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Bernardo Diez Vega wins at Cantabro regionals Rd3

Posted: 10 Aug 2020 08:52 AM PDT

The Circuito de Elechas track in Elechas, Cantabria, Spain hosted round 3 of the Cantabro regional championship this past weekend. Bernardo Diez Vega would make a clean sweep in the Formula class qualifiers and he also took home the wins in the triple A-main events for an early overall victory. Fernando Moro came in 2nd overall as Aitor Fernandez rounded out the top 3 result.

Source: Fenix [fenix-racing.com]

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Horizon Hobby acquires Pro-Line Racing

Posted: 10 Aug 2020 08:40 AM PDT

Horizon Hobby have announced the acquisition of Pro-Line Racing, known for their hugely popular tyres, body shells and accessories. “Pro-Line Racing is one of the strongest RC brands in the world, with over 38 years of providing innovative products,” Chris Dickerson, Horizon’s President, said. “Horizon has a longstanding partnership with Pro-Line. Throughout our relationship, we’ve always admired Pro-Line’s commitment to expanding the customer experience through innovative product design.” Dickerson continued, “Beyond the product, we’ve always admired the Pro-Line team’s passion and feel they share the same values as Horizon. We are very confident this will be a strong cultural fit.” Todd Mattson, Chief Executive Officer and Owner of Pro-Line, said, “For over 38 years, Pro-Line Racing has created unforgettable memories for the everyday backyard hero and won 12 IFMAR World Championship titles. We are proud to have built a strong brand with Pro-Line that is known for innovation and quality. Our partnership with Horizon creates significant opportunity for us to take Pro-Line to the next level by leveraging Horizon’s resources, such as global marketing and distribution channels.”

Dickerson added, “Horizon strives to provide the best brands in RC to its customers. By bringing Pro-Line into our family of proprietary brands, we take an important step forward in continuing on that commitment. We feel that by aligning our development and marketing resources, we’ll find new ways to innovate and create exceptional customer experiences. Further, Pro-Line manufactures in the United States and will help Horizon expand our manufacturing experience.”

Pro-Line will continue to operate at their facility in Banning, CA.

Source: Horizon Hobby [horizonhobby.com]

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Ty Tessmann sweeps 2020 Quebec Classic

Posted: 10 Aug 2020 07:41 AM PDT

The 2020 Quebec Classic race was hosted by Bego Racing RC Raceway this past weekend, attracting over 240 entries. The 1/8th Nitro Buggy class saw Xray’s Ty Tessmann taking the overall TQ and he also came out on top in the 30-minute A-main event. leaving behind Xray teammate, Mark Sousa in 2nd. Sam Langer (Mugen) would end the race in 3rd, some two laps behind as Abiye Birku (Serpent) and Olivier Raposo (Team Associated) ended the race in 4th and 5th respectively.

Over in 1/8th E-Buggy it was again top qualifier Ty Tessmann with the overall win as he came out on top in both A-main events. Mark Sousa would come in 2nd again as Brian Ross (Team Associated) completed the top 3 result. Jerome Treignier (Mugen) in 4th and Wesley Gurr (Serpent) in 5th rounded out the top 5.

Images: Ty Tessmann

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Vogl, Riedmann & Luyer win at Wr. Neustadt club race

Posted: 10 Aug 2020 07:16 AM PDT

The MRC Wiener Neustadt club hosted round 3 of their club race series this past weekend in preparation of the forthcoming Austrian National in about three weeks time. In the Touring Modified class it was 2nd place qualifier, Dominic Vogl with the win from Patrick Gollner in 2nd. Marcell Wostalek came in 3rd overall as top qualifier, Sascha Klug had to settle for 4th overall.

Touring Stock 13.5T had Robin Riedmann taking the pole position for the triple A-main events, however it was Wiktor Smid with the overall win from Robin in 2nd. Jürgen Linsberger came in 3rd overall to round out the podium result.

The popular FWD Touring class had Florian Luyer taking the overall TQ and he also walked away with the silverware after the triple A-main events, as René Kronsteiner and Andreas Teubl came in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

Source: Awesomatix [awesomatix.com]

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StickIt1Racing Modified Series finale – Report

Posted: 10 Aug 2020 06:33 AM PDT

The final round of the StickIt1Racing Modified Series was held at PDX Underground in Portland, Oregon this past weekend. In 2WD Mod Buggy to was Ryan Reavis (Team Associated) with the win from Jeff Phelps (TLR) in 2nd. Joe Pillars (Yokomo) came in 3rd overall from Joseph Johnson 4th and Roger Seim in 5th. Overall in the championship it was also Ryan with the win as Joe followed in the runner-up spot, just a single point behind as Joseph (Yokomo) finished the season sitting in 3rd overall.

Over in the 4WD Mod Buggy class Daniel Jeppesen would finish the final round in 1st as Cole Hegar (Y0komo) and Jim Meyer followed in 2nd and 3rd. Overall it would be Xray driver Jim with the title from John Copeland (Yokomo) 2nd and Daniel Jeppesen (Xray) in 3rd.

Source: PDX Underground [pdxunderground.com]

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Serpent SRX8GTE WC 1/8th electric GT kit – Coming soon

Posted: 10 Aug 2020 05:59 AM PDT

Serpent have announced the soon release of their new SRX8GTE WC 1/8th scale electric GT kit. The SRX8GTE WC is based on the SRX8GTE that has proven his potential at the 2020 IFMAR World Championships in Miami this January. The SRX8GTE WC shares many high performance parts with the successful SRX8 platform and in addition to the details carried over from the SRX8 platform, Serpent have introduced many new design concepts to push the SRX8GTE WC well into the future.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

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Bryce Butterfield wins at KO Propo GP

Posted: 10 Aug 2020 05:51 AM PDT

Last weekend’s KO Propo Grand Prix was hosted by the Steel City RC Speedway in Fontana, California last weekend, attracting 124 entries. While JJ Wang took the win in the 200mm Nitro Sedan class, it was Bryce Butterfield with the win in the 1/8th Open category. Coming from P6 on the grid, Bryce took the lead in the closing stages, leaving behind veteran racer, Joel Johnson in 2nd and 7th place qualifier, Walter Diaz in 3rd. Robbie Cerrato came in 4th overall while Paolo Morganti rounded out the top 5.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

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Roche tease P10W Evo2 pan car kit

Posted: 10 Aug 2020 05:38 AM PDT

Over the weekend Roche have released a first teaser image of their forthcoming new P10W Evo2 1/10th scale pan car kit. The 235mm wide Pro10 car will be the latest addition to Roche’s extensive line of competition pan cars and more details are expected to surface shortly.

Source: Roche [rocherc.com]

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Ollie Payne wins at King Of Clubs Series Rd2

Posted: 10 Aug 2020 04:24 AM PDT

The second round of the UK King Of Clubs Series was held this past weekend at Eastbourne ECC. In Touring 13.5T Blinky it was Ollie Payne with the win in the A-final some twelve seconds in front of Morgan Williams. Charlie Colby came in 3rd overall already a lap down as Liam Hendy and Daniel Moorey finished in 4th and 5th respectively. The Modified class A-main saw Elliott Harper with the win from Ben Moorey in 2nd and Chris Grainger in 3rd. Harley Eldridge came in 4th, Adrian Bidewell completed the top 5 result. Over in 17.5T Touring it was Billy Fletcher with the win from Jay Westwood on the runner-up spot. Mark Trinder, Shaun Batt and Matt Quinlisk rounded out the top 5. Last but not least and in the FWD class it was Nathan Parker with the win from Jak Sansom and Tristan Willby. Stuart Colby and Remo Casadei came in 4th and 5th place respectively.

Source: Awesomatix [awesomatix.com]

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Jessica Palsson wins at Middle Swedish Cup Rd1

Posted: 10 Aug 2020 03:56 AM PDT

The opening round of the Middle Swedish Cup was hosted by the Skövde MK club this past weekend. In the Nitro Buggy class, that attracted nearly 50 entries, it was swift Jessica Palsson (Agama/Bullitt/AKA) with the overall TQ from Pontus Larsson (Serpent/Performa/Sweep) in 2nd and Emil Magnusson (Kyosho/O.S./AKA) in 3rd. The 30-minute A-main event saw Jessica taking the win with a one-lap margin from Pontus Larsson in 2nd while Emil Magnusson came in 3rd, another 15 seconds behind. Kristian Johansson (HB Racing/O.S./Sweep) and Nils Gustafsson (Team Associated/O.S./Sweep) rounded out the top 5.

Image: Pontus Larsson

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