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July 8, 2023

Bermudez Top Qualifier at Euro B Championships

Rémy Bermudez is the Top Qualifier at the EFRA 1:8 Offroad European B Championship in France. The Xray driver, who is supported by multiple European Champion Yannick Aigoin’s Aigoin Racing, topped qualifying from the similar XB8 of fellow countryman Mathis Peyre, the HB Racing of Kévin Michaudet and Agama of Hugo Tavernon. With each driver managing to go fastest in one of the four rounds of qualifying, the Top 3 would be decided on tie break with Bermudez’s Q2 time the fastest to give him the overall TQ. Racing on the large Alc Longvic Mini Racing Car track, best non French racer was Spain’s Adrian Pariente Torrijos who took his Sworkz to 6th in the final qualification ranking. All drivers will have to progress from Semi Finals to the Main Final which will decide the 18th edition of the European B Championships, a title that has been a stepping stone to greater things for many drivers.

Image: Xray [Facebook]

July 4, 2023

Cuypers wins Dutch Nationals Round 3

Round 3 of the 1:8 Onroad Dutch National Championship took place over the weekend with Mugen’s Steven Cuypers taking the win. Racing at the famed Apeldoorn track, the race attracted a top quality international field however rain on Saturday meant no action. In Sunday morning’s qualifying the Infinity of Jilles Groskamp securing the overall TQ. The Dutch ace set his fastest time in the third of the three qualifiers with Belgian Cuypers second fastest with his Q2 time. Shepherd’s Timo Schröder was third fastest the German laying down his best time on the final run. Making it four different manufacturers in the Top 4 was John Ermen at the controls of his ARC. In the half hour final Cuypers took control of proceedings from the start and pulled out a lead over the pack to win from Groskamp by more than half a lap while Ermen completed the podium ahead of the Serpent of Jesse Keller. In 1:10, Infinity driver Milan Holthuis took the win from Top Qualifier Melvin Diekmann with Julian Van Buël in 3rd.

Image: Steven Cuypers [Facebook]

July 3, 2023

Skidmore leads British Championship with R3 win

Jonny Skidmore made it two in a row at the latest round of the BRCA 1:8 Offroad British Championship, the Xray driver taking the TQ and win at Round 3 in Blackpool over the weekend. Winner of the second round of the 5 round championship 2-weeks earlier in Brookthorpe, Skidmore topped qualifying from WRC Racing’s Leis Jones, William Skidmore and reigning Champion Elliott Boots. Boots would take his S-workz to the win in the first of the Semi’s but winning his Semi in a faster time it was Jonny Skidmore on pole for the 45-minute final. The final result would see the Top 4 finish as they started. Skidmore would have a half lap advantage over Boots with brother William third 10-seconds clear of Jones. The result sees Skidmore, last year’s championship runner-up, lead the points from William with Graham Alsop, finishing Round 3 in 5th, holding third. The penultimate round of the championship will take drivers to Shrewsbury at the end of the month.

Image: BRCA RallyCross Pro [Facebook]

July 3, 2023

Berg leads Mayako 1-2 at NXC Grand Prix

Hampus Berg led a Mayako 1-2 at the annual NXC Grand Prix in Denmark over the weekend taking the win from defending champion David Ronnefalk. Organised by Hilleröd RC Club at the same venue that hosted the 1:8 Offroad European Championships way back in 1988, this year’s edition of the 1:8 Offroad event attracted over 140 entries including Infinity’s Ricky Berton. In qualifying it was Ronnefalk who secured the TQ from his team-mate after topping 3 of the 4 qualifiers that ran, Q3 being rained out. Berton would end up P3, the 2019 European Champion’s best run coming in Q4 when he was second fastest behing Berg. Winning his wet Semi in the fastest time, Ronnefalk started pole for the 45-minute final ahead of Berg, Berton and Xray’s Pelle Culmsee. While starting out wet, the track would dry with Berg able to eke out a lead over the former World Champion that was 12-seconds at the finish despite Ronnefalk having the fastest lap of the race. Berton, almost a lap down, would complete the podium with Culmsee finish fourth on the same lap. The Top 6 was completed by Peter Harder and Ludwig Albertz. In eBuggy, Culmsee took the win from Top Qualifier Nikolai Lamberts with Berton again completing the podium.

Image: David Ronnefalk [Facebook]

July 2, 2023

Arnaldi successfully defends 1:8 GT European title

Bernard-Alain Arnaldi has successfully defended his EFRA 1:8 GT European title in Zagreb, Croatia. Having won the title last year in Lostallo, the Genius driver started his title defence from 4th on the grid with Serpent teenager Andrea Catanzani having secured the overall TQ at the Mini Autodrom Ayrton Senna circuit. Despite being the fastest car on track, Catanzani would hit problems during the 45-minute final, with Frenchman Arnaldi able to take the win with his Gimar powered GTc8 23 from Schepis Model driver Rosario Giaimo and the Serpent of Gabriele Paloschi. In the 1:8 GT Electric former European 1:10 Nitro Touring Car Champion Alessio Mazzeo starting as Top Qualifier was able to become the inaugural European Champion of the electric category for Capricorn. Joining the Italian on the podium were Xray’s Martin Bayer and the Genius of Denmark’s Nicolai Lindegaard.

Image: Serpent [serpent.com]

June 30, 2023

Catanzani Top Qualifier at 1:8 GT European C/ship

Andrea Catanzani is the Top Qualifier at the EFRA 1:8 GT European Championships In Croatia. The Serpent/Gimar driver topped 2 of the 5 rounds of qualifying at Mini Autodrom Ayrton Senna circuit in Zagreb, with Xray’s of Martin Bayer his closest rival in the nitro class. Attracting a field of 48 drivers in nitro, qualifying didn’t start well for the Italian as he was only 15th fastest. While Bayer took Q1 from defending champion Bernard-Alain Arnaldi, Capricorn’s Alessio Mazzeo topped Q2 from Catanzani before he found his form in Q3 & 4 to wrap up the overall TQ with one round to go. Behind Bayer in P2, Natanaele Senesi took his Xray to third in the ranking ahead of Alex D’angelo and Arnaldi with Mazzeo 10th behind Buggy World Champion Davide Ongaro. Also the European Championship for 1:8 GT Electric, 36 drivers registering results, Mazzeo is the Top Qualifier with three TQ runs compared to single TQ runs from Arnaldi (P2) and reigning champion Bayer (P3).

Image: Serpent [serpent.com]

June 27, 2023

Boots takes victory at ‘The Italian Race’

After a break of a number of years ‘The Italian Race’ made its return to the international 1:8 Buggy calendar over the weekend with Elliott Boots taking the victory. Organised by Maugrafix, the race was hosted for the first time at the Ospyteam R/C Offroad Circuit in Gussago in Northern Italy and attracted a star entry. In qualifying it was reigning World Champion Davide Ongaro who took the TQ honours for Team Associated. In the Semi Finals however it was Boots’ Sworkz that produced the fastest race time giving the multiple former European Champion pole position for the 45-minute Main from team-mate Mattia Polito. While a few small errors in the opening stages of the race dropped Boots to second but with his Reds Racing engine economy allowing him to run longer between fuel stop he was able to capitalise to take the win ahead of Ongaro and Polito. In eBuggy Ongaro would take the TQ and victory.

Image: Elliot Boots [Facebook]

June 20, 2023

Sivan crowned Israeli 1:8 Nitro Buggy Champion – Report

Yaniv Sivan is the 2023 Israeli 1:8 Nitro Buggy Champion, the title being decided at the final round of the seven championship at Omer Ring racing track near Tel-Aviv. After 6 races the situation in the championship was that Sivan was leading the championship by 4 points, Harel Senderov in second had to win the seventh race to win the championship. The 35 min A-final started while Yaniv Sivan (TQ) with his Kyosho MP10 TKI3 opened a 15 secs gap on Second place Harel Senderov with his Mugen MBX8R which had early battle with Ido Carmon on second spot. However, when Yaniv’s car exit the first pit stop another car was lowered in the same time and crashed at him, Yaniv lost valuable time and the gap went down to 5 secs. Nevertheless, Yaniv managed to keep the gap safe till 15 min to the end of the race Yaniv Sivan made a mistake at far downhill and Harel passed him. The two drivers battled for the first back and forth till one and half minutes to the end Harel Senderov crashed at the end of the straight and Yaniv Sivan passed him but still the gap between them was less than a second. On the last Yaniv Sivan managed to hold the first position and passed the start finish line first and become the 2023 Israeli 1:8 Nitro Buggy Champion. In eBuggy Senderov took the title from Round 7 winner Yoni Cozac.

View eBuggy podium & results here