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September 2, 2013

Jacques Libar wins Luxembourg nationals Rd4

Round 4 of the Luxembourg 1/8th scale on-road nationals was held this weekend on the LMCC track in Luxembourg. On Sunday drivers faced dry and good weather, and it was Dirk Richard who took the pole position in front of Jacques Libar and Patrick Beltrallo. The 30 minute main final saw the Xray driver Jacques Libar cross the finishing line in first position, followed by Alexey Yaramishyan with Capricorn in 2nd and Dirk Richard with Serpent in 3rd.

Thanks to Raymond Libar for sending the report.

September 1, 2013

Atsushi Hara takes FEMCA ISTC title

Atsushu Hara takes FEMCA ISTC title

Following the 1/8th Offroad FEMCA Championships in Fengtai, China, attention turned to the ISTC portion of the championships which is held on the outdoor asphalt track on the opposite side of the softball stadium to the buggy track. In the modified class attention was on Atsushi Hara, who was driving a Tamiya, to see if he could pull off the double having taken the buggy title a few days previously. Following free practice there was 5 rounds of qualifying in which Hara stamped his authority on the event buy taken the TQ spot for the triple mains in front of Wang Hai Feng driving a TOP in 2nd and Chan Chau Man in 3rd for Xray. In the finals it was Hara who took the win in A1 but a problem in A2 meant he didn’t finish and so Chau Man took the win ahead of Feng and Samuel Chiu in 3rd. Hara would win again in A3 to secure the overall while Chau Man would take 2nd overall with Feng rounding out the podium in 3rd. In the Stock class it was victory for Chan Kalok, with the top 3 after qualifying not changing order meaning Bilguunbaater Erdenbaater was 2nd and Lai Bin 3rd.

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September 1, 2013

Orlowski & Zambrzycki win Polish TC Nationals

This past Saturday saw the Polish Open 1:10 electric TC Championships run by the Polish Model Car Federation and hosted by ATA Racing Team at the well-known Polish Automobile Club race track in Warsaw, Poland. This time the weather was beautiful, sunny but not so hot and dry and the conditions at the sugared asphalt track were perfect. It was one day event, one controlled practice heat, then 4 round of qualifying and 3 finals. The TC Modified class was dominated young Team Durango driver Michal Orlowski. The new TC Junior European Champion did a perfect job at his home track in Warsaw / Poland winning all 4 qualifying heats and 3 final runs as well. In addition Michal established new track record driving the latest Team Durango DETC410 prototype car powered by SpeedPassion electrics. Second spot went to Piotr Okonski, Michal’s former Tamiya team mate, driving his Tamiya / Raceberry conversion TRF417x car with third spot going to Team Yokomo Poland driver Bartosz Pochopien.

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August 30, 2013

Dutch electric on-road nationals Rd5 – Report

The fast-flowing track of the MAC De Baanbrekers club in Rucphen was the venue to host the fifth round of the Dutch touring car stock nationals. Gaining enough points would mean the championship could be decided early in John Bruins’ favour with round 6 still to come late September. On Saturday most participants made the journey down South to get some practice before the event on Sunday, however the day would prove to be a complete wash out with only a few drivers been brave enough to go out in the rain. With the weather forecast for Sunday being overcast arriving at a dry track in the morning was a big relief to many drivers and the action got under way soon.

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August 29, 2013

Sandy Iavazzo wins SA electric on-road state title

The 2013 1/10 SA EP Onroad State Titles were held at Hobby Habit’s challenging indoor asphalt circuit in Adelaide, South Australia. Reedy factory driver Sandy Iavazzo stormed to the top qualifying position in the Modified TC class after six intense rounds of qualifying. Sandy cruised to the victory in A1 and set the stage for wrapping up the title with a win in A2. Ryan Maker had a different idea and took the win, with Sandy crossing the line in second. The championship would come down to a showdown in A3 between Iavazzo and Maker. However, A1 runner-up Jordan Cullis could upset the apple cart and steal the title with a fast winning time in A3. Ultimately, Iavazzo took the A3 win by less than a second ahead of Maker. With two wins, Sandy Iavazzo became the SA Modified TC champion.

Source: Team Associated [rc10.com]

August 27, 2013

Norwegian 1/10 200mm nationals – Report

The Norwegian 1/10th 200mm nationals was held at the Klepp RC clubs track in Kleppe near Stavanger in the South-West of Norway. The weather for the two day event was good with lots of sun and little wind, quite uncommon conditions for this part of the country. The race format saw five rounds of qualifying with the best result to count for the semifinals and the 45 minute main final. In qualifying Helge Johansen, driving a Serpent early set the pace. In the end he took TQ three seconds in front of fellow Serpent driver Werner Ersland and Xray driver Øyvind Stusdal.

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August 27, 2013

János Birinyi wins at East-Hungarian Summer champs

The fifth round of the 2013 East-Hungarian Summer championship was held in Oroshaza. The track is of a huge size with very fast corners. Xray’s János Birinyi was able to TQ all qualifying rounds to put his car on the pole position for the finals. He then went on to win all A finals from start to finish for the day’s win. Tamás Kádár (Xray) and Ferenc Gibala (Xray) finished second and third respectively. The victory also handed János the overall win in the championship with one race to go.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

August 27, 2013

Alvin Koh dominates RaceWorks Elite Racing Rd6

While weather issues dominated a large part of the season, the story of round 6 of the RaceWorks Elite Racing Series saw the domination of Team Tamiya SG and Alvin Koh. In qualifying, Tamiya’s Nicholas Lee secured the TQ position, followed by Team Xray Singapore’s PY Tang, with series leader Alvin Koh (Tamiya) in 3rd position. Qualifying strongly also was Team Yokomo Singapore’s Marcus Choo in 4th. Given Nicholas’ pedigree, his pole position for the first leg of the 4-leg finals was always going to be a tough one for anyone to overcome. What his racing rivals could not overcome, Nicholas’ electronics did as they shut-down after the first lap. This opened the door for Alvin to come through to take the win. Confirming the strong pace of Team Yokomo Singapore was the 2nd position finish for Alan Leung, with PY Tang in 3rd.

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