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September 17, 2014

Van Helmond brothers take Dutch Buggy titles

Van Helmond brothers take Dutch buggy titles

After winning at the 7th and final round of the combined Dutch and Belgium Electric Buggy championship it was Wesley van Helmond (TLR) who took home the Dutch national title in 2WD buggy, as well the combined Belgium/Dutch title. Behind him Arjan van de Graaf (Yokomo) and Tom van Drunen (Team Durango) lined up in 2nd and 3rd respectively. In the 4WD class it was Wesley’s younger brother Dominique van Helmond (TLR) who was able to take home the Dutch 4WD title. Jack Box (TLR) came in 2nd followed by Leonard Giesbers (Team Durango).

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September 17, 2014

Marsh doubles at 2014 East Coast Race Against Cancer

For the 13th consecutive year, McCullough’s Off-Road Raceway in Sarver, PA hosted the annual East Coast Race Against Cancer. This year’s event garnered 269 entries and raised over $23,000 for the American Cancer Society. Racers from across the East Coast as well as Canada converged to race for this great cause over three days of competition. In the Modified 2WD Buggy class, it was all Team Associated on the podium with Brandon Marsh taking the win after a great battle with Luke McCullough who finished 2nd and Nathan Clark in 3rd.

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September 17, 2014

Risser & Konnings take Belgium Buggy titles

Risser & Konnings take Belgium buggy titles

After the 7th round of the combined Belgian and Dutch 1/10th Eletric Buggy championships Nicolas Risser (Team C) and Jean-Yves Konnings (Yokomo) grabbed this year’s Belgian championship titles. In 2WD Nicolas won the championship for the second year in a row, leaving Wouter Wijnen (Yokomo) and Bruno Heremans (X Factory) behind in 2nd and 3rd place respectively. The 4WD class had Jean-Yves Konnings taking the overall win from Erik Michiels (Team Durango) and David Pauwels (Xray).

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September 17, 2014

BRCA 1/8 Circuit National Championship Rd7 – Report

With the season into its closing stages, it was back to Mendip at Weston Super Mare for round 7 of 9. With the last two Mendip visits being subjected to rain in the finals, it was third time lucky for a completely dry qualification and finals. With a strong entry of 40 plus drivers, the competition was set to be very strong. With current championship leader Tim Wood absent due to holiday commitments allowed the chasing pack to take full advantage and possibly take over the championship lead at the end of the day. In Saturday practice it was Green who showed good pace early on followed closely by Hastings, Gouveia, Carr and Bancroft.

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September 16, 2014

Matias & Coelho win at Portuguese buggy nats Rd3

The 3rd round of the Portuguese 1/10th Electric Off–road national championship was held last weekend. In the 2WD class Xray’s Miguel Matias made a clean sweep by winning all qualifying rounds and also the finals to take the day’s win and with it the national championship title thanks to his success at the previous two rounds. Behind him Nuno Roque (Team Durango) ended the 3rd round on the runner–up spot whole Marco Timoteo (GR Proto) completed the podium in 3rd.

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September 16, 2014

Abisset & Cesar take French 1/8th on-road titles

Last weekend saw the running of the 5th round of the French 1/8th nitro on-road championship in Grenoble. After a successful racing Summer European B champion Anthony Abisset (Serpent/Racing Experience) took the overall title in the Elite class while Anthony’s teammate Ludovic Cesar (Serpent/Racing Experience) came out successful on his home track to take the title in the National class.

Source: Racing Experience [racing-experience.fr]

September 16, 2014

David Perez wins at Spanish TC nats Rd3

The 3rd round of the Spanish Electric Touring Car nationals took place in Telde, Gran Canaria. The race started with practice on Friday while four out of six qualifying rounds were run on Saturday. David Perez (Xray) was the man to beat during the weekend as he TQ’d all four rounds on Saturday and he also took the two remaining rounds on Sunday to grab the overall TQ for the finals. In the following A-mains David was on a mission again, sweeping all three legs to take the overall win and also the lead in the national championship. Toni Rheinard (Yokomo) ended the race in 2nd place while John Hernandez (Yokomo) rounded out the podium in 3rd.

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September 16, 2014

Pietsch & Kraegefski win at German 1/8th nationals

Pietsch & Kraegefski wins German 1/8th nationals

The 2014 German 1/8th scale nitro on-road championships took place this past weekend at the well-known Hollmoorring of the MC Munster located south of Hamburg. The 260 meter track, which hosted European Championships already, offers a challenging layout but has become bumpy over the years. A total of 78 drivers, 48 in class 1 and 30 in class 2, competed in the single-event German championships. The event was well organised and helped by the fact that the expected rain, thunder and lightning stayed away from the track, making it four dray days with only a slight drizzle on Saturday for a few moments. For the second year hand-out tyres were mandatory, this time 32/35 shore front/rear from Contact Tires which worked very well.

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