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July 1, 2008

1/8th scale Buggy Europeans – Live

European 1/8th scale Buggy Champs - Live

The best 1/8th scale buggy drivers in Europe are converging on the Greek island of Crete this week to battle it out on the fast and tricky IMC Club track in Iraklio and see who will become the 2008 European Champion. Robert Batlle will be of course be there to defend his crown, won last year in France, and he is up against some strong competition with the top factory teams pulling out all the stops to try and wrestle the title away from the Spanish Hobao driver. Red RC reporter Oisin O’Briain will be present all week reporting live trackside, bringing you our usual blend of quality reporting, photographs and interviews from this exciting event. Baring any last minute hiccups, the reporting will begin Tuesday afternoon and carry through to Saturday’s main final. We would like to take this opportunity to thank our sponsors for the event, Kyosho and LRP, without whose support this would not be possible.

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June 28, 2008

Brown wins Aldershot BRCA Rubber Nats

We received a report from the latest BRCA Rubber 200mm National that was held in Aldershot last weekend. With Steve Lander winning the first two rounds at Halifax and Cotswold’s and setting two track records this year in the process, the results show he is currently on good form. This was going to be a challenge for Stephen Brown to compete with his team mate and come away with the win, but it was a challenge Steve Brown showed he was up to.

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June 24, 2008

Turkish Circuit Nationals Rd2

We received a report from the 2nd round of the Turkish nationals that were held at the Hezarfen track in Istanbul. This track forms part of a hobby center which combines, both on road and off road tracks, a motocross track, a rc boat center (due to its proximity to a lake) and an airport which is the base for hobby and show pilots in Istanbul. This year the track has been renovated with a new surface which meant traction was very high, however strong winds caused some difficulties for the racers.

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June 24, 2008

Andy Báez dominates Puerto Rico Rd6

The 6th Round of the Puerto Rico Championship was run last weekend at the Carolina on-road track. In the 1/8th scale class it was Mugen racer Andy Báez that took the TQ as well as the win, finishing 7 laps up on his team mate Tory Santiago in 2nd, while Carlos Fuentes took 3rd spot racing a Power Racing chassis. In the 1/10 Sedan class, Xray driver Fernando Mendez qualified on pole however it was again Andy Báez that took in control in the final, winning by a 6 lap margin in front of team mate Juan C. Rodríguez in 2nd, while Kyosho racer Jesús Rivera rounded out the podium in 3rd spot.

Thanks to Zobeida Ocasio for the report

June 23, 2008

Adam Drake wins SoCal SS Buggy Rd3

The Drake has sent us a brief report from round 3 of the SoCal Saturday Series held at Thunder Alley in Beaumont, CA, host of the recent 1/8 Off-Road Buggy Nationals. The weather was extremely hot, but Losi /GRP drivers Adam Drake and Matt Castellano were even hotter. Matt edged out Adam in round one by less then one second to set the early TQ, but in round two Adam was able to improve his time and take the overall TQ for the 1/8th Pro Buggy class. Adam also TQ’d the 1/8th Pro truck class, but had electrical problems in the final. In the buggy final Adam was able to keep it smooth and consistent to win his third buggy final in three races, while Matt also ran a great race and finished second for the Losi / GRP / Nitrotane 1-2. The 1/8th Expert final saw Losi 8ight racer Kyle Johnson taking the win, just in front of his team mate Jim Pierce.

June 23, 2008

Batlle takes Spanish 1/8th TT Rd3

Batlle takes Spanish 1/8th TT Rd4

The 3rd round of the Spanish 1/8th scale buggy Nationals took place at the Fuencarral track in Madrid last weekend. After qualifying it was Borja Hernandez that took the top qualifying spot from new HongNor signing Richi Gomez, while current European Champion Robert Battle took 3rd spot. The Semi finals saw wins for Battle and Gomez, with Hernandez failing to progress as problems at the very start of his semi dropped him out of contention. The final saw Battle in commanding form, never giving up his lead to take the victory by a lap from 2nd placed Richi Gomez, who had an early battle with Daniel Vega and later had to contend with pressure from eventual 3rd place finisher Raul Peris.

Source: Vigo TT [vigott.com]

June 23, 2008

Savoya wins French 1/8th TT Nats Rd4

The 4th round of the French Nationals for 1/8th scale buggies was held last weekend in Avesnes sur Helpe in the North of the country, close to the Belgian border. In qualifying, it was round 3 winner Yannick Aigoin, with his Losi 8ight, that took the top qualifying spot in front of Mugen team driver Renaud Savoya in 2nd, with Jerome Sartel and Guillaume Vray rounding out the top 4. Following the Semi finals, which saw wins for Aigoin and Savoya, it was the latter that came out on top after the 30 minute race, winning by a lap from Losi racer Michel Farina in 2nd, with Mugen driver Vray taking the final podium spot in 3rd.

Source: RC Mag [rcmag.com]

June 22, 2008

Levi Jackson wins SoCal SS Rd3

Kyosho team driver Levi Jackson scored another victory with the Kyosho ST-RR during the 3rd round of the Southern California Saturday Series, held at Thunder Alley in Beaumont, CA, host of the recent 1/8 Off-Road Buggy Nationals. Levi won from 2nd placed Scott Hughes, the Mugen driver having problems on the last lap of the race giving him a non finish, while Jake Malkin took 3rd.

Source: Kyosho [kyoshoamerica.com]