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September 25, 2010

Kyle Branson dominates Rd8 of British 1/8th Nats

The 8th round of the BRCA 1/8th scale Nationals was a second visit to the Brooklands circuit in Kent. With all the main players present, it would become a very competitive race weekend. Team Serpent had again Mark Green and winner from the previous round Kyle Branson present to help the team in their quest for the championship. Team Shepherd also had Neil Diver present to help team leaders Pete and Andy Hastings. The Irish racers were again present to increase the competition. The Mugen Team still awaiting the release of the MRX5 chassis had to contend with the MRX4X which they have used all season. The Motonica team of Daniel Bancroft, who has been constantly quick all season, was running the new BP (BH935) racing engine which showed promising speed for a relatively new engine unit.

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September 24, 2010

Kimbrow wins Mugen Seiki Sedan Nitro Challenge Cup

The 4th Annual Mugen Seiki Sedan Nitro Challenge Cup held at SpeedWorld Raceway in Roseville California saw Serpent driver Scott Kimbrow take TQ from Mugen racer Mike Swauger. Swauger and Kimbrow battled all weekend for the TQ honors with Swauger on top until the 4th round and the pair were the only drivers on 20 lap. In the last round of qualifying Swauger was on for another big TQ until his steering servo got problems. Kimbrow capitalized and took the top spot and at this stage, the A main was shaping up to be a battle between Kimbrow and Swauger. The pole man took off at the start and proceeded to pull away from Swauger by 2 seconds, but 3 minutes in Swauger lost another steering servo and Kimbrow went on to dominate the race with Steve Perez taking home 2nd and Marco Acosta taking 3rd.

Source: SpeedWorld [speedworldraceway.com]

September 21, 2010

Maxim Claes Belgian 1/10th Champion

Last weekend at the beautiful Genk track in Belgium 17 year old Maxim Claes was crowned Belgian 1/10th 200mm Champion for the first time after a close battle with his rivals. The end to a fine season that saw him get 6th at the EFRA GP in Herlissheim, 5th place at the Euro ‘B’. Maxim wanted to thank his sponsors RC connect, Capricorn, JP*Gimar, Racing Experience and RC Car Colours and finally a big thanks to his father Alain.

September 21, 2010

Ilia van Gastel wins in Groningen, takes title

Last Sunday the Dutch 1/8th scale National championship had its last race of the season, held on the very bumpy track of REAL80 in Groningen in the far north of Holland. The weather forecast was predicted a lot of rain starting in the morning but it stayed dry until the last semi final of the day. In the NK class it was Rick V taking the pole followed by Ilia v. Gastel, Jordy Blok and Gunther v. Stay. With rain falling in time for the main final, it was not only about who was the best racer in the wet, but also about who was best prepared to protect their car against the elements. At the start RickV was forced to make a pitstop allowing Ilia to take the lead followed by John Ermen. RickV managed to work his way back up to the front by the end of the race but could not take the lead and would take 2nd.

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September 20, 2010

Moore & Hart win BRCA TC final round

Andy Moore put a disappointing domestic season behind him to take the final round of this season’s BRCA national touring car championship ahead of Olly Jefferies and Chris Grainger. Going in to the final round Chris Grainger was already crowned champion but second place was looking close between Olly Jefferies for Associated and Tamiya star Elliott Harper, Olly got off to the best start taking TQ and a new West London track record with his TC6, Elliott would line up behind Olly for the three leg finals with Andy Moore waiting to pounce in third. After three close fought legs Andy took the win for Hot Bodies ahead Olly Jefferies and Chris Grainger. The result meant a points tie in the series for Jefferies and Harper, the pair could not be split on number of A finals won or second places, in the end it came down to the number of third place finishes in the series and Elliott was given the decision over Olly.

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September 18, 2010

Dustin Layne wins the Stock class at IIC

TOP Racing team driver Dustin Layne won the Stock class at the IIC in Las Vegas. Dustin was on a TQ run in the last round of qualifying until he experienced radio problems with only 30 seconds to go. He ended up qualifying 2nd but made the best of it in the main and pulled off the win. In the Super Stock class EJ Evans finished 4th behind Hara, Haynes, and Tessman. TOP Racing also wanted to congratulate privateer Jerry Perez for winning the Amateur 17.5 class. Jerry piloted his Photon to the win from 6th on the grid in what was a though battle, but Jerry drove clean and consistent to emerge victorious. Inaugurated last year, the amateur class is for the pure privateer drivers and they are not allowed to have manufacturer stickers on their car, nor are they allowed to wear manufacturers apparel.

Source: TOP [topracingusa.com]

September 17, 2010

Team GQ Racing sign Mike Gee

TMA Motorsports have announced the signing of Mike Gee to Team GQ Racing Tires for 2010 and 2011. Mike is a young driver showing excellent talent in 1:10th Nitro Sedan and superb ability to wheel Micro Mod Touring cars. Mike was TQ and placed first at this years East Coast Race Of Champions in 1:10th Nitro Sedan and last year was second at the Micro Nationals Mod Touring. Mike had the following the say about his new deal:

I am really excited about the upcoming racing season. I have used GQ tires the past 3 years with excellent results. GQ has always been about quality and high performance products. Because of this and I look forward in helping GQ America and TMA Motosports getting this message to racers.

Source: TMA Motorsports [tma-motorsports.com]

September 16, 2010

2010 Rose City Scale Racing Grand Prix

On a beautiful Labor Day weekend in Portland, Oregon, Rose City Scale Racing hosted the 2010 RCSR Grand Prix. Drivers were faced with a technical layout, with multiple fast kinks, off-camber turns and elevation changes, thanks to the nature of the landscape. Traction was high, but due to the changing temperature, drivers were faced with decisions on tire management and setup. The format for the weekend was 3 qualifiers on Saturday, LCQ and Mains on Sunday.

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