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August 16, 2020

Daniel Kobbevik crowned Norwegian 2WD Buggy Champ

This year’s Norwegian National 2WD Buggy Championship was held at the west coast of the country, close to the city of Bergen. The track was technical and fun with very varying traction conditions. After winning all four qualifying rounds it was multi-time national champion, Daniel Kobbevik with the overall TQ and the pole position for the triple A-main events. From there Daniel continued to dominate the field, taking the wins in A1 and A2 for an early overall victory and his 9th national championship title. Peter Stein came in 2nd overall, Trond Setre finished in 3rd to round out the podium. Over in the recruit class it was Martin Skar with the win.

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August 14, 2020

Ressar & Kasekamp win at 2020 Baltic Cup

The 2020 Baltic Cup was held at the Kangarnieki RC Track over the weekend. Top drivers from the Baltic countries gathered to find out who’s fastest on the high grip technical carpet track. In 1/10th 4WD Buggy, Rainer Ressar took the top spot after the five qualification rounds followed by Henry Zoludev and Karolis Valiulis. Ressar would continue to lead the way and ultimately secured the victory after winning A1 and A2 ahead of Henry Zoludev and Karolis Valiulis.

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August 12, 2020

Sergio Suarez wins at TTPRC Championship opener

The opening round of the TTPRC Championship was held in Lima, Peru after racing came to a halt for about five month due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. In the Nitro Buggy class it was Sergio Suarez, who started from 3rd on the grid, who took over the lead already after the first corner and from there he never looked back to take the win from Walter Donaire in 2nd. Sergio’s teammate, Fernando de los Ríos came in 3rd overall.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

August 12, 2020

Slovakian EP Off-road Nationals Rd5 – Report

Round 5 of the Slovakian Electric Off-road Nationals was held in Dubnica nad Váhom last weekend. Due to the sunny weather the track dried out for the finals leaving it with a dusty, low-traction surface. In the 2WD Buggy class it was Adam Urban with the win from TQ holder, Roman Pavlus in 2nd and Michal Nagy in 3rd.

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August 11, 2020

David Todd wins Spanish Nitro Buggy Champs B Rd2

Round 2 of the Spanish Nitro Buggy Championship B was hosted by the Circuito de El Estrecho track in Cadiz last weekend, attracting over 30 entries. David Todd Nieto (Mugen) took the overall TQ from Mario Diaz Montero (SWorkz) and young David would also take home the win in the 45-minute A-main event despite falling back to 4th about mid-race. In the end he took the win with a lap margin on Joaquin Moreno (Mugen) with Mario Diaz Montero coming in 3rd overall, some 4.4 seconds behind.

Image: Mugen [mugen.eu]

August 10, 2020

Ty Tessmann sweeps 2020 Quebec Classic

The 2020 Quebec Classic race was hosted by Bego Racing RC Raceway this past weekend, attracting over 240 entries. The 1/8th Nitro Buggy class saw Xray’s Ty Tessmann taking the overall TQ and he also came out on top in the 30-minute A-main event. leaving behind Xray teammate, Mark Sousa in 2nd. Sam Langer (Mugen) would end the race in 3rd, some two laps behind as Abiye Birku (Serpent) and Olivier Raposo (Team Associated) ended the race in 4th and 5th respectively.

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August 10, 2020

StickIt1Racing Modified Series finale – Report

The final round of the StickIt1Racing Modified Series was held at PDX Underground in Portland, Oregon this past weekend. In 2WD Mod Buggy to was Ryan Reavis (Team Associated) with the win from Jeff Phelps (TLR) in 2nd. Joe Pillars (Yokomo) came in 3rd overall from Joseph Johnson 4th and Roger Seim in 5th. Overall in the championship it was also Ryan with the win as Joe followed in the runner-up spot, just a single point behind as Joseph (Yokomo) finished the season sitting in 3rd overall.

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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