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June 16, 2015

French 1/8th Nitro On-road Nationals Rd3 – Report

Round 3 of the French 1/8th Nitro On-road Nationals was held this past weekend in Neuville le Poitou with 66 drivers in attendance on a short track with high tyre wear. The weather wasn’t pleasant with rain on all three days. The Elite class qualifying started on a dry track, allowing three rounds to be run. Stephane Bouche set the early pace in front of Anthony Abisset by 0.35 seconds but with a cooler track in round three this would be the rocket round for everyone and at the end it was Adrien Bertin who took the TQ by 0.07 seconds over Anthony Abisset. Stephane Bouche wasn’t able to improve but remained 3rd. The National class drivers were only able to complete two rounds of qualifying until the rain kicked in and it was local driver Faisal Affejee who took the TQ some 4 seconds ahead of Micheal Fouin who in turn was 9 seconds clear of championship leader Nicola Miramont.

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June 16, 2015

French 1/10th Buggy Nationals Rd4 – Report

The fourth round of the French 1/10th Electric Off-road Nationals was held on the astroturf track of Gonfreville l’Orcher next to Le Havre. The finals of the 2WD class were dominated by the three way battle of Ludovic Valtier, Nicolas Risser and Mathieu Briere with the better end for Nicolas Risser (Team C) who grabbed the win from Ludovic Valtier (Team Associated/Red Workshop) and Mathieu Briere (Xray).

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June 16, 2015

Danny Buck takes WCICS Touring Car Modified title

Xray driver Danny Buck has won the Touring Car Modified title in this year’s Western Canadian Indoor Championship Series. With representation across all the provinces, Alberta’s Awesomatix-sponsored Wayne Mah took 2nd in front of fellow Awesomatix driver Blake Bell from British Columbia in 3rd.

Source: WCICS [wcics.ca]

June 15, 2015

Dutch 1/8th Nitro On-road Nationals Rd2 – Report

Dutch 1/8th Nitro On-road Nationals Rd2 - Report

The MAC de Baanbrekers track in Rucphen in the South of the Netherlands played host for last weekend’s round 2 of the national Nitro On-road Championship. Free practice on Saturday started out wet, but during the day the sun came out and the drivers were able to start finding a good setup for Sunday. In the premier NK class, Belgian driver Gunther van Staey (Serpent) returned from absence from the first round due to sickness, but it was Arie Manten (Shepherd) who came out on top after qualifying. The semifinals then gave some surprising results, because both Arie Manten and Ad Vissenberg (ARC) had to retire due to engine troubles and also the main final held some drama, because Gunther Van Staey with engine troubles and Martin Zevenhoven (Serpent) with an empty tank and a broken glowplug would not compete for a podium finish. In the end, it was last year’s EC 40+ winner Frank Baggen (ARC) who took the win in the 30 minute final from Joey Sorber (Shepherd) in 2nd and Donny Blommers (Mugen) in 3rd.

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June 15, 2015

Jason Nugroho wins Batam RC Speedway opening race

The Batam RC Speedway grand opening race was held this past weekend with racers from Singapore, Batam Jakarta, Semarang, Kendari and Medan attended the event that was held in the two classes of Pro and Semi Pro Nitro Buggy. The Pro class main final had Jason Nugroho, who only flew in at the morning of the main day, taking the win coming from the 2 spot on the grid. Jason took over the lead around the 25 minute mark and never looked back from that moment on. TQ holder Adrian Wicaksono finished the 45 minute main race in 2nd, John Agus rounded out the top 3 result.

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June 15, 2015

Kurzbuch claims first ENS win in Aigen

Simon Kurzbuch claimed his first Euro Nitro Series victory in Aigen, Austria, today when he won the second round of the championship ahead of 2014 title rival Robert Pietsch. The Team Shepherd driver took advantage of Top Qualifier Pietsch losing a front wheel off his Mugen to claim a popular win. Completing the Top 3 at the end of a very hot three days racing at the challenging Aigen-Schlägl track was Lars Hoppe, the German giving class newcomer ARC its first podium with last year’s race winner John Ermen taking his example to 4th.

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June 15, 2015

Leino heads HB 1-2 at ENS Austria

Teemu Leino headed a HB/HPI Racing 1-2 at the Euro Nitro Series in Austria after a super close race long 3-way battle for the win. In the end it was a perfect strategy that secured Leino his first ENS win ahead of team-mate Jilles Groskamp. Top Qualifier Dominic Greiner would complete the podium at Aigen-Schlägl, the top 3 covered by just 6-second after a hot 45-minutes of racing. Winner of the season opener in Italy, Bruno Coelho would finish 4th, a result that leaves him tied at the top of the championship with Groskamp.

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June 15, 2015

Yardy & Cragg win at BRCA 1/10th Buggy Nats Rd4

Eden Park Raceway played host of round 4 of this year’s BRCA 1/10th Electric Off-road Nationals this past weekend. In the 2WD class Tom Yardy took the TQ position from Richard Lowe and Simon Moss. Ellis Stafford and Neil Cragg rounded out the top 5 result. The 4WD category saw Ellis Stafford coming on the top spot with Lee Martin and Neil Cragg in tow. Tom Yardy in 4th and Kevin Lee in 5th rounded out the top 5 qualifying result.

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