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April 1, 2016

2016 BIRC Race – Announcement

The organisers of the Bangkok International RC Car Championship got in touch to tell us that this 2016 running of this event will take place on the weekend of the 19th of June in Bangkok, Thailand. Hosted by the well known ‘Huge RC’ track built by former World Champion Surikarn C., this covered facility was just newly resurfaced. Expected to attract top racers from Europe and around Asia, the event will be open to several 1/10th on-road classes including Touring Car Modified, 13.5T boosted, 13.5T blinky and 17.5T blinky, F1 21.5T blinky as well as 1/8th, 1/10th 200mm and 1/8th GT gas on road classes. More information about the BIRC can be found here.

April 1, 2016

Kurt Hubeny joins Ielasi Tuned

Ielasi Tuned have announced that Austrian Front runner Kurt Hubeny has joined their team. Kurt will use the new ITD.21-9CL WC Edition engine in his new WRC car and will be contesting the Austrian Nationals, all ENS rounds, the Matrix Challenge in Austria as well as the Ielasi Tuned Trophy in Leno on the 22nd of May. Kurt says “I’m happy to get in to the Ielasi Tuned team, thanks to Daniele and Modellsport Trinko for the support in 2016.

Source: Ielasi Tuned [ielasituned.com]

March 31, 2016

Hot Race Tyres selected for Gubbio 200mm Worlds

IFMAR have announced that Hot Race Tyres have been chosen as the official handout tire for the 2016 IFMAR 1/10th 200mm Worlds in Gubbio, Italy. The Italian company will supply tires for each racer at 9 Euros a set with 11 sets required for the event with details of the shore and diameters to be released in due course. IFMAR also announced that Maxima, MLC and Runner Time will be supplying the handout fuel for the event.

Source: IFMAR [ifmar.org]

March 31, 2016

Le Mans Meeting Hudy Arena – Announcement

Le Mans Meeting Hudy Arena - Announcement

Hudy Arena have announced the first inaugural “Le Mans Meeting Hudy Arena” which will take place on April 30th 2016 at the Hudy Arena’s outdoor track in Trencin, Slovakia. Open to old school 1/8th gas cars from the eighties, there are also support races for the Pro 10 based 1/10 Le Mans Series and 1/10 Formula 1 classes. Full information and rules can be found here while the entry is now open here.

March 30, 2016

Masao Tanaka wins Carrera Cup Rd2

Infinity driver Masao Tanaka has taken an impressive TQ and Victory at the recent second round of Carrera Cup held in Kei-Tune last week. Starting from qualifying the Japanese ace driver show an unmatched speed on the track allowing him to take the TQ spot. For the 20 minutes Amain final his team adopted a very aggressive strategy deciding to change tires at the 10 minute mark; all other competitors decided not to change. The gap accumulated during tire change were huge but Tanaka’s pace were incredibly fast recovering the time wasted in the pits with a series of record lap times. With this “Qualifying mode ON” he could grab a well deserved win in front of Takayasu San and his HB R8 (9 second margin) and Hot Bodies chief engineer Miyashita San (1 lap behind) that sits on the third spot of the podium.

Source: Infinity [creationmodel.net]

March 30, 2016

Toykar Futaba OS Jakarta Open – Announcement

2016 Toykar Futaba OS Jakarta Open - Announcement

The 2016 Toykar Futaba OS Jakarta Open will be held on the Jakarta International Twin Circuit, Indonesia on May 14th to 15th in the three classes of 1/8th Nitro On-road, 1/8th GT On-road and 1/10th 200mm Nitro Touring. The annual event each year attracts both experienced drivers and entry-level racers alike with the latter being highly encouraged to take part at the event that always offers a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. More information and registration can be found on the official event site by clicking here.

March 30, 2016

Viljami Kutvonen dominates Russian Touring Masters

From 26th to 27th of March 2016 the annual TC event called the Russian Touring Masters was held in St. Petersburg, Russia. This time the track had a new bigger 32x16m carpet and a new layout and for the third in a row some drivers from abroad have visited the event. Former LRP TCM winner Viljami Kutvonen from Finland with Marcel Geiger and Max Machler from Germany were racing in modified. Mad Max was also racing in 13.5 turn stock class. During qualifications there was total domination of Viljami Kutvonen in modified. Former Russian national champion Kirill Trofimov grabbed second spot showing very good speed. ETS A-main participant Maxim Laverychev lacked some pace in qualification and started from the third place on the grid.

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March 29, 2016

Michael Walton wins BRCA 1/8 Circuit Nats Rd1

The first round of the BRCA 1/8 Circuit Championship took place at the Cotswold Model Car club over the Easter weekend, with the new addition of an electric class to run alongside the nitro powered cars. With one of the highest number of drivers booked in to race within recent years, we were in for a great first round, unfortunately the British weather had other ideas with heavy downpours throughout the weekend. Qualifying saw mixed track conditions with low grip, which left a few big names in the B-final, Steve Scott secured a superb pole position for the 30 minute A-final from Clive Connolly and John Carr.

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