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May 14, 2018

Elliott Boots doubles at Kyosho Masters France

The 20th Annual Kyosho Masters France was held this past weekend at the Sucy en Brie track, attracting many French Kyosho drivers as well as guest from oversea such as Jared Tebo or Yuichi Kanai. In the premier Elite Nitro Buggy class the fight for the win was on between UK’s Elliott Boots and American guest, Jared Tebo. The latter was able to snatch the pole position after the semifinals, however too many mistakes cost him the win in the entertaining 45-minutes main final that saw many lead changes and that was ultimately won by Elliott Boots. Rayan Medjoubi came in 3rd to round out the podium. In the 4-leg E-Buggy A-main Elliott made a clean sweep in the opening three mains to take another win this weekend from Jared Tebo 2nd and Rayan Medjoubi 3rd.

Image: Jared Tebo

May 14, 2018

Coelho extends ETS lead with Andernach win

Bruno Coelho has extended his points lead in the Yokomo Euro Touring Series, the Xray driver today becoming the first double winner of Season #11. With the fourth round marking the ETS’ return to Motodrom Andernach in German, rain forecast for Sunday led to the decision to condense the event to run over two days. Initially it looked like Coelho’s first time to the tight technical track was going go give his rivals the opportunity to reduce his lead as he struggled to find a set-up for the layout. Come qualifying however things changed with him TQ’ing the opening qualifying on Saturday but it was Q2 in the evening that ultimately decided the event. On a TQ run, in what would be the rocket round, Naoto Matsukura touched the curbing on the last lap which was enough for the Infinity driver to hand Coelho the TQ by 5/100th of a second. This all but decided the TQ, Matsukura starting today’s action by topping Q3 the time that was no match to the Q2 pace of the night before while Viktor Wilck claimed the final qualifier. In the opening final, Matsukura clearly had the quicker car but he couldn’t find a way pass until a late mistake by Coelho made him open the door. With both drivers making mistakes in A2 they finished as they started, meaning A3 wold decide it. Again Matsukura pressured the reigning champion who jumped the curbing in the centre chicane which was his queue to take the lead but both cars touched, with Wilck coming out the main benefactor and taking the A3 win. For Coelho luck was again on his side as his A2 win was the faster, giving him the overall win ahead of Matsukura while Marc Rheinard completed the podium ahead of Wilck.

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May 14, 2018

Callum Niblett wins at Slough SRS round

The second round of the UK SRS Championship was held at the Slough track over the weekend. Sunny weather made for a nice day of racing and at the end of the 20-minutes Nitro Buggy final it was Callum Niblett with the win with his Agama. Kevin Brunsden came on a fine 2nd place with his SWorkz buggy and Mike Daniel finished in 3rd with his TLR.

Source: BRCA [brca.org]

May 14, 2018

Burak Kilic wins Father’s Day race

The 2018 Father’s Day race was held at the MC Schwedt track this past weekend. The event kicked off on Thursday’s Ascension Day and the following Friday with practice while Saturday was used for four rounds of qualifying of which two counted. Sunday was finals day and in the 30-minute long Nitro Buggy A-main it was Agama’s Burak Kilic with the win from Berkan Kilic (Agama) in 2nd. Johannes Klett (Mugen) would round out the top 3 podium result.

Thanks to Abdullah Kilic for the report.

May 14, 2018

Dennis Weihert wins at German Nats qualifier

The first round of the central region qualifiers for the German 1/8th IC Track Nationals took place this weekend at the Wiesbadener Minicar Club. In qualifying Oliver Mack would claim the TQ in impressive style. First setting a new track record in Q2 he then managed to go even faster in Q4. With rain on the forecast causing the final to be reduced to 20-minutes, Oli was pulling away from the field but he stopped at the 12-minutes mark due to an engine failure. Dennis Weihert, who qualified 5th, was able to take over the lead and from there he never looked back to take the win.

Source: Creation Model [creationmodel.net]

May 14, 2018

Davide Ongaro sweeps Delta Plastic Race

Last weekend’s Delta Plastic Race was organised by Enjoy Drive and hosted by the Delvi Modellismo track near Rome in Italy. The event attracted the country’s fastest 1/8th off-road drivers as well as guests from abroad and in the 1/8th Nitro Buggy class it was Team Associated’s Davide Ongaro with the win from Tekno RC’s Alex Zanchettin in 2nd. Mugen’s Marco Natale rounded out the top 3 podium result. Over in the 1/8th E-Buggy class it was again Team Associated young gun Davide Ongaro with the win as TLR’s Renaud Savoya in 2nd and Tekno RC’s Alex Zanchettin in 3rd completed the podium.

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May 12, 2018

Coelho resists another Matsukura challenge to take A2

Bruno Coelho resisted another challenge from Naoto Matsukura to take a tone to tone win in the second of the A-Mains at ETS Andernach. Having let Matsukura through in A1 after touching the curbing, Coelho would have a moment in A2 also, but just beforehand Matsukura had dropped back with a moment of his own. Right on the bumper of the Xray, the Infinity driver looked to make a late inside pass in the chicane but he went over the curb and rolled allowing Coelho to take it by close to 2-seconds. As he did in the first encounter, Marc Rheinard would make up one position to complete the Top 3, this time ahead of Alexander Hagberg.

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May 12, 2018

Matsukura gets by Coelho to take A1

Naoto Matsukura has taken the opening A-Main at the fourth round of the Yokomo Euro Touring Series in Germany. The Infinity driver would pressure Top Qualifier Bruno Coelho through the race eventually able to take an advantage of an error with one & a half minutes remaining. Looking to have the quicker car, Matsukura would himself survive at early mistake when he ran wide on the straight with his car making clearly audible contact with the steel boards. Dropping him back a little, the Japanese driver quickly got back with Coelho and when the leader touched the curbing and opened the door he went through for the win. Behind Marc Rheinard would get by Viktor Wilck to complete the Top 3 ahead of Freddy Sudhoff, with Wilck dropping back to fifth.

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