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June 6, 2018

Robert Batlle TQs & wins at French Mugen Cup

The 2018 Mugen Cup was hosted by the French Reims EMC club last weekend, attracting some of Europe’s fastest Mugen drivers to compete against a strong French contingent. In the 1/8th Nitro Buggy class it was Spanish frontrunner, Robert Batlle with the TQ from fellow countryman Juan Carlos Canas. After the combined triple 12-minute A-mains, of which two counted for the overall results, it was again Robert who would hold the upper hand as he brought home the win some 19 seconds in front of Juan Carlos as Frenchman Eliot Marcon came in 3rd, another 24 seconds down. Marcel Guske from Germany and Kevin Michaudet from France completed the top 5 results.

Source: Aigoin Racing [aigoinracing.com]

June 6, 2018

Lehmann wins at West German IC Track regionals Rd2

The second round of the West German IC Track regionals was held at the Dormagen track last weekend. In the premier 1/8th class it was class newcomer, Benjamin Lehmann with a popular win. Already during the qualifiers he showed a good pace while also being the only driver to pull 20 laps in five minutes without having to refuel. Christian Wurst came in 2nd ahead of Frank Schewiola. In the final, Benjamin decided to change only the rear right tyre at the first fuel stop, while the competitor decided to change all four tyres about mid-race. It was clear early on that the race should be decided in the final minutes. Thanks to faultless driving, Benjamin was able to bring home the win followed by Christian Wurst only three seconds behind and Daniel Toenessen completing the podium a lap down.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

June 6, 2018

Czech 1/8th Off-road Nationals Rd2 – Report

The second round of Czech 1/8th Off-road National series was held in Zidlochovice in the two classes of Nitro and Electric Buggy. The Nitro Buggy main final was pretty much a done deal for Martin Bayer while the 2nd place was fought for between Jiri Mara and Max Götzl. The latter however wasn’t able to go Jiri’s speed and had to settle for 3rd ultimately.

Continue reading the report here

June 6, 2018

Xray Racing Series Singapore – Report

Singapore staged the second round of the inaugural season of the Xray Racing Series for South-East Asia this past weekend. Hosted by Urban PlaySpace on its unique roof-top circuit, the event saw racers from Germany, Korea, Brunei and the USA join the many locals in the three classes of Modified Touring, Stock 13.5T Blinky Touring and Formula. The event featured the exciting bump-up format of racing, and was further spiced up with a trackside BBQ party at the end of day one. In the Modified Touring Car class, Dominic Quek set the pace on his home track during qualifying. Despite an issue in Q1 while leading, Dominic was able to bounce back to grab the remaining 3 rounds of qualifying to seal TQ. Germany’s Jan Ratheisky qualified 2nd despite minimal track time due to his delayed arrival into Singapore. Another young local, Eugene Goh, qualified 3rd, to the delight of the local crowd.

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June 6, 2018

Xray Racing Series Malaysia – Announcement

The Xray Racing Series Malaysia will be held on the 8th of July at the KLIRCC track in Kepong. Classes run will be Touring Super Stock 13.5T, Touring Stock 13.5T Handout Blinky as well as Formula 21.5T Blinky. Full information and registration is available here.

June 5, 2018

Danish Electric Off-road Champs Rd3 – Report

Round 3 of the Danish Electric Off-road Championship was held at the RC Kongen outdoor track last weekend. The track was laid out with both old and new carpet, making setup a bit difficult. The track is also the home track of the Douglas and Kaerup families and both showed instant speed during the practice rounds. In the 2WD class Jesper Rasmussen set the pace in Q1 in front of Frederik Hovgaard. Jesper and Frederik upped their speed in every round of qualifying with Jesper holding the upper hand. Behind the two the battle for 3rd was closed between Lasse Bak and Marcus Kærup. Just behind the top 4 it was on-road driver Mike Hansen as Jonas Kærup was showing great speed but some electronic problem in every round stopped him to make full five minute runs.

Continue reading the report here

June 5, 2018

BRCA Clubmans Series Rd3 – Report

Round 3 of the BRCA Clubmans Series took place at Aldershot Model Car Club. All of the Championship leaders and contenders were present for what was to be a sun drenched meeting for the whole weekend. Saturday saw a packed pit area with most of the competitors arriving for that all important practice on one of the Souths best tracks, with its infamous chicane onto the very long straight which leads into a banked sweeper – if taken incorrectly this could easily see you taking a trip into the scenery – then to the fast infield section to complete the lap. As it was dry weekend Sweep 34 control tyres would be used for the TC classes and Sweep SW control tyres also for the Formula class.

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June 5, 2018

Stefan Lutka wins E-Buggy class at NEOS Rd2

The second round of the NEOS series was held at Kvetoslav, Slovakia recently. In the 1/8th E-Buggy class it was Stefan Lutka with the overall TQ and win after a mistake-free main final. Marek Baumerth came in 2nd from Petr Skacel 3rd.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]