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November 18, 2019

Maifield & Kaiho win at RC Magazine Off-road Challenge

The iconic Yatabe Arena in Tsukuba, Japan hosted the 2019 Radio Control Magazine Off-Road Challenge Cup this past weekend, attracting both national and international drivers. In 2WD Modified Buggy it was Yokomo’s Ryan Maifield who would take the overall TQ and he also walked away with the win after the A-main, leaving behind Yokomo’s Kaito Kodera and Nana Kaiho in 2nd and 3rd respectively. Over in 4WD Modified Buggy it was Yokomo’s Lee Martin with the overall TQ, however he just got edged out on the finish line by Nana Kaiho. Lee would end the race on the 2 spot and in front of teammate, Kaito Kodera.

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November 18, 2019

Ryan Cavalieri & Broc Champlin win at Florida Carpet Champs

Beachline Raceway of Cocoa, Florida hosted the inaugural Florida Carpet Championship this past weekend, attracting nearly 120 entries. In the 2WD Modified Buggy class it was Yokomo driver, Ryan Cavalieri with the overall win thanks to coming out on top in A2 and A3 as top qualifier and A1 winner, Team Associated’s Broc Champlin ended the day on the overall runner-up spot. Xray’s Daniel Kobbevik came all the way from Norway to compete against the U.S. elite and he would be awarded with the final podium spot. Tie on points with Daniel it was Tyler Jones and Cole Tollard who had to settle for 4th and 5th respectively.

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November 18, 2019

Hampus Berg sweeps Indoor Buggy Masters Rd1

Round 1 of the Swedish Indoor Buggy Masters was held at the TMK indoor track in Tomelilla this past weekend. The event used a Reedy style racing format and when the dust had settled it was HB Racing’s Hampus Berg with the overall win in the 2WD class from Otto Ausfelt (Team Associated) in 2nd while Joel Rosengren (Team Associated) completed the top 3 podium results.

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November 18, 2019

X-Factory UK Winter Series Rd2 – Report

The second round of the X-Factory UK Winter Series took place this past Saturday in Watford, United Kingdom, with several new faces competing at this event too. A fast, but tricky track was laid by the DMS Model Car Club and after the four rounds of qualifying it was Mark Lewis (Team Associated) who would take the TQ in the 2WD class, followed by Kevin Hunt (Team Associated) in 2nd, Chris Delves (Schumacher) in 3rd, William Venebles (Team Associated) in 4th, Joe Renton (Team Associated) in 5th and Lee Hedges (Xray) in 6th. The remaining A-final spots would be filled from the bump ups via the lower finals.

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November 15, 2019

Bradley Baird teams up with Team Associated & CML

CML Distribution welcome 10-time Irish Champion, National A-finalist and world wide 1/8th off-road racer, Bradley Baird to the Team Associated 1/8th off-road team. Bradley will be on hand trackside at most major events and CML look forward to working with Bradley through 2020 and beyond.

Source: CML Distribution [cmldistribution.co.uk]

November 13, 2019

Schumacher Indoor Off Road Masters Rd2 – Report

This past weekend was the second round of the hugely popular Worksop Series and there was once again a huge entry of drivers across all classes of 2WD, 4WD, 2WD stadium truck and the Vintage Buggy class. As always it was round by round qualifying as the racing format, with the best two results from four rounds of qualifying counting towards the final position. The control tyre in the buggy classes is the Schumacher yellow Honeycomb, this works superbly well at Worksop. The track layout was superb, it was a fast layout but there were also many jumps and features in the track which everyone enjoyed. Qualifying in 2WD saw a dominating performance by Neil Cragg, taking TQ in three out of the four rounds to take pole position from Tommy Hall and Greg Williams.

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November 13, 2019

Tessmann & Rivkin win Team Associated Off-road Champs

The Team Associated Off-road Championships were held at Trackside Hobbies and Raceway in Brookfield, Wisconsin over the weekend, attracting nearly 330 entries. The smooth and consistent high-grip track conditions made for very close racing and in the premier 2WD Mod Buggy class it was Xray’s Ty Tessmann with the overall TQ from Team Associated’s Dustin Evans on the 2 spot. The triple A-main events saw Ty taking wins in A1 and A2 for an early overall victory as Team Associated’s Spencer Rivkin cemented his overall runner-up spot by taking the win in A3. Dustin Evans, with 2-3-2 finished had to settle for 3rd overall and in front of TLR’s Dakotah Phend.

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November 12, 2019

Xray Xmas Race – Announcement

The Xray Xmas Race will be held at the Hudy Racing Arena in Trencin, Slovakia on the 28th of December. The event kicks off with free practice on the 27th, allowing drivers to dial in their Christmas presents and 2020 rides with the race being held according to the XRS Slovakia set of rules, however the event does not count towards the championship but instead being a stand-alone race open to everyone. Classes run include 1/10th and 1/12th scale electric on-road as well as 1/10th electric off-road and more information can be found here.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]