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August 30, 2016

Patrick Hofer takes back-to-back Swiss 1/8th Buggy title

This past weekend the sixth and final round of the Swiss 1/8th Nitro Buggy National Championship was held in Gland on a grass track with lots of smooth jumps. Right from the start Patrick Hofer (Team Associated/Reedy) laid down some very quick laps, ending the practice rounds with the fastest lap but come the qualifiers things changed a bit as the track started to get more bumpy with the grass breaking up, revealing more and more dirt. The fight for the TQ spot was on between Jeremy Pittet (HB Racing/Team Orion) and Patrick with the better end for Jeremy who took the TQ after the four rounds of qualifying. The two semifinals again were and all-Jeremy-and-Patrick affair with the better end for Jeremy who would start from the pole position into the 30-minute A-main. Patrick though would take maximum profit of an ultra-fast refuelling during his first pitstop that would promote him into the lead that Hofer would hold onto until the chequered flag. Jeremy would end the race on the 2 spot from third placed Joachim Kallen (Xray/FX). With the win at round six Patrick secured himself his second 1/8th national title in a row.

Thanks to Patrick Hofer for the report.

August 30, 2016

Ty Tessmann wins at JBRL Nitro Series Rd5

Round five of this year’s Jimmy Babcock Racing League Nitro Off-road Series was held at R/C Tracks of Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada. The race marked the second time the otherwise SoCal-based series headed to Nevada and the round would be one of the biggest of the year as many drivers tried to get some more laps under their belts in preparation for the forthcoming IFMAR World Championships. In the premier Expert Buggy class HB Racing’s Ty Tessmann came out fastest from Mugen’s Adam Drake and Kyosho factory driver Cody King.

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August 30, 2016

Øyvind Stusdal wins at Norwegian National Series finale

The final round of the Norwegian National Series was held at the Lørenskogs track in Oslo. The weather forecast for the weekend was unstable but the qualifying could be started on a dry track. In time for the finals the rain came and it was Øyvind Stusdal who made the best out of the conditions to take the win in A1 with a 9 seconds margin. In A2 Øyvind, who started from the 3 spot on the grid, further dropped down the field but he was able to recover and to take the win to grab the overall victory with one leg to spare. For A3 Øyvind tried a couple of new settings and he would be able to take home another leg win, this time with a 14 seconds margin. Behind him, Morten Bremsrud in second and Georg Ellingsen in third completed the podium result.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

August 30, 2016

2016 Tamiya Championship Series finale – Report

The 2016 Tamiya Championship Series finals concluded at Tamiya America’s racing facility in Aliso Viejo, California after nine regional races across the country. The event spanned two days and this year’s final celebrates 22 years of on-road Tamiya R/C car racing. The event brought eight new class champions, four of which will be representing the USA at the Tamiya World Championships in November; an event during the Tamiya Fair in Shizuoka-City, Japan. The four class-champions that will be moving on to the Tamiya World Championships are Timmy Valles in GT-1, Bill Jeric in Formula, Tobey Zhang in GT-2 and Jason Smith in the popular M-Chassis class. The champions in the additional classes are Alex Tolmasoff in GT-3, Tsuyoshi Niizuma in GT Novice Spec, Orlando Sherman in FWD and Tyree Phillips in the GT Pro Spec/Porsche Cup category.

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August 30, 2016

Slovenian Electric On-road National Champs – Report

The Slovenian Electric On-road National Championship was recently held at the Miniavtodrom na Logu track in Tolmin. The technical and fast track with its nice layout and flat surface was prepared with sugar water to make for decent traction conditions and the event was held in the three classes of Touring Modified, Touring Stock and 1/8th scale GT/Rally. As for the schedule, Saturday was devoted for free practice followed by three round of qualifying on Sunday morning with the finals being held after the lunch break. In 1/10 Touring Modified it was Darko Nemec (Xray) who won the race in front of TQ holder Stanislav Kokol (Xray) and Kristjan Mikložič (Xray) in third place.

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August 29, 2016

Griffin Hanna doubles at Southern Off-road Series Rd3

Round three of the Southern Off-road Series was held at the Augusta RC Supercross track this past weekend. In the Nitro Buggy class, Griffin Hanna, coming from the 8 spot on the grid, would take over the lead on lap 3 and from that moment on he never looked back to take the win in the 20-minute encounter from Evan Vail in second and Grayson Thompson in third. In 1/8th E-Buggy Griffin would put his buggy on the TQ spot and he would finish the 10-minute race a lap ahead of runner-up, Dustin Loden while Coty Ingram completed the top 3.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

August 29, 2016

2016 French National Cup – Report

The French National Cup was held this past weekend in Evry near Paris. The French National Cup is one of two annual national outdoor series with the NC being a single race while the French Championship is a 5-race affair. In the Modified category, Cyril N’Diaye obtained the pole position while his teammate Thomas Vigneron, current leader of the French Championship, qualified on the 2 spot. During the opening two finale legs Cyril and Thomas had some tight battles and they finished 1/2 and 2/1 meaning the decision for the overall title would be made in A3. In the third and decisive main Cyril maintained his position to win the race from Thomas Vigneron in second and Hugo Ragaut in third.

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August 29, 2016

Ryan Cavalieri sweeps 2016 Surf City Classic

The annual Surf City Classic race was held at OCRC Raceway in Huntington Beach, California this past weekend. The premier 2WD Modified Buggy class saw Dakotah Phend (TLR) taking the top qualifying honours from Team Associated’s Ryan Cavalieri. The 4WD Modified Buggy qualifying was lead by Team Associated’s Ryan Cavalieri from Jared Tebo who put his Kyosho buggy on the 2 spot on the grid. The Modified Truck class had TLR’s Dustin Evans coming out fastest after the qualifiers while 2WD Modified Short Course again had Ryan Cavaleri putting his AE truck on the pole position for the single 10-minute A-main.

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