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September 23, 2019

Paolo Morganti takes ROAR 1/8th GT title

The 2019 ROAR Nitro On-road Nationals were hosted by the Toledo One Eighth Racers this past weekend. In the 1/8th GT ROAR Spec class it was Paolo Morganti (IGT8/Novarossi) with the overall TQ from Joaquin Desoto Jr in 2nd. In the 20-minute A-main event it was again Paolo who would lead the way, taking the win and 2019 title some four laps in front of 7th place qualifier, Franco Desiderio (SWorkz/Picco) while 4th place qualifier, Massimo Fabiani (SWorkz/Picco) came in 3rd to to round out the podium another two laps down.

Source: Picco [teampicco.com]

September 23, 2019

Ryan Lee wins at rained-out 2019 Super One Race

The 2019 Super One 1/8th Off-road Festival was held at the Icheon R/C Raceway in Icheon, South Korea this past weekend. In the 1/8th Nitro Buggy Pro class it was Ryan Lee with the overall TQ, a lap in front of Dani Choi. The race however was held in challenging weather conditions and due to a lot of rain coming down during the second round of qualifying, the race had to be stopped and the Q1 results were taken to determine the winner. This meant Ryan would take the overall from Dani in 2nd while Seunghwan Ra came in 3rd to round out the podium.

Image: Dani Choi

September 23, 2019

Robbin Hertong wins at Dutch IC Track Nats Rd7

Round 7 of the Dutch IC Track Nationals was held at the popular AMCA Apeldoorn track this past weekend. In the premier 1/8th NK class it was ARC’s Robbin Hertong with the overall TQ from Serpent’s own Michael Salven on the runner-up spot after the qualifiers. In the 30-minute A-main final it was again Robbin who would excel, taking the win some four laps in front of Jesse Keller (Shepherd) as Joey Sorber (Shepherd) completed the top 3 podium result in 3rd, another lap down. Martin Zevenhoven came in 4th from Freek van Delft in 5th.

Image: Robbin Hertong

September 23, 2019

Johansson TQs & wins at Swedish On-road Nats Rd5

The fifth and final round of the Swedish On-road Nationals was held at the Lidköpings R/C Club last weekend. In the 1/8th IC Track class it was Niklas Johansson with the overall TQ, some two sevens in front of Lars Haugen while Mikael Fransson came in 3rd after the qualifiers. In the 45-minute A-main event it was again Niklas who would hold the upper hand, taking the win two laps in front of Axel Birgersson while Magnus Bengtsson would round out the podium result in 3rd.

Source: Ielasi Tuned [ielasituned.com]

September 23, 2019

Will Skidmore wins at SRS finale

The final round of the UK-based Southern Regional Series was held this past weekend. Will Skidmore would top qualify the Nitro Buggy class from Jonathan Skidmore in 2nd while Jon Hazlewood completed the top 3 results after two rounds of qualifying, making it an Agama 1-2-3. Unfortunately bad weather meant the organisers were forced to call the event a day later with the qualifying results being taken to determine the overall results. Overall in the championship it was Kevin Brunsden with the title from Jon Hazlewood in 2nd.

Source: Nemo Racing [nemoracing.com]

September 23, 2019

Toni Gruber takes German National 1/10th 200mm title

The AMC Hamm track hosted the 2019 German 1/10th 200mm Nitro Touring Nationals this past weekend. Perfect weather conditions welcomed the drivers on all four days and it was Shepherd’s Thilo Tödtmann who took the overall TQ some 0.3s in front of his teammate Toni Gruber. Serpent’s Tobias Hepp came in 3rd from Shepherd’s Melvin Diekmann 4th. In the opening minutes of the A-main final Thilo and Toni would slightly pull away, but unfortunately Thilo had some problems with his car’s bodyshell right after the first fuel stop and Toni took over the lead. With all his routine the young driver from Plauen was able to control a safe gap over the rest of the field until the chequered flag to take the German National title while behind him, a thrilling battle for the runner-up spot emerged between Melvin Diekmann and Jakub Rozycki. Melvin had decided to change tyres only on the outside while Jakub had more tyres left towards the end of the race as he changed all four. For the last 15 minutes of the race the crowd at the track saw a thrilling battle with several overtaking manoeuvres. It all came down to the last corner; both drivers pushed their vehicles towards the finishing line after the chicane. Jakub went all-in but it was not enough and Melvin kept the upper hand to take the 2nd place from Jakub in 3rd.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

September 23, 2019

Brian Poliseno wins at Alpencup Series Rd5

Round 5 of the Alpencup Series was held at the SFMAV Nußdorf Ring in Austria last weekend in 1/10th, 1/8th and 1/5th scale classes. In 1/8th IC Track it was Tobias Bienek with the overall TQ from Brian Poliseno in 2nd. The latter would in turn win the 30-minute A-main event with a 5-lap margin, leaving behind Tobias Bienek in 2nd while Rene Sonderegger came in 3rd, another three laps down.

Source: Pepe Group [pepegroup.net]

September 23, 2019

Jilles Groskamp wins at NGP Series Rd1

The opening round of the NGP Series was held at the TVRC track in Tournefeuille, France this past weekend. In the 1/8th Nitro class, attracting 15 drivers, it was Infinity’s Francesco Tironi with the overall TQ after winning three of the four qualifying rounds. Infinity teammate, Jilles Groskamp came in 2nd, scoring a single round TQ. The 45-minute A-main then didn’t go to plan for the top qualifier as Francesco had a tough final, eventually scoring a DNF about halfway into the race. Up front however it was 2nd place qualifier Jilles with the win, some two laps in front of Infinity’s Nicola Marrone while WRC Racing’s Thomas Desmaries came in 3rd to round out the podium.

Source: Creation Model [creationmodel.net]