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June 17, 2019

Merlin Depta wins at West German IC Track regionals Rd3

The third round of the West German IC Track regionals, qualifiers foe the German Nationals, was held at the Dormagen track over the weekend. In the premier 1/8th IC Track Class 1 it was Steven Cuypers from The Netherlands with the overall TQ from Merlin Depta on the 2 spot. The 30-minute main final then saw Serpent driver Merlin holding the upper hand, taking the win some seven seconds in front of Robbin Hertong (ARC) as Tobias Hepp (Serpent) came in 3rd to round out the podium. Top qualifier Steven suffered and DNF and only came in 8th place.

Source: Maxima Mx [facebook.com]

June 17, 2019

Jackie Shum wins at Team Powers Cup Rd1

The opening round of the Team Powers Cup was held at the PYC racing track in Hong Kong this past weekend. In the Touring Modified class it was Yokomo/Hobbywing’s Thomas Hui with the overall TQ, however after the A-mains it was Jackie Shum (Yokomo/LRP) with the overall win from Fong King (Yokomo/Team Powers) on the runner-up spot. 3Racing/Scorpion’s Kit Chau came in 3rd to round out the podium as top qualifier Thomas had to settle for 8th overall.

Source: Team Powers [team-powers.com]

June 17, 2019

Tonisport Onroad Series North Division Rd5 – Report

Round 5 of the Tonisport Onroad Series North Division was held at the MCV Tüttendorf track close to the city of Kiel this past weekend. In the Touring Modified class it was veteran racer, Uwe Reimers with a clean sweep after the qualifiers and he would also bring home the overall win thanks to winning A1 and A3 as A2 winner, Lukas Ellerbrock snatched the runner-up spot from runner-up after the qualifiers, Christian Stolze.

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June 16, 2019

Asian Onroad Championship Rd2 – Report

Round 2 of the Asian Onroad Championship was held in Seoul, Korea at the beautiful GRC Raceway. This was the fourth visit of the championship to this wonderful facility and beside some very swift local talent it was the 2006 Electric Touring World Champion Andy Moore and 2012 200mm World Champion Meen Vejrak from Thailand who bolstered up the international field. With every passing main in the Modified touring class, no one could guess a winner. In the A1 final, TQ Akio Sobue had collected a win but only managed to finish fifth in the A2 final. E.C Kim had also collected a win in the A2 final and a second place finish in the in the A2 final.

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June 16, 2019

EFRA Electric On-road European Championship – Report

The 2019 EFRA Electric On-road European Championship was held at the Hudy Racing Arena in Trencin, Slovakia this weekend. The event started off on Thursday with three rounds of free practice, two rounds of timed practice, and one round of qualifiers. After the timed practice it was Bruno Coelho sitting in 1st position in Touring Modified, while Jan Ratheisky was 1st in Touring Stock and Formula. The day finished with the opening qualifying round where Bruno Coelho took the Modified, Oliver Bultynck took the Stock class and Jan Ratheisky topped the Formula class. Another four rounds of qualification were held on Friday. Qualification in the Stock class was very competitive and four different drivers had at least one TQ run including young Oliver Havranek. After all good racing it was Bruno Coelho taking overall TQ in mMified, Oliver Bultynck in Stock class and Jan Ratheisky in Formula.

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June 13, 2019

Samuel Zayas wins at BRCC N.E.O.S 2019 Rd6

Round 6 of this year’s BRCC N.E.O.S series was held at the Barceloneta track in Puerto Rico. Raymond Soto (IGT8) took the overall TQ in the Nitro GT class, however the win in the A—main went to Samuel Zayas from Fernando Mendez in 2nd and Godfrey Franco, with the three making for an IGT8 podium sweep.

Source: IGT8 [igt8.com]

June 13, 2019

Wallace Motorsports signs Bobby Flack

Wallace Motorsports has announced the return of Bobby Flack to the RC racing world. Bobby brings years of experience to the table, and after a slight hiatus he has decided to make a return to the sport joining the Wallace Motorsports On-road nitro family. Bobby will be helping with R&D on the current WRC NTX.3 chassis through out the states using Ielasi Tuned engines, Hot Race Tires, and Power HD servos to operate his rides. Bobby says:

Well, I am very excited to say the least. I am so thankful for this opportunity from Wallace Motorsports. I really have to thank Diatta for making this happen. It’s been a few years but I cannot wait to get to the track. This is the complete package here. The NTX.3 is very high quality, I am very impressed. With Ielasi engines and Hot Race tires it’s going to be a fun year! So far I will be attending the remaining Midwest Series races, The Great Lakes Challenge and the ROAR Nationals in Toledo. Time to get to work. See you at the track!

Source: Wallace Motorsports [wallacemotorsports.net]

June 13, 2019

Völker & Mächler win at TOS West Division Rd5

Round 5 of the Tonisport Onroad Series West Division was held at the AMCA Apeldoorn track in The Netherlands last weekend. The event was held in Touring Car, FWD and Formula classes and it attracted a high-class field with many drivers trying to get some laps under their belt in preparation of the forthcoming ETS round that will be held at the iconic facility at the end of June. In the ultra-fast Touring Modified class it was Yokomo’s Ronald Völker with the overall TQ from Awesomatix’s Lucas Urbain. Infinity’s Jilles Groskamp came in 3rd after the qualifiers. The triple A-mains saw Ronald taking wins in A1 and A3 for the overall while Lucas cemented his runner-up spot with a win in A2. Infinity’s Yannic Prümper came in 3rd to round out the podium in front of Jilles in 4th.

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