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August 10, 2020

Jessica Palsson wins at Middle Swedish Cup Rd1

The opening round of the Middle Swedish Cup was hosted by the Skövde MK club this past weekend. In the Nitro Buggy class, that attracted nearly 50 entries, it was swift Jessica Palsson (Agama/Bullitt/AKA) with the overall TQ from Pontus Larsson (Serpent/Performa/Sweep) in 2nd and Emil Magnusson (Kyosho/O.S./AKA) in 3rd. The 30-minute A-main event saw Jessica taking the win with a one-lap margin from Pontus Larsson in 2nd while Emil Magnusson came in 3rd, another 15 seconds behind. Kristian Johansson (HB Racing/O.S./Sweep) and Nils Gustafsson (Team Associated/O.S./Sweep) rounded out the top 5.

Image: Pontus Larsson

August 10, 2020

William White wins at Cork Summer Champs Rd5

The Irish Cork Radio Control Car Club hosted round 5 of their Summer Championship Series this past weekend. In Nitro Buggy it was William White who would walk away with the silverware after bumping up from the B-main. A lap behind William it was Jimmy Chan on the runner-up spot as Colin Whelan came in 3rd overall, some four seconds behind William.

Image: William White

August 10, 2020

Max Götzl sweeps Hungarian Off-road Nats Rd6

Round 6 of the Hungarian Off-road Nationals was hosted by the Homokbödöge Sport Klub last weekend. Xray’s Max Götzl was able to TQ all qualifying rounds in both 1/8th Nitro and E-Buggy, to take the overall TQs in both classes. Antonia Kovalzski would qualify 2nd and Daniel Schweizer 3rd in E-Nuggy, while Daniel Schweizer and Julius Siklodi came in 2nd and 3rd respectively in the Nitro class. In the 30-minute Nitro A-main Max would continue to dominate, taking the win from tone to tone, leaving behind Xray teammate, Pál Vasvári 2nd and HB Racing’s Julius Siklodi in 3rd.

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August 10, 2020

Marcus Kaerup doubles at DRCMU EP Off-road Nats Rd2

The second round of the Danish DRCMU 1/10th Electric Off-road Nationals was held at the Black Track Nysum facilities this past weekend. In the 2WD Mod Buggy class it was Team Associated’s Marcus Kaerup with the overall TQ from Yokomo’s Frederik Hovgaard in 2nd. The triple A-mains saw young Marcus walking away with the wins in A1 and A2 for an early overall victory as Jonas Kaerup (Team Associated) cemented his overall runner-up position with a win in A3. Frederik Hovgaard had to settle for 3rd overall.

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August 10, 2020

Elliott Boots wins Nemo Raceway Race Three

The third Nemo Raceway Race was held this past weekend with once again some of the UK’s fastest 1/8th off-road racers in attendance. In the Nitro Buggy class it was SWorkz’s Elliott Boots with the overall TQ and he also came out swinging in the 20-minute A-main event, leaving behind HB Racing’s Graham Alsop in 2nd, some 19 seconds behind. Agama’s Lee Martin would round out the top 3 result another five seconds back as Lewis Jones and Jack Hirst came in 4th and 5th respectively. Jamie Hall, Kevin Brunsden and Richard Barton completed the 8-car main result.

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August 10, 2020

Kieran Cox wins at NWN Summer Series Rd4

Round 4 of the North West Nitro Summer Series was held in Blackpool, UK this past weekend. In the Nitro Buggy class it was Keiran Cox (Xray) with the win in the A-final, a lap in front of Nick Cox (HB Racing). Chris Sharpe-Simkiss (SWorkz) came in 3rd overall, while Colin Brennan and Callum Akerody-Bench rounded out the top 5 result.

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August 7, 2020

StickIt1Racing Stock Series finale – Report

The final round of the StickIt1Racing Stock Series was held at PDX Underground in Portland, Oregon this week. In 13.5T 4WD Buggy it was Jim Meyer with the win from Daniel Jeppesen in 2nd. John Copeland would round out the top 3 result. Overall in the championship it was Jim Meyer who took the title two points ahead of John Copeland.

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August 5, 2020

2020/21 Xray Racing Series Slovakia – Announcement

Xray have announced the 2020/21 Xray Racing Series Slovakia will take place between October 2020 and March 2021. The series will be held in electric on-road and off-road classes including Touring Modified and Stock, FWD, Pan Car, Formula, 2WD and 4WD Buggy, Stadium Truck and Truggy and all six rounds will take place at the iconic Hudy Arena in Trencin, Slovakia. Full details can soon be found here.