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July 15, 2013

Kyle Branson wins BRCA 1/8th on-road Rd4

Round 4 of the BRCA 1/8th nitro on-road national championship was hosted by the Cotswolds Club and this was the sections second visit this year. With the Euro A championships only 2 weeks away and with the calendar being very full this season meant that the two rounds at this track were run close together. The weekend started with warm weather and after the initial practice had started, the track was soon starting to rubber in and the cars started to lap in the ball park of around the low 15 seconds per lap. With the track getting quicker, it was Branson who was setting the pace, fresh from his Euro warm up victories earlier in the month. In hot pursuit was Green and Wood, all recording sub 15 second laps with Kyle being the most consistent. Behind these, a host of drivers including North, King, Carr, Frost, Diver, Thurston, Hastings, Bancroft were all recording low 15 second laps.

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July 15, 2013

Cao Zi An wins KHRC Racing Club Grand Opening Race

Last weekend the KHRC Racing Club, located in Hangzhou, China, hosted the opening race on their high-grip asphalt track and it was T.O.P. Racing driver Cao Zi An who set the fastest qualifying times in the touring sport class. He was able to maintain his speed through to the finals going on to win the class from pole position.

Source: T.O.P. [top-racing.jp]

July 12, 2013

Minituerkas RC Opening Championship Rd6 – Report

Last weekend saw the final round of the Minituerkas RC Opening Championship 2013. Minituerkas RC’s track is located in the National Stadium in the capital of Chile, Santiago. In the early morning the weather was cloudy but the track temperature ideal and the drivers were anxious to race on this final stage of the championship in the three racing categories of the club, 1/10th electric touring 8.5T, 1/10th 200mm nitro and 1/8th GT. After a hard time in qualifying Tomás Ramirez TQ’d the 8.5T class, Paolo Tamburini grabbed the top spot in 200mm nitro and Fernando Fernandez pulled the fastest 1/8th GT time.

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July 12, 2013

Keith Chui wins 13.5T at AOC

The first ever Australian AOC Race saw close to 200 entries and was one of the biggest races in Australia for a long time. On-road meetings in Australia are normally run on asphalt outdoors, the AOC Race was a different affair as it was held indoors on Carpet, a difficult task with no practice or preparation on the surface for many home drivers. In 13.5T touring cars Keith Chui was on fire from the first practice run, setting lap times that were as quick as the Modified cars, after qualifying was finished Keith was on TQ after a super strong 4th round Qualifying run, all eyes were on him this weekend. Xray team mate Corey Broadstock was also looking strong with consistent runs through qualifying eventually starting 5th off the grid for the finals. At the end Keith was able to conserve his performance by winning the class in front of Corey Broadstock and Justin Vergunst.

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July 11, 2013

Oskar Fjeld wins TC Modified at Norwegian nats Rd3

The third round of the Norwegian electric touring modified national series was held at the Vulbu Raceway close to Fagernes. The track itself is spectacular with a four meter elevation change and also the weather for the event was perfect, allowing good grip and interesting racing. The good forecast also meant a lot of drivers came out for the race, making it the biggest outcome in a long time. Qualifying consist of three rounds with the best one to count followed by triple finals. First round of qualifying saw Xray driver Tom Erik Haaversen setting the best time, closely followed by Oskar Fjeld and Joakim Nicolaisen in second and third. Oskar also set a new track record in this round.

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July 11, 2013

John Doucakis wins at Greek TC nats Rd3

The 3rd round of the Greek National Championship in 1/10 EP Touring was held at the great high speed track of FRT in the North suburbs of Athens. Home track of double National Champion and current points leader, Nick Georgiadis (T4/Orca) who could secure his 3rd consecutive title with a win, the anticipation was at its peak for the outcome of the race between at least four title contenders. Qualifying was full of surprises, with the track heavily affected by strong winds limiting the level of traction and making each turn unpredictable due to gusts. In the end it was Awesomatix/Orion driver John Doucakis who took TQ, five seconds clear of the rest of the field.

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July 11, 2013

Trin T. & Meen V. win at Malaysia KL International GP

140 drivers found their way to the 2013 Malaysia KL International GP held at the KLIRCC track. The nitro on-road race was run in 1/8th and 1/10th 200mm and saw the attendance many fast drivers with the most prominent of them being current 200mm World Champion Meen V. who raced both the 1/8th and 1/10h class. The 1/8th qualifying was won by Meen who outperformed his competitors by nearly a lap in his best 7 minutes run. He was followed by his KM team mates Charlee P. and Azri Amri. Bad luck and a DNF in the final prevented Meen from turning his TQ position into a win and he ended in 10th place with Trin T. (KM Racing) winning the race with the KM K8 prototype in front of Azri Amri and Nick Chong.

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July 10, 2013

Keven Hébert wins 1/12 Mod at AOC

The 2013 Asian On-Road Championship, fresh off a successful debut in Shanghai, headed down under to Melbourne, Australia for round number 2. The AOC is the brainchild of Scotty Ernst and follows a similar format to the popular European Touring Series. Good competition in a relaxed atmosphere with generous track time packed into a compact schedule is the name of the game. The Melbourne round featured a 1/12 Modified class which was perfectly suited for the temporary carpet circuit which was laid out on a perfectly smooth gym floor. A healthy field of the top Australian drivers, many who have never raced carpet and/or 1/12 before were thrown into the deep end to compete against Canadian champion Keven Hébert. Keven and his Reedy/LRP-powered 12R5.2 qualified fastest in every round and also won all three legs of the A Main. Thanks to Keven’s assistance to his teammates and privateers, he was able to guide teammates Sandy Iavazzo and Darrin Campbell to second and third overall for the podium sweep.

Source: Team Associated [rc10.com]