August 3, 2016

Traction 2016 indoor GT series – Announcement

Traction 2016 indoor GT series – Announcement

The forthcoming Traction 2016 series, held at Swifts Raceway, is a rebirth of the Autumn Shootout Championship which became an instant success last year. The series is open to racers of all abilities and for all four 12 section classes like GT12, F1, WGT10 and LMP12. It will be the perfect championship to set up both car and racer for the up and coming BRCA LMP and GT Nationals. The 4-round series is run to the same professional standard as last year, just like the national rounds the club have hosted at Swifts in the past. More details and booking in is available here.


August 3, 2016

BRCA British Open GP – Announcement

BRCA British Open GP – Announcement

The BRCA have announced the 2nd annual running of the British Open GP. This year the premier event will take place at the Halifax circuit in West Yorkshire over the weekend of the 27th and 28th of August. Making its debut last year at the Cotswold circuit, this year the entry will be boosted by the addition of 1/8th electric and 1/8th GT classes which will run alongside 1/8th IC, 1/10th 200mm and 1/10th Sports GT. 2015 Champions Alex Thurston and Andrew North have already confirmed that they will battle to defend their titles. The meeting will feature organised practice and qualifying along with bump up finals using the same format as the highly popular ENS series. The event is open to any BRCA license holder and registration is available here.


August 2, 2016

Vrielijnck & Kruse win at Dutch IC Track Nats Rd3

Vrielijnck & Kruse win at Dutch IC Track Nats Rd3

For round three of the Dutch 1/8th Nitro On-road Nationals Championships the drivers gathered at the famous Model Race Genk track in Belgium. Different from the previous round the weather was on the dry side of things apart from a few drops of rain on Sunday. Genk is known for its tricky traction conditions due to the near motocross track blowing dust on the asphalt surface but the club did its best to clean the track as good as possible. Racing-wise the premier NK class saw Rick Vrielijnck walking away in the A-final one lap ahead of Jeffery Rietveld and Frank Baggen in second and third respectively.

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August 1, 2016

2016 Hot Race Beach Cup – Report

2016 Hot Race Beach Cup – Report

The popular Riccione track in Italy played host to the 2016 Hot Race Beach Cup over the weekend. Despite being a fun event the race attracted about 100 drivers from seven nations to battle it out in a total of five different electric on-road classes. As usual the organisers not only catered for hot racing on the track but also a bunch of other activities such as the iconic Saturday night beach party, a kart race at the famous Misano track or a track side lounge area. Racing-wise it was Alexander Hagberg who took the TQ in the Touring Modified class while Jan Ratheisky swept the Touring Stock, Formula, Pan car and Cinquone 299 categories.

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August 1, 2016

Urban Touring Series Rd8 – Report

Urban Touring Series Rd8 – Report

The recent 8th round of the Singapore Urban Touring Series welcomed its largest race turnout at the weekend with a total of 40 entries thanks to the newly added Formula class. Most of Singapore’s top EP racers were in attendance, ensuring a super competitive field. In the Touring Open class a total of 16 racers took the start and at the end of qualifying, it would be Yokomo’s factory driver Nicholas Lee who would dominate, winning all four rounds of qualifying. Despite an absence of eight months from racing, Xray’s Daryl Thong would qualify second, while Destiny’s Esmail Apandi ended up third.

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August 1, 2016

Silvio Hächler signs with Shepherd for 200mm Worlds

Silvio Hächler signs with Shepherd for 200mm Worlds

Swiss top driver Silvio Hächler has joined Team Shepherd for the World Championship in Gubbio. Being without a ride in the 1/10th scale class, Silvio has chosen the Velox V10 Pro as the best option for him. Silvio had a maiden run with the car this past weekend and he has the following to say:

I want to thank Patrick and the whole Team Shepherd for the opportunity to race in such great team together with my good friend Simon Kurzbuch. I’m really looking forward to the World Championship in Gubbio which starts end of this week.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]


August 1, 2016

Schumacher BTCC Rd5 – Report

Schumacher BTCC Rd5 – Report

The Schumacher BTCC series moved on to another very fast circuit this past weekend in the form of Mendip. The championship is still very much wide open in all three classes, so it was set to be a great event. Lots of drivers were in attendance on Saturday for some practice and to get their cars set up to their liking. Unlike other rounds the weather was lovely sunshine and hot temperatures, this was how it stayed for the whole weekend. On to Sunday and race day, we had the usual open practice session first thing and then it was into qualifying mode. The race format was the usual format of round by round qualifying, however this time the organisers managed to get an extra round of qualifying into the schedule so it was the best three from five rounds to count. This was good practice for the drivers attending the National in two weeks.

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July 29, 2016

David Spashett teams up with JConcepts

David Spashett teams up with JConcepts

X-Factory UK and JConcepts have announced the addition of former multi-time World Champion, David Spashett to their UK race team. David brings with him a wealth of knowledge and experience which will prove a great asset to the team, he is also one of the most approachable guys at the race track and always willing to help out all his fellow racers. The UK frontrunner will be using all of JConcepts’ pit gear and on-road oriented race products for the remainder of the 2016 season and beyond at high profile events all over the UK.

Source: X-Factory UK [xfactoryrc.co.uk]


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