Round 1 of the R/C Pro Series was held at T&T R/C Hobbies in Shreveport, Louisiana last weekend. In the 40+ Nitro Buggy class Bill Shepherd would take the overall TQ after a clean sweep in all three qualifiers and he would also come out fastest in the A-main to take the day’s win.
Source: Mugen [mugenracing.com]
The a round of the German Offroad Xray Racing Series was held as part of the Intermodellbau hobby fair last weekend. Six different classes attracted about 70 entries and in 2WD Mod Buggy it was Yannic Wilcke who won the opening A-main over Joe Streff by a margin of 0.5 seconds. Yannic also won the second race and thus secured the overall victory as Joe finished 2nd overall. Olaf Grabaum finished 3rd to round out the top 3.
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The second round of the French Electric On-road National Championship was held in Manspach, Alsace with more than 70 entries. In the Touring 13.5T Blinky class Pierre Delorme soon found a good pace in the low grip and hot conditions and he was able to win the three qualifiers on Saturday by a good margin. The final two qualifiers on Sunday again saw Pierre on top and he did also win the two opening A-mains for the overall for in front of Serge Boudet 2nd and Jeremy Delalondre 3rd.
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The recent Portuguese IC Track Nationals were held at the Travessas track in S. João da Madeira, Portugal. In the 1/8th Nitro class it was Joaquim Rego who took the TQ honours but in the main final it was Vasco Sousa who held his nerves together to bring home the win in front of teammate José Félix in 2nd and Raul Prata in 3rd place.
Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]
A round of the Portuguese 1/10th 200mm Nitro Touring Nationals was held recently and it was Carlos Manual who would walk away with the win after starting from P2 on the grid. Carlos would stay in touch with the leader for most of the race and when the 1st place driver got into trouble at the 15-minute mark, Carlos was able to get into the lead and from there he would manage his race to bring home the win with his Xray ride from 2nd placed Nuno Duraes (Mugen) as Tomás Andrade (Xray) rounded out the top 3 result.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
After a long hard fought races in the Apex Off-road Points Series it all cam down to the final race that was held recently. John Barron made a poor tyre choice in the second qualifier of 17.5 2WD buggy and was less than 1 thousandths of a second from TQ after having to dodge lap traffic on the last lap. Going into the third qualifier John had everything on point and put in the run of the day. Ultimately he ended up putting in the run of the day, setting the fastest time across all classes and putting in the second fastest lap to Kemp Anderson’s 13.5 4WD buggy. Having secured TQ in both 17.5 2WD Buggy and 13.5 Stadium Truck John only needed to finish second to take the overall win for the points series in both classes. In the end John was able to put a run in with both classes and secure the overall win.
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The fourth and final round of the 2018 JConcepts Spring Super Cup was held at Newred Hobbies in Ocala, Florida, that wrapped up the spring edition of the long-running Florida race series. With championship points on the line, the final round always becomes the most crucial race as overall results are decided by taking points from the best three of the four series races. Newred is a unique track that consists of Florida clay/dirt mix and sealed for low dust and high traction. The jumps are man-made consisting of wood construction and then carpeted over to provide grip and consistency. With the tire choice being a slick or semi-slick tire, the speed and intensity are off the charts. The finale layout was challenging requiring a degree of high technical skills and a car that could handle high-speed corners without traction rolling. All in all, the layout was fun and provided an awesome arena for the drivers to battle it out for the Spring Super Cup Championship titles.
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The sixth and final round of the Finnish Winter Jumps off-road series was held at Helsinki’s Hupicon fair last weekend. The concrete track was laid out with carpet-clad jumps and the event kicked off on Saturday, starting with the 2WD Buggy class. Some of the fastest drivers were missing due to the EOS held in Germany and the track was really slippery in the morning because there was some kind of dust layer on the concrete but as the qualifying rounds started, the track had developed more traction. Markku Honkanen showed some strong driving in the qualifying rounds and took the pole position for the finals with Jamiel Gabrielsson in 2nd and Lauri Ruotsalainen coming in 3rd.
