Round three of the Hobby Cup Austria was held at the bumpy and difficult track in St. Aegyd. In the qualifiers Jan Kruisz set the fastest time to start from pole position into the triple finals. The mains then saw Werner Spannbruckner taking the win from Jan while Bernhard Poinstingl grabbed the final podium spot.
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Round four of the Swiss 1/8th Off-road Championship was held at the multi-surface track of the Valceresio Racing Team in Viggiu. The track offers at least four different surfaces including different grades of astro turf as well as challenging elevation changes and jumps which makes setup crucial. Around 100 drivers signed in for the Expert and Amateur classes. The 45-minute main final of the Expert class saw some very intense racing in the opening minutes when the top positions got mixed up. Jeremy Pittet lost some places and valuable time but got back into the lead later although he had to pit more often than second placed Robin Frischkopf who had to defend his position against Patrick Hofer and Joachim Kallen. At the end Jeremy brought home the win in front of Robin who was 12 seconds clear of Patrick in 3rd place.
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Ari Heinonen continued his recent great form by taking the TQ and victory in the latest round of the National Championships in his native Finland. Ari was on top of his game again and was able to place his buggy at the top of the pile.
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The 1st annual North American Indoor Championships were held at Sparks Park in Columbus, Ohio and the event brought in approximately 160 entries across the ten classes that were offered. In Modified 2WD Buggy, Brandon Marsh took the TQ and in the A-main he was able to lead from start to finish to take the win while Brandon Weiland and Eric Clark came in second and third respectively, making for a Team Associated podium lock-out.
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The second round of the Czech Nitro Buggy Championship was held on the astro turf track in Opatovice. Young Milan Mudra took the win in the Junior category and also the overall victory, leaving Petr Katovsky and Kaja Novotny behind in 2nd and 3rd respectively.
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Round five of the Jimmy Babcock Racing League Electric Series was held at Pegasus Hobbies in Montclair, California over the weekend. In the premier class of 2WD Modified Buggy Shawn Blackwell Sr. took the win from Jake Mayo in 2nd and Jeremy Hase Jr. in 3rd.
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Xray South Africa have announced the Xray Work.Shop that will be held on August 21st at the Welkom RC Track track in Cnr of Newby & Neser Str Welkom. Special guest Alexander Hagberg will teach all the latest and finest setup tips for the Xray T4’15 and participating at the workshop is free for everyone. If you wish to participate simply drop a mail to antonio@xray-sa.co.za.
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Last weekend the Road Race Riccione track in Italy hosted the Hot Race Beach Cup 2015, a race event that sets a focus on the more fun aspects of racing with a lot of off track activities. The weekend started off on Thursday night with a go kart race at a nearby race centre that was won by Alessandro Bracci. On Friday, after a happy hour on the track, the drivers went to Coco Rico Beach next to the sea to have a drink together and to recharge the vital batteries with a typical sea dinner. Finally on Saturday everyone would have dinner and some music at the Villa delle Rose venue. As for the racing side of things in the Touring Car Modified class Ronald Völker, Alexander Hagberg and Alessio Menicucci would make the top 3 after the qualifying and Ronald would went on to win the finals from JJ Wang after Alexander suffered problems in the final legs. Just like in qualifying Alessio would round out the top 3.
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