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March 17, 2020

Kohta Akimoto joins Hobbywing & Sunpadow

Japanese electric off-road frontrunner, Kohta Akimoto has announced his new partnership with Hobbywing and Sunpadow. The former long-time Team Orion factory racer will be using Hobbywing’s XeRun XR10 speed controllers along with the XeRun V10 brushless motors and Sunpadow competition LiPo batteries at all major events across Japan, starting immediately. Kohta has the following to say about the deal:

I am excited to join Hobbywing and Sunpadow for the 2020 season and I am happy to release useful data from my races on my social media page to help support Hobbywing and Sunpadow racers.

March 16, 2020

Bornhorst sweeps Holiday Hangover RC Arenacross 2020

The Holiday Hangover RC Arenacross 2020 was held in Moses Lake, Washington over the weekend, attracting over 270 entries including some of the country’s fastest off-road racers. In the premier class of 1/8th Nitro Buggy it was Tekno RC’s Joe Bornhorst with the overall TQ and also came out on top after the 30-minute A-main event, however he was hotly contested by Mugen’s Adam Drake with whom he swapped the lead several times. In the end Adam had to settle for 2nd overall, some 2.5 seconds behind Joe. Four laps down it was Marcus Anzivino (Kyosho) who would round out the top 3.

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March 16, 2020

Paul Ciccarello takes Tennessee State Championship title

The 2020 Tennessee State Championship was held at ROCCK Racing in Knoxville, Tennessee last weekend. The event attracted nearly 180 entries and in Pro Nitro Buggy it was Xray’s Adam Johnson with the overall TQ from teammate, Paul Ciccarello in 2nd. The 30-minute saw Adam out in front by up to two laps, however with less than two minutes to go he suffered a mechanical and had to limp his car around the track. Teammate Paul Ciccarello took advantage of this and took home the win with Adam still managing to hold onto 2nd place. William McIver (Serpent) came in 3rd overall to round out the top 3 result.

Image: William McIver

March 16, 2020

Jason Nugroho wins Indonesia Buggy Nationals opener

The Banana RC Track in Batam City, Indonesia held round 1 of the Indonesia Buggy Nationals this past weekend. A total of 24 drivers from Jakarta, Medan, Banjarmasin as well as local drivers attended the event whose schedule saw six rounds of 10-minute qualifying with the best four to count. Ultimately it was Jason Nugroho (HB Racing/Ninja) with the TQ honours, but he suffered a flame out in his semifinal and finished in 2nd place only. This meant he had to start from P3 on the grid, however after the 60-minute main final encounter Jason found his way to the top again as he finished a lap in front of Adrian Wicaksono (Mugen/Ninja) while Rama Danindro (Kyosho/O.S.) ended the race in 3rd, another lap down. Rizki Pradana (Mugen) came in 4th and Andre S. rounded out the top 5 result, also driving a Mugen.

View the final result here

March 16, 2020

Jörn Neumann signs with Gens Ace

Gens Ace have announced the addition of IFMAR World and 8-times EFRA European Champion, Jörn Neumann to their factory team. The SWorkz and Schumacher factory pilot will be using Gens Ace Redline batteries during his campaign that will see attendances at all major national and international race events.

Source: Gens Ace [genstattu.com]

March 16, 2020

Lefebvre doubles at Thornhill Championship Series Rd3

Round 3 of the 2020 Thornhill Championship Series was held at Thornhill Racing Circuit in Hutto, Texas last weekend, attracting over 100 entries. In Expert Nitro Buggy it was Xray’s Ethan Lefebvre with the overall TQ and he would also come out on top after the 25-minute A-main event, leaving behind Spencer Harrison (Xray) in 2nd, some 18 seconds behind. Dillon Caldwell (HB Racing) would end the race in 3rd, some two seconds behind Spencer as Chris Marrant (HB Racing) and Chris Allison (Tekno RC) completed the top 5 result.

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March 16, 2020

VanDalen & Tebo win at Tekno RC Winter Series

The Hobbyplex indoor facilities in Omaha, Nebraska played host to the Tekno RC Winter Series this past weekend, attracting over 185 entries for the several nitro and electric off-road classes. The premier 1/8th Nitro Buggy class saw Seth VanDalen taking the overall TQ and he would also walk away with the win after the 30-minute A-main event, leaving behind Jared Tebo in 2nd place, some three laps down. Jarred Wiggins came in 3rd, another two laps behind, completing an all-Tekno-RC podium.

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March 16, 2020

Noha Ben Mohamed wins at Xtremrace warm-up

The warm-up event to the French Xtremrace event took place in France recently and in perfect weather conditions. Young Noha Ben Mohamed (Xray) excelled in the 2WD Buggy class as the took the win after some tough fights in the A-mains, leaving behind Yokomo driver, Nicolas Rodrigues in 2nd. Anthony Audi (Team Associated) would round out the top 3 podium result.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]