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April 2, 2018

Daryl Thong takes comeback win at UTS Rd2

After a 2-month break, serious touring car racing action returned to the rooftop on-road track in downtown Singapore in the form of the second round of the Urban Touring Series. Held over the Easter weekend, the event attracted a strong turnout with a 23-car starting grid. With some of the nation’s top racers overseas for another event, interest was focused on who would step up on to the podium. In pre-race practice, the goal was to post consistent sub-11 seconds lap times. Daryl Thong (Xray), who was making his comeback to UTS racing, together with PY Tang (ARC), who finished 2nd in round 1, and Hasron Robana (Xray) were the clear pace-setters. Young Sean Lee (Tamiya) and Joe Hwee (Capricorn) showed that they were also capable of staying in touch with the top trio.

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April 1, 2018

Team N8 racing series Rd1 – Report

The Shanghai Nitro 1/8 scale Racing Club, also known as Team N8, kicked off its 2018 season in Suzhou, China this weekend. Team N8 is the brainchild of Rick Wang and Ben Lai who both share the passion for nitro racing. The race format is unique in a way that the qualifying result is based on the three best consecutive laps achieved in a 60-minutes qualifying session where drivers can decide when is the best time to go on a clear track. The top 5 qualifiers proceed directly into the A-main, while from the lower mains the best two finishers will bump up. Due to the limited size of the Suzhou track the maximum number of cars per heat is limited to eight. The opening round of the series was attended by 25 members with the season will see six local club races and two travel races, one of which will be the annual Sunpadow Nitro On-Road Race in November.

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March 30, 2018

Lovan Challenge finale – Report

The final round of the 2017/18 Lovan Challenge was held recently with the race also being the decider for the overall championship titles. Started as a local race series the championship, run by the Lovan RC Team, has matured a lot and it not only attracts local talent but also swift nationally and internationally experienced drivers. Already during the practice rounds on Saturday it was clear that, despite the season nearing its end, most racers were keen to end the indoor season on a high. In the EFRA class the stage was set for a thrilling finale. Youngster Liam Van De Wouwer (Yokomo) had his stripes earned in all of this season’s rounds but it was Capricorn’s 1/8th European Champion, Robin D’hondt ho took the win in Q1 in front of Liam and Guillaume Guffroy (Tamiya). Q2 on Sunday morning though saw Team Magic driver Rémi Callens taking the round TQ from the youngster of the class as Robin and Guillaume came in 3rd and 4th. Q3 then saw an unchanged top 2 as Guillaume ended the round one place up in 3rd in front of Robin. The final qualifier had again Remi ending on the top spot with a very consistent run from Liam, who had to settle for 2nd some four seconds short of Remi’s time. Robin kept his cool and scored a 3rd place from Guillaume, however the latter had the faster tie-breaker which award him the P3 spot on the grid.

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March 29, 2018

Stephane Bouche takes French 1/8th BLS Stock title

The French 1/8th On-road Brushless Stock championship was hosted by the Mini Racing Car Longvicien club last weekend. It was Steve Olanier who took a narrow TQ, one second ahead of Stephane Bouche in 2nd. After the finals however it was Stephane to hold the upper hand, taking the win from Philippe Regolle 2nd and Steve Olanier 3rd.

Source: Corally [corally.com]

March 29, 2018

Brilliant RC 1/8th on-road body stiffener set

Brilliant RC have announced the release of their new carbon fibre body stiffener set for 1/8th on-road body shells. The pre-shaped parts are made from high-quality 1mm carbon fibre for high rigidity and a low weight of only 14g. The 5-piece set comes with suitable plastic rivets and it is reusable, fitting many different body brands.

Source: Brilliant RC [brilliant-rc.com]

March 28, 2018

Ahmet Kasap doubles at Turkish On-road Champs Rd1

The opening round of the Turkish On-road Championship was hosted by the Team NCRC Arena in Northern Cyprus. The TORC Championship consists of six rounds with the season opener was an electric-only affair while the remaining five outdoor races also see 1/8th and 1/10th Nitro On-road classes. At round 1 is was Xray’s Ahmet Kasap with the TQ and win in both the Modified and Stock classes as Aktuğ Kalçay and Ahmet Akber completed the Mod top 3 podium for an Xray 1-2-3. Over in the Stock class it was the Xray duo of Umut Öztümen and Adnan Kanat that rounded out the top 3.

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March 28, 2018

Dario Balestri wins 200mm Pre-Worlds

Last week the IFMAR Pre-Worlds took place at the Homestead RC Raceway. The level of competition was really high because beside the usual fast guys from the U.S., many drivers from across the pond came to get ready for the upcoming Worlds in October. The format of this race was similar to the actual Worlds, with the difference that there was plenty of open practice in between rounds, before and after the official program, in order to allow people to test as much as they wanted to. After the seeding rounds and the qualifiers, Paolo Morganti (Capricorn) took the TQ from Teemu Leino (Infinity) 2nd. The final was a long hour of great racing, lots of drama, change of leaders etc. Paolo feel asleep at the start and was collected by the other drivers finding himself in last position. More drama came at the second turn with a pile of cars but Paolo was able to regain positions. Paolo was able to recover up until 2nd and ran most of the race in that position. Up front things mixed up and in lap 144, Paolo was able to take the lead until 15 laps later he ran out of fuel. In the end he was able to recover to 2nd again, finishing only 3.6s behind the winner, Infinity’s Dario Balestri. Infinity driver Carmine Raiola would round out the top 3 results from Teemu Leino 4th and Andrew Duperrouzel 5th.

Source: RC Target [rctarget.com]

March 27, 2018

UK WGTR Championship finale – Report

Last weekend saw the final round of the UK WGTR Championship, held alongside the LMP12 National round at Chesterfield. It’s been hotly contested, the championship being up for grabs all the way to the final round. This final round saw the numbers grow again, which made for a full racetrack, and some hectic driving for the slower cars, but also some very close racing. Qualifying consisted of four rounds, and Chesterfield’s trademark grip did not disappoint; quite times from the off. Andy Murray, Graham Raistrick, Richard Norris and Mark Barford all setting 20 lap times. Round 2 saw the pace increase, Andy, Graham and Richard all setting 21 lap times; George Brewer finally joining the 21-lap club in round 3. Final qualification saw George just pip Andy to TQ, followed by Graham, Richard and then Mark.

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