The 2014 1/8th nitro on-road Korea Championships were held last weekend at the Hitec circuit. Choi Nak Sung took the TQ and race win in his second race for Serpent. Oh Yong Teak and Choi Sung Won completed the podium in 2nd and 3rd position respectively.
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The 2014 edition of the Reedy International Touring Car Race of Champions was run last weekend. After a 5-year absence the race took place at the Tamiya America track running a 13.5T Stock, Open Modified and the prestigious Invitational class. Both the 13.5T and Modified class where held in the standard format with triple A-mains while the Invitational class saw the iconic Reedy Race format with different heat lineups for each round. As usual the Invitational class collected the creme de la creme of today’s touring car drivers with the likes of Jilles Groskamp, Marc Rheinard, Andy Moore, Atsushi Hara, Ronald Völker, Meen Verjak or Paul Lemieux to name just a few.
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The 3rd round of the BRCA 1/8th Circuit Championship was held at the Wombwell circuit in South Yorkshire. This track was one of the first in this country to race 1/8th scale cars with many drivers saying it is one of the best drivers tracks around and once the grip is high and you have a confident setup, then it is a dream to drive and very rewarding after you have produced a good run. The track contains a narrow infield with a long straight and flowing sweepers which allows the car to change gear at least 3 times per lap. With the cancelation of last year’s event due to bad weather, it was the first time for many at this track and what also greeted the regulars were a new rostrum and race control cabin which has made a massive difference to the club setup and increased the visibility. With the weather forecast being sunny all weekend, it would be the first race of the year that rain would not play any part during the day.
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Arrowmax RC announce the signing of German front runner Marc Fischer to their team. Marc will use the company’s honeycomb series tools, setup equipment and silicone fluids to get the most out of his Serpent rides. This is what Marc has to say about the deal:
I am very happy to use Arrowmax tools, they are getting better and better and have right know the best quality, I am looking forward to work with Arrowmax together.
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The 2nd round of the DBKL GP on-road race was held at the Kuala Lumpur International RC Circuit with around 50 entries in the 1/8th nitro on-road, 1/10th 200mm and 1/8th GT classes. Due to massive rain on the final’s day, the organisers had not chance but to use the qualifying results to determine the winners. This handed the win of the 200mm class to Baha with Zoey Zac and Ben completing the top 3 result. In the 1/8th on-road class, YL Tan took the TQ and win from Suah and Haji Jusri who came in 2nd and 3rd respectively.
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The 2nd Round of the South African National Championship was held at the TVR Raceway near Johannesburg. Drivers from all over the country attended the event that was run on a track with a fast and flowing layout with medium traction that saw many drivers struggling to make 5 minutes in the qualifiers. Current SA champ Wayne Joelson was the only driver to complete 19 laps taking the TQ position. Sundays finals had much cooler weather, so the traction was much better, but engine tuning became even more critical. Wayne took the win after 45 Minutes followed by young upcoming driver Ayrton Vermaak and Willie Noordman in 3rd.
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Mibosport will hold a number of races during the Summer in the form of an on-road series, off-road “club” meetings and a single off-road event. Starting with the on-road races, this year’s Mibosport Cup will see the running of only 2 races but they are held on what are considered the best tracks in the Czech Republic. The series opener takes place on the 14th of June in Brno and resumes on the 2nd of August in Blansko. Both events see the running of Touring Car Modified, Stock LRP, Formula and Yokomo GT classes. The technical regulations are the same as used on the popular Mibosport Winter Cup.
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Last weekend the 2nd round of the Portuguese national touring car championship was run at the Maia track near Porto. In the modified class Bruno Coelho took the and the win from Joao Malverio and Jose Pequito. Helder Silva and Pedro Moura completed the top 5 result.
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