The 2018 Kyosho 3-Lap Challenge was held at Nor-Cal Hobbies last weekend and it was Jared Tebo who would TQ both 2WD Mod and 4WD Mod Buggy after the double qualifiers. In the 5-minute 2WD Mod A-main it was again Jared on top with Zach Rogers and Chris Silva coming in 2nd and 3rd while in the single 4WD Mod A-main Tebo took the win from Julian Jimenez 2nd and Ryan Brignani 3rd.
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The final round of the Xray Racing Series Italy was recently held at the Miniautodromo T5 in Rome. The event attracted 65 drivers to compete in the five classes of Touring Modified, Touring 13.5T Pro blinky, 13.5T blinky, 17.5T blinky and Formula. In the Touring Modified class it was Alessio Menicucci with the TQ from Martin Hudy 2nd and Giuseppe De Liguori 3rd. Alessio and Martin would also battle it out in the opening two A-mains but in the end it was Alessio with the overall win from Martin in 2nd place. Simone D’Ottavio completed the podium result in 3rd.
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The second round of the Greek Touring Car Modified Nationals was hosted by the RcManiacs track in Argos. During the three qualifiers the battle for the overall TQ was on between young gun Ioannidis and Greek champions Isaakidis and Doucakis. Eventually Isaakidis took the pole in front of Ioannidis and Doucakis. In the first leg Isaakidis made a mistake in the opening stages of the race so it was Ioannidis who took the lead and win with a really good pace, some six seconds in front of Paachristos and Mpakirtzis. At the start of leg 2 there was an accident involving a lot of cars so Kidis took the lead for two laps but got passed by Isaakidis who eventually finished 1st in the leg with Mpakirtzis in 2nd and Papachristo in 3rd. In the deciding third leg Isaakidis opened a 2-second gap on Ioannidis and remained in the lead till the end of the leg so it was Isaakidis who secured P1 overall with Ioannidis 2nd and Papachristos 3rd.
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The fourth and final round of the Grand Prix Malopolska series was held in Poland with drivers from France, the Czech Republic and Poland in attendance. In the 13.5T Touring class Jakub Klapacz was the points leader going into the final round thanks to winning two of the three previous rounds but another win was denied by Arkadiusz Smyk who took the day’s win after a great drive all day with Jakub coming in a strong 2nd place to take the overall title from Marek Cisek 2nd and Maciej Galecki in 3rd.
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Helmond in The Netherlands played host to the 2018 Kick Off race last weekend. The event was held on a high-traction astro turf track with about 100 entries from Belgium, Germany and The Netherlands. In the Nitro Buggy main final it was a 3-horse battle between Jeffrey Halsema, Wesley van Helmond and Jarno Pijpers for the win. At about the 20-minute mark Jarno was able to open a small gap and from there he controlled the race to bring home the win from Jefferey Halsema and Tim Stiewe.
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For the 3rd Annual season CTS3 round 3 was held at Ripon International Raceway, the original home of Reedy Race of Champions in Ripon, California. In Modified Touring Eric Albano came out on top with his Xray, taking home his first win of the season. It was a close battle between him and TQ Brandon Clements (Awesomatix) in the main but with a racing incident, Albano was able reach victory on a stacked stage with Gonzalo Cortes (Team Associated) in 2nd followed by David Jun (Team Associated) in 3rd.
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The LA Speedway of Landshut, Germany held their Easter Bunny race this past weekend in 1/8th Nitro Buggy and E-Buggy classes. In the 1/8th Nitro category it was Team Associated driver Alex Schmitt who dominated most of the qualifiers and he also won the main final from Michael Nalukowy (HB Racing) 2nd and Patrick Schweinzer (Mugen) 3rd. Over in the 1/8th E-Buggy class it was Team Associated’s Tim Kraus with the win from Team Associated’s Stefan Pfeifhofer and Kyosho driver Luca Rau.
Round 1 of this year’s BRCA 1/10th Electric Off-road National Championship was held this past weekend at the Robin Hood Raceway. Team Associated’s Neil Cragg would walk away with the win in the 2WD class, held on Saturday, following some tight battles in the A-mains. The TQ holder wold leave behind Yokomo’s Lee Martin in 2nd and Yokomo driver, Paul Crompton in 3rd. Over in the 4WD class, that was held on Sunday, it was Yokomo driver Lee Martin with the TQ and win from Tom Cockerill (Yokomo) 2nd and Craig Collinson (Team C) 3rd.
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