This past weekend the German 1/8th E-Buggy Nationals were held at the Schietschmieter Bistensee track in Northern Germany near the Danish boarder. Marvin Fritschler (SOAR/GM-Racing) was the man to beat over the weekend and in the 10-minute A-main he would come out successful in front of SOAR/Graupner team mate Marcel Paul. Young Burak Kilic (TLR/GM-Racing) would round out the top 3 result.
The final round of the Spanish 1/8th Nitro Buggy National Championship was held at the multi-surface Valladolid track this past weekend. 9-time National Champion Robert Batlle (Mugen) was the pre-event favourite going into the final round as he was in the position to snatch his 10th title in this class, but it was Ricardo Monteiro (TLR) who came out fastest after the qualifiers in front of Oscar Baldo (Mugen). Robert ended the qualifiers on the third place, Bryan Baldo (Mugen) rounded out the top 4. The semi finals then saw Robert coming out fastest from Ricardo with both being the only drivers to score 36 laps runs and in the main final Robert would use all of his experience to take the day’s win and with it his 10th consecutive 1/8th Nitro Buggy title. TQ Ricardo Monteiro ended the race on the runner-up spot, Oscar Baldo rounded out the podium result in third.
Exotek Racing have new aluminium option parts for the Team Durango 210-series 2WD vehicles in mid motor configuration available. First up is a rear bulkhead conversion made of high-strength 7075 aluminium and machined down to minimise weight. The part provides standard width but lowered inner camber link mounting points for improved high roll centre options. Also gear box access and removal is much easier as the suspension stays fully in place when the gear box is removed. The stronger inner ball end mounting makes for more durable camber link mounting and the design also reinforces the gear box mounting. The part, that fits all versions of the DEX210, DESC210 and DEST210, uses stock Team Durango type 2 or Exotek type 2 rear suspension hangers and included come spacers and hardware. The conversion is recommended for experienced modellers as it requires hand-cutting of the original gear box.
The 14th Annual East Coast Race Against Cancer was held at McCullough’s RC in Sarver, PA, which is in close proximity to the city of Pittsburgh, PA. The race program would have three rocket rounds of qualifying with 10 racers directly qualifying into each main event with two bump-ups to make a 12-car field for the main race. The schedule originally was laid out so that there would be practice on Thursday with one round of qualifying on Friday, with the remaining two qualifiers taking place on Saturday and the Mains on Sunday. Due to the rain that was forecasted for Saturday, two rounds of qualifying would take place on Friday, which was the day that had the best weather out of the four days. In the 2WD Modified Short Course class Andrew Michael set an early top qualifying time in round one of qualifying and then bettered his own TQ time by 8 seconds in round two. Andrew’s TQ would hold throughout the third and final round of qualifying. Due to the rain Saturday night and on Sunday, the track was unable to be fit for racing, so the mains were cancelled and the final finishing positions were determined based upon how each racer qualified. Since Andrew was the Top Qualifier in the 2WD Mod Short Course Truck class, he was awarded the win.
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Lee Martin completed the perfect start to the defence of his two Euro Offroad Series titles today giving Yokomo’s new YZ-4 a debut victory to back up yesterday’s 2WD win at the Nürburgring season opener. After a rough opening 4WD A-Main, Xray’s Martin Wollanka taking that win, Martin would convert his TQ starting position into wins in A2 and A3 although both Wollanka and Bruno Coelho would make the British ace work hard in the closing race. The Xray drivers would complete the podium with Wollanka achieving his best finish with second and Coelho capping off an impressive EOS debut with third.
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Martin Wollanka has won the opening 4WD A-Main of the Euro Offroad Series at the Nürburgring, the Xray driver benefiting from a second lap clash between Top Qualifier Lee Martin and Bruno Coelho. Leading for the rest of the race the Austrian would back off over the closing laps but almost went too slow with HB’s David Ronnefalk catching and passing him two corners from home. However it was Wollanka who came out of the final corner in the dash to the line to win. Behind them Tom Cockerill, who started 7th would complete the Top 3 with Coelho and Martin coming home 6th and 8th respectively.
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Lee Martin has given Yokomo’s new YZ-4 its first accolade by becoming 4WD Top Qualifier at the Euro Offroad Series season opener at the Nürburgring. The reigning champion, who yesterday took victory in 2WD, claimed the honour of Top Qualifier when he backed up his Q3 TQ with another in the fourth & final round. With the Xray pairing of Bruno Coelho and Martin Wollanka, who TQ’d Q1 & 2 respectively, going into the round in contention for pole, Coelho would make too many mistakes and end up only 12th fastest leaving him to line up 2nd on the grid. Having had a difficult round 2 & 3, Wollanka would deliver a P4 time to secure the No.3 starting position ahead of Martin’s team-mate Marc Rheinard who claimed second in Q4. Behind Rheinard, HB’s David Ronnefalk would surprise with a much needed P3 in the final qualifier which will see the Swede line up 6th on the grid behind Michal Orlowski.
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Lee Martin is the third different driver in as many round of qualifying to the top the times in 4WD at the opening round of the Euro Offroad series at the Nürburgring in Germany. The reigning champion was fastest ahead of Q2 pace setter Bruno Coelho setting the stage for a three way fight for the overall TQ in the fourth & final qualifier with Q1 winner Martin Wollanka also in the mix. Behind Martin & Coehlo, Michal Orlowski was again third fastest just ahead of the Yokomos of Carson Wernimont and Tom Cockerill.
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