Keven Hebert wins 13.5T Touring class at ROAR Nats

Tamiya Raceway in Aliso Viejo, CA is considered the finest on-road racing facilities in the U.S. and was host to the recent 2015 ROAR On-Road Nationals. The top U.S drivers were on hand to battle it out on the newly surfaced track in unusually hot, humid, and rainy conditions. In the 13.5 class Keven Hebert and Rick Hohwart split the qualifying at two rounds apiece with the tie-breaker going in Keven’s favor. The pair then also fought it out nose to tail in the first two legs of the A-main, with Keven coming out on top both times to take the class victory. Rick had to settle for second position, with Kyle Bergstrom rounding out the top three.

Source: Team Associated [teamassociated.com]

Perez & Ratheisky win at Spanish National Series

The final round of the Spanish National Series was held in Barakaldo, Spain in the three classes of Touring Modified, Touring Stock and Formula. With rain being forecasted during the weekend the organisers tried to get through the qualifiers as quick as possible and in the Modified class it was David Perez who grabbed the overall TQ thanks to a blistering final qualifier that also smashed the current track record. In the Formula class Jan Ratheisky would grab a pretty undefeated TQ to get the pole position for the finals. Unfortunately on Sunday heavy rain forced the organisers to cancel the race, meaning the qualifying results would determine the day’s winners. Therefore David Perez (Xray) would take the win in the Touring Modified class from Dominic Vogl (Yokomo) and Jon Ander Lorenzo (Xray) while in the Formula class Jan brought home the win thanks to his TQ.

View the Touring Modified top 10 result & Formula podium here

2015 Polish Championship finals – Report

The 2015 Polish Championship finals were held at the Ruda Śląska track in pretty challenging track conditions with the grip changing constantly. In the Formula class Tomas Rajdus took the TQ from Michał Milanowicz who put his car on the 2 spot only a few seconds off. In the triple A-mains Tomas secured the overall win already after the second A-main with the fight for the runner-up spot being on between Przemysław Wicher and Michał Milanowicz. At the end Przemysław Wicher held the upper hand to take the second place at the final round while Michał Milanowicz rounded out the top 3 result.

View the final results here

Simon Nicholson wins at Newcastle Grand Prix

Simon Nicholson, Nathan Reese and Jeffrey Mackie lead a Yokomo 1-2-3 finish at this years Newcastle Grand Prix which attracted a healthy gathering for the relatively new club. The club certainly proved it has the facilities and members to put it on par as one of the best venues in Australia. The medium to high-grip surface played havoc with car setup, however this was overcome relatively quickly with both Simon Nicholson and Nathan Reese breaking track records early on. With the two sharing TQ honours it was Simon who would eventually walk away with the TQ and the first place trophy, with Nathan a close second and Jeffrey in third.