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September 23, 2019

Jilles Groskamp wins at NGP Series Rd1

The opening round of the NGP Series was held at the TVRC track in Tournefeuille, France this past weekend. In the 1/8th Nitro class, attracting 15 drivers, it was Infinity’s Francesco Tironi with the overall TQ after winning three of the four qualifying rounds. Infinity teammate, Jilles Groskamp came in 2nd, scoring a single round TQ. The 45-minute A-main then didn’t go to plan for the top qualifier as Francesco had a tough final, eventually scoring a DNF about halfway into the race. Up front however it was 2nd place qualifier Jilles with the win, some two laps in front of Infinity’s Nicola Marrone while WRC Racing’s Thomas Desmaries came in 3rd to round out the podium.

Source: Creation Model [creationmodel.net]

September 23, 2019

Bezerk Pro10 Winter Series Rd3 – Report

The third and final round of the Bezerk RC Pro10 Winter Series was held at England Park Raceway last weekend. The full long track layout was again used so all the drivers could enjoy the fast flowing nature of the track. Unfortunately one of the favorites for the round win, Clayton Hughes, came to an early finish when he struck a marshall at full speed in the foot knocking him to the ground. Fortunately the marshall wasn’t injured but the car was too badly damaged to repair on the night. After three rounds of qualifying TQ went to Shannon Overson (Litesabre) with Luke Sinanian (Xray) 2nd and Scott Tapsall (Xray) 3rd. The first two finals were won by Shannon after some very close racing with Luke. In the third final Luke turned the table and ceased on a mistake from Shannon and went on to take a well earned win. The final finishing positions ended up the same as the qualifying order with Shannon getting the win over Luke 2nd and Scott 3rd with Jason Wicks and Richard Chun rounding out the top 5. The drivers are now moving onto what should be an awesome three rounds in the upcoming 73RC Summer Series.

Thanks to Shannon Overson for the report.

September 23, 2019

Sobue & Sawada return for OneTen Season 2

The organisers of the 2019/20 OneTen Series presented by Infinity are pleased to announce the return of Akio Sobue and Jin Sawada for the opening double header of the season at RCI V2. Set to take place on October 19-20 at the World famous indoor facility in Shanghai, the reigning series Champion and Vice Champion of the modified class will lead the charge for Infinity as the Japanese manufacturer aims to win back to back titles. Akio and Jin will be joined by more international and national drivers, to be announced soon, as well as the strong local contingent in Shanghai. More information on the event can be found hereand entry can be submitted here or directly at RCI V2.

September 19, 2019

Ulti Tyres UK sign Ollie Payne

Ulti Tyres UK have announced the signing of Ollie Payne to their factory team. Ollie has an already incredible record in what is still the early stages of his professional radio control car racing career. So far Ollie has acquired the titles of the 2018 European Stock 12th Scale Champion, double BRCA Modified National Champion, as well as 2018/19 Arena 12th League Stock and Modified Champion to name only a few. Ollie brings with him a wealth of knowledge and experience in RC racing, but most importantly in 12th Scale. Ollie will be working closely with the design team in Japan and the UK to constantly develop the range of tyres Ulti offers and he has the following to say about the deal:

This is an incredible opportunity to be an ambassador of a tyre brand that wants to invest in and improve upon a wheel and tyre that is already a fantastic product. I would like to thank Ulti Tyres UK for giving me this opportunity, and the backing to use their tyres. I can’t wait to get the 2019/20 carpet season started!

Source: Zen Racing [zen-racing.co.uk]

September 19, 2019

20th annual E24h Race – Report

Last weekend the 20th annual E24h Race was held on the iconic Andernach outdoor asphalt track in Germany. The event has a long history and took place on several different outdoor tracks during the last years before it now returned to its birthplace. The attendance was very high as 140 drivers from Germany, Great Britain, The Netherlands and Belgium made their entries in 20 teams of seven drivers each. On a sunny Saturday morning all teams received their mandatory Yokomo SD Sport chassis kits, equipped with a Hobbywing 17.5T combo, Silverback LiPos and Volante tyres. Main organiser Uwe Rheinard together with the event supporting Tonisport crew took charge of providing all required stuff for the teams. After the drivers meeting the teams had to build their cars according to the manual and shortly after lunch the race started on its very long journey of 24 hours.

Continue reading the report here

September 18, 2019

Belgian Electric On-road Nationals finale – Report

The Racing Club Roeselare played host for the final round of the Belgian Electric On-road nationals last weekend. The RCR track recently opened their new track and it is considered to be one of the best facilities in Europe. The flowing high speed track with technical parts was highly welcomed by all the racers who attended the season finale. In order to prepare the 2020 season, two new demo classes, 13.5 blinky Touring and 17.5 blinky FWD, were added to the normal classes of 17.5 Fun, 13.5 ETS, Modified and Formula. Thanks to these classes – and a great raffle – there was a record entry of 45 drivers. Due to the illness of his mechanic, newly crowned Belgian champion Florian Joos decided not to take part in this race and Olivier Bultynck, the current 1/10 European 13.5 champion, decided to give the new 13.5 class a go. So everyone expected Mitchell van Ess to dominate the Modified class, but while his pace on Saturday was blistering, Sunday went horribly wrong for the young Dutchman. In qualifying, Mitchell had two DNFs. Young ARC driver Liam Van de Wouwer had the fastest single lap time, but it was multi Belgian champion Steve Lambrechts running an Xray who took the TQ in front of Liam, Dimitri De Baeker (Xray) and Mitchell.

Continue reading the report here

September 18, 2019

Walter Diaz wins at Ron Paris Memorial Race

Steel City R/C Speedway of Fontana, California played host to the Ron Paris Memorial Race last weekend. In 1/8th Open it was Chris Velez with the overall TQ from Jeff Hamon in 2nd. In the 30-minute A-main final TQ Chris ran into problems while up from Walter Diaz took the win with a 3-laps margin from Jeff in 2nd while Brandon Cho came in 3rd to round out the podium.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

September 17, 2019

Jean-Baptiste Geneau takes EFRA 200mm 40+ title

The 2019 EFRA IC Track 40+ Euros were held in Monaco last week in 1/8th and 1/10th nitro on-road classes. In the 1/10th 200mm Nitro Touring category is was Xray’s Francesco Martini with the overall TQ, after taking three of the five qualifying rounds, leaving behind Jean-Baptiste Geneau (Infinity), who scored two round TQs for the 2nd place after the qualifiers. The 45-minute A-main final then saw a 3-horse race for the win with Jean-Baptiste ultimately taking the win with a 1-lap margin from Shepherd’s Lars Stub-Holm in 2nd. Some 16 seconds behind it was Francesco Martini on the final podium spot.

Source: Creation Model [creationmodel.net]