This past weekend the first round of the Swedish National Cup was held at the Green Hill race track with the event being hosted by the MHF Skarpnäck club. The cold weather made things slightly unpleasant but at least it stayed dry all days which was a plus. In the 4WD Buggy class local driver Niclas Mansson would take the TQ with young Alexander Landen lining up in 2nd.
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Round one of the Swiss 1/10th Electric Off-road national championship was held at the Islikon track over the weekend. Team Associated’s Patrick Hofer was in control of things all weekend long, taking double TQs and wins in the 2WD Modified and 4WD Modified Buggy classes. In the 2WD Modified category, Nico Schmid (Xray) and Philipp Huber (Team Durango) would round out the top 3 result while the 4WD Modified podium was completed by the Xray duo of Nico and Florian Schmid.
Round 1 of the SIS Challenge was held at the SIS circuit in Jakarta and in the two classes of Touring Modified class and Mini. Bowie Ginting would take the overall TQ in the Touring Modified class by coming out fastest in Q2 and Q3 while Q1 belonged to Muhammad Izzah, which gave him the 2 spot on the A-main grid as Christian Mamesah lined up in 3rd. In the opening A-main disaster stroke for both Bowie and Izzah as they were struck by diff problems which promoted Peter Anthonijsz from 7th to 1st while Christian and Denny Pangestu came in 2nd and 3rd.
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The second round of the Belgian FBA Electric On-road national championship was held at the fast and flowing track of the MAC de Baanbrekers in Rucphen. The race attracted 55 drivers, divided over the classes of Rookie, Formula, Touring Stock and Touring Modified. The weekend started off with free practice on Saturday and thanks to the warm weather the grip level was excellent whereas on Sunday the track was damp with ambient temperatures of only about 11 degree Celsius, meaning Saturday’s setup was pretty much obsolete. In the premier Touring Modified class Ollie Ollie Buyltinck (Awesomatix) was had his first outing at the nationals and everyone was keen to see if up and coming Mitchell Van Ess (Awesomatix) would be able to challenge the veteran racer.
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For the final stop on a week long promotion and racing tour through Japan, Ryan Maifield headed to Osaka to attend RC Maniax Arena’s monthly club race. Featuring a hard-packed clay surface and a challenging layout, the dirt track was something Ryan felt at home on and so he picked up a win in 2WD and 4WD to close out the trip that started off with a double win at the Golden Week Championships.
The season ending race and grand final of the 2017 Xray Racing Series was held at the Hudy Racing Arena in Trencin this past weekend. The weather was good all days despite a not-so-brilliant forecast, making for excellent racing conditions for the several electric and nitro on-road classes. In the premier electric category, Touring Modified, Xray’s Alexander Hagberg brought home the win from IYRCA World Champion, Oliver Havranek while Patrick Gollner rounded out the podium in 3rd.
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The opening round of the Austrian 1/8th Electric Off-road Nationals was held this past weekend and it was Rene Kargl (SWorkz, Hobbywing, Pro-Line) who walked away with the win. Winner of round 1 of the nitro off-road nationals, Jürgen Trieb (SWorkz, Nosram, TPRO) came in 2nd while Andreas Mayr (Mugen, Tekin, Pro-Line) would round out the podium in 3rd.
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Club Circuit Téléguidé St-Hyacinthe in Quebec, Canada help its 3rd Annual Quebec Onroad Nationals with 65 racers and 135 entries coming from across Canada and the US, making it the second biggest event in Canada. Competition was very close and the changing track condition made it very challenging to stay on top, there were top notch drivers competing in each main who showed a high level of sportsmanship. In the premier Modified Sedan class it was Team Associated’s Keven Hebert who took the TQ and win from AE teammates Alex Fournier and Adam Hutchison.
