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July 6, 2020

Czech 1/8th Off-road Nationals Rd1 – Report

The opening round of the Czech 1/8th Off-road Nationals were held at the Kolin club this past weekend. The event kicked off with free practice on Friday with Saturday’s Nitro Buggy qualifying being won by Martin Bayer from Max Götzl in 2nd and Jiri Mara in 3rd. In E-Buggy Max made a clean sweep to take all four qualifiers from Ales Bidovsky and Jiri Benes. In the Nitro Buggy semifinals Martin Bayer posted the quickest time to grab the pole position from Max Götzl and Jiri Mara. The top 3 then had a little mix-up in the first lap after all made a little mistake, but later Martin was able to pull away and take the lead. Ultimately he crossed the finish line on the 1st place from Max 2nd and Jiri 3rd.

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July 6, 2020

Antonino Mangiaracina wins at Swiss EP On-road opener

The iconic MRTM track in Lostallo hosted the opening round of the Swiss Electric On-road Nationals this past weekend. In the premier Touring Modified class it was Antonino Mangiaracina with the overall TQ after winning three of the four qualifying rounds as Michele Manzo, who scored a single round TQ, came in 2nd on the grid. The opening A-main saw again Antonino with the win from Michele, however the TQ holder scored a DNF in leg 2, making way for Michele and shifting the decision for the overall into A3. The third and final A-main then again saw Antonino taking the win from Michele which also was the final top 2 position with Philipp Huber coming in 3rd overall for an all-Awesomatix podium. Over in the Touring Pro Stock class it was Reto Nauer with the overall TQ, however after the A-mains Christian Grabher walked away with the win from Patrick Moser in 2nd. Patrick Moser had to settle for 3rd overall.

Source: Awesomatix [awesomatix.com]

July 6, 2020

Sparbier & Hoppe win at TOS North Division Rd4

Round 4 of the Tonisport Onroad Series North Division was held at the RCCT-Münden track in Hannoversch-Münden this past weekend, attracting over 40 entries. In Touring Modified it was Sören Sparbier with the overall TQ from Enrico Jung and Lars Hoppe. The triple A-mains again saw Sören excel as Lars was able to bring home the runner-up spot. Enrico had to settle for 3rd overall.

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July 1, 2020

Juan Carlos Canas triples at Cadiz regional champs

The opening round of the Cadiz regional championship was held at the Circuito de El Estrecho track in Spain last weekend. The event saw the running of 1/8th E-Buggy as well as 1/10th 2WD and 4WD classes and in E-Buggy it was Juan Carlos Canas with the overall TQ and also the win after the triple A-mains, leaving behind Adrian Macias in 2nd and Albert Pelaez in 3rd.

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July 1, 2020

Ron Devoll doubles at JBRL Electric Series Rd4

Round 4 of the JBRL Electric Series was hosted by the OCRC Raceway in Huntington Beach, California last weekend. While Jake Thayer and Matt Gonzales took home wins in the Expert 13.5T 4WD and Expert 17.5T 2WD classes, it was Team Associated’s Ron Devoll who excelled in 2WD and 4WD Open Buggy. In 2WD Open it was Team Associated’s Davey Batta on the runner-up spot with Xray’s Jake Mayo rounding out the top 3 podium result. Over in 4WD Open Buggy, Tekno RC’s Carlos Arredondo took home a 2nd place finish behind Ron as Brandon Larrowe rounded out the podium for TLR.

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June 30, 2020

2020 MRcup Rd1 – Report

The opening round of the MRcup was held in Svitavy, Czech Republic last weekend. The schedule for the weekend saw practice on Saturday with the actual race being held on Sunday with one additional round of practice followed by triple qualifiers and mains. In the premier class of Touring Modified it was Jiří Vyšín who lead an all-Xray podium with Radko Černohous and Pavel Dostál coming in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

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June 30, 2020

Setser & Jacobs win at The Force Series Rd4

Round 4 of the JConcepts Force Series was held at Southside RC Raceway in Lake City, Florida last weekend. The event attracted nearly 150 entries for the 1/8th Off-road and 1/10th 4×4 SC classes and in Expert Nitro Buggy it was Kyle Phillipps with the overall TQ from Julien Oliveras, the latter having to settle for 2nd after the tie-breaker. The 25-minute A-main event then saw Team Associated driver, Lee Setser taking the overall win some 15 seconds in front of Kenny Morris Jr. (Xray). Julien Oliveras (Team Associated) came in 3rd overall, already a lap down.

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June 30, 2020

Guillen & Pariente win at Madrid Buggy regionals Rd1

The opening round of the Madrid regional 1/8th Off-road Championship was held at the Mejorada del Campo track in nitro and electric classes last weekend. In the Nitro Buggy class it was Oscar Navarro with the overall TQ from Daniel Pariente in 2nd. Ultimately it was Juanma Guillen (Team Associated) with the win from Alex Valls (Mugen) in 2nd and Daniel Pariente (SWorkz) in 3rd.

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