15.12.2017   2 comments   Video: 1 available

Joshua Berman is the undisputed 2017 VRC World Champion in 1:10 nitro sedans. After winning Spec class 2 weeks earlier, Berman now reigned again in modified class, taking the wholeshot at the start and never looked back. He benefited from his closest challenger, Giordano, strategy to do a tire change half way which cost him some 15 seconds extra. Giordano had the faster pace the 2nd half of the race but fell 4 seconds short of catching the flying American. Excluding pitstops Berman drove an impacable 21.460 average (without pitstops) with a fastest lap of 21.62. Giordano's pace was 21.338 average!

'Good old' Graham Raistrick from the UK secured 3rd spot 9 seconds behind Giordano.

Open class

08.12.2017   10 comments   Video: 1 available

Report by Kevin Bacon

The 1/8 Nitro On-Road Spec VRC World Championship was a war of the “Beasts”. “Monster” Martin Wollanka (AT) and “Juggernaut” Joshua Berman (US) clashed in Cincinnati.

PRO LEVEL

Qualifying
Qualifying opened up with several racers posting 15 lap runs. However, Kevin Bacon (US) was the first to break two barriers; 16 laps and sub 20 second laps. Bacon’s run of 16 laps in 5:15.210 set the pace initially with an average lap of 19.7 seconds. The Juggernaut was the first “Beast” to post a qualifying run. Berman’s initial run of 16 laps in 5:14.386 surpassed Bacon and put Berman into the TQ position. Berman’s run remained the top qualifying run until the “Monster” arrived. Wollanka posted a run of 16 laps in 5:12.154 with an average lap of 19.509 seconds. Berman responded with several runs of 16 laps in 5:12, but none faster than the Monster. Then, in his final qualifier, the Juggernaut went for ... read more

01.12.2017   8 comments   Video: 1 available

Report by Kevin Bacon

The 2017 VRC Nitro On-Road World Championships got underway with the first event, the 1/10 Nitro On-Road Spec Class. There were 110 racers from all over the globe who competed in the year-end finale, all hoping to obtain the coveted crown of VRC World Champion. Cincinnati 2003 was racetrack location. One mistake could cost racers seconds on the large, high-speed Cincinnati racecourse. As such, clean, consistent laps, with tight lines were essential in every round of the competition.

Pro level

Qualifying
“Juggernaut” Joshua Berman of the United States, who took home the 1/10 Nitro Spec crown in 2016, looked to make a repeat performance in 2017. However, this year’s competition was tight for the Juggernaut. Berman kept his composure in qualifying and claimed the top qualifying (‘TQ’) position with a run of 13 laps 5:06.738. Finland’s Jukka-Pekka Huhtala (‘Jupe’) was hot on Berman’s heels with a qualifying... read more

20.02.2016   7 comments

Bruno Eliazord, VRC PRO Reporter & Pro Driver.

READY, STEADY, GO for the new season of 1/8 nascar truck ! We are pleased to welcome you here at Cincinnati for the first round.

The Nascar Truck class is very popular on VRC, for many reasons. Firstable, it's well known in the USA as the third division of the Nascar Series. There's a lot of action in the races. And you know what ? It's exactly the same on VRC PRO : a lot of fun, thanks to a fast car with few aerodynamic, so the driving is sometime loose, and always at the limit of grip.
This serie is also famous on VRC PRO, because you've got four rounds to do your run : the free practice, the qualifying, the bump up, and the main final. You've understood : you've got the opportunity to drive a lot, and time enough to learn the track if it's a new one for you.
The last reason is that all the classes, club, sport, pro, are mixed, so it's now or never if you are a club driver to challenge sport or pro drivers.

Let's see now what happened du... read more