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December 7, 2017

Xray Racing Series UK Off-Road Rd3 – Report

Round 3 of the Xray Racing Series UK Off-road was held at Midlands Raceway last weekend. It was another busy day with ten heats of drivers booked into the round and the club team changed the track again and pulled out the tricky jump rhythm section and replaced it with a new table-top, 180 degree corner and step-down section that was a little easier for the drivers but equally fun, along with a huge kicker jump after the main straight to add the 3D element in the challenging layout. The fastest 2WD Mod guys took to the track and were immediately flying with Dom Nunn setting a TQ time in round 1 that wouldn’t be beaten all day.

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December 7, 2017

WRCR Winter Series Rd3 – Report

Round 3 of the WRCR Winter Series was held at the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds in Saline, Michigan. The 2017/18 season at the Washtenaw RC Raceway is drawing entries beyond the levels of the past five years. With 139 entries in nine classes, most classes had multiple heats of racing action with Stock Buggy fielding 28 cars. This round the traffic ran counter-clockwise making the back straight super fast. The Stock Buggy class continued to grow in round 3 reaching 28 entries. This round 2010 ROAR National Champion joined the party securing TQ for the event after three qualifiers. As the top group jockeyed for starting position behind Kenny, the fight to stay in the A-main continued until the last laps of the last heat. Patrick Ferris and Nat Potter made their last ditch effort to improve their qualifying times vying to bump Tom Erickson and Gary Reiser and getting into the big show. The laps clicked off with both drivers in range. Nat could not hold the pace and finished behind Gary. Patrick was able to finish strong slipping between Tom and Gary. Gary then had to edge up his times to respond. The final group ran fast and smooth which allowed Gary to set the pace he needed in the opening half. All it took was a few laps missing his marks to degrade his pace. In the end he produced his best finish of the day but was not good enough to remain in the A-main.

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December 6, 2017

Alfred Lao sweeps Arrowmax Cup China Rd3

The third round of the Arrowmax Asia Race Cup was held in GuanZhou recently and it saw Xray’s Alfred Lao taking the top qualifier honours in the Touring Modified class. In the opening A-main it was again Alfred on top but in A2 he made an unforced error which ended his race. For A3 the up and coming racer was reminded to keep his cool and this was exactly what he did and by bringing home the win in A3 he also secured himself the overall win from Zhang Zhou (Serpent) 2nd and Li Cong (Serpent) 3rd.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

December 6, 2017

Jason Frank TQs & wins at Turkey Hangover

Southside Raceway in Lake City, Florida hosted the 2017 Turkey Hangover recently. In Intermediate Nitro Buggy it was Xray’s Jason Frank with a TQ in round 1 and a 2nd place in round 2 to start the 20-minute A-main from 1st on the grid. A couple minutes in Jason would find himself about 15 seconds ahead of second place. He would be able to maintain the lead from tone to tone and take the win from Xray teammate, Blake Raulerson 2nd and Soar Seiki’s Joey Perez 3rd.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

December 6, 2017

William Piper wins at 2017 Gobbler race

The 2017 Gobbler race was held at RC Excitement in Fitchburg with the event drawing over 170 entries. In 4WD Modified Buggy it was Jared Phair (Xray) with the TQ from Xray teammate William Piper in 2nd. In the main, William was able to take advantage of a small bobble, and get around Jared which he was just able to hang on to as Jared was coming hard, but in the end William took it with Jared 2nd and TLR’s Caleb Jennings in 3rd.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

December 6, 2017

Spencer Rivkin doubles at Top Gun Shootout

The 2017 Top Gun Shootout has evolved into one of the SoCal’s best race of the year with some of the nation’s top drivers in attendance for 2017. Entries were in the 280 range making for an ultra-competitive race on the famous high-bite clay track. The layout was fun and had great flow with tough jump sections that required focus and timing. In 2WD Modified it was a gutsy performance by the Team Associated Super Duo, Spencer Rivkin and Ryan Cavalieri, as there were able to finish 1st and 2nd on the podium of the highly contested class. Cavalieri went on to win A1, but rising to the challenge, Spencer Rivkin took the win in A2. The ultimate showdown was set for A3 as the two aces put on an amazing show for the crowd. Through five minutes of nose-to-tail racing, Spencer crossed the line 1st and took the overall victory. Team Associated’s Jake Mayo finished 3rd making the fast top 3 podium.

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December 6, 2017

2018 Philippine Masters – Announcement

The 2018 Philippine Masters will be held from the 4th to the 6th of May at the Circulo Verde track in Quezon City, Philippines. Classes run will be 1/8 Nitro Buggy and 1/8 Nitro Truggy and the event is organised by the Voice of RC, Scotty Ernst. More information can be found on social media here or by emailing Edward Sio (sioedward@yahoo.com).

December 6, 2017

2017 Fall Brawl – Report

The 2017 Fall Brawl was held at Badlands RC Supercross in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina last weekend. Unlike in years past where it was cold, rainy, and the event even had some snow, this year the weather was exceptional for December. Adding to the magic of fantastic weather and great atmosphere, the track was dialed and extremely fun to drive on. Every lap provided challenge and an unexplainable thrill that put a smile on your face. The flow was perfect, the jumps required skill, and even the cross-over was money. All in all, the Fall Brawl keeps getting better every year and this year proved to be an unforgettable outdoor 1/8th nitro experience.

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