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June 3, 2014

Nejc Mihelic wins at Serpent Challenge Slovenia

The Serpent Challenge Slovenia was held last weekend in Tolmin, Slovenia in dry weather conditions although the weather forecast predicted rain interruptions. The race was held in 1/10th electric, 1/10th touring, 1/8th track, 1/8th, GT/Rally and 1/5th scale classes with a factory driver supported workshop on Saturday while Serpent designer Michael Salven was present for additional support. In the premier class of 1/8th on-road Jernej Vuga tookthe TQ in front of Nejc Mihelic and Michael Salven. Salven then took a time-out before the start allowing Mihelic and Vuga to run off. Vuga was able to hold a lead of a few seconds in front of Mihelic, but Mihelic managed to slowly catch on him. After 20 minutes Vuga ran into engines problems allowing Mihelic to take control of the race and to take the win in front of Salven and Vuga, who completed the podium.

Thanks to Mihelic for sending the report.

June 3, 2014

Edu Escandon wins Spanish 200mm nationals Rd2

The 2nd round of the Spanish 1/10th 200mm National Championships was held in Gijon in the North of Spain. Defending champion Edu Escandon took TQ honours, setting a new track record and being the only driver able to manage 16 seconds laps. Nacho Lopez was 2nd after the qualifiers and with Juan Hidalgo in 3rd and Sergi Franch in 4th.

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June 3, 2014

Salvadori doubles at Brazilian nitro on-road nats Rd2

The 2nd round of the Brazilian nitro on-road nationals was held at the Ajarc track last weekend, run in four different classes of 1/8th, 1/10th Open, 1/10th Touring/Sportsman and 1/10th Masters/35+. In the 1/8th class final, the strongest winning contender, Flavio Elias broke his car after start crash. Cesar Salvadori’s car was hit in the same incident and he ran with a damaged tire the whole race but this did not kept the KM driver from leading only until he crashed with a back marker, resulting in a damage to a steering block on his car. This cost Cesar the 1st place but with 2 minutes to go leader Eduardo Dulac suffered a battery failure on his Shepherd so Salvadori was able to take the lead again to cruise to victory.

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June 2, 2014

Rombouts wins at Dutch 1/10 IC on-road nats Rd3

Under perfect weather conditions the 3rd round of the Dutch 1/10 IC on-road nationals was held at the RACO track in Utrecht in the centre of the Netherlands. The track was constructed in the early 1980’s out of a line flying circle and therefore the main straight is in fact a shallow bend to the left. As the majority of corners is also going left this requires a special car setup in order to get an even tyre wear during the finals. As the track also features a tight infield hairpin to the right, which is hard on brakes, this tricky track requires driving skills as well as set up skills to be successful.

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June 2, 2014

BRCA Clubman Series 2014 Rd3 – Report

Round 3 of the BRCA Clubman Series was at the beautiful sight of the southern coast at Eastbourne. This track is very tight and twisty with the need to know on how to setup your car for a good result at this track. Showing how its done, the local drivers in the hot conditions set the pace for the weekend. Round 1 of qualifying started on the Sunday with the sun coming in early and strong. This round known by many was the fastest round of the day as the grip conditions get worse as the temperatures go up. In 17.5T, Dominic Skinner set provisional TQ 3 seconds ahead of Darren Tickner almost setting lap record. In 13.5T something never seen before happened. David Spashett set TQ and track record and then on the last heat of the round Tim Hancock then set another track record by a whole second with setting TQ as well.

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June 2, 2014

Jan Ratheisky wins at Northern Germany regionals

The Hann. Münden track saw a round of the Northern Germany electric touring car regionals, a qualifying round for the German nationals later this year. After only arriving on Sunday and without prior practice Xray’s Jan Ratheisky took the TQ in the 13.5T Blinky class. Jan then also won all 3 A-mains to take the overall win from Kevin Sparbier and Nico Hoppe who completed the podium in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

June 2, 2014

Shinnosuke Yokoyama takes Japanese 1/8th nationals

The Japanese 1/8th on-road national championship was run at the Hokusei Circuit in the Mie prefecture, central Japan. A total of 52 drivers attended including three guest drivers from Thailand. Despite being located near a mountain area the weather was good all weekend allowing for 6 dry qualifying rounds to be run. Reigning world champion, Tadahiko Sahashi (Serpent) took TQ with young Shinnosuke Yokoyama (Mugen) taking 2nd. Defending champion, Takaaki Shimo put his Mugen in 3rd after qualifying.

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June 2, 2014

Gubbio introduce a safety bridge system

Gubbio safety bridge system

The Automodellistico 5 Colli club in Gubbio, Italy, host of the 2016 IFMAR 1/10th 200mm World Championships, introduce a new system to maximise the safety for all on-track marshals. With the most dangerous part of a track being the straight in most cases, the club has invented a special rail and carriage system that spans across the straight opposite the pits. The transportation system is activated by the weight of the model and allows for maximum safety and minimum inconvenience for both the racers and marshals as the marshals do not have to cross the front straight anymore in order to bring back a car that stranded in the infield. The system was put into operation at the Hot-Race Tyres Trophy at the end and it was well received by pilots, pit crews and marshals for its speed, small footprint and security guaranteed to the marshals. The system is suitable for 1/10, 1/8 and GT models and is only the first in a series of innovations that will be introduced to the track ahead of the World Champsionships in 2016.

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