A round of the US Top Notch Tour was held at Revelation Raceway recently and it was Daniel Blalock (Xray) with the win in the Intermediate Nitro Buggy class. David Carrasco Jr. (HB Racing) came in 2nd from 3rd placed TLR driver David Delgado.
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For round 3 of the Xray Racing Series Slovenia racers again travelled to the Pik hala Maribor track. The penultimate round of the championship attracted drivers from three countries to fight for the important championship points and in the Touring Stock 13.5T class it was Rok Rudl who took the TQ from young Bjan Mikložič as Stefan Hois grabbed the P3 spot on the grid. In the 21.5T Formula class it was Herfried Pucher with the pole position from Matej Dobnikar and Alojzij Osvald. Finally in 1/12th Pan Car Nejc Mihelič came out fastest after the qualifiers from Jernej Vuga Štendler 2nd and Goran Vignjevič 3rd.
The second round of the Islikon Masters was held in Islikon, Switzerland this past weekend. Philipp Huber took the pole position in the Touring Pro Stock class and he also came out on top after the A-mains, taking the day’s win from Nuno Huber 2nd and Roland Kupper 3rd.
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Round four of the Xray Racing Series Slovakia was held at the Hudy Racing Arena in Trencin. The weekend kicked off with free practice on Friday followed by the qualifiers and finals on Saturday. In the 2WD Buggy class Adam Izsay took a popular TQ from Max Gotzl 2nd and Martin Bayer 3rd. In the opening A-main Adam and Max were able to quickly pull away after Martin had some bad luck. Despite his best tries, Max was not able to challenge Adam as Gotzl made a small mistake which cost him the win.
Last weekend saw the running of the New Years Cup, hosted by the German MAC Lingen club. In the strong Formula class it was Shepherd driver Jarno Holtman who took home the win. Starting from the 2 spot behind TQ holder Joey Sorber, who was also running a Shepherd car, the finals saw some close but fair battles between both drivers. Ending the day on the 3rd spot was Marco Kruse who significantly improved his car, rewarding himself with a top 3 finish and completing an all-Shepherd podium.
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The JConcepts Super Cup Championship Series has long been the premiere 1/10th off-road racing series in Florida and 2018 marks the 10th year anniversary of this glorious series. Like many years in the past, round 1 of the Spring Super Cup race serves double duty as it kicks off the 2018 racing season and also serves as the award ceremony and banquet event for the 2017 season crowning the top 5’s for both the 2017 Spring and Fall Super Cup Seasons along with many other awards and achievements. Saturday was the start of round 1 of the Spring Super Cup Championship Series hosted by Beachline Raceway. A few jumps were fixed to allow for better take offs and landings making it more consistent for racers to put down fast laps on the grippy surface. With the entry count nearing 240 total entries, the excitement of the Super Cup was definitely in the air.
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The 2017/18 Essex Winter Series entered the second half of the season this weekend, with round 3 taking place to kick off 2018’s racing activities. In the Modified class, Olly Jefferies would have the opportunity to wrap up the overall championship title, with two rounds remaining, if he could secure a good set of points this time out. With Olly taking TQ and the A-final win at the opening two rounds of the series, he had a 4-point cushion over rival Elliott Harper. But Harper, fresh off of strong fourth-place finishes at the EWS International just before Christmas and the DHI Cup at the start of the new year, would be hoping to prolong the championship battle further.
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Last weekend the third annual Stadium Nitro Shootout was held in conjunction with Adelanto Grand Prix motocross event. The race had nearly 120 entries including Adam Drake, Cody King, Joseph Quagraine, Colin Herzig, Richard Saxton, and Mark Pavidis. Adam Drake was the top qualifier in both rounds of Nitro Buggy and Nitro Truck and he went on to win both finals. Colin Herzig finished 2nd and Joseph Quagraine came in 3rd in Nitro Buggy.
