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March 2, 2020

Marcus & Jonas Kaerup win at RC Kongen Winter Series

Round 5 of the popular Danish RC Kongen Winter Series was held in four electric off-road classes this past weekend. In 2WD Modified Buggy it was Team Associated driver, Marcus Kaerup with the overall TQ from his father Jonas Kaerup (Team Associated) as Yokomo’s Frederik Hovgaard came in 3rd after the qualifiers. The single 5-minute A-main then brought an unchanged top 3 result with Marcus taking the win some seven seconds in front of Jonas as Frederik completed the top 3, a lap down. Over in the Stadium Truck class it was Jonas Kaerup with the TQ and win as Tobias Baungaard and Jonas Kristensen ended the day in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

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March 2, 2020

Carsten Keller back with Team Associated

Team Associated and Ruddog Distribution have announced the return of German 1/8th off-road frontrunner, Carsten Keller to their team. Carsten already used Team Associated machinery before switching to Mugen for the 2017 to 2019 seasons and he is now back with AE gear, with his first race already being a great success as he took a double win in Nitro and Electric Buggy at last weekend’s Bütschwil GP in Switzerland.

Source: Ruddog [ruddog.eu]

March 2, 2020

Fuller & Horne win at Chi-Town Shootout

Impact RC Raceway of Morris, Illinois played host to the Chi-Town Shootout this past weekend with the annual event drawing over 260 entires. In 2WD Mod Buggy it was TLR driver, Mason Fuller with the overall TQ and he would also sweep the triple A-mains as he sealed the bag already after A2 as Mason took wins in the opening two A-mains, allowing him to sit out A3. 2nd overall went to Austin Wick (Team Associated) who scored three 2nd place finishes as Aydin Horne (Team Associated) came in 3rd overall despite winning the final A-main.

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March 2, 2020

Carsten Keller TQs & wins at 2020 Bütschwil GP

The annual Bütschwil GP was hosted by the Buggy Club Hornets this past weekend in Bütschwil, Switzerland, attracting nearly 100 entries. In 1/8th Nitro Buggy, a class that attracted 73 entries alone, it was Team Associated’s Carsten Keller with the overall TQ after winning three of the four qualifying rounds as Xray’s Aaron Münster came on the runner-up spot with a single round TQ. The 45-minute main final again had Carsten holding the upper hand as Aaron came in 2nd, some two laps behind. Felix Koegler (JQRacing) would end the day on the 3 spot, another lap down as Christoph Affolter and Sven Zünd came in 4th and 5th respectively. Over in the E-Buggy class it was again Carsten with the overall TQ and in the single 10-minute A-main event he would take the win with a lap margin from Noah Kaufmann in 2nd and Christoph Affolter in 3rd.

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March 2, 2020

Tyler Hooks doubles at RC Pro Series opener

The opening round of the RC Pro Series was held at Mike’s Gulf Coast RC Raceway in Porter, Texas this past weekend, drawing close to 260 entries. In Pro Nitro Buggy it was Brandon Rose with the overall TQ, however it was Tekno RC’s Tyler Hooks who came out on top in the 45-minute A-main event, leaving behind Xray’s Ethan Lefebvre in 2nd, a lap down. Another lap down it was Agama’s Jake French who would complete the top 3 while HB Racing’s Dillon Caldwell and Agama’s Robbie Darby rounded out the top 5. Top qualifier, Brandon Rose had to settle for 13th overall due to a DNF.

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March 2, 2020

EJ Evans TQs & wins at Nor-Cal Hobbies On-road race

Nor-Cal Hobbies of San Jose, California held their On-road race this past weekend, attracting 65 entries. In Touring Modified it was EJ Evans with the overall TQ and he also came out on top in the single 6-minute A-main event, leaving behind Aaron Lewis in 2nd, some five seconds behind. Lex Tyler would complete the top 3 podium result in 3rd, a narrow 1.2 seconds behind Aaron.

Image: Lex Tyler

March 1, 2020

Adam Swanson doubles at RCRCCC Off-road Classic

The annual RCRCCC Annual Off-road Classic was held in Rapid City, South Dakotak recently. Xray’s Adam Swanson was the man to beat in both 2WD and 4WD Buggy and starting from pole position in both A-mains he also brought home the overall titles, leaving behind Kylan Smith (Xray) and Chris Luie (TLR) in 2nd and 3rd respectively. Over in the 4WD A-main it was again Adam with the win as Matt Swanson and Corey Claymore completed the Xray podium lock-out.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

February 28, 2020

Xray Racing Series Slovenia Rd4 – Report

The fourth and final round of the Xray Racing Series Slovenia was held at the Genius Ring in Medeuzza recently with drivers from five different countries including Austria, Croatia, Denmark, Italy and Slovenia in attendance. In the Touring 13.5T class the pole went to Nejc Mihelic, followed by Bjan Miklozic and Soren Bang while in Formula 21.5 it was Federico Antonazzo on pole, followed by Nicola Zuccheri and Arno Webernig. The Touring A-main saw a dominating win for Nejc Mihelic (Xray) who was closely followed by Bjan Miklozic (Xray). 3rd place went to Fran Ivan Skoric (Awesomatix).

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