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May 28, 2019

Jackson Andres TQs & wins at NCT Rd2

The second round of the 2019 NCT Series was held in Spokane, Washington this past weekend. Jackson Andres (Mugen) would take the TQ in the 1/8th Expert E-Buggy class and he also came out on top after the triple A-main finals by taking wins in A2 and A3. Tekno RC’s Tayler Wonders came in 2nd with A1 winner, Serpent’s Joe Cathey completing the top 3 result. Xray’s Robert Sorjonen finished in 4th, Tekno RC’s Derek Rasheed came in 5th overall.

Image: Jonathan Andres

May 28, 2019

Mayo, Jelin & Westergaard win at JBRL Series Rd2

Round 2 of the JBRL Nitro Series was held at Thunder Alley Raceway in Beaumont, California last weekend. The Expert Nitro Buggy class was TQ’d by Mugen’s Adam Drake, however in the 20-minute A-main final it was 9th place qualifier, Xray’s Jake Mayo who would excel, taking the win some 12 seconds in front of Adam while Tekno’s Steve Harris completed the top 3 podium result, another 5.6 seconds down.

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May 27, 2019

Swiss Electric On-road Championship Rd2 – Report

The second round of this year’s Swiss Electric On-road Championship was held at the HSH race track in Dintikon, Central Switzerland. More than 50 drivers competed in five category with the race seeing mixed weather on Saturday and sun on Sunday. In Touring Modified it was local hero Michele Manzo who won a very hard but fair fight for the victory against Carl Friedrich Groessel. Michele had dominated the qualifiers but in the finals it was a very tight race. On third it was Boris Siladi showing a good performance driving both the Touring ProStock and Modified classes.

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May 27, 2019

Wilck becomes only the 4th multiple Reedy Race Champion

Viktor Wilck is the 2019 Reedy Race Champion, the Infinity driver becoming only the 4th multiple winning of the legendary race on this its 22nd running. Having conceded defeat to overnight points leader Ronald Volker as the final day’s action was widely expected to be rained out, a dry but cold & windy morning presented the 2012 champion with an opportunity to resume battle with Volker. With 2019 a new chapter in the history of the race following the demise of the famous Tamiya Track, conditions at new Steel City RC Speedway for the final two rounds of heads up racing were less than ideal with traction at a premium. It was a dramatic start to the morning as going head to head from the front row Wilck and Volker made contact in the penultimate round resulting in both cars breaking. One race to go and 1-point separated the pair. As the grid were published for the showdown, they would race in the same heat but the grid was somewhat controversial as Wilck was on pole and Volker lined up 11th. Up front Wilck, who was fastest throughout the event, pulled clear for an easy win while Volker worked his way through to second. This left them tied on points with the same number of wins, 2nd and 3rd places so it came down to the total time of their best three results which thanks to the only 21-lap run of the event in Round 10 gave Wilck his second Reedy Race of Champions title. Having come into the weekend chasing title No.8, Marc Rheinard would complete the podium in Fontana well clear of team-mate Akio Sobue in fourth.

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May 27, 2019

Nathan Ralls wins at 2WD South East Regional Series

Round 2 of the 2WD South East Regional Series was held at the Barham track near Dover, UK this past weekend. The top 4 after the qualifiers would be Nathan Ralls, Kyle Moon, Ed Kerry, and David Poulter. In the triple A-mains it was Nathan Ralls who set the pace and by taking all three legs he would walk away with the overall win from Ed Kerry 2nd and David Poulter 3rd. Kyle Moon had to settle for 4th overall.

Image: David Poulter

May 27, 2019

Mauritian RLMC/MMC Championships Rd4 – Report

Round 4 of the Mauritian RLMC/MMC Championships was held this past weekend in several on-road classes. In 1/10th 10.5T Boosted it was Jovanni Appasamy with the win from Christophe Cazin in 2nd and Clarel Lacour on the 3 spot. The 1/8th Brushless Open class would see Clarel Lacour taking the win from Jovanni Appasamy on the runner-up spot while Mosheen Casseem rounded out the top 3 results. Finally in 1/8th Brushless Promo Vansh Anjaheb came out on top as Matteo Maka and Vishal Anjaheb came in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

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May 27, 2019

Martin Bayer successful at IFMAR Buggy Worlds Warm-up

Last weekend’s warm-up race to the 2019 IFMAR 1/10th Off-road World Championships, held at the Hudy Racing Arena in Slovakia, saw Xray’s Martin Bayer taking the win in the 4WD class. The 4WD action started on Saturday right after the 2WD finals. Team Associated’s Joona Haatanen was setting the early pace in free practice, however in the timed practice, three drivers – Bayer, Haatanen, and Rivkin – were able to place times below the magical 1:10 minutes barrier with Martin Bayer being the fastest of the three. Joona Haatanen started strong again into the qualifiers by taking Q1. Q2 and Q3 then went to Martin Bayer. Schumacher’s Michal Orlowski took Q4 and Xray’s Daniel Kobbevik set the pace in Q5. So when the dust had settled it was Martin Bayer ahead of Joona Haatanen and Bruno Coelho. Things then gained further traction in the finals with a lot of track action going on. In A1 it was Martin Bayer who took the win. In A2 it was great battle between Xray’s Bruno Coelho and Martin Bayer for the win but Bruno would hold the upper hand. This meant three drivers would be going into A3 who could possibly take the overall – Bayer, Coelho, Kobbevik. Ultimately Martin Bayer laid down a great run and claimed the overall win on home soil followed by Coelho and Kobbevik.

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May 26, 2019

Volker & Wilck eliminate one another in penultimate Reedy Race encounter

It was a dramatic start to the final day of action at the 22nd running of the Reedy Race of Champions as title rivals Ronald Volker and Viktor Wilck went head to head from the front row because a clash while battling over the lead eliminated both drivers on the spot. With the expected overnight rain staying at bay, drivers arrived to a dry but cold and windy track making for difficult conditions with traction at an all time low. Winning each of their final encounters yesterday meaning they would be gridded in the same heat, it was Volker on pole with Wilck alongside. Initially it was Volker who had the better start, Wilck making a number of mistakes over the opening laps but soon he was in his groove and quickly back on the rear bumper of Volker. With 5-laps to go it looked like Wilck had found a way through in the front chicane but a slide saw Volker’s Yokomo shoot across into the side of the Infinity driver with both cars spinning off into the barriers before Volker’s car was collected by Akio Sobue. Both cars broken, they were both out and with one race remaining it is all to play for in Round 12 as Volker holds onto a 1-point lead over his rival. With the two drivers out Meen Vejrak took the win while the other encounter saw outgoing champion Marc Rheinard cement his podium finish with his 3rd win of the event.

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