30.08.2017 6 comments Video: 1 available
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2017 SEASON 2 1:8 NITRO BUGGIES SPEC ROUND 3 IBR Padova
PRO level
IBR Padova hosted 3rd round race of 1:8 nitro buggy spec serie. At PRO level American Ely Rojas was setting the pace at qualifying and took the pole with half second distance to another American, Tom Rinderknecht. Third fastest was Tommi Vacklin from Finland, 2.3 second away from TQ pace. Behind Vacklin, at fourth place was French Gaetan Anger. These all four top drivers were all inside 2.8 seconds.
When tone shouted for the start of the main, Rojas hold his position and got the lead. After four laps, Rojas made his mistake at midfield, flipped his car and Vacklin got the lead. Rojas dropped to fourth place.
Next laps showed how similar these drivers paces were, Vacklin was in the lead, Rinderknecht second, Anger third and Rojas at fourth place. Pace was very similar and nobody couldnt escape from t... read more
22.08.2017 4 comments Video: 1 available
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2017 SEASON 2 1:10 ELECTRIC TC SPEC 13.5 ROUND 2 Carpet 4 Völker
PRO
Season 2 and second round of 1:10 electric spec race was helded at Carpet 4 Völker circuit.
We have blenty of top drivers gathered here, and expects were high for great battle.
At PRO level Deparde and Bailes were fastest at qualifying round, difference was only 0.03 seconds for Deparde and he earned the pole position. Third grid went to Austrian Christoph Löb and fourth grid to British talent Reece Hodges. Löb was 2.6 and Hodges 3.5 seconds behind Deparde`s pace.
Another Brit, VRC Centurion, multiple Worlds finalist Graham Raistrick had also joined here and was standing at fifth grid after qualy, over 7 seconds from the TQ.
Bailes and Deparde had great battle of highest podium place.
As the grid was arranged, all Britain dr... read more
20.08.2017 4 comments Video: 1 available
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STEAM POWERED RACE SERIES 2017 1:10 ELECTRIC TC COLLEGNO
PRO level
British driver Reece Hodges has won STEAM POWERED race of 1:10 electric touringcars at Collegno circuit. This 19 years old talent was fastest also at qualifying round, hitting 17.458 average, he left Japanese driver Taro Matsuoka, 2.7 seconds behind.
Mainfinal was real tight, as Matsuoka was pushing in close range. But Hodges hold his nerves and won this race with 1 second gap to Matsuoka. Hong Kong driver Carson Yeung and South African Jason Hillcoat had great fight of last podium place. Fight was very tight and they swapped places few times, and heading for last lap, Hillcoat was at third place. At last lap, Yeung got better line and exit at turn two and this allowed him to pass Hillcoat. Yeung drove tight last curves and crossed the line in third place. Really enjoyable fight! Difference was only... read more
17.08.2017 2 comments Video: 1 available
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2017 SEASON 2 1:8 NITRO BUGGIES ROUND 2 Fear Farm
PRO level
Fear Farm was hosting second race of nitrobuggy series. PRO level driver, talented youngster from USA, Tom Rinderknecht was setting the pace at qualifying. This 15 years old American`s average was 34.696, and this was something special. After him there was three Finnish offroaders, Ilari Lamminsivu and two Worldchampions from last year. Tommi Vacklin and Markku Honkanen. Lamminsivu was standing at second place, over 5 seconds behind Rinderknecht. Vacklin in third place, 0.2 seconds behind Lamminsivu.
Honkanen who won this class World title in last years Worlds, was over 9 seconds away from TQ pace, at fourth place. But as we have witnessed this in some tracks, Honkanen is planning his starting grid allready at qualy round and at least in race we could see his true pace. Now at qualifying round, Markku`s ave... read more
15.08.2017 3 comments Video: 1 available
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2017 SEASON 2 1:10 NITRO SEDANS SPEC ROUND 2 Halifax
PRO level
Round 2 of 1:10 nitro sedans spec serie was raced at Halifax circuit. PRO level, UK`s Graham Raistrick was fastest, taking the pole with 1.8 gap before second fastest, Italian Massimiliano Tanturri. Nuno Lourenco from Portugal took third grid, he was 3 seconds behind pole winner.
Slovenian Izidor Tratnik was fourth fastest, only one second slower than Lourenco at third grid.
So, by these results it was expected the mainfinal to be very exiting.
As the main grid was arranged, TQ driver Raistrick was missing. But we had great drivers at the grid, Tanturri with consistent run would be favourite to take this one. After few laps Tratnik who had started from fourth grid, showed some great pace. Slovenian was hitting almost consistently under 19s laps and nobody couldnt answer this. With this pace, win was g... read more
14.08.2017 5 comments Video: 1 available
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2017 SEASON 2 1:10 SC TRUCKS ROUND 2 Silver Dollar 3
PRO level
We had great entertainment when 2017 season 2, SC trucks moved their serie to Silver Dollar 3.
At PRO level Carson Yeung from Hong Kong, Team USA Marshall Kirkholm and Spaniard Alejandro Prieto were in mainroles when winner was solved. Prieto had gained third grid from qualifying and took the lightning start for the main. He got the lead but was unfortunent, when he jumped wrongly under the rostroom jumps and dropped to third. From this point Yeung was toughest and took the lead. He led this pack for the first two minutes and pace and rhytm was looking promising. Was he too careful, but after two minutes he lost his pace a little and Kirkholm got the lead. Rest of the final Kirkholm was very consistent, even Yeung and Prieto was pressuring really close, Marshall kept his head down and his nerves were steal... read more
02.08.2017 4 comments Video: 1 available
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STEAM POWERED RACE SERIES 2017 1:10 ELECTRIC TC CARPET 1
PRO
Michitaka Yanagisawa from Japan took the pole with tiny 0.6 seconds margin before French Xavier Deparde. Xavier was not an easy opponent, in 2017 SEASON 1 he won the titles in both classes, modified and spec.
Another Japan driver, Taro Matsuoka was third, he had over 4 seconds gap to Yanagisawa. Hungarian Balint Rezes was fourth and Bill Caley from USA fifth fastest.
As the main started, Yanagisawa took the lead. Him and Deparde were really intence fight, pace was really same and there was no room for mistakes. Yanagisawa led this pack 12 laps when Deparde went to the lead. Now it was time Deparde hold his rhytm and try to stay in first place.
But Yanagisawa`s last remaining four laps were stronger than Deparde`s and by these he managed to overtake Xavier. Yanagisawa crossed the line 0.45 seconds a... read more
