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2017 Asian Onroad Championships Rd3 – Report

Posted: 16 Aug 2017 06:57 AM PDT

The third round of the 2017 Asian Onroad Championships was held in Canberra, Australia. With a huge turnout from the local racers as well as International privateers and factory drivers, this is the best AOC Australia to date. Following up on a great start, it was Awesomatix factory driver Viljami Kutvonen who went start to finish up front in both of the first two mains in Modified Touring Car to grab the premiere class title. Destiny’s Jin Sawada from Japan definitely kept things exciting and kept Kutvonen honest by pressuring, but never was a serious threat to the Finnish driver’s up front position and had to settled for second overall.

In Super Stock Touring, it was Jan Ratheisky who made his trip all the way from Germany well worth the effort. With clean lines and flawless execution, Ratheisky put in an impressive performance of his own, grabbing TQ and going on to back it up with the title in a class that bridges the top mod guys with the fastest stock drivers. Ratheisky also padded his resume by taking the win in Formula and high up in the standings in Modified Touring (4th overall), to cap off a stellar performance.

In the 21.5 Stock Touring Class, it was Alex Ilievski who piloted his Awesomatix all the way to the winner’s circle in spite of a rough start at the beginning of the event. At times, he showed some chinks in his armor with mistakes that sent him back in the pack, but patience and consistency along with fast laps paid off for the local who was rewarded for his efforts with a title that will surely earn him some accolades from all his peers.

VTA is a class for the passionate privateers and saw a very fast Scott Rawlings take the title in spite of some vicious attacks by other V8 powered muscle cars. His driving was on another level and he never really looked fazed or rattled when he made a flaw.

1/12 Modified saw some exciting racing and with eight minutes for each main, it was a battle that came down to the last of the triple mains. Bradd Vercoe looked poised for the win, but Dean Paraskevas was on a mission and though his laps were sporadic, he was able to just settle down enough to make those hero laps pay off and get past Vercoe in the last minute for the win and snag the overall. The youngster had the most raw speed and used it in a devastating attack that paid off in a very unpredictable race that had the audience on their toes.

In 1/12 10.5 Blinky, it was Bradd Vercoe again showing the way, but this time he didn’t miss and used his TQ position to go on for the win. At times he was challenged, but the veteran showed his experience and stayed strong to grab the well-deserved win in the class.

Source: AOC [aocrc.com]

Corona Shepherd Cup Rd3 – Report

Posted: 16 Aug 2017 06:39 AM PDT

The third round of the Corona Shepherd Cup was hosted by the Hong Kong based TRC track. A total of 63 racers from Singapore, Taiwan, China and Hong Kong attended the event that was held in extremely hot weather conditions. In the 1/10th Nitro Open class Luk Chi Hung took the TQ, closely followed by Chau-man Chan in 2nd. In the main final the battle went on till the third round of pit stops with both drivers being on the same fuel strategy. When Luk Chi-hung ran into some problems with his car, Chau-man took over the lead. The battle up front allowed Wei-kei Wong, Vincent Lau, Taxi Pong and Ming-chung Wong to reduce the gap but in the final minutes Chau-man was able to defend the lead, crossing the finishing line in 1st position followed by Wei-kei Wong in 2nd and Vincent Chau in 3rd place.

In the 1/10 Shepherd GP class Taxi Pong lead the whole race from the start till the checkered flag. Chau-man Chan took 2nd place while Ming-chung Wong had best chances to take 3rd but an accident left him with a broken car and he couldn’t finish the race. Cheung Wai-lun took the opportunity and claimed the final podium spot.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

Laret, Martin & Knight win at JBRL Nitro Series Rd5

Posted: 16 Aug 2017 06:22 AM PDT

Round 5 of the JBRL Nitro Series was held at Thunder Alley R/C Raceway in Beaumont, California. In the Intermediate Buggy class Eddie Laret would take the win from 2nd placed Marcus Garret while Cole Jenson rounded out the podium result in 3rd. The Rookie Buggy category saw John Martin walking away with the win while Ryan Fleefisch and Glenn Wolfgang completed the podium in 2nd and 3rd respectively. Finally in Sportsman Truggy it was Kevin Knight with the win from David Delgardo and Louis Fernandez.

Source: HB Racing [hbracing.com]

Marcel Elissen wins at Tonisport Onroad Series Rd6

Posted: 16 Aug 2017 05:33 AM PDT

Round 6 of the Tonisport Onroad Series was held at the MAC-Meckenheim Club in Germany. In the Formula class it was Marcel Elissen who dominated the qualifying and the finals to take home the win in front of Sascha Braun on the runner-up spot. Marcel Facius would complete the podium result in 3rd.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

Heiko Peglow wins at 3-Länder-Cup

Posted: 16 Aug 2017 03:57 AM PDT

The MCSC Wächtersbach club near Frankfurt, German recently held the grand opening race of the newly-established 3-Länder-Cup series. In the electric GT8 class Mugen driver Heiko Peglow walked away with the win in front of fellow Mugen racer, Jörg Wegmann. HoBao driver Jens Förster secured himself the final podium spot in 3rd.

Source: RMV Deutschland [rmv-lounge.de]

RC Speed Secrets TLR 22 4.0 Ti upper screw kit

Posted: 16 Aug 2017 01:30 AM PDT

Made for the TLR 22 4.0 and 4.0 SR are RC Speed Secret’s new titanium upper screw kits. Made form high-quality Grade 5 titanium and coming in the impressive “Bada Bling” rainbow or cool “Stealth Black” finish, the 42-piece sets will greatly lower the weight of the buggy without compromising strength while adding visual impact at the same time.

Source: RC Speed Secrets [rcspeedsecrets.com]

Yeah Racing CC01 stainless steel centre shaft

Posted: 16 Aug 2017 12:50 AM PDT

Yeah Racing have introduced a stainless steel centre shaft for the Tamiya CC01 kit. Made from high-quality material the steel driveshaft makes the car’s drivetrain virtually bullet-proof, allowing to tackle even the toughest of terrain. The sliding-design driveshaft is a direct fit and it comes laser-engraved for looks.

Source: Yeah Racing [yeahracing.com]

RPM Zoomies mock exhaust headers

Posted: 16 Aug 2017 12:26 AM PDT

Coming from RPM are the Zoomies mock exhaust headers. They resemble the massive exhaust headers seen on many 1970’s full-scale cars with the RPM variant fitting a range of 1/18th to 1/10th scale vehicles and body shells. Their multi-piece design allows to mount them upwards, tilted backwards or even downwards and they come in a black or chrome variant. Screw mounting holes makes for secure installation on running vehicles while for display body shells mounting using double sides tape is also possible. The mock exhausts are ideal for VTA cars, monster trucks and many other applications.

Source: RPM [rpmrcproducts.com]

DE Racing Speedway Mud Plugs

Posted: 15 Aug 2017 11:56 AM PDT

DE Racing have introduced the new Speedway Mud Plugs. The mud plug discs simply snap-in to DE Racing’s Speedway series of wheels and they not only help with keeping heavy mud out, but their flat surface offers a billboard to display personal styling flair with some optional cut or printed vinyl. They are a clever solution to the problem of mud packing into the outer side of a wheel that perfectly emulates those found in full scale racing and the discs are easily removed by depressing a tab on the inside of the wheel with just one finger. The mud plugs come in sets of four and they are available now.

Source: DE Racing [deracing.net]