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November 8, 2017

Simon Kurzbuch sweeps Guan Kou Sunpadow Grand Prix

The Guan Kou Sunpadow RC Car Grand Prix was held in Xiamen last weekend and it was Simon Kurzbuch who swept the 1/8th Nitro On-road class. In qualifying Simon took the TQ honors with a good margin over freshly crowned Italian champion Marco Vanni and in the main final Simon quickly stormed away from the rest of the field. Controlling the race from the top he was never challenged for the lead and took a convincing victory.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

November 8, 2017

Folman & Gosvig win at DRCMU series Rd3

Round three of the Danish DRCMU series was held in Randers last weekend. The large track was laid out with grey ETS carpet and after some very competitive qualifiers it was Patrick Folman with the TQ in the Touring Super Stock class from Mike Gosvig 2nd and Kevin Nielsen 3rd. In the A-mains it was Patrick with the win in A1 while Mike came out fastest in A2 to shift the decision for the overall win to the third and final main. A3 then saw again Patrick taking a narrow 0.3s win from Mike while Kevin came in 3rd, only 1.4s short of Mike. Overall it was Patrick with the win from Mike 2nd and Kevin 3rd.

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November 8, 2017

Simon Horak successful at Top Speed Challenge

The Czech Modelklub RK club played host to a round of the Top Speed Challenge last weekend. The race was held on a tight and technical track and in the Formula class it was Simon Horak (Xray) with the TQ and win in the A-main from the Xray duo of Radek Rusmich and Petr Svaták.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

November 8, 2017

Cole Ogden wins Pro Buggy at Fall Brawl warm-up

The Fall Brawl warm-up race was held at Badlands RC last weekend. In the Pro Nitro Buggy class it was newly signed HB Racing pilot Cole Ogden, who scored a popular TQ with his Reds Racing-powered ride. In the 20-minute main final it was again Cole who was able to come out on top, leaving behind Jason Smith (Mugen/Reds Racing) in 2nd and HB Racing/O.S. Engines’ John Michael McGinty in 3rd.

Source: Reds Racing [reds-racing.com]

November 8, 2017

Garret takes JBRL Nitro Series Intermediate Buggy title

RC Tracks of Las Vegas played host to the season finale of the 2017 JBRL Nitro Series and in the Intermediate Buggy class it was Marcus Garrett (HB Racing) with the overall win. Marcus Garret and Cole Jenson (HB Racing) were separated by only 1 point going into the last round of the series. Marcus qualify 2nd and finished 4th in the class which helped clinch the championship from Cole Jenson 2nd and A.J. Schumacher (Team Associated) 3rd.

Source: HB Racing [hbracing.com] | Image: JBRL [jimmybabcock.com]

November 8, 2017

Colombian Electric On-Road Nationals finale – Report

The Colombian Electric On-Road National Championship recently concluded, with the finale being held at the Bima Racing Track in Bogota. Race organiser Rodrigo Salgado (ARC) took the title in the Touring Superstock 10.5T, showing a consistent performance during a weekend where the rain was always present. Rodrigo could take the TQ and a double A-win as Juan Pablo Torres (Xray) took the vice–championship title and Jairo Luna (ARC), managed to take the final spot on the podium after a good battle with Leonardo Buitrago (Tamiya).

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November 8, 2017

Hollander & Hill win at SARDA EP Off-road Nats finale

The last round of the 2017 SARDA National Series was held at Ultra Raceway in Pretoria, South Africa. It was a two day event with three heats of qualifying being held on the Saturday and three heats of mains being held on the Sunday. The track is an outdoor carpet surface with extremely high traction and this lead to some exciting high-speed racing for the weekend in all the various classes. 2WD Modified and 4WD Modified were action packed and it was Charles Hollander who took a TQ and 1st place in the A-mains and managed to keep the same pace going to take TQ and 1st place A-mains in 4WD. Charles also rounded the year as South African Champion in both Modified classes.

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November 7, 2017

Woodyard scores Nitro Truggy win at Fall Brawl warm-up

The warm-up race for the Fall Brawl at Badlands was held this past weekend. Austin Woodyard had a good day in Nitro Truggy as he not only took the TQ but he also walked away with the win in the A-main final. Jake Stikeleather came in 2nd from Colin Hanna 3rd.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]