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May 14, 2019

Picco & Scaglioni win at Gara dei Costruttori race

The Gara dei Costruttori race was held at the Miniautodromo Jody Scheckter track in Fiorano, Italy this past weekend. Held in 1/8th and 1/10th nitro on-road classes it was Infinity’s Alberto Picco with the win in the 30-minute main final, a lap in front of Capricorn’s Mirko Salemi on the runner-up spot. Infinity’s Francesco Tironi came in 3rd, another lap down. Over in the 1/10th 200mm Nitro Touring class it was Serpent’s Michele Scaglioni with the win, a lap in front of Xray’s Angelo Brucculeri. Capricorn’s Valerio Righi would complete the top 3 podium result a lap short of Angelo.

View the 200mm Nitro Touring podium here

May 14, 2019

Francisco Bello Calvo wins at Galician Regional Rd1

The opening round of the Galician On-road Regionals was hosted by the Automodelista Vigues club last weekend. In the 1/10th Formula class it was Francisco Bello Calvo with the clean sweep in the qualifiers, taking the pole position from Omar Rodriguez on the 2 spot. The final then again saw Francisco leading the field in all three finals to take the day’s win from Omar on the runner-up spot. Ruben Manuel Aneiros came in 3rd to round out the podium.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

May 13, 2019

Jamie Clancy wins at SRS Championship Rd2

Round 2 of the SRS Championship was held in Kent, UK this past weekend. Team Associated’s Jamie Clancy would walk away with the win in the Nitro Buggy class from SWorkz driver Kevin Brunsden on the runner-up spot. Agama’s Jon Hazlewood rounded out the top 3 result.

Source: Nemo Racing [nemoracing.com]

May 13, 2019

NRW Cup Rd2 – Report

The second round of the NRW Cup was held at the MACH-One track in Helmond, The Netherlands this past weekend. The event was held in good weather conditions and attracted some of the regions’s fastest 1/8th off-road drivers. In the Nitro Top category Jarno Pijpers was the man to beat and after a nice battle with Jeffrey Halsema for the last ten laps of the half-hour long A-main final, he would eventually take the day’s win with Jeffrey coming on the 2 spot. Rene van Schaijk came in 3rd, already two laps down.

Continue reading the report here

May 13, 2019

Spencer Heckert sweeps Spring Break Out

Shay’s RC Park in Burghill, Ohio held their Spring Break Out race this past weekend with nearly 90 entries for the 1/8th off-road and 1/10th 4×4 Mod SCT classes. In the premiere Nitro Buggy category it was HB Racing’s Spencer Heckert with the TQ and win from Paul Ciccarello (Xray) on the 2 spot, a lap behind. A further lap down after the 20-minute A-main event was Serpent’s Adam Johnson in 3rd.

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May 13, 2019

Cyrille Baldini wins French E-Buggy Champs Rd3

The MARCV track in Vierzon, France played host to round 3 of the 1/8th E-Buggy Championship this past weekend. The overall TQ went to TLR’s Jerome Sartel, however after the A-mains it was Team Associated’s Cyrille Baldini with the overall win from Jerome on the 2 spot. Xray’s Jean-Pierrick Sartel would complete the top 3 podium result coming from 8th on the grid following a somewhat difficult qualifying.

Image: Jean-Pierrick Sartel

May 13, 2019

Surikarn C. TQs & wins at Huge RC Challenge Rd3

The third round of the Huge RC Challenge was held at the Huge RC Circuit indoor asphalt track in Bangkok, Thailand this past weekend. In the 1/10th 200mm Nitro Touring class it was former IFMAR ISTC World Champion, Surikarn C. with the overall TQ and also the win in the 7-minute main final. Purisek J. came in 2nd, five seconds behind while Tanat Best I. completed the top 3 another three seconds down. Yingyos Y. and Chatgul K. rounded out the top 5 podium result.

Image: Surikarn C.

May 13, 2019

Alberto Gonzalez wins at Trofeo Ciudad de Alcobendas

Round 3 of the Trofeo Ciudad de Alcobendas was held at the ARCA track in Madrid, Spain over the weekend. In the 1/8th Electric Track class it was Jose Alberto Gonzalez with the overall TQ from Carlos Fernandez on the 2 spot. After the triple 4-minute A-mains it was again Jose Alberto who would hold the upper hand, taking the win from Gonzalo Garcia in 2nd and Carlos Fernandez in 3rd.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]