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December 22, 2014

Yee Kok Leong wins at Malaysia Nationals finale

The final round of the Malaysia National Nitro On-road Championship was run at the Taman Titiwangsa Circuit. In the 1/8th category Serpent driver Nick Chong took the TQ spot but it was Kimie (Capricorn) who took the early lead in the final, closely followed by Haji Jusri (Serpent). Later Kimie had to pull out of the race, handing the lead to Haji but he had to come in for a tyre change around the 20 minute mark which allowed Nick Chong to jump into the lead but halfway into the race a broken steering servo stopped Nick which allowed Yee Kok Leong (Serpent) to eventually take the win from Serpent team mate Haji Jusri and Neil (Xray).

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

December 17, 2014

Taylor Petersen doubles at The Lone Star Classic

The Lone Star Classic was held at Indy R/C World in Garland, TX which attracted some of the top Pros from nearby states. TLR’s Taylor Petersen dominated both Pro classes with a pair of TQ’s once qualifying was finished. Petersen then was able to drive both his TLR rides to victory in the gruelling long main events.

Source: TLR [tlracing.com]

December 17, 2014

Amezcua doubles at Mexican Off-Road Regionals

The final round of the Mexican Off-Road Regionals took place at Colima, Mexico with drivers from Colima, Guadalajara, Monterrey, and Puerto Vallarta in attendance to battle it out in the classes of 1/8th Nitro Buggy and Nitro Truggy. Rafael Amezcua took the TQ in the Buggy class but suffered a flameout at the start of the main, causing him to start late. After fighting his way up the field in dominating fashion Rafael was able to take the win despite the bad start into the final and he left fellow Mugen racer Javier Cabildo behind in 2nd. Jose Lopez rounded out the podium in 3rd.

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December 16, 2014

Drake doubles at AZRCR Championship Series finale

Last weekend Fear Farm Raceway hosted the final round of the AZRCR Championship Series. The final event had a slight delay Saturday morning due to mother nature, but racing got started around 12:00 after a short practice session. Billy Fischer set the pace in round one of Buggy and Adam Drake did the same in Truck. In round two Drake set the pace in both classes to take the overall TQ positions. Drake led both finals from start to finish to sweep the final round of the series.

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December 16, 2014

Käufler takes Baden-Württemberg Cup buggy title

This year the popular Baden-Württemberg Cup in Germany consisted of four rounds held in Nufringen, Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Laupheim and the final round in Senden. Unfortunately the weather was a factor in each of the races, with it being either unbearably hot or rainy. Hannes Käufler was able to win three out of the three races he attended in the Nitro Buggy division to win the overall title. Ralf just narrowly missed out on a nitro podium to finish fourth overall behind runner-up Micha Widmaier and Alexander Schmitt.

Source: Reds Racing [redsracing.it]

December 16, 2014

Shinya wins 200mm class KM & TRC GP Challenge

The 2014 KM & TRC GP Challenge was held last weekend in Hong Kong. Shimazaki Shinya took the TQ and win in the 200mm Nitro class from his 2nd placed team mate Hung Cheung Hang. Shimazaki also scored the fastest lap and new 200mm track record in the progress.

Source: KM [km-rc.com]

December 16, 2014

JR Mitch wins at Nitro Force Series Rd1

The Florida Nitro Series began at famous Lake Park Raceway just outside of Tampa. TLR’s JR Mitch took the win in the Nitro Buggy main only after showing up Sunday morning fresh with zero track time. With morning practice and jumping into the lower main, track time on the current surface would work to his favour. Moving through and in to the B Main, then on to the A-main, Mitch started moving his way through the field from his bump up spot at the back of the grid to take the win despite this being a 1-day event for him.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

December 15, 2014

Tebo & Boots win at 2014 Kyosho Masters USA

The 2014 Kyosho Masters USA was held this past weekend at RC Tracks of Las Vegas, host of the 2016 IFMAR 1/8th Buggy World Championships. Held in the classes of 1/8th Nitro Buggy and 1/8th E-Buggy the event saw the attendance of World Champions like Jared Tebo, Cody King and Yuichi Kanai alongside Europe’s Elliott Boots and Jerome Aigoin and other swift Kyosho drivers. The weekend was dominated by the battle between Jared Tebo and Elliott Boots as both chased for the top positions in the Nitro and Electric classes. In E-Buggy Elliott took an early overall TQ by winning three out of four qualifiers with Jared Tebo taking the final round Sunday morning.

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