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May 30, 2018

Norwegian National Series Rd1 – Report

The opening round of the Norwegian National Series was held at the Kodal Raceway in Sandefjord on an entertaining track that offered both fast and technical bits in addition to a bumpy surface and a somewhat low grip level. On Saturday the 1/10th 200mm Nitro Touring class was run with the race format seeing three round of qualifying followed by the Superpole, semis and 45-minute A-main final. Oskar Fjeld would dominate the qualifying to secure the TQ for the main final with his old spec Xray while Andrè Røine would go on to win the superpole with his newer spec NT1.

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May 29, 2018

JConcepts 1:8 Spring Nationals – Report

HobbyTown USA’s HobbyPlex played host to the 2018 JConcepts 1:8th Spring Nationals this past weekend. The HobbyPlex is no stranger to big races. In year’s past, HobbyPlex has hosted some of the biggest, elite-level races in the nation including the 1/10th ROAR Electric Nationals in 2016 and in July the 2018 ROAR 1/8th Electric Nationals in July. Without a doubt, the versatile HobbyPlex is a genuine racer’s favorite hosting multiple tracks including scaling, 1/8th offroad, 1/10th offroad, carpet on road, and even drone racing. Now in its 9th year, the JConcepts Spring Nationals always adds excitement to the Plex with regional, top-level talent racing for the win in 1/8th scale nitro, electric, and 1/10th 4×4 SCT. This year’s layout was a slightly modified layout of the existing layout to better suit the bigger 1/8th buggies and truggies and one thing for sure, it didn’t disappoint.

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May 29, 2018

Kevin Zwahlen wins at Swiss E-Buggy Nats Rd1

Round 1 of the Swiss 1/8th E-Buggy Nationals was held at the MNCJ Courgenay track last weekend. After the three qualifying rounds it was Team Associated’s Patrick Hofer with the overall TQ from Kevin Zwahlen (HB Racing) in 2nd, the latter scoring a single round TQ. In the finals Patrick was hampered by making too many mistakes which allowed local hero, Kevin Zwahlen to win A1 and A3 for the overall as Patrick had to settle for 2nd overall. Romeo Grass (Xray), who started from P3 into the triple A-mains, was able to conserve his qualifying position to round out the podium.

Thanks to Patrick Hofer for the report.

May 29, 2018

Sorjonen & Infanti win at WORS Tour Rd2

The second round of the WORS Tour was held at Kelowna RC in the Okanagan Valley, British Columbia. Robert Sorjonen would secure the TQ in both the 1/10 4WD Modified Buggy and 1/8 E-Buggy classes and he would went on to win the 6-minute 4WD Mod main some seven seconds in front of runner-up, Mike Wetmore as Tyrell Wilkinson rounded out the top 3 result. Over in 1/8 E-Buggy Sorjonen wasn’t able to match his qualifying performance as it was Richard Infanti with the win a lap ahead of Robert after the 10-minute A-main encounter. Jason Mardon would come in 3rd, some 8.5 seconds behind Robert.

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May 29, 2018

Wesley van Helmond doubles at Belgian Buggy Nats

The ORRA track in Arendonk played host to round 3 of the Belgian 1/10th Buggy Nationals last weekend. Wesley van Helmond had a bit of a troublesome 2WD qualifiers that were rain-hit but he would come out on top after the A-mains to take the day’s win from Nick Vranckx and Wouter Wynen 3rd. In 4WD Wesley would start from pole and despite scoring a DNF in A2 he was able to bring home another win with Nick Vranckx 2nd and David Dafke 3rd.

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May 29, 2018

Sunpadow International RC Car GP – Announcement

The organisers of the Sunpadow International RC Car Grand Prix, held at the ARC International Raceway in Xiamen, China, have announced that the 2018 edition of the race now has been shifted a week back from its original date, now taking place from the 9th to the 11th of November. The premier classes will be 1/8th IC Track and 1/10th Electric Touring Car with additional categories being 1/8th Electric On-road, 1/8th Electric Moto and 1/5th Electric Moto. More information about the event can be found on ARC Raceway’s official website here.

May 28, 2018

Jarno Pijpers doubles at BuggyCup Rd2

The second round of the Dutch BuggyCup was held at the Mach One Helmond track this past weekend. In the Nitro Sportsman A-main TQ holder Jarno Pijpers (SWorkz/FX) started from the pit lane, however this did not stop him from bringing home a popular win despite a rain storm going down in the main final. Behind him, Rajco van der Sluijs (Tekno/Reds Racing) and Sander van Genechten (Xray/FX) came in 2nd and 3rd in the A-main final.

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May 28, 2018

Muchmore sign Surikarn Chaidajsuriya

Muchmore have announced the return of former IFMAR ISTC World Champion, Surikarn C. to their factory team. The Thai frontrunner leaves behind a rather fruitful stint with Hobbywing but starting immediately he will campaign Muchmore electronics to power his rides. Surikarn had the following to say about the deal:

I am so happy and thank you so much for give me an oportunity to be back on Team Much More again for 2018 and beyond. I’m already looking forward for the upcoming races and can’t wait to feel a Much More speed with a Team Much More equipment.

Source: Muchmore [muchmoreracing.net]