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August 30, 2017

Kurzbuch TQs and wins at Swiss 1/8th IC track finale

The final round of the Swiss 1/8th IC track national championship was held in Sittersdorf recently. Newly-crowned national champion, Simon Kurzbuch (Shepherd) again laid down some exceptional runs to take the TQ after the qualifiers. In the main final the race for the win was on between Simon and Silvio Hächler (ARC) and the lead would change between these two with every pit stop until Silvio suffered an engine cut at the second stop for tyres and later on he also had a body tuck which made things even worse. Up front Simon would cross the finish line one lap in front of Silvio while Luca Martinelli (Xray) rounded out the top 3 podium result. Elsewhere in the B class there was again a Kurzbuch/Hächler fight going on with Simon’s father Christian and Silvio’s father Andreas being in the mix for the overall title in the slower B class. Ultimately and with a save and clean drive, Christian would secure the day’s win and with it the national title.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

August 30, 2017

Ogden & Drake win at 2017 Mugen Challenge

The 2017 Mugen Challenge was hosted by LCRC in Oakland Mills, Pennsylvania last weekend. In Pro Nitro Buggy and continuing his success from The Wicked Weekend, Cole Ogden (Mugen) was once again on fire at the Mugen Challenge. Feeling the flow early on, Cole was able to qualify himself in the top position where he led for the entire 45-minute A-final. Cole is definitely on a hot streak with some great finishes in the last few races proving he’s got the skills to get it done. Mugen’s Adam Drake also had a great weekend finishing 2nd with Team Associated’s Jamie Grayek in 3rd.

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August 29, 2017

Joe Hwee takes RCMC Nitro Buggy title

The final round of the Singapore RCMC 1/8 Nitro Buggy Nationals was held last weekend at Lap Paradise Raceway. When the dust had settled the 6-race championship was won by Joe Hwee (HB Racing/O.S./AKA) who took the title from young Danial Miswan (Kyosho/Reds Racing/AKA), who won round 6 to finish 2nd overall, while Ronnie Leow (Serpent/Novarossi/Sweep) had to fight off the Mugen duo of Aidi Amin (Mugen/Hope/AKA) and Leng (Mugen/O.S./AKA) in the final race to finished 3rd overall.

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August 29, 2017

Sami Soukas takes Finnish Open E-Buggy Championship

The final round of the Finnish Open Electric Buggy Championship was held at the Lavanko Raceway. The event started on a moist track and it was Ari Koski who made the best out of the conditions with Sami Soukas coming in 2nd after the practice rounds. In time for the qualifiers the track had dried up but it was left pretty slippery. The finals then were a pretty tight affair between Joonas Hyvärinen, Aleksi Wilkman and Sami Suokas. After the triple mains Joonas took the win from Aleksi 2nd while Sami came in 3rd just one point behind the winner. Nevertheless the 3rd place was enough for Sami to take the overall championship just one point ahead of Ari Koski. Ilari Lamminsivu rounded out the overall top 3 result.

Source: MW RC Cars [mwrccars.at]

August 29, 2017

Greiner & Hertong take German 1/8th on-road titles

The MCC Rhein-Ahr club played host for the 2017 German 1/8th IC Track Championships this past weekend. 73 drivers signed in for the event which was a 20 percent increased compared to 2016, showing that nitro on-road racing is alive and kicking. The 4-day event was held in Bad Breisig, located between Bonn and Koblenz next to the river Rhine in Western Germany and the one-event championship was using Matrix-based Arrowmax tyres as hand-out wheels.

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August 29, 2017

Widmaier crowned German 1/8th Nitro Buggy Champ

Round 2 of the German 1/8th Nitro Buggy Championship was held this past weekend in Hamburg in the north of the country. With top notch performances at round 1 and 2 it was SWorkz’s Micha Widmaier who took the overall win with his SPower-propelled and TPro-shoed car after the combined two rounds of the championship. Aaron Münster (Kyosho/O.S./AKA) snatched the vice-championship in front of Alex Schmitt (HB Racing/Team Orion/AKA).

Source: MW RC Cars [mwrccars.at]

August 29, 2017

Rivkin & Maifield win at 2017 Surf City Classic

The 2017 Surf City Classic was held at OCRC this past weekend. The event has become one of the most highly anticipated races of the calendar year with entries sold out within just minutes of open registration. OCRC puts on a show that sets the bar for 10th scale racing and well known for its laid back, Cali atmosphere and feel. As one of the premier tracks in the US and located in the hot bed of RC in So-Cal, the competition level at the Surf City Classic is among the highest in the nation challenging all racers to raise their game to the next level.

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August 29, 2017

2017 Italian UISP Championship – Report

The 2017 Italian UISP Championship was held in Rivoli Veronese. The event attracted 36 drivers to compete in the three classes of Formula, 1/10th Modified Pan car and, for the first time, GT12. In the Formula class, Fabrizio Villa was able to secure the top spot for the A-mains with TQ runs in the third and fourth round of qualifying, ahead of Marco Donadelli and Armando Tanzini. In the finals however, it was Marco Donadelli who was able to show more consistency in the very hot conditions by winning both A1 and A3 and thus locking the national UISP title ahead of Armando Tanzini and Fabrizio Villa.

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