21.06.2017 6 comments Video: 1 available
Report by J-P.Huhtala
2017 SEASON 1 1:8 SPORTCARS ROUND 8 Heemstede 1
PRO level
Heemstede was hosting last race of 1:8 sportcars series in 2017 SEASON 1.
American super talent, double World Champion Joshua Berman dominated PRO level race. He was fastest in every round and won this race with style and showed how champ drives.
Irish driver Austin Elliot was the closest behind Berman in qualifying and practice. But It was a bit dull because Elliot wasnt at the grid when main final started.
Another American, Kevin Bacon was third in semifinal and started from third grid. Kevin had the pace, but he was totally out of rhytm. He made several mistakes during his run and these gave him huge 30 seconds extra. Portugese Nuno Lourenco got third place and was one lap behind Bacon when race ended. Nuno started from fourth grid, so he secured his position when Elliot retreated from the race.
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10.02.2016 1 comment Video: 3 available
Report by J-P Huhtala (VRC race reporter)
STEAM POWERED race series 1:10 TOURINGCARS
HEEMSTEDE 1
QUALIFYING
Javi and Carlos Ferrando from Spain was showing great pace at Heemstede 1 track, this race was part of the STEAM POWERED race series. These two Spanish drivers pace was so good, that anyone couldn’t answer that ones. Gap between these two talents were only 0.3 seconds after qualifying. Finnish driver Viljami Kutvonen took the third grid, but it was over four seconds difference to the leader. OK, we could expect that guys from the back would get better since final would started.
Wood, Kalfoglou, Kirchefer, Caley, Raistrick, Nedrebo and Barranco were those chasers at back. Tough names.
FINAL
As the final started, atmosphere was totally collapsed when we witnessed a truly great driver lost.
Only five drivers participated to the final. And the final was two mans show. Javi and Carlos showed magnificent... read more
20.01.2014 7 comments Video: 1 available
Report on the 2013 1:8 nitro Sportscar World Championships at Heemstede, the Netherlands.
PRO class
17 Year old Team Associated team driver Kevin Pignotti (Italy) has been the star in the 2013 VRC Worlds with winning all 3 World Championships he participated in. The last one was the 1:8 nitro on-road Worlds at Heemstede which he won by a devastating 6 lap advantage over his 9 rivals. Kevin drove the perfect race, with just 1 tire change and without requiring a turn marshal even once in the 60 minute long A-Main final, quite incredible! Kevin recorded his fastest lap in lap 11, 13.292 sec. His race average, excluding the pit stops for refueling and the tire stop was 13.599. An incredible pace to score a faultless 258 lap victory.
Kevin Pignotti taking the lead and never looked back, Toth and Duthie... read more