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September 20, 2016

Wicaksono wins rain-affected Graha Raya Fun Race

The Graha Raya Fun Race was held last weekend at the Graha Raya track in Tangerang, West Java, Indonesia. A total of 58 drivers attended from Jakarta, Surabaya, Batam, Kendari, Banjarmasin, Balikpapan, Palangkaraya and Medan. The event saw the attendance of two special guests in the form of Kyosho’s very own Yuichi Kanai from Japan, and Shania Yulo, the Kyosho racer girl from the Philippines. Unfortunately, the weather was pretty unpleasant. When Kanai san arrived on Friday the track was wet and muddy and more rain came in the afternoon. Practice was possible from Saturday noon on and on Sunday morning the drivers would be even greeted by the sun but after three of the four qualifiers it started to rain heavily leaving the race directer with no choice but to call it a day and to take two of the three qualifying rounds to determine the overall result that then saw Adrian Wicaksono (Mugen/Reds Racing) taking the win from Adrian Sutanto (TLR/O.S.) and Jason Nugroho (Xray/Novarossi).

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September 20, 2016

Adam Drake wins at Pro-Line Jackpot Series Rd5

This past weekend Dialed In Raceway in Victorville, California hosted the fifth and final round of the Pro-Line Jackpot Series. Adam Drake was the top qualifier in both rounds of qualifying for Nitro Buggy and he also went wire to wire and won the 20-minute final by more then a lap to round out a perfect racing day.

Source: Mugen Seiki [mugenracing.com]

September 20, 2016

Tebo sweeps Byron Fuels Heartland Off-Road Challenge

This past weekend would see the 2016 Byron Fuels Heartland Off-Road Challenge hosted by Fastlane R/C Raceway in Blue Springs, Missouri. In the 1/8 Nitro Buggy class, Jared Tebo (Kyosho) would go onto TQ all three rounds of qualifying to take the overall TQ honours. Tebo would then go onto dominate the entire 45-minute A-main event by leading every lap and take the win by over a lap with Kyosho teammate Cody King would go onto finish a solid second overall from third placed Ryan Lutz (Tekno).

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September 19, 2016

Ofir Avitan wins at Israeli Buggy Championship opener

The opening round of the 2016/17 Israeli National Championship “Memory of Omer London” was held at the Negev Speed Racing track. Fantastic weather made for perfect racing conditions with racers gathering from all over the country. When the four qualifying rounds were completed it was Yaniv Sivan who took the TQ and in the main final he would jump into the lead instantly, opening a gap on Ofir Avitan right away while Tal Siles and Meir Azulay battled for the third place. At about halftime Yaniv was in a pretty comfortable lead until he ran into tyre issues with the additional pitstop costing him dearly as he lost the lead to Ofir Avitan (TLR/Reds Racing) who would ultimately bring home the win in the 40-minute encounter from a recovered Yaniv Sivan (Kyosho/Reds Racing) while Meir Azulay (Kyosho/Bullitt) rounded out the podium in third after finding a way past Tal Siles.

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September 19, 2016

Aigoin wins French Buggy finale as Savoya takes title

The final round of the French 1/8th Nitro Off-road Championship was held this past weekend at the Saint Clement Sens track and it was Kyosho’s Rayan Medjoubi who set the early pace with his Reds Racing powered ride and who took the TQ from TLR/RC Concept’s Reno Savoya. Rayan would also take the pole position for the 45-minute main final but it was Yannick Aigoin (Xray/Ultimate) who came out fastest in the A-main thanks to a different fuel strategy while Rayan had to settle for fourth behind runner-up, Jerome Sartel (TLR/TOP) and newly-crowned French Champion, Reno Savoya whose third place was enough to win him the 2016 national title.

Image: Yannick Aigoin

September 19, 2016

Inaki Otero takes Spanish 1/8th on-road title

The fourth round of the Spanish 1/8th Nitro On-road Championship was hosted by the Automodelista Vigues club this past weekend. Carlos Peracho and Alberto Alonso battled for the overall TQ with the better end for Carlos but in the 45-minute main final it was Inaki Otero who came out successful roughly two seconds in front of Sergio Montesinos. With the win Inaki also secured himself the overall championship title while Nacho Lopez completed the day’s top 3 result one lap down.

Image: Inaki Otero

September 19, 2016

Naoto Matsukura crowned JMRCA Nitro Buggy Champ

The Futaba Buggy Track in the Japanese Chiba prefecture played host to last weekend’s JMRCA 1/8th Nitro Off-road National Championships. It was a mixed weekend in terms of weather with the final day holding occasional rain but the 1-hour main final would be held on a maintained track and in dry conditions. Multiple electric class World Champion, Naoto Matsukura (Kyosho/O.S.) excelled even at the wheel of a gas-powered vehicle and took the TQ honours. In the final he jumped into the lead instantly and never looked back to take the title in a very controlled manner. At the end he grabbed the national title one lap ahead of multiple national champion, Kazuya Tanaka (Kyosho/Reds Racing) while up and coming Yusuke Sugiura (Kyosho/O.S.), a rival Naoto’s in EP racing and in his maiden GP buggy racing year, completed the podium result in third.

Source: O.S. Engine [os-engines.co.jp]

September 16, 2016

EFRA 40+ On-road European Championships – Report

The EFRA 40+ On-roaad European Championships were recently held in Hamm, Germany. In the 1/8th scale class it was last year’s winner Luca Martinelli (ARC) who saw the checkered flag in first position after delivering a flawless performance. The battle for the remaining podium spots was wide open between Shepherd colleagues Arie Manten, Andreas Giesa and Frank Schewiola. A few minutes before the end Andreas had a crash at the end of the straight caused by a piece of chunked tyre that saw him dropping him down the order. In the closing stages Frank tried to hunt down Arie but he ran out of time. Arie took the runner-up spot with Frank completing the podium. TQ Michael Salven had to retire early after he had a moment and damaged his car.

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