The sixth and final round of the Florida Nitro Series was held at Homestead RC Raceway last weekend. In the 1/8th Open class Joaquin Desoto Jr. would take the TQ after the qualifiers, however in the 30-minute A-main it was Paolo Morganti who would excel, taking the win some five laps in front of Joaquin. 5th place qualifier, George Martinez came in 3rd to round out the podium.
The CACH club hosted the Chilean On-road Nationals last weekend and in the 1/8th IC Track class it was Alvaro Jara with the TQ and win. Alvaro would take the TQ with 1-lap margin and he would sweep the 30-minute A-main event, taking the win six laps in front of Cristobal Ugarte while Joaquin Silva completed the top 3 another five laps down.
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The Mac-Saar Niederwürzbach club in Germany held a round to the Pro Stock Series this past weekend. The weather was a bit on the changeable site, however the race would be held as planned with only some minor rain delays. In the IC Track class it was Oliver Theobald (Shepherd) with the win from David Kröger (Shepherd) and Matthias Günther (Shepherd). Over in the 1/8th Electric class it was Benny Endres with the win from Rene Franzl Simon and Frank Ramsperger.
Last weekend the opening round of the Austrian 1/8th IC championship took place at the SFMAV Nussdorfring club. Xray’s Nejc Mihelic set the pace in practice, however after four rounds of qualifying it was ARC’s Herfried Pucher who took the TQ as his main contender Nejc was unable to set a clean run. The start of the A-main was very turbulent and it was Nejc who took the lead in the first corner and stayed there until the end of the 45-minute long final, followed by Shepherd’s Ljubischa Paunovic in 2nd and Herfried in 3rd.
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The TRAP Raceway was host to the second round of the SARDA National 1/10th Off-road Championship in Pretoria, South Africa last weekend. TRAP being a tight track with not many opportunities to pass makes qualifying in a good position vital, this also led to some of the closest and most exciting racing seen for a while with everyone hunting the top step of the podium. Charles Hollander would top qualify in the 2WD Mod and 4WD Mod Buggy classes while Wikus Coetzer swept 2WD Stock, Stadium Trucks and 2WD SCT. In the 4WD Stock class it was Michael Gibson who would led the field. In the 2WD Mod A-main it then also was Charles Hollander who also brought home the win with Rikus Jansen Van Vuuren and Wikus Coetzer coming in 2nd and 3rd respectively.
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The opening round of the Toledo Midwest Series, now in its 50th season, was held last weekend. In the 1/10th 200mm Touring class it was Serpent’s Ralph Burch with the overall TQ and also the win in the 20-minute A-main event. Capricorn’s Jeremiah Ward came in 2nd, two laps down as Jason Conley completed the top 3 result another two laps down.
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The Spring Indoor National Series 9 was held this past weekend at Tacoma R/C Raceway in Tacoma, Washington. Over the years, the JConcepts Indoor National Series has showcased some of the best racing by a very special group of drivers ranging from World Champions, National Champions, Reedy Champions, and many more. These high caliber pro drivers definitely know how to put on a killer show for not just the drivers, but for the spectators of all ages. Making the trip this year to the Pacific NW was world-class talent including Ryan Maifield, Ryan Cavalieri, Dustin Evans, Cole Tollard, Max Flurer, Aydin Horne, as well as featuring local speedsters like Tanner Day and Harley Yoshii. This year’s level of talent was deep and made for a spectacular race weekend that did not disappoint.
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The second round of the UK 4WD South East Regional Series was held at Eden Park Raceway recently. At the end of some entertaining A-main events it was David Poulter with the win, thanks to 2-3-1 finishes while Ed Kerry, finishing 1-2-2, had to settle for 2nd overall after the tie-breaker. Nathan Ralls came in 3rd with 3-1-3 finishes.
Image: David Poulter
