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September 7, 2017

SARDA On-road National Championship Rd4 – Report

The fourth round of the 2017 South-African ORE national championship was hosted by the Krugersdorp Model Racers and held at the Key West Track. Controlled practice was held on Thursday and Friday with great spring weather and good track conditions ensuring a fast pace for all drivers. The 2002 IFMAR Worlds track had received a surface repair and all the contenders used the two months leading up to the event for good practice with club events, practice days and a pre-national event hosted at the track. The good preparation ensured that the event would be a demanding and a close affair.

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September 7, 2017

British Xray Racing Series GP – Report

The 2nd annual British Xray Racing Series GP was held at the Cotswolds model car club and it was a weekend of polar opposite weather conditions. Saturday’s practice day was ran in glorious sunshine allowing racers to get in seven rounds of practice. The pit chatter was that Sunday was to be wet. But racers had been assured that the straw bales in a neighbouring field wouldn’t have been left out by the farmer if rain was expected. So on that advice everyone went home happy thinking they were in for another day like Saturday.

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September 6, 2017

Nico Bregante wins GT class at Metropolitan Champs

A round of the Argentinean Metropolitan Championship was held at the Hernan Matticoli track, home of the 2017 GT World Cup in December. In the GT class and due to the bad weather the program was shortened and ultimately it was Nico Bregante who made the best out of the slick conditions as he took the day’s win in the light rain.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

September 6, 2017

Patrick Fankhauser wins at Swiss IC Track finale

The final round of the Swiss Nitro On-road National Championship was held at the Sitterdorf track recently. In the 200mm main final it was Maurice Lüscher who lead the proceedings at first but Patrick Fankhauser was able to take over the lead at some point and when Maurice suffered a body damage in the pits it was Patrick who was able to cruise to the win although things got a bit closer towards the end as teammate Traugott Schär was pushing hard. Ultimately it worked out for Patrick as the took the win from Traugott Schär and Michael Schäfer. Overall in the championship Traugott Schär would take the title from Patrick 2nd and Michael 3rd.

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September 6, 2017

Alessio Mazzeo wins at Italian 200mm Nats Rd2

Round 2 of the AMSCI Italian 1/10th 200mm National Championships were held in Giardini Naxos, Messina. High temperatures the whole weekend made for a lot of traction and in the Expert class it was Alessio Mazzeo was the man to beat as he took the overall TQ after the qualifiers and also walked away with the win in the 45-minute main final from Mario Spiniello 2nd and Floriana La Rosa 3rd.

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September 6, 2017

Fabio Boero teams up with BMT

BMT have announced the signing of Fabio Boero to their team. The multiple national and European champion will campaign the company’s 016GT 1/8th GT car and he has the following to say about the deal:

I want to thank Schepis model company for these 14 years of support for giving me the chance to win 8 national champ. and European championship. Now is the time for new motivation and I thank Pasquale for this opportunity.

Source: BMT [bmt-team.com]

September 6, 2017

Hansen crowned Danish 1/8th On-road Champion

Last weekend the third and final round of the Danish Nitro On-road Championship was held at the high speed track of the Næstved Model Racing Club. In the 1/8th class it was again Martin N.O Hansen who set the pace, claiming the TQ position by winning three of the four qualifying rounds. Martin Dyrlund lined up in 2nd and Rasmus B. Nielsen had to settle for the 3rd spot after the qualifiers. Going into the 30-minute final Martin N.O looked unbeatable, but Martin Dyrlund, Rasmus and Søren had set a high pace and were on same lap as Martin N.O until the last minutes of the final, when Rasmus ran out of tyres and Martin Dyrlund’s high pace was at the cost of high fuel consumption. This allowed Martin N.O Hansen (ARC/Novarossi/Contact) to take the win one lap in front of Søren Jørgensen (ARC/Novarossi/Contact) in 2nd and Martin Dyrlund (ARC/Boss/Contact) 3rd. With the TQ and win, Martin also secured a perfect season with TQs and wins at all races to take the overall title.

View the top 3 championship results here

September 6, 2017

Mike Gosvig wins at Danish EP On-road Nats Rd4

Round 4 of the Danish Electric On-road Nationals was recently held in Tølløse near Copenhagen. Even without preparation the track offered good grip and the mostly sunny weather made for great racing conditions on Saturday. Unfortunately it was raining on Sunday morning and the weather would constantly change between dry and wet periods. The organisers decided to postpone the start by an hour and jump directly into qualifying. Ultimately it was Mike Gosvig with the TQ in the Superstock class from Frederik Broløs in 2nd. The opening A-main then went to Mike from Frederik and Patrick Danielsen and also the second A-main was won by Mike while Kevin Nielsen made a late move on Frederik to secure a 2nd place. In A3 it was again Mike with the win from from Kevin 2nd as Soren Boy Holst secured 3rd in the leg. Ultimately it was Mike Gosvig with the win from Kevin on the runner-up spot while Frederik had to settle for 3rd overall.

View the final results here