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July 2, 2008

Danish Off-Road Nationals Rd4

We received a report from last weekends 4th round of the Danish DRCMU Off-Road championship held in Tinglev. In the Stock class it was Martin Kristensen that was fastest, with Jesper Rasmussen close behind having made some mistakes in the first round of qualifying and a retirement in second, and that put Martin in Pole Position with winning the first and second round of qualifying. Jesper showed in the third round that he was ready for some action in the finals putting in the fastest time of day, 0,20 second faster than Martin. Again it was Sebastian Sorensen with his Tamiya in third spot.

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July 1, 2008

1/8th scale Buggy Europeans – Day 1

IMC Track

The opening day of the 2008 EFRA European 1:8 off Road Buggy Championships has come to a close and as the dust settles here in Crete the drivers had little to report as they eased themselves in to the event over the single 15 minute practice session that made up today’s timetable. The track was the biggest talking point today with many of the top drivers saying the surface was their main concern. It would appear from drivers who took part in the Warm up race earlier in the year that the track surface has remained largely untouched since that event.

View the full coverage on our event site here.

July 1, 2008

Chris Doughty wins Eden Park National

Chris Doughty, driving the LRP powered Atomized B44, took Atomic-Carbon’s maiden BRCA National win at Eden Park Raceway near London last weekend. The finals were eventful for Chris, in Leg 1 both front tyres became detached from both wheels, but Chris managed to hold off the pack to take a 2nd place, in Leg 2 Chris brushed a track marker on the warm up lap which damaged a front wishbone, thanks to quick work by the Atomic-Carbon team, the cells from his car were transferred to Andy Griffths Atomized B44 which had just come off the track from the previous final. Even with the worn tyres and yellow wheels Chris soon adapted to the differently setup car and managed a 5th place. In the 3rd leg Chris managed to get up to 1st place, with many cars retiring Chris played it safe and didn’t try to clear the big double jumps and came home to take the win. Expect a full report from our friends at oOple very soon.

Source: Atomic Carbon [atomic-carbon.co.uk]

July 1, 2008

1/8th scale Buggy Europeans – Live

European 1/8th scale Buggy Champs - Live

The best 1/8th scale buggy drivers in Europe are converging on the Greek island of Crete this week to battle it out on the fast and tricky IMC Club track in Iraklio and see who will become the 2008 European Champion. Robert Batlle will be of course be there to defend his crown, won last year in France, and he is up against some strong competition with the top factory teams pulling out all the stops to try and wrestle the title away from the Spanish Hobao driver. Red RC reporter Oisin O’Briain will be present all week reporting live trackside, bringing you our usual blend of quality reporting, photographs and interviews from this exciting event. Baring any last minute hiccups, the reporting will begin Tuesday afternoon and carry through to Saturday’s main final. We would like to take this opportunity to thank our sponsors for the event, Kyosho and LRP, without whose support this would not be possible.

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June 23, 2008

Adam Drake wins SoCal SS Buggy Rd3

The Drake has sent us a brief report from round 3 of the SoCal Saturday Series held at Thunder Alley in Beaumont, CA, host of the recent 1/8 Off-Road Buggy Nationals. The weather was extremely hot, but Losi /GRP drivers Adam Drake and Matt Castellano were even hotter. Matt edged out Adam in round one by less then one second to set the early TQ, but in round two Adam was able to improve his time and take the overall TQ for the 1/8th Pro Buggy class. Adam also TQ’d the 1/8th Pro truck class, but had electrical problems in the final. In the buggy final Adam was able to keep it smooth and consistent to win his third buggy final in three races, while Matt also ran a great race and finished second for the Losi / GRP / Nitrotane 1-2. The 1/8th Expert final saw Losi 8ight racer Kyle Johnson taking the win, just in front of his team mate Jim Pierce.

June 23, 2008

Batlle takes Spanish 1/8th TT Rd3

Batlle takes Spanish 1/8th TT Rd4

The 3rd round of the Spanish 1/8th scale buggy Nationals took place at the Fuencarral track in Madrid last weekend. After qualifying it was Borja Hernandez that took the top qualifying spot from new HongNor signing Richi Gomez, while current European Champion Robert Battle took 3rd spot. The Semi finals saw wins for Battle and Gomez, with Hernandez failing to progress as problems at the very start of his semi dropped him out of contention. The final saw Battle in commanding form, never giving up his lead to take the victory by a lap from 2nd placed Richi Gomez, who had an early battle with Daniel Vega and later had to contend with pressure from eventual 3rd place finisher Raul Peris.

Source: Vigo TT [vigott.com]

June 23, 2008

Savoya wins French 1/8th TT Nats Rd4

The 4th round of the French Nationals for 1/8th scale buggies was held last weekend in Avesnes sur Helpe in the North of the country, close to the Belgian border. In qualifying, it was round 3 winner Yannick Aigoin, with his Losi 8ight, that took the top qualifying spot in front of Mugen team driver Renaud Savoya in 2nd, with Jerome Sartel and Guillaume Vray rounding out the top 4. Following the Semi finals, which saw wins for Aigoin and Savoya, it was the latter that came out on top after the 30 minute race, winning by a lap from Losi racer Michel Farina in 2nd, with Mugen driver Vray taking the final podium spot in 3rd.

Source: RC Mag [rcmag.com]

June 22, 2008

Levi Jackson wins SoCal SS Rd3

Kyosho team driver Levi Jackson scored another victory with the Kyosho ST-RR during the 3rd round of the Southern California Saturday Series, held at Thunder Alley in Beaumont, CA, host of the recent 1/8 Off-Road Buggy Nationals. Levi won from 2nd placed Scott Hughes, the Mugen driver having problems on the last lap of the race giving him a non finish, while Jake Malkin took 3rd.

Source: Kyosho [kyoshoamerica.com]