This past weekend Luke Richards attended the Novak Shootout at the Summit R/C Raceway. There were about 80 entries with 10 heats and the qualifying format was three rounds of rocket round and one 6 minute main. In round one and two Luke was unable to put together a clean run and qualified 5th. In round three he was on a pace to TQ by 8 seconds with 3 minutes left when it started raining and his pace fell off a lap and he was unable to move up.
The second round of the RCEL championship was held this past Sunday at the famous beach track of the RC Electro Liège club which features a great technical layout making this track one of the best in Belgium. In the 2WD class it was Vierin Martin (SC10) who claimed overall victory ahead of Renard Jean-Francois (TLR 22SCT) in second and Evens Nicolas (TLR 22SCT) third. 4WD on the other hand was won by Robert Raphaël (Hong Nor) with Carpin Matthieu (Tekno SCT410) and Evens Nicolas (TLR SCTE) completing the podium. A full report from the event can be found here.
Chassis: TLR 8ight 3.0 – 2013 ROAR 1/8 Buggy National Champion
Engine: Novarossi Plus 21-4BTTS – World Champion, EFRA 9901 exhaust
Tyres: Pro-Line Blockade X2
Fuel: Nitrotane
Radio & Servos: Spektrum & Hitec HS–8380TH (Steering), Hitec HS-8370TH (Throttle)
Notes: Fuel mileage of 10+ minutes in final, pitstop 1 @ 10:30, #2 @ 20:30
Pitman: Casey Peck
The second round of the Denmark based Sealand Cup took place this past weekend which saw Intech team driver Rune Gustavsen (BR6-E) claim victory in the electric class ahead of Johnny Andersen and Steen Madsen. However it was Peter Harder who won the GP class finishing ahead of Rune Gustavsen (BR-6) and Steffen Culmsee who finished second and third respectively.
The second round of the Estonian Nationals took place this past weekend at the Luige Racetrack. In the EP class it was Rainer Ressar, while driving for VP PRO, who claimed overall TQ before going on to dominate two out of the three finals securing him the overall win ahead of Tõnu Tooming and team mate Anre Tamme. Rainer stated that the Striker SF tyre was his best choice on the high grip track. Unfortunately Rainer broke his rear diff bearing during the nitro final forcing him to retire from third place.
Elliott Boots.com reports from round 2 of the BRCA Nationals, this time held in Coventry -
Semi Final
The 2013 International Dirt Meeting took place this past weekend at the Hobbytech track located in Serres Greece. Drivers were greeted with a perfectly dry track for Saturdays 10 minute practice and 1 round of qualifying, followed by a further three rounds of qualifying and finals held on the Sunday. After qualifying it was Tortorici Davide (Mugen) who took pole position followed by Paparegas Tasos (Xray) and Makropoulos Thanos (Agama) in second and third respectively. However after the A final it was Makropoulos Thanos (Agama/Bullitt/Beta) who secured the overall victory ahead of Tortorici Davide (Mugen/Novarossi/VP-Pro) and Paparegas John (Xray/RB/Hotbodies). Congratulations!
The second installment of the Swedish Northen Cup took place Sunday 10/6 in Älvsbyn. 41 racers attended and were greeted with mostly clear skies and a newly built driver stand. The track was in quite bumpy condition after a wet and rainy race taking place the day before. Junior driver Emil Lundgren from Piteå had a fast enough race pace to make it into the semi-final, but unfortunately had to retire in the 1/4-final due to his engine coming loose.
