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February 3, 2020

Eric Anderson wins Stock TC at Snowbird Nats

The 2020 Snowbird Nationals were held in Kissimmee, Florida over the weekend, attracting 310 entries to compete in the usual U.S. mix of modified and stock 1/10th and 1/12th scale classes. In the Touring Stock Can-Am class it was Awesomatix’s Eric Anderson with the overall TQ and the veteran racer would also bring home the win in the single 5-minute A-main event, leaving behind Dave Johnson in 2nd, some three seconds back, as Brian Card completed an all-Awesomatix top 3, only 0.3 second behind Dave.

Source: ZooRacing [zoo-racing.com]

February 3, 2020

Michal Orlowski doubles at 2020 EOS opener

The opening round of the 2020 Euro Offroad Series was held in Daun, Germany this past weekend, attracting nearly 460 entries. In the 2WD Modified Buggy class it was Schumacher’s Michal Orlowski with the overall TQ after winning three of the four qualifying rounds as single round TQ, Lee Martin (Yokomo) came in 2nd on the grid. SWorkz’s Micha Widmaier, Schumacher’s Jörn Neumann and Xray’s Bruno Coelho completed the top 5 result. The triple A-mains again saw Michal again leading the way and with wins in A1 and A2 he took the overall victory early, allowing him to sit out A3 that was won by Lee Martin who would cement his overall runner-up spot from Bruno Coelho in 3rd. Micha Widmaier had to settle for 4th overall from Xray’s Martin Bayer in 5th. HB Racing’s David Ronnefalk, Team Associated’s Joona Haatanen, Schumacher’s Jörn Neumann, Team Associated’s Marcel Schneider and HB Racing’s Elias Johansson would complete the A-main result.

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January 31, 2020

HB Racing European Race Days – Announcement

The 2020 HB Racing European Race Days will be held from the 3rd to 5th of April in Boisset-St-Priest, France. Sign-up for the event, that is reserved exclusively for HB Racing 1/8th scale nitro and electric buggies, is available now. Each entry includes #PA9387 Performa Black Jack Yellow tyres and #PA9400 Wheel Stickers as a hand-out spec package. Full information can be found on the event’s website here.

January 30, 2020

2020 Master of Europe – Announcement

The Master of Europe is a new 1/8th off-road championship for 2020, uniting some the of the largest events on European soil. Races such as next week’s Montpellier GP, the DXR Dirt Kings, Euro Contest, Buggyland and IBR Winter Cup all count towards the overall standings, with no drop-outs, keeping the excitement up until the very last race. Full details can be found on the championship’s official website here and on social media here and here.

January 29, 2020

Luca Romagnoli wins at 2020 Charity Race

The 2020 Charity Race was held at the RCLandia track last weekend, attracting more than 120 drivers to race in several electric on-road classes with 13.5T EFRA Stock being the most popular. The high-grip track made for some challenging racing conditions with Xray’s Luca Romagnoli making the best out of it, leading from free practice and also taking the overall win from Xray teammate, Andrea Valerio in 2nd and Yokomo’s Luca Giovannoni in 3rd.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

January 28, 2020

Simon Kurzbuch signs with O.S. Engines

Following his recent departure from long-term engine sponsors Novarossi Simon Kurzbuch has announced his new partnership with O.S. Engines from Japan. The former IFMAR World Champion will power his Shepherd rides using O.S. power plants this season and he has the following to say about the deal:

Here is it, my engine sponsor for 2020 season will be OS Speed! Im really happy to join the OS team. The brand & engines have shown a great performance during the last years and I’m proud for the trust and the to be a part of that. First race will be the Trofeo Pepe in Fiorano – hopefully see as many as possible of you there!

January 27, 2020

Maclan Racing sign Robert Batlle

Maclan Racing have announced the signing of former IFMAR 1/8th Nitro Buggy World Champion, Robert Batlle to their factory racing team. Robert will be using Maclan electronics for his 2020 race program that will include all major European electric 1/8th scale events.

Source: Maclan Racing [maclan-racing.com]

January 27, 2020

Maifield claims 2nd Reedy Race title

Ryan Maifield has claimed the Reedy Offroad Race of Champions title for a second time, the Yokomo driver becoming the 7th driver in the famed race’s history to become a multiple champion. While Maifield would set out his stall early in the event and leading the points at the end of each day, the 26th running of the event would go down to the 12th & final round of racing with Spencer Rivkin in with a stab at his first win. Needing to win the final round to keep the pressure on Maifield to perform, the World Champion was held at bay by CJ Jelin meaning Maifield’s final result didn’t matter but after a 5-year wait he wanted to regain his title in true champion style clocking up win No.6 of the weekend. Coming away with his best Reedy Race finish, Rivkin would end the event 4-points down on Maifield with the podium completed by Ryan Cavalieri who wrapped up the 2020 event with a win in the 36th & final heads up race. Maifield’s closest challenger at the completion of 4WD, former champion Dakotah Phend would claim fourth ahead of Broc Champlin, the teenager putting in some very strong showings against the establishment. For last year’s champion Jared Tebo, what had the potential to be a good day didn’t turn out that way and he dropped to 7th behind Ty Tessmann in the final standings having started the day in a fighting second.

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