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August 1, 2019

Ryan Lutz doubles at King Of Kings

Stateline Raceway of Fremont, Indiana played host to the 2019 King of Kings race last weekend, attracting nearly 430 entries. The event saw the attendance of many of the country’s swift 1/8th scale off-road racers and in the premier Nitro Buggy class it was Agama’s Ryan Lutz with the overall win, some two laps in front of HB Racing’s Spencer Heckert on the runner-up spot. Xray’s Mark Sousa came in 3rd to round out the podium as class TQ, TLR’s Dakotah Phend had to settle for 6th in the 45-minute A-main event.

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August 1, 2019

Branislav Panak wins rained-out Czech IC Track Nats Rd3

Round 3 of the Czech IC Track Nationals was held in Brno recently. Running the track in reverse direction, the fast layout and tyre-hungry surface made for some challenging conditions for all drivers. To this added rainy weather on Saturday that ultimately forced the race director to call the event a day. With the results taken from the three qualifying rounds it was Xray’s Branislav Panak with the overall win from Xray teammate, Marcel Dostal. Shepherd’s Martin Zvara came in 3rd to round out the podium.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

July 31, 2019

Adam Drake TQs & wins at 2019 Bring The Heat

The annual Bring The Heat race was held at Flowood RC in Flowood, Mississippi last weekend. The event had close to 200 entries and in the Expert Nitro Truggy class it was Adam Drake with the overall TQ and also the win in the 35-minute A-main event. Three laps behind it was Cameron Breaux on the runner-up spot as Aaron Royston came in 3rd to round out the podium another lap down.

Image: Adam Drake

July 31, 2019

Nejc Mihelic takes early Austrian 1/8 IC Track title

The third round of the Austrian IC Track Nationals was held at the LAMAC track last weekend. Due to bad weather prediction for Sunday all four qualifying rounds would be held on Saturday. Right from the start it was Nejc Mihelic who set the pace and with all four rounds completed it was still Nejc on top followed by Herfried Pucher and Michael Holler. On Sunday the rain arrived as expected and just when the main finals started. So the organisers had to call the race a day and by taking the qualifying results to determine the winner it was Nejc with the win from Herfried and Michael. With the win Mihelic already took the overall championship title thanks to scoring three wins in a row and with the season finale still to come in September.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

July 31, 2019

Cole Ogden TQs & wins at Southern Offroad Series Rd3

Round 3 of the Southern Offroad Series was held at S&B RC Speedway in Piedmont, South Carolina, attracting more than 160 entries. In the Pro Nitro Buggy class it was HB racing’s Cole Ogden with the overall TQ and he also came out on top after the 20-minute A-main event, leaving behind Kyosho’s Matt Merhring in 2nd, some three laps down. HB Racing’s Cameron Saxon would finish the main on the 3 spot with Nick Hartman and Dave Carmendy completing the top 5.

Image: Cole Ogden

July 30, 2019

Xray Serock & Polish Astro Nationals Rd2 – Report

The second round of the Xray Serock race and Polish Astro Nationals took place at the RC Track facility. The weather was pretty hot all weekend with the rain staying away until the end of the finals. The 2WD Buggy qualifiers were dominated by Bartek Kramza followed by Sebastian Migal and Iwo Czarnecki. The opening A-main was won by Bartek while the second A-main at first saw Sebastian in the lead, however he suffered a DNF later, allowing Bartek to take the win and with it the overall victory.

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July 30, 2019

Matthew Gonzales doubles at Pro-Line Carpet Classic

Ricochet R/C Raceway of Imperial, California held the 4th annual Pro-Line Carpet Classic race this past weekend, attracting over 90 entries for the 1/10th Modified and Stock racing categories. In the 13.5T Wheeler class it was Matthew Gonzales with the overall TQ and he also came out on top in the opening two A-mains to grab the overall win with one leg to spare, leaving behind A3 winner, Ryan Reagle in 2nd and runner-up after the qualifiers, Mike Katz in 3rd. Over in 17.5T 2WD Buggy it was again Matthew with the overall TQ and an early win as Mikey Bustamante and Emma Ramirez came in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]

July 30, 2019

Matisse Peyre sweeps French National League Cup

The Club Modelisme A2Tech club in St. Clement, France played host to the French National League Cup last weekend. The race attracted nearly 90 entries for the single 1/8th Nitro Buggy class and it was young Matisse Peyre who dominated the event by taking the overall TQ and also coming out on top in the 45-minute A-main event, leaving behind Quentin Lecuelle in 2nd with a one-lap margin. Leo Goyer would end the A-main in 3rd, already three laps down on Matisse as Marc Aubert and Fabien Coulon completed the top 5 results.

Source: Kyosho [kyoshoeurope.com]