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March 4, 2019

Raulerson & Frazier win at Clash of Clubs Rd3

Chehaw RC in Albany, Georgia recently held the Clash of Clubs series race number 3 with over 100 entries. In Pro Nitro Buggy, Xray’s Blake Raulerson would take the overall win after qualifying 2nd and falling back to 6th on the opening laps due to a mistake in the first corner. About half way through the main, Blake took the lead and led every lap till the end, leaving behind Mugen’s Justin Kinsey in 2nd and Xray’s Brian Lewis in 3rd. In Nitro Truggy it was Mugen racer Shawn Frazier with the win in the 25-minute A-main from fellow Mugen racer Justin Kinsey 2nd and Xray’s Blake Raulerson 3rd.

View the Nitro Truggy podium here

March 4, 2019

Hagberg & Mächler win at 2019 TITC

The 2019 edition of the annual Thailand International R/C Touring Car Championship was held this past weekend in Bangkok, Thailand. The event attracted the usual high-quality mix of world-class and local drivers with the 2019 race being held in the six classes of Touring Modified, Open Brushless 13.5T, Non-Boost 17-5T, Mini, Formula and Tamiya Truck. In the premier Touring Modified class, that attracted 65 entries, it was Xray’s Alexander Hagberg who would snatch the overall TQ after being tie on points with Infinity’s Naoto Matsukura, both TQing two rounds each. Infinity’s Akio Sobue and Xray’s Bruno Coelho came in 3rd and 4th on the grid as new Infinity signing, Viktor Wilck rounded out the top 5.

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March 4, 2019

Ty Tessmann dominated Chi-Town Shootout

Leisure Hours Raceway of Joliet, Illinois hosted the 2019 Chi-Town Shootout this past weekend. The event was held in a multitude of 1/10th Modified and Stock off-road classes and in the premier 2WD Modified Buggy category it was Xray’s Ty Tessmann with the overall TQ from Team Associated’s Ron Devoll in 2nd. In the triple A-mains Ty would bring home wins in A1 and A2 for the early overall victory as Ron Devoll would take the runner-up spot with 3-2-2 finishes. TLR’s Tyler Jones would obtain the final podium spot with 2-4-7 finishes, leaving behind Team Associated’s Cole Tollard in 4th after the tie-breaker.

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March 4, 2019

Lee Martin wins at TORCH Indoor Winter Series Rd6

Round 6 of the TORCH Indoor Winter Series was held hosted by the Titchfield Off Road Club Hants this past weekend. In the premier 2WD Buggy class it was Yokomo’s Lee Martin who would hold the upper hand taking the overall TQ and bringing home three straight wins in the triple A-mains, leaving behind Yasir Mughal (Yokomo) in 2nd and Schumacher driver Stephen Brown in 3rd. Overall in the championship it is Stephen Brown with the title after the six rounds, in front of Yasir Mughal in 2nd. David Burton would round out the overall top 3 championship results in the 2WD class.

Source: Nemo Racing [nemoracing.com]

March 4, 2019

Tanner Day doubles at NIS Rd4

Tacoma RC Raceway of Tacoma, Washington held round 4 of the Northwest Indoor Series this past weekend. In the premier 2WD Modified Buggy class it was Yokomo’s Tanner Day with the overall TQ and he would also bring home the wins in the two opening A-mains for an early overall victory, leaving behind Yokomo’s Harley Yoshii in 2nd and Schumacher’s Mikey Brown in 3rd. Over in 4WD Modified Buggy it was again Tanner Day (Yokomo) with the overall TQ and after only scoring an 8th place A1, Tanner came back in A2 and A3 to take the overall win from Jackson Andres (Yokomo) in 2nd and Daniel Lea (TLR) in 3rd.

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]

March 4, 2019

Adam Drake sweeps 2019 Holiday Hangover race

The 2019 Holiday Hangover was held in Moses Lake, Washington this past weekend, attracting over 270 entries. In the 1/8th Nitro Buggy class it was Kyosho’s Mason Eppley with the overall TQ, however after the 30-minutes long A-main event it was Mugen’s Adam Drake who would hold the upper hand, taking the win a lap in front of Mason as Team Associated’s Nick Wautles ended the main in 3rd, another three laps down. Over in Nitro Truggy it was Adam Drake (Mugen) with the overall TQ and the veteran racer would also take the A-main by storm, leaving behind Nick Wautlet (Team Associated) in 2nd, some three laps down. Kyosho’s Cody Grams would end the A-main on the 3 spot, crossing the line some four seconds behind Nick.

View the Truggy podium here

March 4, 2019

Vigor T4 & BD9 centre stiffener links

Vigor RC have announced the release of carbon fibre centre link sets for the Xray T4 2017 to 2019 and Yokomo BD9 touring cars. The set includes 1mm, 1.5mm and 2.2mm centre links that allow to tune the pitch and roll stiffness of the chassis by simply swapping the links, with the thinner parts allowing for more flex while the stiffer braces reduce overall flex. The sets are available separately for the T4 and BD9.

View the BD9 centre link set here

March 3, 2019

Juan Carlos Canas wins at Spanish E-Buggy opener

The opening round of the Spanish 1/8th Electric Buggy National Championship was held at the Radovan track this past weekend. SWorkz’s Juan Carlos Canas (SWorkz/Maclan/6Mik) took the overall TQ after the qualifiers and he also came out on top in all three A-mains to take the day’s win in front of Xray’s Joan Espasa (Xray/Hobbywing/6Mik) and Kyosho’s Bryan Baldo (Kyosho/Reds Racing/Hotrace).

Source: MW RC Cars [mwrccars.at]