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November 25, 2007

BRCA 1/12th Nationals Round 3

The 3rd round of the BRCA 1/12th scale Nationals was held last weekend on the Cramlington track, which replaced the Teesside event that had been on the calendar for a number of years. Saturday’s 19T turn event saw Keith Robertson take the pole position from Chris Kerswell in 2nd and Andy Griffiths in 3rd. In the final it was the top 4 that got away cleanly but a mistake from Griffiths dropped him down the order, and then Keith hit a back marker that knocked him out of the race. This left Chris up in front and he was able to take his first 12th National win from Russ Williams in 2nd and a recovering Andy Griffiths in 3rd. In the Modified race on Sunday Adny Griffiths took the pole position and in the final dominated the race, winning from Russ Williams in 2nd, who was well clear of Chris Kerswell in 3rd.

Source: Mirage [mirageracing.com]

November 25, 2007

Valencia to host 2008 1/8th Euros

Following on from the announcement that Belgian club Roeselare would not be able to host the 2008 1/8th scale European Championships, due to problems from the locals about noise levels, EFRA have selected a new venue for next years race. A call was made for alternative venues from within EFRA and then with votes taken from all the governing bodies it has been decided that the Associacio D’Automodelisme Autet Almussafes in Valencia, Spain will be the host of the prestigious event next year. This is a great modern track which has a history of hosting rounds of the Spanish Nationals and has even played host to the first Serpent Nations Cup event in 2005. We believe that the event will be run on the same weekend as originally planned for Belgium, and so will take place on the 26th-27th of July.

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November 24, 2007

Goo Ki Bon wins Much More TC Champs

Xray have a report on their site from the Much More Touring car Championships that were run recently in South Korea. Qualifying saw Nam Dong Woo take the event TQ ahead of top Xray driver Goo Ki Bon in 2nd and 3rd spot going to Goo Sung Mo. After preserving his control tires in the qualifying session Goo Ki Bon was able to dominate the finals with fresher tires, winning all rounds to take the overall championship win in front of race TQ Nam Dong Woo in 2nd & Kim Byung Whan coming home in 3rd.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

November 23, 2007

Joelsen & Kotze win African Cup

Hosted at the TRAP venue in Pretoria South Africa, the African Cup is now the toughest and most prestigious race in Africa. In the 200mm Nitro Touring Class Taki Dermatis was top qualifier with Christian Fourie 2nd, with all drivers running a 10 minute qualifying format. The grueling 45 minute final saw Henri Kotze take the lead early on and continue to lead throughout the tough race, held under very hot conditions. Kotze took the win by 5 laps, followed home by Mugen team mates Taki Dermatis in 2nd and Christian Fourie in 3rd. The hour long 1/8th scale final saw most drivers do a tyre change at the halfway mark, with Top qualifier Wayne Joelson & Jacques Libenberg having an early battle, with Hein Kotze close behind. Jacque ran into mechanical problems which allowed Wayne to cruise to victory, finishing ahead of Jacques Liebenberg in 2nd and Hennie Kotze in 3rd.

Source: MID [mid-mugen.de]

November 21, 2007

Ryan Lee wins South Korean Nats

Xray have a report from the recent Korean 1/10th 200mm Nationals that saw the race win go to class débutante Ryan Lee. In qualifying it was Choi Nak Sung that took the pole position from Ahn Hyun Ho in 2nd, with Ryan Lee in 3rd and Goo Sung Mo 4th. Sunday’s racing saw the weather change for the worse with rain putting a damper on the event and giving the racers an extra challenge trying to protect their cars from the water. The main final saw Xray racer Ryan Lee dominate the entire race, taking the win from Jang Ji Hwan in 2nd and Kook Mu Sung in 3rd.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

November 18, 2007

Marc Rheinard wins JMRCA Touring Nats

Marc Rheinard has won the Super expert class at this years JMRCA EP touring car nationals held at the Yatabe Arena. Having qualified 2nd, the Tamiya driver was able to win the first final by less than a second from pole man Hayato Matsuzaki driving for Hot Bodies, with Masami Hirosaka racing for Yokomo in 3rd. In the 2nd final the German former World Champion could win once more by less than 2 seconds, once more from Matsuzaki, with Daisuke Yoshioka coming home 3rd. This result was enough for Rheinard to claim the title and he didn’t then run the last final, which was won by Atsushi Hara which secured him 3rd overall behind Matsuzaki in 2nd.

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November 18, 2007

Thongchai S. wins Thai 200mm Nats Rd5

Xray have a brief report from the recently run fifth, and penultimate, round of the Thailand National on-road series that was run at the Hobbica track in Nakornprathom, south of Bangkok. There were 40 drivers in the 1/10 touring car class and after the final it was a win for Xray NT1 racer Thongchai S., who with a trouble free run could finish ahead of 2nd placed Suwich V. in 2nd and Sompong V. in 3rd, giving Xray a complete lock out of the podium.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

November 17, 2007

Hayato Matsuzaki TQ’s JMRCA Touring Nats

This weekend sees the best Japanese, and some top International, touring car racers battle out in the Super Expert class at this year JMRCA Japanese EP touring car Nationals. Held once more at the great indoor facility of the Yatabe Arena, the racers have been present since early in the week to try to find the best setup for this race. After qualifying, it is current 2wd off road World Champion Hayato Matsuzaki that has taken the top qualifier spot for Hot Bodies in front of former World Champion Marc Rheinard for Tamiya in 2nd with 3rd spot going to Yokomo racer and current Champion Masami Hirosaka (not shown). Current World Champion Andy Moore lines up in 5th with team mate Hara in 6th, Victor Wilck for Tamiya in 9th and British National Champion Chris Grainger for Yokomo in 11th.

Image: Team Novi [teamnovi.blog.drecom.jp]