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August 3, 2020

Tessmann & Sorjonen win at Nitro Stampede

The 2020 Nitro Stampede Race was held in Calgary, Canada this past weekend, attracting over 90 entries. In the premier 1/8th Nitro Buggy class it was Ty Tessmann with the overall TQ and also the win in the 30-minute A-main event, leaving behind Carter Herasymiuk in 2nd, a lap down. Peter Toszer came in 3rd overall some two seconds behind Carter. In the E-Truggy class it was Rob Sorjonen with the overall TQ and also the wins in the opening two A-main for an early overall win. A3 winner, Britt Toszer came in 2nd overall from Mike Bridges in 3rd. Over in the 1/10th scale classes and in 2WD Buggy it was again Ty Tessmann with the overall TQ and win as Mark Hughes and A3 winner, Anthony Bond came in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

August 3, 2020

Ethan Lefebvre doubles at Thornhill Champs Rd5

Round 5 of the Thornhill Championship series was held this past weekend with 85 entries for the nitro and electric off-road classes. Expert Nitro Buggy saw Ethan Lefebvre (Xray) with the overall TQ after the two rounds of qualifying and he also came out on top in the E-Buggy class despite struggling a bit in the opening qualifier. In the opening stages of the 20-minute A-main event Ethan’s car was hard to drive and he made a few mistakes after battling with Dillon Caldwell (HB Racing), however after the first fuel stop Ethan’s car felt normal again and he was able to put in clean laps till the end and take the win some 15 seconds in front of Brandon Rose (Agama) while Dillon Caldwell came in 3rd overall, another 7.2 seconds behind.

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August 3, 2020

Graham Alsop wins at Dirt Attack Rd2

The second round of the Dirt Attack series was hosted by the East Shrewsbury club in the UK. Graham Alsop took the win in the 1/8th Nitro Buggy class, leaving behind Matt Box in 2nd, already two laps down. David Gibson came in 3rd over, some five seconds behind Matt.

Source: BRCA [brca.org]

August 3, 2020

Clancy Jackson win at HNMC Summer Series Rd3

The third round of this year’s HNMC Summer Series was held at the Herts Nitro Model Club in the UK this past weekend. The booked-out event attracted 60 entries and the race format would see four qualifiers with the best three to count. The Nitro Buggy qualifying was between Callum Niblett and Jamie Clancy with Jamie taking the honors while E-Buggy was dominated by Karl Jackson. The finals then saw Jamie Clancy (Team Associated) with the win in Nitro Buggy as Callum Niblett (Xray) and Taro Cradock (Kyosho) came in 2nd and 3rd overall. The E-Buggy category was won by Karl Jackson from Glen Downer and Keith Harries.

Source: BRCA [brca.org]

August 3, 2020

Berkan Kilic wins at Polish Off-road Nats Rd3

Round 3 of the Polish 1/8th Off-road Nationals was held in Poznan this past weekend. The third of five rounds saw Mugen’s Berkan Kilic walked away with the win in the 1/8th Nitro Buggy class from his brother and fellow Mugen racer, Burak Kilic. Xray’s Bartosz Zalewski came in 3rd overall to round out the podium result.

Image: Abdullah Kilic

July 30, 2020

Thurston & Mansell win at British 1/8 IC Track opener

The 1/8 Circuit British Open Championship 2020 finally started with a full entry at the famous Halifax circuit in the UK. Limited numbers were allowed in each race and precautions in place to follow Coronavirus guidance and keep racers safe. Both nitro and electric classes were popular with many new drivers trying their hand at 1/8 after lockdown, the British weather played its part with a damp track at times, in qualifying Alex Thurston lead the way in the nitro class from Tim Wood and James Conolly. In the electric class it was a close battle with Jamie Paton, newcomer Mikey Mansell, Rob Scott and Michael Lee with Capricorn driver Mikey taking TQ.

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July 30, 2020

Guillaume Tremblay wins at Quebec RC Series Rd3

Bego Raceway of Napierville, Canada hosted round 3 of the Quebec RC Series last weekend, attracting over 135 entries. In the 1/8th Nitro Buggy class it was Damian Lamy (Team Associated) with the overall TQ, however it was 2nd place qualifier, Guillaume Tremblay (Mugen) with the win in the 20-minute A-final event after swapping places with Damian several times during the main. Behind the two, it was David Lecuyer (Team Associated) with the final top 3 spot.

Source: Mugen [mugenracing.com]

July 29, 2020

Graham Hill wins at Border Wars Series Rd2

The second round of the Border Wars R/C Racing Series was hosted by the A-Main Speedway at RAM Off-Road Park in Colorado Springs, Colorado last weekend. The race attracted over 130 entries and in Expert Nitro Buggy it was 11th place qualifier, Graham Hill (Mugen) with the win in the 30-minute A-main event, leaving behind Sean Trainer (TLR) in 2nd, a lap down. Shelby Parker (JQRacing) came in 3rd overall while Bret Pousson and Thomas Michaels completed the top 5 results.

Source: Mugen [mugenracing.com]