Round 5 of the Huge Challenge was held at the Huge RC Circuit in Bangkok, Thailand this past weekend. The event saw the running of a multitude of nitro and electric on-road classes and in Touring 17.5T Non-Boost it was Kanyarat “Grace” Kleungsakul with the TQ and also the overall win. Sakdarat Thanet came in 2nd overall from Sato Atsushi in 3rd. P. Thanate Oil and Oguri Tomoyuki completed the top 5 tie on points.
Source: Xpress [rc-xpress.com]
The opening round of the Polish On-Road Nationals was held in Jelcz-Laskowice last weekend. The event saw the running of a multitude of electric and nitro classes and in Touring 17.5T Stock it was Michal Milanowicz with the overall TQ from Tomasz Fryc in 2nd. A1 saw Tomasz taking the win after a couple of mishaps of Michal allowed Tomasz to pass the pole position holder. In A2 Michal was able to hold onto the lead and to bring home the win by a small 0.5 seconds margin from Tomasz in 2nd. So the third and final A-main would bring the decision and ultimately it was Michal who walked away with the win and thus the overall victory with Tomasz Fryc in 2nd and Adrian Lippich in 3rd. After the race Michal became aware that he was using a too small diameter rotor in his motor and after reporting his mistake to the judges in great sportsmanship, it was decided that he was able to keep the win since he couldn’t report himself and he was just reminded to use a legal rotor the next race.
The RCI V2 indoor facility in Shanghai, China held an electric touring car race last weekend, attracting drivers to compete in a single 13.5T touring class. Jimmy Qian took the overall TQ and with wins in A1 and A3 he also snatched the overall win from A2 2inner, Simon Wang in 2nd. Hua came in 3rd overall to round out the top 3 result.
Source: Awesomatix [awesomatix.com]
The 2020 Greek 1/8th Nitro GT Championship was held at the Fanatix Racing Track in Athens this past weekend. The race attracted a total of 17 entries and was held in hot summer weather conditions. In qualifying Kostas Sidiropoulos (SWorkz) was able to take the pole position in front of Michalis Xristodoulou (Mugen) and Konstatinos Terlepanis (Serpent). In the 45-minute A-final Sidiropoulos took an early lead showing good pace but nitro newcomer Dimitris Ioannidis (Xray) was able to take advantage of his long stints to take the lead for a couple of laps before retiring with a mechanical failure. From that moment on Sidiropoulos established himself in the lead, lapping the field twice to take the win and with it the 2020 Greek Nitro GT title. Starting from 8th on the grid Konstatinos Agrafiotis (Xray) finished on a popular 2nd place with Konstatinos Terlepanis rounding out the podium.
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Xtreme Aerodynamics have announced the addition of multi-time IFMAR World and EFRA European champion Bruno Coelho to their racing team. Bruno will deck out his Xray on-road rides with the Xtreme Aerodynamics body shells from now on.
Source: Xtreme Aerodynamics [xtremeaerodynamics.it]
The iconic MRTM track in Lostallo hosted the opening round of the Swiss Electric On-road Nationals this past weekend. In the premier Touring Modified class it was Antonino Mangiaracina with the overall TQ after winning three of the four qualifying rounds as Michele Manzo, who scored a single round TQ, came in 2nd on the grid. The opening A-main saw again Antonino with the win from Michele, however the TQ holder scored a DNF in leg 2, making way for Michele and shifting the decision for the overall into A3. The third and final A-main then again saw Antonino taking the win from Michele which also was the final top 2 position with Philipp Huber coming in 3rd overall for an all-Awesomatix podium. Over in the Touring Pro Stock class it was Reto Nauer with the overall TQ, however after the A-mains Christian Grabher walked away with the win from Patrick Moser in 2nd. Patrick Moser had to settle for 3rd overall.
Source: Awesomatix [awesomatix.com]
Round 4 of the Tonisport Onroad Series North Division was held at the RCCT-Münden track in Hannoversch-Münden this past weekend, attracting over 40 entries. In Touring Modified it was Sören Sparbier with the overall TQ from Enrico Jung and Lars Hoppe. The triple A-mains again saw Sören excel as Lars was able to bring home the runner-up spot. Enrico had to settle for 3rd overall.
The Tropheo Shepherd race was held in Fiorano, Italy this past weekend. In the 1/8th IC Track class it was Infinity’s Lamberto Collari with the overall win on home soil, a lap in front of Alberto Picco. Shepherd’s Andrea Pirani came in 3rd overall to round out the podium result.
Image: Mini Autodromo Jody Scheckter [minicarfiorano.it]
