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March 21, 2014

SARDA 2014 on-road nationals – Report

A round of the 2014 South-African ORE national championships was held in Pretoria last weekend. Rain cut the two day practise to a day, some foreign racers struggled to get the set-up right and the local drivers showed the way around a long fast and technical track. The touring modified class once again provided for some spectacular high-speed racing. The 2013 champion Jason Hillcoat continued his great pace and took the TQ and win in the A-final. There was a great battle for 2nd to 5th place in the 3 finals with Anderton Smith taking 2nd place and Deon Gove managing 3rd.

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March 21, 2014

Martin Lissau joins Shepherd for 2014

Shepherd Micro Racing announce the re-signing of the former 1/5th Scale World Champion and 2008 1/10th World Championship finalist Martin Lissau. After a break from 1/10th scale racing he will attend the national championship in Denmark, selected ENS events as well as the the European Championship in Valencia using Shepherd’s Velox V10 Pro chassis. Martin has the following to say about the deal:

I’m very happy to be back in the great Shepherd Team and looking forward to an interesting and funny year. The development of the V10 to the Pro version was such a big step forward that I’m really optimistic for the upcoming races. I would like to thank Patrick and the whole Shepherd Crew for this great opportunity.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

March 19, 2014

1st Annual South Florida Winter Champs – Report

Coral Springs RC Track hosted the first annual South Florida Winter Championship and they did not disappoint. Friday morning racers were greeted with a fresh new layout and amazing weather. Without a cloud in the forecast racers began to arrive early Friday morning for early practice and to get there cars dialed in for the weekend. Saturdays race program would bring 3 qualifiers, rocket round style and some fierce competition with over 190 entries. By mid morning the track was well grooved and racers qualifying times continued to improve. Sunday the dust was settled and the mains were set.

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March 19, 2014

Alexander Hagberg continues with Orcan

Xray factory driver Alexander Hagberg has re-signed his contract with Orcan, the German company announces. Alexander will continue to use Orcan’s nitro engines, such as the newly designed .12 RS3-MH, fuel, mufflers and other accessories for this 2014 nitro on-road campaign. The 24 year old Swede is focused on the 200 I.C. World Championship in Bangkok this year and he will also compete at the European Championships and selected races of the Euro Nitro Series ENS as well as local races. This is what Alexander has to say about the deal:

For 2014, being a worlds year for the 200mm IC class, it will be more important than ever to have a good and reliable engine set-up. I will continue with my Orcan deal throughout this season, using engines, mufflers, fuel and accessories from the German brand at all my nitro races. I want to thank Bertram Kessler and SMI for this opportunity, and I am looking forward to EC, WC, ENS and Swedish Cup races together with this sponsor.

Source: Orcan [orcan.de]

March 18, 2014

Adrian Berntsen wins TC at Norwegian nats

The 2014 Norwegian Championships was hosted by the Spydeberg Motorklubb in the small village of Spydeberg. The race saw round-by-round qualifying with the best two of five to count. Xray’s Adrian Berntsen was able to secure the TQ by winning three of the five rounds. Petter Berntsen TQ’d two rounds handing him P2 for the finals in front of Rune Svestol. In the A-mains Adrian cruised to the victory quite easily, nearly lapping Petter. Rune Svestol completed the all-Xray podium in the Touring Car class.

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March 18, 2014

Ashton takes GT12 national title

The 6th and final round of the 2013/14 BRCA National Series was held at what some consider the home of 1/12th scale racing, the Shirley Park Leisure Centre, Clay Cross, Chesterfield. In the GT12 championships both the Saturday and Sunday title was still up for grabs. The Saturday title could be won by either defending champion Chris Ashton or his Schumacher team mate Jamie McDonagh. Round 1 saw the Mardave of Jonathan Dixey set the fastest time with the Schumacher of Jamie McDonagh setting the next quickest time but with his car failing scrutineering, this would move Chris Ashton up to 2nd place and Alex Thurston into 3rd. Round 2 saw Chris Ashton move to the top of the time sheets with Jonathan Dixey dropping to 2nd place and Matt Lax into 3rd.

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March 18, 2014

2014 Danish Indoor Junior Club titles – Report

2014 Danish Indoor Junior Club Championship

The Brondby Racing Club held the last of 5 races to crown the 2014 Indoor Junior Club champions. The championship is run in a Touring Car Modified, Super Stock and Stock class and saw Stefan Finnich taking the overall title from Lars Holm and Mesut Ocak. Michael Johnson and Nicolai Lindegaar completed the top 5 of the Modified class. In Super Stock, Patrick Danielsen brought home the overall win in front of Claus Ryeskov and Casper Morgan. Christian Lehm and Willy Lehmann ended the series in 4th and 5th respectively. In the Stock class Jack Helge Sorensen was crowned the 2014 champion, Jannick Jacobsen and Jeppe Svendsen finished 2nd and 3rd. John Clausen and Michael Kilbinger Hansen completed the top 5.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

March 18, 2014

Walleser & Wegmann win at BaWue Cup

A round of the South German BaWue Cup took place in Singen last weekend. In the GT+ class Philip Walleser dominated qualifying and later on he took the win from Björn Keller and Michael Zipfel. In the Touring Car Modified class Markus Wegmann brought home the win starting from pole position. Philip Walleser came in second while Peter Deggelmann completed the top 3 result.

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