The 2019 Queensland State Championships were held at England Park Model Raceway in Brisbane, Australia last weekend. Jeff Hamon took the overall TQ in the 1/8th IC Track class from Steven Jovanovic in 2nd. After the half hour long A-main it was again Jeff who came out on top, taking the Queensland State title in front of Steven on the runner-up spot and Andrew Gillespie in 3rd.
Round 4 of the Middle Swedish Cup was held at the Eskilstuna track last weekend. Serpent’s Pontus Larsson would take the overall TQ after coming out on top in Q2 and Q3 as Q1 winner, Jessica Palsson would snatch the runner-up spot after the 1/8th Nitro Buggy qualifiers. After the semifinals it was Jessica Palsson with the pole position for the 30-minute A-main event as Elias Johansson came in 2nd and Pontus obtained P3 on the grid after a troublesome semifinal. At the start of the main final the three pulled away from the field and had a long fight for the top, however things would spread a bit as Pontus dropped down the field by the first round of pitstops but he was able to close the gap on Jessica again when his concentration came back by about mid-race. Ultimately however it was Jessica who brought home the win as Pontus was able to secure the runner-up spot despite running out of tyres in the closing stages. A lap down it was Kristian Johansson who would round out the overall top 3 result. With his 2nd place finish Pontus was able to secure himself the Middle Swedish Cup title for 2019.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
The fifth round of the Austrian Electric On-road Nationals was held at the LAMAC track in Carinthia this past weekend. Held in Touring Modified, Touring Stock and Pro10S classes, it was Robin Riedmann with a clean sweep in the Touring Stock qualifiers, taking all four qualifying rounds for the overall TQ from Philipp Stadler in 2nd and Phillip Neudinger in 3rd. The triple A-mains then again saw Robin on top of the timing sheets, and with wins in all mains he secured the overall win from Philipp Stadler in 2nd and Phillip Neudinger in 3rd, making it an all-Awesomatix podium.
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Round 5 of the BRCA 1/10th IC Circuit Nationals was held at the long standing technical and challenging Wombwell circuit in South Yorkshire. Saturday unfortunately followed the poor forecast with heavy showers and torrential rain and of the few drivers who turned up on practice day most spent time securing their gazebos and tents and waterproofing their cars or preparing their “wet car “. However a few brave drivers ventured on to the circuit with minimal success. First thing Sunday morning was grey and cloudy with a damp circuit but not raining. With rain forecast later a decent time in the early heats would be the target. 200mm Touring saw Joe Kerry (Capricorn) keep up his reputation for performance in wet conditions easily taking the FTD. Neil Wallace (Serpent ) qualified in 2nd with Matthieu Dambrine a creditable 3rd.
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The penultimate round of the BRCA 1/10th Buggy Nationals was held at Boughton Raceway this past weekend. The 2WD portion was held on Saturday and it saw Team Associated’s Neil Cragg taking the overall TQ and also the win, earning him his 24th national title. Yokomo’s Paul Crompton came in 2nd while Schumacher’s Phil Sleigh came in 3rd to round out the podium in front of Ellis Stafford in 4th and Danny Mcgee in 5th.
The annual Xcampus Challenge was held at the Gian Arena Circuit in Banjarmasin, South Borneo, Indonesia this past weekend. The event attracted 55 drivers with Touring Modified being the primary class. It was Bowie Ginting who took the overall TQ spot ahead of Christian Mamesah and Hijrah Saputra and also the main finals went into Bowie’s favour who secured the overall victory by winning A1 and A2, followed by Christian who won A3 while Peter Anthonijsz took overall 3rd.
The 2019 ROAR Electric On-Road Paved Nationals were held at Speedworld R/C Raceway in Roseville, California this past weekend. In the premier Modified Touring Car class it was Brandon Clements with the overall TQ, however it was multi-time ROAR National Champion, Ryan Cavalieri with the wins in A1 and A2 for an early overall victory from EJ Evans on the runner-up spot. Felix Law came in 3rd to round out the podium in 3rd from A3 winner, Brandon Clements.
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Round 5 and 6 of the 2019 RCGP Series were held at the Pista DirtRaceRC track in Asti, Italy over the weekend. In the premier RCGP class it was Davide Ongaro (Team Associated) who would make a clean sweep at Saturday’s round 5 and Sunday’s round 6, taking the overall TQs and wins on both days for yet another perfect weekend. Juan Carlos Canas (SWorkz) and David Ronnefalk (HB Racing) came in 2nd and 3rd in Saturday’s qualifying but after the double A-mains it was Elliott Boots (SWorkz) with the overall runner-up spot as Juan Carlos Canas came in 3rd to round out the podium. Sunday’s round 6 then saw Marco Baruffolo (Xray) snatching the P2 spot after the qualifiers from Elliott Boots in 3rd. The single A-main then saw the dominator of the weekend bringing home the win with a 10-seconds margin as Juan Carlos and Elliott came in 2nd and 3rd, albeit still on the same lap as winner Davide who now made it six wins out of six rounds.
Source: RCGP [rc-gp.com]
