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April 5, 2018

Contact Easter GP – Report

The Contact GP took place for the first time last weekend and it was very well attended as we had 96 drivers at the event. The entries were mainly GT12, also with three heats of 13.5 blinky Touring Cars and one heat of LMP12. The race format was four rounds of qualifying and one final for everyone. For GT12 and Touring Cars the duration was six minutes and for LMP12 it was eight minutes. This was done on round by round qualifying with the best two qualifying results to count towards the final grid position. In qualifying it was very close at the top all day in GT12 between the Zen of Ollie Payne and the Schumacher of Aidan Ripley. It went down to the last qualifying heat, which went to Ollie so he lined up on Pole for the A-final.

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April 5, 2018

Xray Racing Series Spain – Report

The Xray Racing Series Spain was recently held at the Asoger track in Getafe, close to Madrid in Formula, Blinky Stock, and Modified classes. In the Touring Modified class, Alexander Hagberg was able to TQ four qualifying rounds and he would also sweep the triple A-mains as well, for an overall win in front of David Perez and Ramon Guasch. The Blinky Stock class was a much closer encounter, with three drivers having the chance to win the race after the opening two A-mains. TQ holder Chicha Rioja De Diego eventually had to settle for 3rd, after some close battles with Jan Ratheisky and Carlos Fernandez Espinosa. Eventually Jan came out on top after the dust had settled to take the win from Carlos Fernandez and Chicha Rioja De Diego. Finally in the Formula class Jan Ratheisky laid down a dominant drive, converting his TQ position into a win from Paco Macias and Pedro Poco Gomez.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

April 4, 2018

The Neo Race 2018 – Report

The 2018 NeoBuggy Race consisted of the same special soul with a new face as the prestigious event was hosted in a new country, at a new track, and couldn’t have been any more different than the old venue at Harper Adams in England. From a tricky clay indoor surface track that was scheduled directly in the heart of Britain’s cold and wet spring, the new venue was twice as big, on a huge permanent outdoor track, under the hot sun in Southern Spain at Redovan Raceway. The old event will be sorely missed, but the new venue was definitely worthy and tested the best drivers from all across Europe. Sure, this year’s Neo didn’t feature any of the top US drivers, but in time, they will most certainly attend as they’ll want to race at one of the best tracks in Europe. Great job by Neobuggy’s Philip Mortstedt on his vision and another successful NeoBuggy race.

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April 3, 2018

Bill Lykaris wins Greek 1/10 GP opener

Round 1 of the Greek 1/10th Nitro On-road Championship was held at the Fanatix Racing Track in Athens last weekend. Bill Lykaris soon made his intensions clear and after scoring promising laps in practice he also brought home the TQ and the fastest lap. Right from the start of the 30-minutes main final Bill opened a gap to 2nd placed Nikos Karabelas and even a change in weather around mid-race, which caused Bill’s engine to run richer and making an extra pit stop necessary, did not hold him from bringing home the win with a 1-lap margin.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

April 3, 2018

Cavalieri & Drake win at JBRL Nitro Series Rd1

This past weekend Thunder Alley Raceway hosted round 1 of the JBRL Nitro Series. The event had nearly 300 entries with some of the top drivers in attendance included Adam Drake, Ryan Cavalieri, Cody King, Steve Harris, Colin Herzig, Jeremy Kortz, Anthony Westergaard, and Richard Saxton. Mugen’s Adam Drake took the top qualifying honours in Nitro Buggy and Nitro Truck while Team Associated’s Ryan Cavalieri was the top qualifier for Electric Buggy. Due to the large turnout the main event times were reduced. In the Nitro Buggy A-main Drake and Cavalieri had a great battle, finishing only 0.221 apart with Cavalieri on the top spot followed by Adam Drake and Serpent’s Cody King.

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April 2, 2018

Daryl Thong takes comeback win at UTS Rd2

After a 2-month break, serious touring car racing action returned to the rooftop on-road track in downtown Singapore in the form of the second round of the Urban Touring Series. Held over the Easter weekend, the event attracted a strong turnout with a 23-car starting grid. With some of the nation’s top racers overseas for another event, interest was focused on who would step up on to the podium. In pre-race practice, the goal was to post consistent sub-11 seconds lap times. Daryl Thong (Xray), who was making his comeback to UTS racing, together with PY Tang (ARC), who finished 2nd in round 1, and Hasron Robana (Xray) were the clear pace-setters. Young Sean Lee (Tamiya) and Joe Hwee (Capricorn) showed that they were also capable of staying in touch with the top trio.

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April 1, 2018

Team N8 racing series Rd1 – Report

The Shanghai Nitro 1/8 scale Racing Club, also known as Team N8, kicked off its 2018 season in Suzhou, China this weekend. Team N8 is the brainchild of Rick Wang and Ben Lai who both share the passion for nitro racing. The race format is unique in a way that the qualifying result is based on the three best consecutive laps achieved in a 60-minutes qualifying session where drivers can decide when is the best time to go on a clear track. The top 5 qualifiers proceed directly into the A-main, while from the lower mains the best two finishers will bump up. Due to the limited size of the Suzhou track the maximum number of cars per heat is limited to eight. The opening round of the series was attended by 25 members with the season will see six local club races and two travel races, one of which will be the annual Sunpadow Nitro On-Road Race in November.

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March 31, 2018

Philippine Masters – Announcement

The 2018 Philippine Masters will be held from May 4th to 6th, with the race being set to attract racers from all over the World. The event, that in its early stages was just a local event attracting racers from throughout the Philippines, is now in its 7th year and it has grown to be one of the major 1/8th Buggy races in all of Asia attracting racers from throughout the region and reaching out to Australia, Europe and the United States. This year’s line-up includes World Champions David Ronnefalk, Robert Batlle, Atsushi Hara and Regional and National Champions Kyle McBride, Davide Ongaro, Wataru Takashiro, Joseph Quagraine, Aaron Stringer, Aaron Gomez and many other of the regions best drivers. Known for some of the best beaches in all of the World, the Philippines is the perfect place to come for a race and stay for some fun. More information can be found on the official event website here as well as on social media here. A video from last year with David Ronnefalk showing some of the splendour in the Philippines can be found after the break.

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