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June 24, 2019

Marka Racing Trophy Rd2 – Report

The second round of this year’s Marka Racing Trophy was held at the La Valletta track in Varese, Italy. In Touring Stock 13.5 Luca Pelagotti (Schumacher) had to fend off the attacks of Nik Di Palma (Awesomatix) in the opening A-main final. Fascinating and with great sportsmanship it was Pelagotti with the 2nd place as Di Palma was able to pass him ultimately. In the second final Pelagotti managed to maintain the 1st position until the end while behind him it was Davide Gianuzzi (Awesomatix) who recovered from the 4th starting position. The third final saw a masterpiece of Gianuzzi, who started very well to gain one position after another until he got close to Pelagotti and ultimately got past. When the dust had settled Gianuzzi took the overall win from Pelagotti in 2nd and Di Palma in 3rd position.

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June 24, 2019

Leo Arnold TQs & wins at French 200mm Nats Rd4

Round 4 of the French 1/10th 200mm Nationals was held at the Model Club Thionvillois this past weekend. In the Elite category it was Xray’s Leo Arnold with the overall TQ and win as Capricorn’s Quentin Leroux came in 2nd, only two seconds behind Leo. Kevin Rasquin (Capricorn) would complete the top 3 result a lap down.

Image: Leo Arnold

June 24, 2019

2019 CTS4 Rd6 – Report

Round 6 of the CTS4 was held at SeaTac RC Raceway in Seattle, Washington over the weekend. The track is located in a public park and open to the public daily. Weather from Friday practice was nice and sunny however Saturday and Sunday was overcast which made a slight change to the program but racers were still able to perform well during the qualifiers and mains. In the Modified Touring it was Lex Tyler (Xray) who showed the way in practice and in qualifying securing TQ Honors with hometown hero Korey Harbke within striking distance for a good challenge to Tyler.

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June 24, 2019

2019 Urban Touring Series Rd4 – Report

Round 4 of the 2019 Urban Touring Series was held this past weekend and the big story was Sean Lee’s domination of the event with his first ever win in the series, with the added bonus of a TQ. Prior to the event, the question everyone was asking was who would step up to the top step of the podium this time as the event would see several top racers skipping the round due to other commitments. The final entry count was still a healthy 19 racers, with several new faces and plenty of fast guys to make the race interesting. In qualifying, Sean Lee showed his intentions with TQ runs in both Q1 and Q2. In Q1, the early challenge from Esmail Apandi soon fizzled out as Esmail made a mistake. In Q2, PY Tang would give Sean a run for his money, but Sean held his nerve and took TQ by 1.3s margin. This would unlock Sean’s first ever overall TQ at a UTS event. Sean sat out Q3, and it opened the door for PY Tang to take TQ for the round and secure a P2 start in the mains. Esmail would qualify 3rd, with Koh Boon Yang 4th. Securing the other direct A-main spots were EC Wee and Hasron Robana.

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June 24, 2019

Loic Jasmin wins at French EP On-road Nats Rd4

The Autos Radio Commandées du Berry club played host to round 4 of the French Electric On-road Nationals this past weekend. Loic Jasmin would take the overall TQ in the Touring Modified class from Antoine Brunet on the 2 spot. After the finals it was still Loic on top, however Cyril N’diaye would move up two spots to end the day on the runner-up spot.

Source: Awesomatix [awesomatix.com]

June 21, 2019

Marc Valero wins at Catalonian Pro10 Champs Rd4

Round 4 of the Catalonian Pro10 Championship was held at the Lleida track last weekend. Marc Valero made a clean sweep by taking all three rounds of qualifying and coming out on top in all three finals for the overall win in front of teammate Jaume Creus. Sergio Lacuesta came in 3rd to round out the podium.

Source: VIP Performance [vip-pro10.com]

June 20, 2019

Vicente Eres wins at Spanish IC Track Champs Rd2

The second round of the Spanish IC Track Championship was held at the Automodelismo de Ronda club last weekend. Nacho Lopez took the overall TQ, less than a second in front of Victor Gonzalez with Vicente Eres already being five seconds adrift in the 4-minute qualifiers. The 45-minute A-main event then saw Mugen driver Vicente taking the win some 14 seconds in front of Serpent’s Nacho, who struggled a bit in the final, loosing about 0.5 seconds per lap compared to the qualifiers. Capricorn’s Guillermo Perez came in 3rd to round out the podium.

Image: Nacho Lopez

June 19, 2019

BRCA 1/8 Circuit Nationals Rd5 – Report

BRCA 1/8 Nationals moved to the Adur track for round 5 of the series recently. Things started well with a nice blue sky on Saturday morning but phones were quickly out to check if rain was on the way. Unfortunately it was and everyone tried to make the best of the morning to find a good setup before things got wet. There was some drizzle in the air from lunchtime and it started raining from 3h30. No cars were to hit the track from that point. Sunday morning was dry for drivers’ briefing. Tim Wood, current championship leader, and Andy Hastings were absent, meaning their usual spot in the A was up for grabs. Practice started at 9am and drivers were eager to get going. There were 7 cars in electric and 23 in nitro, all making the most of the dry conditions as it was clear that it would quickly change. And it did. The rain started just before 10. Out with the phones again.

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