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October 30, 2018

Kaja Novotny doubles at Lestr Cup opener

The opening round of the Lestr Cup series was held this past weekend. The race was held on a technical track with old school jumps and it was well accepted by the drivers. Kaja Novotny was the man to beat all weekend, taking Q1 and Q2 of 4WD for the overall TQ in front of Jiri Mara. Vaclav Broz completed the top 3 in the wheeler class. In 2WD Kaja was in a different league, taking a pretty easy TQ followed by Vaclav Broz who was in a 3-horse battle with Marcel Dostal and Jiri Mara for the runner-up spot. In 4WD and in preparation for the EOS, Kaja tried different setups in the finals with A1 being a bit difficult for Kaja. In the end it was a 5-minute sprint race with Jiri, however Kaja would hold the upper hand. For A2 and A3 Kaja was able to improve his Xray buggy which allowed him to take quite easy wins for the overall in front of Jiri Mara’s SWorkz and Vaclav Broz’s Xray.

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October 29, 2018

Adam Drake TQs & wins at Pro-Line Nitro Explosion

Thunder Alley R/C Raceway played host to the 15th Annual Pro-Line Nitro Explosion this past weekend. The event had 165 entries and in Expert Nitro Buggy it was Mugen’s Adam Drake with the overall TQ. Adam then also came out fastest in the 25-minute A-main event, leaving behind Team Associated’s Ryan Pavidis in 2nd and HB Racing’s Anthony Westergaard, who qualified 8th, in 3rd.

Source: Mugen [mugenracing.com]

October 29, 2018

Dustin Evans sweeps Masters of Dirt Champs

The 2018 Masters of Dirt Championships were held at Beach Hobbies in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina over the weekend. Team Associated’s Dustin Evans was the man to beat in the Modified classes as he took the TQ and win Pro 2WD Mod Buggy, 4WD Mod Buggy and Mod Stadium Truck. Yokomo’s JP Richards came in 2nd in Pro 2WD Mod Buggy from TLR’s Tyler Jones on the 3 spot. The 4WD Mod Buggy top 3 was completed by Yokomo’s Max Flurer and TLR’s Tyler Jones while Dustin was accompanied by Yokomo’s Max Flurer and TLR driver Aaron Kothman in Mod Truck.

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October 29, 2018

Charlie Maiorana wins at RC Clubhouse Halloween Race

The RC Clubhouse held their Halloween Race last weekend with over 160 entries for the 1/10th and 1/8th electric off-road classes. In 4WD Modified Buggy it was Mark Sousa with the TQ, however in the single 5-minute A-main it was Charlie Maiorana with the win as Mark, who lead a good part of the race, made a mistake in the closing stages that allowed Charlie to pass Mark for the win. A lap down on the two it was George Wickenden Jr. who rounded out the top 3 results as Joey Bourdon and Keith Ives completed the top 5.

Image: Mark Sousa

October 29, 2018

Alberto Garcia wins at New Track Social Race

The Fuencarral club held their New Track Social Race this past weekend and it was SWorkz’s Alberto Garcia with the TQ and win in the 1/8th E-Buggy class. Alberto left behind Mugen’s Miguel Izquierdo and SWorkz’s Ignacio Gutiérrez in 2nd and 3rd respectively after the qualifiers and the top 3 would remain the same also after the triple A-mains.

Image: Alberto Garcia

October 27, 2018

Rozycki & Horak win at XRS PLMS Poland

A round of the Xray Racing Series PLMS Poland was held recently and in the Touring Modified class it was Jakub Rozycki with the win on the technical track. Starting from the pole position Rozycki left behind Jakub Michalsi in 2nd and Michal Blahovsky in 3rd, making it an all-Xray top 3.

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October 25, 2018

Dimitris Ioannidis wins Greek EP Touring finale

The final round of the Greek Electric On-road Nationals was held at the Fanatix Racing Track in Athens. The fifth and final round would decide the championship meaning a strong turnout of racers attended the event. Start of the day was up and coming Dimitris Ioannidis who took the overall TQ after the qualifiers. In A-main leg 1, the battle for the first place was between Ioannidis and Isaakidis but the former would dictate the pace of the race thus finishing 1st followed by Isaakidis and fast Doukakis bringing home 3rd place.

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October 24, 2018

Jared Tebo sweeps Walking Dead Race

GS Hobby held their Walking Dead Race last weekend at their indoor off-road facility in Barling, Arkansas. Kyosho’s Jared Tebo would double TQ the 2WD Mod and 4WD Mod Buggy classes and he also brought home the wins in both categories. TLR’s JR Mitch obtained the runner-up spots as young gun Braxten Culley (Kyosho) completed the top 3 results in both classes.

Source: Kyosho [kyoshoamerica.com]