12.12.2016   8 comments   Video: 1 available

VRC race reporting

SEASON 2016 electric nascartruck modified, round 12, Keitune Oval

TIMED PRACTICE

Season last race and closer of electric nascartruck series was helded here at Keitune Oval. Everybody was pointing to American Jimmy Flack, when some expectations were asked of race winner. OK, it was obvious that Jimmy was man to watch out in here, so fantastic his results are also from ovals. But in timed practice, Italian talent Andrea Giordano showed magnificent pace and left Flack to second position, with five seconds margin. As allways, it was so early stage of the event and nothing had solved yet. Everybody was looking those settings and getting miliar with the track. Third fastest in this not mandatory, starting round, was Austrian Alexander Dunkl. He was in good speed, as his gap to Flack was only 3.8 seconds.

QUALIFYING

In this round Giordano and Flack were missing, and didnt make the result. By this, Dunkl took his own and carry on his... read more

14.11.2016   12 comments   Video: 2 available

SEASON 2016 electric nascartruck modified, round 11, Sydney John Grant Raceway

Round 11 of electric nascartruck series was helded here in Sydney, John Grant Raceway.
Track is well known to those drivers, who participated the Worlds2015 in here.

TIMED PRACTICE

In time practiced Huhtala from Finland was the fastest with average 19.616. Second fastest, Britains Ritchie Thorn, got 19.656 and was only 0.6 seconds behind Huhtala.
Italian Andrea Giordano was the third and André Fossto from Sweden, fourth fastest. Giordano was 1.8 and Fossto 2.3 seconds behind leader. Once again, another Italian, Tommaso Andreuccetti was at top speed. With average 19.967 he got 5th fastest run. Not faraway, only 2.7 seconds behind Andreuccetti, was Hong Kong`s Carson Yeung. Carson and his son had participated to NitroBuggy Worlds2016 at Las Vegas and was now ”back in business”. With new winds, Carson was one to look for when this event would get older.
Ok, as ive mentioned in earlier races, these round... read more

17.10.2016   12 comments   Video: 2 available

Report by J-P.Huhtala (VRC race reporter)


SEASON 2016 electric nascartruck modified, round 10, Eppelheim 1

TIMED PRACTICE

In timed practice Swedish Andre Fossto and French Delcourt were setting the pace to others. Giordano from Italy, who was third in this round, were almost 8 seconds behind the leader. So it was looking two mans deal, if others wouldnt get any more pace.
Huhtala from Finland was fourth in this ”not mandatory round”, one second behind Giordano in third place. Fifth fastest was Carson Yeung from Hong Kong, almost 12 seconds behind leader.

QUALIFYING

Also in this round, Fossto and Delcourt were on fire. Very similar pace they were almost 7 seconds faster than Giordano in third place. Giordano had lifted his pace a little, but it was still too much.
Carson Yeung was holding fourth place and Czech Milan Peka fifth place. Yeungs gap was 11 seconds and Peka`s 17 seconds to the leader. Sixt... read more

19.09.2016   6 comments   Video: 1 available

Report by J-P.Huhtala (VRC race reporter)


SEASON 2016 electric nascartruck modified, round 9, Lloret de Mar


TIMED PRACTICE

In timed practice, comparing to earlier events, nothing spectacular happened.
Once again, Italian talent Andrea Giordano was the furiost and was setting the pace to others.
Switzerlands Patrick Bader was closest to Giordano, but almost five seconds behind.
Behind Bader, was another Italian laprobot, Tommaso Andreuccetti. Andreuccetti had good run and was only 1.5 seconds slower than Bader. Fourth fastest, Finlands Jukka-Pekka Huhtala was in pretty same pace as Andreuccetti, only 0.1seconds behind. Fifth place went Switzerland Philippe Gross, difference to leader 8,6 seconds.
So, Giordano had came here with very aggressive style and good setup. With his average, he was allready in this point, one top candidates to take this event.

QUALIFYING

This round showed, how good Giordano... read more

22.08.2016   10 comments   Video: 1 available

Report by J-P.Huhtala (VRC race reporter)


SEASON 2016 electric nascartruck modified, round 8, Jundiai Sao Paolo

TIMED PRACTICE

Starting round of this event, three drivers were separated from others with their own laps. Two Italians, Giordano and Andreuccetti and Huhtala from Finland hitted 18 laps, all inside 2.5 seconds.
Fourth fastest driver was Dunkl from Austria, having 12 seconds gap to the leader Giordano. Philippe Gross from Switzerland and Steve Pitts from USA got fifth and sixth place from this round. Dunkl, Gross and Pitts were really close each other, all inside 2 seconds.
But it was expected, that next round would show us, how tight that top would be. Many drivers left this round without driving, cause it was not mandatory.
Like in earlier races, everybody was just getting miliar with the track, as it had very tricky corners and alltitude difference 3 meters.

QUALIFYING

At qualifying rou... read more

25.07.2016   11 comments   Video: 1 available

Report by J-P.Huhtala (VRC race reporter)


2016 Season 1 and round 7, Oslo

Oslo was very first VRC V3 track. A short fast track with a few tricky corners to get right, especially the end of the backstraight.

TIMED PRACTICE

In timed practice it looked that Canadian driver Robert Woloschuk and Finland`s J-P.Huhtala was setting the pace to others. But finally Italian talent, Andrea Giordano beated those two with two seconds margin. Andrea`s average laptime was 14.879, and this gave a little direction to others what pace should be, if you wanted to be on top. Huhtala`s and Woloschuk`s average was one 10th slower. Fourth fastest in this round was Philippe Gross from Switzerland. Philippe was eight seconds behind Giordano, and average was over 0.4 secods slower than Giordano`s. But this was so early stage in this event, and everybody was just getting miliar with this track.

QUALIFYING

In qualy, Giordano cont... read more

27.06.2016   8 comments   Video: 1 available

Report by J-P.Huhtala (VRC race reporter)


2016 Season 1 and round 6, Kissimmee Short

After Carpet 2 race it was time to travel to USA and Kissimmee Short circuit. Sixth round of Electric Nascartruck series was competed here.
The track is very technical, but of course it needs good speed at main and skills to drive very tight and precise line at those tight corners.

TIMED PRACTICE
In timed practice, Italian talent Andrea Giordano was setting the pace to others. Of course it was just begining of this event, and more pace was waited to the next rounds. But in this point, fastest average laptime was 12.985.

QUALIFYING
At qualifying round, three Britain laprobots were joined also to this event. Fletcher, Thorn and Raistrick were those names at top when qualifying ended. Dont know, was Thorn and Raistrick still in ”cooling mode”, because Fletcher`s average 12.693 was looking overwhelming at this point. I would... read more

30.05.2016   17 comments   Video: 1 available

Report by J-P.Huhtala (VRC race reporter)


2016 Season 1 and round 5, Carpet 2

Fifth round of Electric Nascartruck series was helded here at Carpet 2 track. As the track is puplic to all racers, and most drivers knewed driving style to this track, we expected that this was going to be tough battle of podium places.
At timed practice USA driver Billy Caley showed his pace and runned his name to top of the list. OK, this practice was not mandatory but we could see what pace should be in next rounds.

QUALIFYING
At qualifying Britains Graham Raistrick had started this event. And no wonder, he was immediatly at top spot when round ended. He was only driver who got to that 29lap. Remarkable pace!
Carson Yeung from Hong Kong continued his great driving also in this round, he was at second place, almost five seconds behind Raistrick. Thomas Klingen from Germany was third fastest. He had improved his pace almost five seco... read more

02.05.2016   5 comments

Report by J-P.Huhtala (VRC race reporter)


2016 Season 1 and round 4, Osaka Oval

After three rounds of Electric Nascartruck series, this serie travelled to Japan and to Osaka Oval track. It was time to solve who would be the fastest in rounded course. One of the hot favorites to get this one, was Jimmy Flack from USA. Many drivers know that Jimmy has got special skills to drive at ovals and it was well known that beating him at here, you had to be in tough shape.

QUALIFYING
All ready at Qualifying we saw Flack`s pace. His average 7.414 was fantastic, allmost enormous when we compared it to man in second spot. Graham Raistrick from Britain was second fastest with 7.56 average. Gap between Flack and Raistrick was enormous 5.8 seconds.
Thomas Klingen from Germany was third fastest, his gap to Raistrick was only 0.7 seconds. Ok, there was also Huhtala at fourth spot, 1.6 seconds from Klingen. But by this qualy, we coul... read more

04.04.2016   8 comments

Report by J-P.Huhtala (VRC race reporter)


2016 Season 1 and round 3, Hokusei

Hokusei track is located in middle of Japan and it has hosted many JMRCA Japanese Nationals.
Looking the Japanese standars of tracks, Hokusei is very big and wide.
Third round of Electric nascartruck series was helded in here, let see what happend during this event.

QUALIFYING
Hungarian talent Barnabas Toth was the strongest at qualifying. He wonned the qualifying and settled very nice run, with 19.6 average. Toth didnt got this easy, as Swedish driver Andre Fossto was very close in second place. Andre losted only 0.1 second to Toth.
Huhtala, who was leading the series with same amount of points with Raistrick, got the third grid. Huhtala`s gap to winner was allmost three seconds.


BUMP UP FINALS
At bump-up finals nothing miracles happend as we witnessed Toth`s magnificent pace and consistency. This Hungarian wonned the bump... read more

09.03.2016   7 comments

Report by J-P.Huhtala (VRC race reporter)


2016 Season 1 and round 2, Atsugi 1

Race serie of Electric Nascar truck was continued here in Kyosho works track, Atsugi 1.
This raceserie started from Halifax track, where Britain`s Graham Raistrick, Italian Ugo Calaprice and Finland`s J-P.Huhtala competed very good race of the podium places. Differences were very tiny at Halifax and finaly after very tight race, Jukka-Pekka Huhtala wonned that race before Calaprice and Raistrick.
Here in Atsugi 1, Eric Brawley from Britain was holding fastest pace at timed practice and Philippe Gross from Switzerland was the second fastest. Ok, this practice wasnt mandatory, but it gave a little idea to others, what the speed should be. And everybody was very aware that from qualifying, battle of top grid`s would start.

QUALIFYING
As the qualifying round started, pace had raised totally. Everybody noticed that, Hungarian supertalent Ba... read more

08.02.2016   3 comments   Video: 1 available

Report by J-P.Huhtala (VRC race reporter)

2016 Season 1 and round 1, Halifax


1:10 electric nascartruck modified started they season from Halifax. Timed practice showed that Finnish talent Viljami Kutvonen had came to participate this season start. He did fantastic result at timed practice and it was well known that he would be even faster at next rounds. At this point his lead was almost three seconds to Huhtala.
At qualifying, French Maxime Favrelle had also joined, and it was magnificent to see and wonder how this event would go, so nice Maxime drove. Kutvonen was only 1.5secomds faster than Favrelle at qualifying. Viljami got that fantastic 18laps result.
Coming to the bump-up and end of it, Kutvonen and Favrelle was gone, and did not participate to the bump-up. This was a pitty, so magnificent driving they had showed and of course it would have been nice to see how good battle they would had.
After those supermans decid... read more