship at the astro turf track in Silverstone, England. The event was full with 120 drivers and more on the reserve list such is the popularity of the event. At the end of round 1 Charlie Ware was the fastest of the round with the only 14 lapper, he followed this up with another TQ run in the 2nd run and would eventually secure pole position. Other fast drivers were Ashley Caunt and Eugene Galley who would line up 2nd and 3rd on the grid. In A final leg 1, Charlie led and was quickly followed hard on his tail by Ashley, for 4 laps Ashley tried to get past but Charlie defended very well with close controlled driving, eventually Ashley tried a bit too hard and rolled it giving Charlie the gap he needed to cruise to victory with a 14 lapper which proved to be crucial. Leg 2, Charlie rolled it on the 2nd corner and Ashley took the lead only to lose it quickly with Adam Mackman taking the lead and leg win. Leg 3 and with 4 drivers still in the hunt for the overall championship it would a tough one to call. Charlie led for 3 laps and then rolled it with Eugene Galley taking over at the front with Charlie in hot pursuit, despite others trying hard to catch that’s how it finished with Eugene winning and Charlie 2nd in leg 3. Charlie and Eugene were both tied on points but with Charlie having a faster leg win the Championship was Charlie Ware’s. Eugene Galley took 2nd with Adam Mackman in 3rd.

September 19, 2010

Maifield TQs ROAR 1:8 Electric Off-Road Nats

Team Associated sent us a brief update to say that their team driver Ryan Maifield had TQ’d the ROAR electric 1/8th buggy Nationals taking place this weekend in Nor-Cal Hobbies in California. Ryan lines up his Reedy powered RC8Be on the grid ahead of Jesse Robbers and Austin Blair, while in the electric truck class it is Mike Truhe in front ahead of Austin Blair and Jesse Robbers.

Source: Associated [rc10.com]

September 16, 2010

Adam Drake victorious at Southern Nationals

Team Losi/Novarossi driver Adam Drake attended the Inaugural Southern Nationals and RC Expo in West Monroe, Louisiana held inside the Ike Hamilton Expo Center. The track was one of the largest indoor facilities in the world with great ventilation and air conditioning and is equipped with 150 full service RV hookups, pit stalls with lockable gates and the hotel was directly across the street and within walking distance. The Southern Nationals had an area for manufacturers to display product and answer question for consumers and spectators and attracted 260+ entries and sold nearly 700 tickets for spectators.

Continue reading the report here

September 14, 2010

Ryan Maifield double win at RC X-Fest

For R/C racers, Labor Day weekend in Minnesota has become RC X-Fest weekend. For the 6th annual event, many of the fastest drivers in the world converged in Cambridge, Minnesota for a weekend of excitement and no-holds barred entertainment. With an event known for a multitude of classes and special events, the RC X-Fest has become something to remember for all participants. Ryan Maifield was in Minnesota to do business with his JConcepts equipped RC8B and RC8-E. Ryan was at the top of the field all weekend included TQing the E-buggy class and qualifying 2nd in 1/8th buggy. However, it didn’t come easy as the bumpy surface provided a challenge for the experienced driver from sunny Arizona.

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September 13, 2010

Peter Harder wins Rd3 of Hansa Cup

The Hansa Cup is made up of three 1/8 offroad buggy and truggy races during the season and earlier in the year Furulund in Sweden and Schietmeister in Germany hosted the first two rounds. Last weekend the SOS club, south of Copenhagen, hosted the final round. Drivers from Sweden, Germany and Denmark arrived Friday to a wet SOS track but the club put a lot of effort into draining and making sure the rain could not prevent a great race. TQ in buggy went to the young and very talented Kyosho driver Martin S. Hnansen, but unfortunately Martin had to retire from the semi final with a broken servo. Pole for the final went to Peter Harder who also made the fastest laptime of the weekend, doing a 37.000 second lap. For the final the track had some very bumpy sections and a clean 45 minutes run would not be a easy job. The grip was very high and the right tire choice and shock setup for a bumpy track, but without traction roll, was key. The final had 5 Danes, 4 Swedes and 1 German. Peter with his Novarossi powered Xray took the lead and would hold on to this throughout the final, but not far behind was Swedish Xray driver Simon Boklund and Mugen driver Mikael Palsson. In the end Peter took the victory, while the overall 2010 Hansa Cup title went to the Swede, Mikael Palsson.

View the final race standings here

September 13, 2010

Agrafiotis wins buggy at Cyprus International

Following Saturday’s truggy event at the Cyprus International, the buggies had their turn on track on Sunday with around 50 drivers taking part at the MaxxTraxx track in the Larnaca region of the island. The heat was exhausting and the sun never let up. After 4 qualifying rounds it was Costas Agrafiotis that had pole position drving a Mugen, while truggy winner Zurfluh from Switzerland with a Losi made a big effort in the last round to grab second place with Azulay from Israel in third, just 2 seconds away, also with a Mugen. The start of the A-main saw the Swiss driver managed to get past to second place and after the first 3 pit stops passed first place as Agrafiotis didn’t have long run times and was refuelling earlier. Agrafiotis managed to regain the lead later and pulled a gap of about 6 seconds. Some 10 minutes before the end Zurfluh first hit some traffic and then his motor came loose. He managed to repair it but lost any chance of victory or even a podium placing. Agrafiotis took the win ahead of Azulay in 2nd and Iaponas in 3rd.

Source: Radio Control [radiocontrol.gr]