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- International Offroad Carpet Championship – Report
- Manuel Strano successful at Novarossi Trophy
- Arnaud Mathieu TQs & wins at Coupe De France race
- Gizmo Genesis mid-long carbon fibre A-arms
- Jackson Brunson wins at Force Series Rd3
- Zero Tribe T4 Mid aluminium chassis conversion kit
- Winter is Coming 2019 – Announcement
- Mauritian Cup Rd4 – Report
- Indonesia Buggy Nationals finale – Report
- Frederik Brolos Mikkelsen wins at Tonisport Masters
| International Offroad Carpet Championship – Report Posted: 14 Oct 2019 09:10 AM PDT
The 2019 International Offroad Carpet Championship was held at 702 RC Raceway in Las Vegas, Nevada this past weekend. The event took place back-to-back with the International Indoor Championships the week before and adding some nice obstacles converted the indoor on-road track into a challenging off-road circuit. At this year’s IOCC, it seemed to be Broc Champlin’s weekend with his 4WD car throwing down some of the only 18-lap runs of the event. In the A1 of 4WD Mod Buggy, Broc would finish a full lap ahead of his brother Blake to take the first win. It wouldn’t be so easy in the second main. As the two were slicing and dicing through traffic, Blake had to the goods to make the pass on his brother if only his brother left an opening. Excellent defensive driving would earn Broc a second win and over all win.
You would think you’re suffering from de ja vu if you watched both the 4WD and 2WD Modified Buggy classes. In addition to the Champlin brothers being the front-runners in this class, throw into the mix dad, Chris Champlin and nothing was certain. Coming fresh off his win in the 40+ Mod Buggy class, Chris wasn’t going to let his boys run away with the win that easily. Broc was once again on fire with his driving and his brother Blake in his rear view mirror the whole time. On the verge of running an 18-lap run in the A1 final, Broc solidified his position in the A2 Final with actually running 18-laps for the over all win. The Champlin’s finished 1, 2 and 3 with Blake finishing in the overall third and Chris in the overall third spot.
Everyone came to watch when the Modified Truck class was up. With a field full of talent, anyone in this class was eligible for the over all win. It was a super clean start in the A1 final with TQ Kevin Bish and 2nd qualifier Brian Perry leaving the way. The two battled fiercely at time rubbing wheels and getting tangled with each other. Sometimes running in the third position is the best place to be and this is the situation Paige Barr was in. Eventually Bish and Perry would take each other opening the door to Barr. She wouldn’t look back; she would go on to cruise to the first win. The A2 final was almost a repeat of the first one. This time Perry would get miscalculate the single before the triple letting Barr thru and on the very next lap Bish and Barr would be side by side in the rumble strip section and would touch tires sending Bish into the boards. Paige would put the pedal to the metal and increase her lead waving to the crowd she would cross the finish line for the win and over all win.
In 40+ 2WD Modified and when it was time young guy’s class to go up, there was a factor that had been coming up in many classes this weekend; the Champlin factor. This time it was the originator of the Champlin crew, dad Chris had a hot car to match his driving skills. It felt like the momentum was set when scored the TQ position then later this momentum carried into the finals winning the first two finals to capture the overall win. He sat out the third final for the rest of the field to fight for podium spots. Paul Wynn finished in the over all second with Oscar Spratley rounding out the top three.
It was tough competition in the 4WD 13.5 Buggy class. With equal speeds down the straightaway, it would be the best driver with the best skills to be successful. With Mike Fisk starting at the top of the grid, it would take a tremendous amount of good driving to hold back the nine other hungry drivers behind him. In the A1 main, Cole Lewton would be Fisk’s biggest challenge as the two would stay with in seconds of each other during the whole final. Just to keep things exciting, the two would finish with in a second of each other with Fisk grabbing the win. In the A2-Main, Justin Myerson managed to get Fisk’s attention. Just like in the first final, Myerson stayed with in car lengths behind Fisk’s ride with at times looking like Fisk would run away with it. Not making it that easy, Justin kept the pressure on, but Fisk was able to hold him off and took the win in the second main and over all win.
Because Short Course Trucks have fenders they can race side by side with their competition swapping paint and all this makes the racing a thousand times more exciting to watch. It also helps that almost every qualifying time in this class is within seconds of each other. Justin Myerson was the leader of the Short Course 13.5 pack and the A1 main proved to be an exhibition of good clean driving throughout the duration of the race. It’s always a show of talent when you can make you’re car five cars wide and make it almost impossible to get a clean pass. Well Myerson did this beautifully and was able to hold off the charging field to score the first win. Not so fast said second qualifier Eric Bresnahan. He and Myerson ran one and two and quickly broke away from the pack. It almost looked like Myerson would be able to hold his position like in the first main, but Bresnahan pulled off a brilliant pass coming off the step down section in the middle of the track and would increase his lead from there for the A2 win. It would come down to the A3 main to decide the winner. Myerson would once again show why he was TQ and A1 winner. Clean driving and holding a tight line would earn him the A3 win and over all win.
The Stock Buggy 17.5 class was the biggest group of the weekend and making into the A-Main is saying something. Mikey Bustamante made this look seamlessly easy placing him into the top qualifying position for the mains. In the A1 main there was only a bit of a shuffle in the top five racers of the group as the driving was super clean. A couple of bobbles and miscalculating jumps can cost you precious seconds, which is all that Bustamante needed to stretch his lead to take the A1 win. It would be a repeat in the second final with Bustamante again keeping and stretching his lead for the over all win.
Making it into the Stock Truck main was tough and the racers that were in this group truly had talent. The A1 main start proved to be one of the cleanest of the weekend and there was literally one car length to spare between everyone with Justin Myerson leading the pack. Because these cars are so wise, puling off a clean pass was difficult. At the tone of the first main, third qualifier Eric Bresnahan drag raced to the finish with only 4-hundreths of a second of each other with Myerson coming out on top. In the A2 main, almost the identical thing would happen again with Myerson finishing on top for the over all win.
One of the big stories in the Independent Stock Buggy class was 6 year old Tucker Eaton taking the B-Main win and scoring a spot in the A-Main final. TQ was Alex Angeles and he managed to get the spot almost putting in a 15-lap run in qualifying. His excellent driving helped him win the first two finals for the overall win and sat out the third. Out of the rest of the field, two names emerged that would be battling for the two left podium spots; Connors and Rosales. Aden Rosales and Clu Connors spent the entire finals swapping positions and with each racer scoring a 4th, a 3rd , a 2nd and a 1st, it would have to go to the books to determine the overall second and third. The books would say Aden emerged as the over all second with Clu rounding out the top three.
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| Manuel Strano successful at Novarossi Trophy Posted: 14 Oct 2019 08:22 AM PDT
The 15th annual Novarossi Trophy was held at the iconic Automodellistico 5 Colli track in Gubbio, Italy, host of the 2016 IFMAR 200mm Nitro Touring Worlds. In 1/10th 200mm Nitro Touring it was Manuel Strano with the overall TQ from Daniele Agostinelli in 2nd. After the 30-minute A-main final it was still Manuel Strano (Serpent) on top with Michele Scaglioni (Serpent) coming in 2nd, some two laps down. WRC Racing’s David Loppini would complete the top 3 podium result only 1.2 seconds behind Michele. Source: Serpent [serpent.com] The post Manuel Strano successful at Novarossi Trophy appeared first on Red RC. |
| Arnaud Mathieu TQs & wins at Coupe De France race Posted: 14 Oct 2019 08:10 AM PDT
The Thionville Model Club in France hosted the Coupe de France IC Track race this past weekend. The event was held in 1/8th IC Track and Electric Track classes and in the 1/8th Nitro category it was Arnaud Mathieu with the overall TQ, winning three of the four qualifiers, leaving behind Damien Thirion and Richard Volta in 2nd and 3rd after the qualifiers. After an eventful 30-minutes A-main it was still Arnaud on top as John Ermen, who suffered a bit in qualifying, came on the runner-up spot some three laps behind as Richard Volta would round out the top 3 result another lap down. Image: John Ermen The post Arnaud Mathieu TQs & wins at Coupe De France race appeared first on Red RC. |
| Gizmo Genesis mid-long carbon fibre A-arms Posted: 14 Oct 2019 07:53 AM PDT
Coming from Gizmo Racing and made for their Genesis electric touring car kit are new mid-long carbon fibre A-arms. These option +6 lower arms offer more stability and grip while retaining the same amount of steering compared to the standard arms. The set includes four arms to equip a full car. Source: Gizmo Racing [gizmoracingusa.com] The post Gizmo Genesis mid-long carbon fibre A-arms appeared first on Red RC. |
| Jackson Brunson wins at Force Series Rd3 Posted: 14 Oct 2019 07:20 AM PDT
The 3rd round of the Force Series Fall Session was held at Mills Pond Raceway was held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida this past weekend. In Expert Nitro Buggy it was Team Associated’s Lee Setser with the overall TQ from TLR’s JR Mitch on P2 after the qualifiers. In the 25-minute A-main event it was Team Associated’s Jackson Brunson with the overall win some 6.4 seconds in front of Lee was JR had to settle for 3rd another 3.9 seconds behind. Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net] The post Jackson Brunson wins at Force Series Rd3 appeared first on Red RC. |
| Zero Tribe T4 Mid aluminium chassis conversion kit Posted: 14 Oct 2019 07:07 AM PDT
Zero Tribe have announced the soon release of their popular Xray T4 Mid chassis conversion kit in a limited edition aluminium chassis variant. Based on the proven carbon fibre kit the alloy set will include a newly developed medium flex aluminium main chassis as well as a narrow-type 2.0mm carbon fibre upper deck. The conversion is best used in high to very high-bite track conditions and it is usable with the 2017 to 2019 variants of the Xray T4 touring car. The alloy chassis will also become available separately for those who already own the carbon fibre kit. Source: Zero Tribe [zerotribejapan.com] The post Zero Tribe T4 Mid aluminium chassis conversion kit appeared first on Red RC. |
| Winter is Coming 2019 – Announcement Posted: 14 Oct 2019 06:54 AM PDT
The Dutch Mach-One Helmond club will hold their season closing Winter is Coming race on the 26th and 27th of October at their astro turf track in Helmond, The Netherlands. The fifth running of the event will be held in 1/8th Nitro Buggy and 1/8th E-Buggy classes and more information can be found on the club’s social media page here. The post Winter is Coming 2019 – Announcement appeared first on Red RC. |
| Posted: 14 Oct 2019 06:43 AM PDT
Round 4 of the 2019 Mauritian Cup was held this past weekend with drivers from Reunion Island, Mauritius and France in attendance. When the dust had settled and in the 1/10th Touring 10.5T Boosted class it was Jovanni Appasamy with the overall win from Kevin Robert in 2nd and Miguel Thiong-Soui-Ho in 3rd.
1/10th 200mm Nitro Touring saw Jovanni Appasamy taking another win as Shelesh Emrith and Danen Conjamalay came in 2nd and 3rd respectively. Over in 1/8th GT BL Open it was Mosheen Casseem with the overall win as Jovanni Appasamy and Christophe Cazin completed the top 3 results. In 1/8th GT BL Promo it was Vansh Anjaheb who would walk away with the silverware as Imteaz Sairally and Fabrice Mareuil came in 2nd and 3rd respectively. Finally in the mixed 1/8th GT/Buggy/Rallygame GP category it was William Tonty who left behind Miguel Thiong-Soui-Ho and Kevin Robert in 2nd and 3rd respectively. Thanks to Jovanni Appasamy for the report. The post Mauritian Cup Rd4 – Report appeared first on Red RC. |
| Indonesia Buggy Nationals finale – Report Posted: 14 Oct 2019 06:25 AM PDT
The final round of the Indonesia Buggy Nationals was held at the C-Netic RC Track in Surabaya, East Java last weekend. A total of 46 drivers from Jakarta, Medan, Padang, Batam, Banjarmasin, Pontianak, Makasar as well as local racers attended this event whose schedule saw six rounds of 10-minute qualifying followed by bump-up finals. After the six rounds of qualifying it was Jason Nugroho (HB Racing/Ninja) with the overall TQ honours, unfortunately in the A-main final he suffered from two flame-outs because of flywheel problems and finished in 2nd place. Up front it was Adrian Wicaksono (Mugen/Ninja) who would walk away with the win as Rama Tribudiman (Kyosho/O.S.) came in 3rd to round out the podium.
As this was the final round of the series, the Indonesia RC Association ARMI also awarded the top 10 overall positions in the series with Adrian Wicaksono taking the overall from Jason Nugroho and Ray Timothy.
Thanks to Michael Nugroho for the report. The post Indonesia Buggy Nationals finale – Report appeared first on Red RC. |
| Frederik Brolos Mikkelsen wins at Tonisport Masters Posted: 14 Oct 2019 04:42 AM PDT
The 2019 Tonisport Master were held at the Arena33 indoor track in Andernach this past weekend. In the competitive Touring 13.5T class it was Frederik Brolos Mikkelsen with the overall TQ after winning two of the three qualifying rounds, leaving behind Simon Lauter on the runner-up spot. The opening A-main again saw Frederik holding the upper hand from Tobias Vogel while in A2 it was Simon with the win from Frederik. The deciding A3 was again won by Frederik as Simon and Tobias came in 2nd and 3rd respectively. Overall it was Frederik with the win as Simon and Tobias came in 2nd and 3rd respectively. Source: ZooRacing [zoo-racing.com] The post Frederik Brolos Mikkelsen wins at Tonisport Masters appeared first on Red RC. |
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