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February 4, 2019

Dave Ceusters wins at Dutch Indoor Nationals

The Dutch Indoor Nationals were held at the Racing Arena Limburg this past weekend in several electric on-road classes. In 1/12th Stock it was Patrick Prinsen with the overall TQ from Carl van den Bulck and Dace Ceusters in 2nd and 3rd respectively. After the double A-finals however it was Dave Ceusters with the overall win, thanks to coming out fastest in A1 and A2 to take the victory from Andreas Reifferscheidt in 2nd and Car van den Bulck on the 3 spot.

Source: Project Godspeed [project-godspeed.com]

February 3, 2019

Matt Chambers joins SWorkz factory team

SWorkz have announced the addition of Matt Chambers to their factory team trough to 2020. The multi-time ROAR National A-main finisher will campaign SWorkz’s 1/8th and 1/10th off-road platforms at major races across the country and he has the following to say:

I believe SWorkz has the vision and infrastructure to become the top brand for radio control model cars and I believe they are well on their way to achieving that goal. When presented with the opportunity to race for the SWorkz team , I jumped at the opportunity! I would like to personally thank Max Sonnleitner, Georg Horninger, and Scott Yang!

Source: MW RC Cars [mwrccars.at]

February 1, 2019

Kevin Siller wins at Ron White Memorial race

MakinTraxx R/C hosted the 2019 Race for Ron race last weekend. In the 1/8th E-Buggy class it was Kevin Siller with the overall TQ and he would also take an easy win in the single 8-minute A-main, leaving behind Dylan Raposo in 2nd and Dan Bach in 3rd.

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February 1, 2019

Schumacher Indoor Off Road Masters Rd5 – Report

Last weekend was the fifth round of the hugely popular Worksop Series, there was once again a fantastic entry of drivers across the three classes of 2WD, 4WD and the Vintage Buggy class. As always it was round by round qualifying as the racing format, with the best two results from four rounds of qualifying counting towards the final position. Qualifying in 2WD saw a dominating performance by Jonathan Skidmore, taking TQ in three out of the four rounds to take pole position from Matthew Thompson and Craig Collinson.

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February 1, 2019

JConcepts Spring Dirt Oval Nationals – Announcement

JConcepts present the Spring Dirt Oval Nationals from May 24th to 26th. Held at the iconic HobbyTown facility in Omaha, Nebraska, the centrally located venue invites Dirt Oval racers of all skill level to race at the Plex. The class breakdown is popular, including Sprint and Late Model in addition to the latest class introductions of Street Stock, Wingless Sprint and Short Course Modified. Full information are available on the event’s dedicated website here. Registration will be performed by the HobbyPlex crew and will go live on April 2nd, 2019 on RCSignup.com.

January 31, 2019

Brian Lewis sweeps Forever Heroes Race

The 3rd annual Forever Heroes race was held in Albany, Georgia recently. The 2-day event was hosted by Chehaw Raceway and drew a little over 100 entries. In the Pro Nitro Buggy class Brian Lewis took the TQ and he went on to win the A-main by five laps, leaving behind Brian Peterson in 2nd and Chad Brinkley in 3rd. In the Pro E-Buggy A-mains Brian would secure wins in A1 and A2 for the overall from Justin Kinsey 2nd and Brian Peterson 3rd.

View the Pro E-Buggy podium here

January 31, 2019

Xray Racing Series Greece Off-road Rd1 – Report

The opening round of the Xray Racing Series Greek Off-road was held at the Fanatix Racing Track in Athens. Cold weather and changing track conditions kept the racers on their toes, looking for the best possible setup. The 2WD Buggy pilots faced a lot of difficulties to find the right setup for the slippery and slower getting track. While the drivers scored 12-lap runs in the qualifiers, in the finals only 9-lap runs would be possible. Ultimately it was Manos Kalantzakis with the win from George Kalantzakis and Stelios Kourkoumelis.

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January 31, 2019

Oscar Navarro wins at Madrid regional champs finale

The fifth and final round of the Madrid regional 1/8th Off-road Championship was held at the Fuencarral track last weekend. Oscar Navarro was in control of things all weekend, taking the TQ and also the win in the 45-minute main final, leaving behind Juanma Guillen in 2nd and young Daniel Pariente in 3rd.

Source: Modelix Racing [modelixracing.com]