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October 3, 2018

Czech 1/8th Buggy Nationals Rd5 & Rd6 – Report

The final two rounds of the Czech 1/8th Buggy Nationals took place at the Horni Jeleni track last weekend. At round 5 it was Max Gotzl with the overall TQ in the Nitro Buggy class, however after the semifinals it was Martin Bayer with the pole position for the 45-minute A-main event with Max coming in 2nd and Jiri Mara starting from the 3 spot. Soon after the start Martin had a bobble that allowed Max to take the lead but Bayer soon recovered and Max tried to fight back after the final stop for fuel but Martin had the faster pace and so he took the win from Max in 2nd and Jiri in 3rd.

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October 2, 2018

Manuel Iniesta wins Levante regional champs

The Levante regional championship concluded last weekend and it was Mugen’s Manuel Iniesta who took the win and the overall title. The RC Roldan track played host to the race with the Kyosho duo of Oscar and Bryan Baldo competing the top 3 results behind winner Manuel.

Source: Modelix Racing [modelixracing.com]

October 2, 2018

Vera & Marasco win at FSEARA Asphalt Series Round 1

Host of the 2016 ROAR Nationals, Valkaria RC Raceway, is a staple in the Florida on-road racing community and this past weekend they hosted round 1 of the 2018/2019 FSEARA Asphalt Series. With 89 entries on hand, racing was fast and fierce. In the Pro Mod class veteran racer Dave Vera took the win, from Austin Wolf in 2nd and Paul Wynn in 3rd.

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October 2, 2018

Jarno Pijpers doubles at NRC Cup

The Mach-One astro turf track in Helmond, The Netherlands played host to a round of the NRW Cup this past weekend. In the Nitro Buggy class Carsten Keller took the overall TQ while in the Electric Buggy class it was Jarno Pijpers who was in 1st place after the qualifiers. Following the semifinal it was Jarno with the pole position for the Nitro A-main and right from the start he was able to build a gap on Carsten who had bad luck in his semifinal. Ultimately Jarno Pijpers (SWorkz) was able to bring home the win from Carsten Keller (Mugen) in 2nd and Collin Meijer (Serpent) in 3rd. The Electric class had Jarno Pijpers (SWorkz) taking another pole position with Sander van Genechten (Xray) on the 2 spot on the grid. After the start Jarno and Sander would pull away from the rest off the field. Sander would follow Jarno for a few minutes, but Sander made a mistake and Jarno would open a gap to take the win from Sander in 2nd and Tim Donk (Team C) on the 3 spot.

Source: MW RC Cars [mwrccars.at]

October 1, 2018

2018 Pro Stock Series finale – Report

Last weekend saw the grand season finale of the 2018 Pro Stock Series 2018 with this year’s host being the WMC Wiesbaden club in Germany. The Pro Stock Series is a national racing series in Germany for 1/10th and 1/8th scale nitro cars run with mandatory stock engines from Novarossi and Picco as well as bodies from BrilliantRC. Since this year there is also an 1/8 electric class which enjoys growing popularity. The Pro Stock Series celebrates its current form of 10-years of existence and offers the opportunity to compete with cost efficient and durable material. For the finale the drivers took the points from their regional races to the nation-wide finale. The weather forecast for the weekend was perfect. In the morning it was still cold in the clear night sky, but the temperature quickly climbed to double digits. No cloud harmed the racing action during Saturday’s free practice that was followed by timed practice rounds and the first of four heats. On Sunday morning racing went on and the well-organised club made sure that three more heats could be done until lunch break.

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October 1, 2018

Essex Carpet Clash Series – Announcement

The inaugural season of the Essex Carpet Clash off-road series will take off on the 23rd of December in Hornchurch, Essex. Classes run will be 2WD Buggy and 4WD Buggy according to BRCA general rules and with Schumacher Cactus control tyres. The 30x16m track will be laid out using EOS carpet and four of the six rounds will count towards the overall championship. Full information can be found on the series’ official website here.

October 1, 2018

Ryan Cavalieri doubles at Hot Rod Hobbies Shootout

The annual Hot Rod Shootout is always a racer’s favorite and attracts some of the fastest pros in the nation for one final mega outdoor showdown in Santa Clarita, California, home of the world famous Hot Rod Hobbies and the 21st running of the Hot Rod Shootout. In 2WD Modified and for those who thought Team Associated’s Ryan Cavalieri was slowing down because fatherhood stepping in was proven wrong over the course of the weekend as Cavalieri went head to head with current WC and took a resilient bounce back wing after losing A1. It would be easy to give in and just settle for 2nd, but Cavalieri’s inner fire wouldn’t allow that to happen. After stepping up the pace and winning A2, Cav Mode was in full sync and carried the momentum in A3 to seal up the overall in the 2WD Modified class. Ryan Maifield (Yokomo) had to settle for 2nd as Team Associated’s Jake Mayo rounded out the podium result.

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October 1, 2018

German Electric On-road Nationals – Report

The 2019 German Electric On-road Nationals were held at the Arena33 indoor track in Andernach over the weekend. The race was held in three Electric Touring and a single Formula class with the Touring Modified title being snatched by multiple German national champion, Ronald Völker (Yokomo). Awesomatix’s Frederick Südhoff came in 2nd as Thimo Weissbauer rounded out the podium result for Awesomatix.

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