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February 16, 2020

Karri Salmela wins at FinTrack Tour Rd3

Round 3 of the FinTrack Tour was held in Äänekoski, Finland this past weekend. The event saw the running of Touring Modified, Touring Pro Stock and Touring Stock classes and in Touring Modified, that attracted over 30 entries alone, it was Karri Salmela (Awesomatix) with the overall TQ from Pekko Iivonen (Schumacher) in 2nd. The triple A-mains then saw a clean sweep of Karri, who took wins in all three A-mains for the overall from Georgy Chmigal (Awesomatix) in 2nd. Pekko Iivonen came in 3rd to round out the top 3 from Kalle Lehto 4th and Kim Elfström in 5th.

Image: Karri Salmela

February 12, 2020

Park Sung-Kwang wins at A.C. Speedway Champs Rd12

Round 12 of the A.C. Speedway Championship was held in South Korea last weekend. The event took place on one of the biggest outdoor asphalt tracks of the country and it saw Park Sung-Kwang taking the win in the Formula class from Oh So-An in 2nd and Shin Jung-Min in 3rd, all three running Xray machinery.

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February 11, 2020

Ron DeVoll doubles at 2020 Ice Breaker

The 2020 Ice Breaker was held at LSR Speedway of Sacramento, California last weekend, attracting nearly 190 entries. In the premier 2WD Mod Buggy class it was Kyle Layton with the overall TQ from Ron DeVoll in 2nd. The opening A-main saw Ron walking away with the win as Antonio Counsil came in 2nd. TQ Kyle Layton had to settle for 4th place. A2 then had Kyle taking the win as Ron only finished in 3rd place and behind 3rd place qualifier, Ezra Keller. The deciding A3 then would see Ron taking the win with a lap margin on Kyle Layton in 2nd and Ezra Keller in 3rd. This would also be the overall all-Team-Associated top 3 after the triple A-mains.

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February 11, 2020

Ronald Völker victorious at ETS Daun

Ronald Völker took a spectacular victory at the ETS in Daun, Germany this weekend, as the Yokomo driver made advantage of his pole position to hold off two intense challenges from the second place starting Marc Rheinard. The first A Final was one of the closest races in Touring Car for many years, as Marc sat glued to the rear bumper of Ronald for the first half of the race. Marc, now racing for Tonisport following his departure from the Infinity team at the end of 2019, was using an Awesomatix chassis and showed to be evenly matched on pace with Ronald. Twice Marc managed to get his car alongside his long-time rivals, but both times, Ronald was able to fight back and narrowly hold the lead. Into the second half of the race, Ronald seemed to settle into a better rhythm and was able to open a small gap to Marc. Bruno Coelho, starting fourth on the grid for Xray, got past third place qualifier Yannic Prumper as the attention of the crows was focussed on the top two.

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February 10, 2020

Amirul Rafiq wins at KL City Day race

The KLIRCC track of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia played host to the KL City Day race this past weekend. In the 1/8th IC Track class Shepherd’s Amirul Rafiq took the overall TQ after winning all three rounds of qualifying and he also went on to win the 40-minute A-main event with a controlled pace and despite dropping the warm-up to the final due to transmitter issues. Xray’s KK Lim came in 2nd, some 17 laps behind as ARC’s Yong Kok Lun completed the top 3 podium result in 3rd, another five laps down.

Image: Amirul Rafiq

February 10, 2020

Bryce Butterfield wins at 2020 Steel Series Rd2

The second round of the 2020 Steel Series was held at Steel City RC Speedway in Fontana, California this past weekend. In the 1/10th 200mm Nitro Sedan class it was Bryce Butterfield with the overall TQ from Michael Palazzola on the runner-up spot after the qualifiers. The 15-minute A-main event then again saw Bryce Butterfield (Serpent) holding the upper hand, bringing home the silverware one lap ahead of Brian Thomas (Mugen). Serpent’s Walter Diaz came in 3rd to round out the podium result, another lap down.

Image: Bryce Butterfield

February 10, 2020

Louth RCCC Schumacher Winter Series Rd5 – Report

The fifth round of the 2019/20 Schumacher Winter Series presented by the Louth Radio Control Car Club took place over the past weekend. In Touring 13.5T Mitch Fiddling would set the initials pace in the opening round. Chris Lovely would pick up the mantle and take the further two rounds of qualifying with his Xray T4’20. Alex Brocklebank would take his Schumacher Mi7 to take the top spot in the final qualifying round giving him 2nd overall. Callum Chapman would take his mid-motor Xray to 4th with some consistent driving. Joseph Cocking take his Yokomo BD10 to 5th, Jay Kay with his BD9 would slot into 6th and Daniel Burks would round out the A-final with his Xray T4’20.

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February 8, 2020

Ronald Völker takes pole at German ETS

Ronald Volker secured the overall top qualifying position in the final group of qualifying of Saturday’s action at Round 2 of the 2019/2020 Euro Touring Series in Daun, Germany. Ronald took the advantage in Saturday morning’s Q3 to move ahead of overnight pole sitter Marc Rheinard, and backed that up with the fastest time in Q4 to ensure that his BD10 would lead the field away for the triple leg finals. Lining up second on the grid will be Marc Rheinard, the Tonisport-backed driver campaigning an Awesomatix this weekend with support from the factory team. Visibly showing fresh motivation with his new chassis, Marc was a little disappointed to be pushed to second on the grid, but with his laptimes almost identical to Ronald’s, it is expected to be a tough fight at the front in the finals.

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