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December 19, 2018

Xray Racing Series Slovakia Rd3 – Report

The third round of Xray Racing Series Slovakia took place at the Hudy Racing Arena last weekend. In the Modified class Zdenko Kunak and Martin Hudy put their cars in the front row followed by Oliver Havranek. In the opening A-main the top 3 finished as they started however the second A-main was more interesting. Following mistakes of Zdenko and Martin it was Oliver in the lead, but when Martin made a mistake he hit Oliver in the process, allowing Zdenko to take the win and with it the overall from Oliver 2nd and Martin 3rd. In the third main the battle for the lead was on between Oliver and Martin as Zdenko made a mistake in the opening stages. In the end it was Martin who would hold the upper hand, taking the win for the overall runner-up spot from Oliver in 3rd.

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December 19, 2018

Tennessee Indoor State Offroad Champs – Report

Apex Raceway of Murfreesboro, Tennessee held the Tennessee Indoor State Offroad Champs last weekend, attracting some of the region’s fastest electric off-road racers. In the premier 2WD Mod Buggy class it was John Barron II with the win from Tony Fox and Luis Oros.

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December 19, 2018

HNMC Winter Series Rd6 – Report

Round 6 of the HNMC Winter Series was held last weekend in freezing weather conditions. Conditions on Sunday would be damp and slippery all day with most racers using Ultra soft tyres. Just over 40 diehard club racers made the trip and the Nitro Buggy TQ went to Graham Alsop, while Erik Lykke came out on top in E-Buggy and Warabie Tatejoki wrapped up the Truggy TQ. In the 20-minute Nitro Buggy A-final it was Graham Alsop with the in from Lewis Johns and Kevin Brunsden. The 12-minute E-Buggy main went to Erik Lykke from Darren Hayden-Ball and Holger Lykke while the 20-minute Truggy main was won by Warabie Tatekoji from Darren Ropper and Brin Tourle.

Source: BRCA [brca.org]

December 19, 2018

Gollner & Riedmann win as Austrian EP On-road Nats

A round of the Austrian Electric On-road Nationals was recently held at the Trinko Racing Hall in Mistelbach. The event was held in the four classes of Touring Modified, Touring Stock, 1/12th scale and Pro10 GT and in Touring Modified it was a 2-horse battle between Sascha Klug and Patrick Gollner. After the qualifiers it looked like Sascha would be the man to beat but Patrick worked tirelessly to fine-tune his car’s setup and his own driving, eventually being able to put pressure on Sascha in the A-mains. In the end it was Patrick who would prevail, taking the day’s win from Sascha Klug in 2nd and Christian Luyer in 3rd.

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December 18, 2018

Rose & Wilbert win at Snake Pit series Rd2

Round 2 of the Snake Pit series was held at the CCX Race track in Monroe, Wisconsin last weekend. In 2WD Stock Buggy, the largest class of the weekend, Brad Shearer would take the TQ, however it was Zac Rose, coming from the 3 spot, with the overall win as Brad Shearer came in 2nd. 2nd place qualifier, Matt Wilbert had to settle for 3rd overall. Over in the competitive 13.5T Wheeler class Matt Wilbert took a popular TQ and win from Dalton Balboa 2nd and Alex Vaughn 3rd.

View the 13.5T 4WD Buggy podium here

December 18, 2018

Xray Xmas Race – Announcement

Xray will hold their 2018 Xmas Race at the Hudy Racing Arena in Trencin, Slovakia on the 29th of December, allowing racers to try and test their new toys in various on-road and off-road classes. The event is run using the same rule set as the XRS Slovakia, however the friendship race does not count as a round of the series, allowing drivers to just go and have as much fun as possible.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

December 18, 2018

Xray Racing Series China – Announcement

The Xray Racing Series China will be held at the RCI V2 track in Shanghai, China on the 20th of January. Classes run are Touring Modified, Touring Stock 13.5T as well as Formula 21.5T and more information are soon available here.

December 17, 2018

Smith & Yoshii successful at NIS Rd2

Round 2 of the Northwest Indoor Series was held at Tacoma RC Raceway this past weekend. In the 2WD Mod Buggy class it was Luke Smith (Team Associated/Reedy) with the win from Jackson Andres (Yokomo/Muchmore) on the 2 spot as Daniel Lea (Team Associated/Reedy) rounded out the top 3. In the 4WD Mod Buggy class it was Team Associated’s Harley Yoshii who brought home the win with his Reedy-powered ride as Jackson Andres (Yokomo/Muchmore) came in 2nd and Daniel Lea (Team Associated/Reedy) completed the top 3 podium result.

View the 4WD Buggy podium here