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June 9, 2020

Seth VanDalen TQs & wins at FTR Summer Series

Full Throttle RC Raceway of Foley, Minnesota held their May’s Makeup double header Summer Series race last weekend, attracting nearly 60 entries. In the Nitro Buggy class it was Seth VanDalen with the overall TQ after battling it out with 2nd place qualifier, Jared Wiggins. The two Tekno RC drivers would also lead the way in the single 15-minute main event with Seth eventually taking the win from Jared, who came in 2nd some eleven seconds back after opting for an extra pit stop to be safe on fuel. 3rd place qualifier, Kyle Holmberg (Team Associated) would end the day on the final podium spot, a lap down.

Image: Jared Wiggins

June 9, 2020

Antonia Kovalszki doubles at SMRC club race

The SMRC club in Vienna, Austria held its first club race of the year last weekend. The schedule saw three rounds of 6-minute qualifying and in 2WD Buggy it was Martin Fischer with the overall TQ from Antonia Kovalszki in 2nd and Hannes Mayer in 3rd. In the finals, Martin and Antonia displayed some nice fights and lots of overtaking in all three 8-minute legs and after winning A1 and A2 Antonia would secure the win from Martin in 2nd and Niklas Wieser in 3rd.

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June 9, 2020

Zalewski TQs & wins at XRS Poland Hot Race Series Rd1

Round 1 of the XRS Poland Hot Race Series was hosted by Latina RC Racing this past weekend. The race was held in several nitro and electric off-road classes and in 1/8th Nitro Buggy it was Bartosz Zalewski (Xray) with the overall TQ from Bartek Zambrzycki (Agama) on the 2 spot. The first race after lock down did not disappoint as the two Barteks put on a fantastic display of car control and speed as they battled through the 45-minute main final. A flame out at Zambrzycki’s final stop would mean that he would just miss out on the win on his debut in 1/8th racing, as Bartosz Zalewski took the winning honours from Zambrzycki in 2nd and Tomasz Gadnicki (Xray) in 3rd.

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June 1, 2020

Jessica Palsson wins at Furulund club race

The Swedish Furulund club held a small race gathering this past weekend in 2WD and 4WD 1/10th scale buggy classes. In 4WD it was Schumacher’s Jessica Palsson with the overall TQ following a clean sweep in the qualifiers where she took all three qualifying rounds. The triple A-mains then again saw Jessica coming out on top, leaving behind Ludwig Albertz (Schumacher) in 2nd and Joel Rosengren (Team Associated) in 3rd overall.

Image: Jessica Palsson

June 1, 2020

Jared Tebo sweeps Thornhill Racing Circuit club race

Thornhill Racing Circuit of Hutto, Texas held a club race this past weekend, attracting nearly 100 entries. In the premier Nitro Buggy class it was Tekno RC’s Jared Tebo with the overall TQ and he also came out on top in the 30-minute A-main event, leaving behind Xray’s Ethan Lefebvre in 2nd, some two laps down as Jared’s Tekno RC teammate, Tyler Hooks completed the top 3 results another 13 seconds back.

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May 28, 2020

Chris Wheeler wins at MOD 5th & 8th Scale Champs

The Fear Farm track hosted the MOD 5th & 8th Scale Champs last weekend with nearly 150 entries for the main 1/5th and supporting 1/8th scale off-road classes. 1/8th Open Truggy saw TLR driver, Chris Wheeler taking the win with a 2-lap margin on Vareck Wright (Mugen) on the runner-up spot. Frank Lagomarsino (Xray) came in 3rd overall, another four seconds back.

Source: TLR [tlracing.com]

May 28, 2020

Setser & Gonzalez win at Memorial Day race

SS Hobbies & Raceway in Tampa, Florida hosted their Memorial Day race last Sunday and Monday, attracting some of the state’s fastest off-road racers. 2WD Modified Buggy saw Lee Setser with the overall TQ and he also came out on top after the single 6-minute A-main event, leaving behind 2nd place qualifier, Julien Oliveras in 2nd and 3rd place qualifier, Paul Wynn in 3rd. Kenny Setser, Jason Ruona and Ryan Casteline completed the top 6 results.

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May 28, 2020

Paul Wynn wins at Carpet Wars Rd1

Beachline Raceway of Cocoa, Florida held round 1 of the Carpet Wars series last weekend, attracting over 60 entries. 2WD Modified Buggy saw Julien Oliveras taking the overall TQ, however it was Paul Wynn who would hold the upper hand after the single 5-minute A-main with both swapping the lead several times. Ultimately Julien had to settle for 2nd overall, some eleven seconds back as Tyler Rimes, Kyle Paquette and Kai Goff completed the top 5 results.

Image: Julien Oliveras