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October 20, 2015

Belgium/Dutch Buggy Championship Rd8 – Report

The eighth and final round of the combined Belgium/Dutch Electric Off-road Championship was held at the MIO indoor carpet track in Oss. A total of 111 racers attended the championship that was held on a variety tracks including indoor and outdoor clay, astro turf and carpet. At the end, Wesley van Helmond dominated the Dutch 2WD title with his TLR 22 2.0 followed by Arjan van de Graaf, driving a Yokomo B-Max2 and Tom van Drunen (Team Associated B5M) and Wesley would also take the combined Belgium/Dutch title.

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October 20, 2015

Semi Pro class win for Deslina at Mugen Cup

Last weekend’s Mugen Cup at the MRCC Track in Medan, North Sumatera, Indonesia not only saw Jason Nugroho taking the win in the Pro Buggy class but also Deslina (Kyosho) coming out successful in the Semi Pro category. Jhonny placed his Xray buggy on the TQ in the class but he got into traffic in the 45 minute main final and only finished in 4th place. Up front Awi (Xray) would end the race on the runner-up spot while Bun Bun (Mugen) rounded out the top 3 result.

View the final result here

October 20, 2015

2015 Turkish On-road Championship – Report

The Turkish On-road Championship recently concluded with the fourth and final round held at the Bumod track. A total of 105 racers attended the series that hosts the four classes of Touring Modified and Touring Stock as well as 1/10th and 1/8th Nitro with the final round also offering a supporting 1/10th Formula class. After the four races, held both at the Izmir Efmod and Bumod tracks, the Touring Modified category had Kayhan Ketenci (Xray) taking the title, but he was tie on points with Xray team mate Fatih Kaya who had to settle for second. Erol Uçar (Xray) rounded out the podium two points short with a total of 604 points.

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October 20, 2015

Nicholas Lee & Daryl Thong win at PRCA finals

The final race of the 2015 PRCA series was held at the RCMC outdoor asphalt track in Singapore with drivers from Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore and Sweden in attendance. Considered the second largest race in the country after the AOC, the event attracted international racers such as Xray’s Alexander Hagberg and Serpent’s Viktor Wilck while star announcer Scotty Ernst flew in to make for some more international flair. With the big names attending, the Modified class attracted the most drivers, making for a lot of on-track action. The Modified class qualifiers then saw a close battle between top Singapore driver Nicholas Lee (Tamiya), Alexander Hagberg (Xray) and Viktor Wilck (Serpent) with Nicholas nailing it on the TQ position with one qualifying round to spare while Alexander and Viktor lined up in second and third respectively.

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October 20, 2015

Jason Nugroho wins Pro class at 2015 Mugen Cup

The 2015 Mugen Cup was held at MRCC Track in Medan, North Sumatera, Indonesia with a total of 42 drivers attending. The event saw a Pro and Semi Pro class and in the Pro class it was Jason Nugroho (Xray) who took the TQ after the six rounds of qualifying. Jason would be able to conserve his qualifying performance to take the win in the 60 minute main final from Mugen racer Stanley Wangsanegara and John Agus (Kyosho) in second and third respectively.

View the A-main result here

October 20, 2015

Absima 17mm wheel hex sets & locknuts

Absima have new 17mm aluminium wheel hex and locknuts sets available. Starting with the hex adapters, they are machined from aluminium and fit most of today’s 1/8th buggies and GT cars. The hexes are of a lightweight design while the closed locknuts keep dirt and moisture away from the delicate thread section. The hex sets are available in a range of colours including black, blue and orange and they feature the signature Absima logo. Also new are self-locking 17mmm wheel nuts with a serrated back section for secure mounting. The aluminium nuts are available in the five colours of orange, blue, black, red and silver.

View the other new parts here

October 20, 2015

Keven Hebert takes Halloween Classic 12th Mod title

The recent Halloween Classic continues to be one of the premier on-road events in USA with 225 lucky entrants converged upon The Gate in Brunswick, OH for an exciting weekend and the unofficial kick-off to the 2015-16 indoor racing season. Canadian driver Keven Hebert has been the dominant North American 1/12th driver the past few years and continued to show world-class pace by placing his car on the pole position of the 1/12th Mod A-main with a time that bested his nearest competitor by over a lap. With a single main event determining the winner, a clean start and mistake-free race would be in order. As planned, Keven shot into the lead at the sound of the tone and never looked back. He slowly increased his lead and at the 8-minute mark he crossed the finish line to take a wire-to-wire win. Teammate Mike Haynes also drove impressively to join Keven on the podium in the third position while veteran racer Josh Cyrul grabbed the runner-up spot.

Source: Team Associated [teamassociated.com]

October 20, 2015

Jesse Davis wins maiden 1/8th IC Track national title

The 1/8th Australian IC On-Road Titles were recently held at the Lilydale track, just outside of Melbourne in Victoria. Jesse Davis set the fastest time in the opening of the six rounds of 10 minute qualifying with a 41/10:04.273, from Jeff Hamon and Steven Jovanovic, both with 40 laps. No one was able to match Davis’ in Q2 but Jovanovic came close with a 41/10:10.075 in Q3 and then Hamon even closer with a 41/10:05.277 in Q4. In the final round of qualifying, Davis improved his time with 41/10:00.496 to cement the TQ position into the 45 minute main final. Unfortunately, the rain started to fall before the race commenced and with no end in sight, the decision was made to abandon the race and base the final results off qualifying, therefore giving Jesse Davis his first ever 1/8th Australian IC On-Road Title and some added confidence leading up to the World Championships in Brazil. Hamon had to settle for second with Jovanovic third.

Thanks to Leigh Dytor for the report.