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July 29, 2020

Aaron Kothman sweeps BBQ Blast 2020

RC Madness of Enfield, Connecticut hosted the BBQ Blast race last weekend. In the premier class of 1/8th Nitro Buggy it was Aaron Kothman with the overall TQ and he would also bring home the win in the 20-minute A-final, leaving behind Jay Bless in 2nd, already a lap down. Kyle Baker came in 3rd overall, another 3 laps down. Over in 1/8th Nitro Truggy it was again Aaron with the TQ and win as Charlie McNeill and John Goode ended the day in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

View the Nitro Truggy podium here

July 29, 2020

Kevin Siller TQs & wins at Battling Giants race

Spirit Controlled RC Racing in Girard, Pennsylvania hosted the Battling Giants race last weekend in several nitro and electric off-road classes. In 1/8th E-Truggy it was Kevin Siller with the overall TQ from Zac Cooper in 2nd. The single 8-minute A-main event then saw Kevin leading from tone to tone to take the win eleven seconds in front of 4th place qualifier, Jake Blood. Zac Cooper came in 3rd overall, another 4.8 seconds back.

Source: Mugen [mugenracing.com]

July 28, 2020

Jörn Neumann doubles at NORC Series Rd5

The 5th Round of the NORC Series took place in Troisdorf, Germany last weekend. The weather made for difficult conditions with Saturday’s high traction while overnight rain on made the track slippery on Sunday. Ultimately and when the astro turf fluff had settled, it was Schumacher’s Jörn Neumann with the win in 2WD Buggy from Schumacher teammate, Wesley van Helmond 2nd and Team Associated’s Marcel Schneider in 3rd. The 4WD Buggy class would see a Schumacher podium lock-out with Jörn and Wesley coming in 1st and 2nd again while Moritz Lautenbach completed the top 3 result. Over in the Truck class it was Wesley van Helmond with the win for Schumacher.

View the 4WD Buggy podium here

July 28, 2020

2020 Ohio State Championship – Report

The Ohio RC Factory played host to the 2020 Ohio State Championship last weekend. The event attracted nearly 100 entries and in Pro Nitro Buggy it was Joey Bourdon (Tekno) with the TQ and also the overall win in the 30-minute A-main event. Joey would swap positions with Collin Weatherholt (Mugen) throughout the race and would bring home the title by a narrow 1.06 seconds. Ralph Krumme (Agama) came in 3rd overall to round out the podium already two laps behind.

Continue reading the report here

July 28, 2020

Johnson & Jeppesen win at Stickit1Racing Mod Series

Round 5 of the Stickit1Racing.com Modified Series was hosted by PDX Underground in Portland, Oregon yesterday. Held in 2WD Mod and 4WD Mod Buggy classes it was Yokomo privateer, Joseph Johnson with the win in the 2WD Mod Buggy class from Team Associated driver, Ryan Reavis on the runner-up spot. Yokomo USA team manager, Joe Pillars came in 3rd overall. Over in 4WD Mod Buggy it was Daniel Jeppesen with the win from Jim Meyer in 2nd and Sean Pham in 3rd.

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]

July 27, 2020

Adam Drake wins at Thunder Alley club race

Thunder Alley Raceway of Beaumont, California hosted a 90+ entry club race this past weekend with Mugen’s Adam Drake coming out on top in the Open Nitro Buggy class. TLR’s Anthony Westergaard ended the day in 2nd overall from HB Racing’s David Carracci Jr. in 3rd.

Source: Flash Point R/C [flashpointrc.com]

July 27, 2020

Davide Ongaro wins at Asti By Night race

The Pista D&R Race track in Castelnuovo Calcea, Italy held their Asti By Night race event this past weekend with some of the fastest Italian 1/8th off-road racers in attendance. In the Nitro Buggy class and when the dust had settled it was Team Associated’s Davide Ongaro with the win from Infinity’s Riccardo Berton on the runner-up spot, a lap down after the 30-minute A-main. Young Alessandro Scaramozzino (Team Associated) finished on a popular 3rd place, another lap behind. Leonardo Valente and Alex Zanchettin would round out the top 5 result.

Image: Riccardo Berton

July 27, 2020

Maggs & Tumilty win at NDOR Summer Series Rd1

NDOR Notts & Derby Offroad RC Racing in the UK held the opening round of their Summer Series this past weekend. 26 drivers booked in to race and 25 turned up with the biggest E-Buggy turnout seen at NDOR for a very long while. For social distancing purposes the organisers split the drivers into a 9 Nitro Buggy heat, 8 E-Buggy heat and a mixed heat of 8. The race saw four rounds of heats and dominating Nitro through the qualifiers was Andrew Pritchard who also claimed the TQ. In E-Buggy it was Ewan Tumilty and David Corden battling in out between them.

Continue reading the report here