Max Mört and Karri Salmela win the Finnish championship series!

Race reports by Max M., 24.8.2021

Team Associated factory driver Joona Haatanen lead the HobbyFactory team to a four way victory at the final round of the Finnish nationals. HobbyFactory team driver Pekko Iivonen finished second and Team Associated factory driver Max Mört filled the podium after some tight battles with Pekko. Another HobbyFactory team driver Arttu Syrjänen was there again with a solid drive to take 4th.

Max Mört took the win in Finnish Championship series with Pekko Iivonen finishing second before the third place finisher Joseph Quagraine. Joona Haatanen Finished 4th after an unlucky season and Ari Heinonen completed the top 5.

M8 SM Hyvinkää Final results (21.8.2021):

Joona Haatanen | Team Associated | Ruddog | Reedy
Pekko Iivonen | Team Associated | O.S. Speed
Max Mört | Team Associated | O.S. Speed | Power HD
Arttu Syrjänen | Team Associated | O.S. Speed | Power HD
Simo Ahoniemi | Mugen | SMJ
Tomi Salonen | Mugen | O.S. Speed
Joseph Quagraine | Mayako | Ultimate Engines
Ari Heinonen | HB Racing | O.S. Speed
Kasper Haahti | Kyosho | O.S. Speed
Markku Honkanen | HB Racing | O.S. Speed | Power HD
Ilari Langenoja | JQRacing | Ultimate Engines
Tom Thusberg | HB Racing | O.S. Speed
Kimmo Sukanen | HB Racing | O.S. Speed | Power HD

M8 SM Series Top 10 Final results 2021:

Max Mört | Team Associated | O.S. Speed | Power HD
Pekko Iivonen | Team Associated | O.S. Speed
Joseph Quagraine | Mayako | Ultimate Engines
Joona Haatanen | Team Associated | Ruddog | Reedy
Ari Heinonen | HB Racing | O.S. Speed
Arttu Syrjänen | Team Associated | O.S. Speed | Power HD
Tomi Salonen | Mugen | O.S. Speed
Kasper Haahti | Kyosho | O.S. Speed
Markku Honkanen | HB Racing | O.S. Speed | Power HD
Jere Saarinen | Mugen | SMJ

Winning products by HobbyFactory:

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Team Associated RC8B3.2 Nitro Team Kit

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O.S.Engines B2103 TYPE R

Bargain price 379,00 €

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O.S.Engines TB02 (T-2090SC) Tuned Pipe and Manifold

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O.S.Engines TB02 (T-2090SC) Tuned Pipe and Manifold

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Power HD S35 HV Brushless Servo 35.0kg / 0.07s

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Power HD S35 HV Brushless Servo 35.0kg / 0.07s

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Team Associated RC8B4 Info

Team Associated is the reigning world and Finnish champion in 8th scale nitro off-road and we as the Finnish distributor are commited to keep Team Associated in their winning ways also here in Finland. Our 8th scale team consists of our own team drivers Joona Lempiäinen, Ilari La...

Karri Salmela wins the Finnish championship in the electric class

In the electric class it was again the Team Associated and Reedy factory driver Karri Salmela who took the win in dominating fashion. This time it Jarno Siltanen finishing third with Tomi Mairue completing the podium. HobbyFactory team driver Mikko Luopajärvi finished in fourth and a great showing for the young Joonas Kekkonen completing the top 5.

In the M8e Series it was the familiar faces Karri Salmela and Jarno siltanen finishing out front with Karri taking the upper hand and taking the championship. Mikko Lupajärvi filled the podium with a consistant performance and team HobbyFactorys old guard Arto Heinonen made it into the top 5 in the championship.

Karri, Mikko and Joonas all raced with Team Associated cars and Reedy motors and ESC's.

M8e SM Hyvinkää Final results (21.8.2021):