The North Greece Cup was recently held at the Hobbytech RC track. Margaritis Sourdos (Xray) was the man to beat in the 1/8th nitro class as he easily TQ’d round 1 and 2 to take the overall TQ from Biritzikis (Mugen) and Markos (Agama). In the main final it was again Margaritis who dominated the field by taking the win some two laps ahead of Zois Margaritis (Agama) and Markos who rounded out the podium in second and third respectively.
The second round of the Greek 1/10th Electric Buggy Nationals was held at the Zorri RC track. In the 4WD class the Paparegas brother (both Xray) soon made their intentions clear by coming out fastest in the qualifiers with Tasos grabbing the runner up spot from John in second. Argi (Kyosho) would round out the top 3 after the qualifiers. In the finals it was again Tasos who came out fastest from John with Nicolas Floudas (TLR) completing the podium, coming from the 6 spot on the grid.
Round one of the French Winter Nationals was held in Montbrison. In the Touring Modified class Lucas Urbain (VBC) and Alexandre Laurent (Xray) battled for the TQ spot with the better end for Alexandre whose last minute shot in the final qualifier handed him the overall TQ and the pole position for the triple A-mains. The final legs then were as tight as the qualifiers. Lucas would come out successful in the opening A-final but Alexandre stroke back in A2 and A3 to take the overall win from Lucas. Loic Jasmin (Yokomo) came in third to round out the podium.
The final round of the Belgian SCT Cup was hosted by the BRCC, the only indoor clay track of the country. Once again the club provided a flawless organisation with a great track, large pits and nice catering. The event attracted a good amount of racers, keeping the yearly trend high. In Pro2 the qualification, Martin Vierin (Team Associated) TQ’d the opening qualifier while Nicolas Evens (TLR) came out fastest in rounds 2 and 3 to take the overall TQ. Philippe Hautecoeur (Team Associated) completed the top 3 ahead of Laurent Halluin (Team Associated) and Patrick Tytgat (Team Associated). In Pro4, Nicolas Evens (TLR) swept all qualification rounds to take the TQ to leave Frank Devos (Tekno) and Frédéric Fontaine (TeamC) battling for the places behind him.
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The second round of the BRCA North Midlands GT Clubmans series was held at Swifts Raceway. James Wright (Xray) would take the TQ in the Formula class from teammate James Millbank (Xray) and Exotek driver James Greener. The final then saw Wright taking off with no problems while Millbank ran into issues in lap five when he tried to lap a backmarker. Touching the brakes in a corner send his car off the track due to traction rolling, which dropped him back to fifth. Millbank was able to recover to third and that’s how the main ended. Up front James Wright took the win from James Greener on the runner-up spot.
The final round of the Danish 1/8th Off-road Championship was held on the famous “horse hall” track in Bramming. The event attracted not only the fastest Danish drivers but also guests from Germany although these weren’t able to score points for the championship. In the premier 1/8th Nitro Buggy class Mike Gosvig, Peter Harder and Jan D. Jansen had all chances to grab the overall title and despite some receiver battery problems in the opening qualifier, Mike Gosvig took the overall TQ by coming out fastest in the following rounds. Pelle Culmsee would end the qualifiers on the 2 spot followed by Magnus Frandsen. Peter Harder and Jan D. Jansen would end the qualifiers in 4th and 8th place respectively.
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The Xray Work.Shop Slovenia will take place at the Genius Ring in Medeuzza, Italy on Sunday the 8th of November. Hosted by Xray team drivers Alojzij Osvald and Jernej Vuga, the two will offer tech and setup help for cars such as the X12, X1, T4, NT1, XB8 and RX8. The entry fee is 15 Euro and includes dinner. More information about the event can be found here.
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The 2015 JBRL Electric Series finale was hosted by Hot Rod Hobbies in Saugus, CA. The JBRL series runs throughout Southern California and averages about 150-200 entries all year long. Qualifying showed the rest of the racers that Jake Mayo was the one to beat. In the 2WD Modified class, Mayo put his local knowledge of wet-track racing to good use as he TQ’d by being the only driver to go the extra lap. Elsewhere in the Truck Modified class, Mayo had no problem setting the pace for the rest of the field.
