The third round of the Cyprus Star Nitro Buggy Championship was held at the AG Metal Track in Limassol in perfect weather conditions. Young Xray driver Andreas Thrasyvoulou was able to take the TQ after the qualifiers and he then went on to win the main final also. Sotiris Taifas (JQProducts) came in 2nd, Simos Tikkis (Kyosho) rounded out the podium in 3rd.
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The second round of the Spanish Nitro On-road Nationals was held at the Asoger Club near Madrid in the classes of 1/8th and 1/10th 200mm. In the 200mm class Nacho Lopez (Serpent) took the overall TQ in front of team mate Victor Palaez after winning four of the five qualifiers. Despite his car feeling not as good in the direct qualifiers practice as in the qualifiers he easily won the main final thanks to some last minute adjustments and a perfect, mistake-free run and swift refuelling. Runner up in the 30-minute final was Adrian Ortiz (Shepherd) in front of 3rd placed Jose Miguel Blanco (Shepherd).
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The second round of the German East division nitro on-road regionals was held in Leipzig. In 1/8th scale class 1 Serpent’s Toni Gruber took the win after coming from 4th on the grid. Toni soon was able to move his way up the field and eventually took over the lead after a mistake of the front runner. Mugen’s Torsten Müller came in 2nd while Rico Kröber (Capricorn) rounded out the podium of the fastest 1/8th class.
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The annual Hangin’ Judge Classic held in Fort Smith, Arkansas, saw racers from all over the Southeast come to do battle on the tight and technical track at GS Hobby. Over the last three years the HJC has seen the hobby grow in numbers with lots of new racers taking part. Saturday would start with practice in the morning followed by qualifying that would stretch into the evening. 2WD Modified and 4WD Modified Buggy would be dominated by JR Mitch and Cody Hollis, with JR taking the top spot in 2WD Modfied and Cody taking the TQ in 4WD Modified with JR would also TQ-ing Modified Truck. Sunday was main day, with triple A-mains in the Modified classes. 2WD Mod Buggy would go to Cody Hollis after wins in A1 and A2. JR Mitch would win a deciding A3 in 4WD Mod Buggy to take the win over teammate Cody Hollis. With a win in Mod Truck JR would close out the weekend.
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The third round of the French 1/10th Electric Off-road Nationals was held in Maison-Alfort in the south-east of Paris. Perfect weather and a superb organisation of the hosting AEC club made for a fun weekend on a UK-style track that offered a new and challenging layout. In the 2WD class local driver Julien Parnot (Schumacher) took the win from Olivier de Montfumat (Schumacher) and Belgian driver Nicolas Risser (Team C). In the 4WD class Nicolas Risser (Team C) came out successful from Matthien Briere (Xray) and Team Associated driver Ludovic Valtier.
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The third round of the FBA Electric On-road Nationals was held in Bierset with the weather forecast not looking very good for Sunday. In the EFRA class Manuel Henriet managed to take the TQ in front of Olivier Bultynck and Nick Joosens. The opening A-final was held in totally wet conditions and with Olivier and Manu touching each other while Nick jumped into the lead in front of Nicolas. Meanwhile Manu was attacking hard while Olivier broke a tyre and came into the pits. Up front Nicolas was in the lead after he passed Nick and later Manu also found a way past Nick. At the end Nicolas took the win right in front of Manu and Nick.
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The opening round of the Dutch 1/8th Nitro On-road National Championship was held last weekend at the Real 80 track in Groningen in the North of the Netherlands. The weekend started with free practice on Friday which resumed on Saturday but unfortunately changing weather conditions with some very light rain made for difficult track conditions and a lot of uncertainties in terms of the setup. However on Sunday the weather changed to the better and the race would start as planned. In the 30-minute final of the premier NK class Martin Zevenhoven (Serpent) came out successful from Ad Vissenberg (ARC) and Marcel Schouten who rounded out the podium in 3rd.
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The BIRC Hong Kong Grand Prix will be held on the weekend of the 21st of June at the Tom Racing Circuit in the three classes of Modified Touring Car, 13.5T Open Brushless Touring Car and 1/12th Pan Car. The winner of the Modified Touring class will be awarded a flight ticket to the Bangkok International RC Car Championship round in Thailand, held on the 1st and 2nd of August. More information can soon be found on the Facebook pages of the BIRC and of the Tom Racing Circuit.
