September 25, 2019

Patrick Hofer takes Swiss Expert Nitro Buggy title

The Neuchatel Mini Buggy Club held round 5 of the Swiss 1/8th Off-road nationals last weekend. In the Expert class it was Christoph Affolter with the overall TQ from Jeremy Pittet in 2nd and Sven Zünd in 3rd. Overall championship favourite, Patrick Hofer only qualified in 7th overall. In the 45-minute main final it then was Jeremy Pittet with the win a lao in front of David Naldini as Patrick Hofer was able to take the final podium spot, some seven seconds behind David. With round 5 being the season finale, also the overall champions would be crowned with his 3rd place being enough for Patrick to bring home another Swiss National Championship title.

Image: Patrick Hofer

September 24, 2019

Paul Crompton joins Schumacher

Schumacher have announced the addition of UK’s Paul Crompton to their team. He is a regular BRCA National A-finalist, also he finished in the top 10 at the EOS championship and recently had a strong top 30 finish at the Worlds event. Schumacher Racing are pleased to have Paul on board and look forward to working with him. He shall be attending the EOS series, 1/10th off road Euros and the BRCA National series along with some other events. Paul had the following to say:

I am looking forward to starting a new chapter with Schumacher Racing in my RC career, it should be great and I thank them for the opportunity.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

September 24, 2019

SBS 1/10 EP Malaysian Major League Rd5 – Report

The final round of the 2019 SBS 1/10 EP Malaysian Major League was held last weekend at the SBS Speedway in Sg Buloh, Malaysia. Albeit a lower turnout than usual, competition remained stiff as ever with the country’s fastest drivers making their appearance this round, including 1/8 GT IFMAR World Champion, Jade Lim. In 2WD Modified Buggy, Bashir (Team Associated) did not show any signs of slowing down knowing that he already had more than enough lead in the points to be crowned the overall champion. It was a strong fight between him and Jade (Team Associated) in all three finals but Jade managed to win the first two mains to take the win. Bashir finished 2nd and Aaron (Xray) sealed a 3rd place overall.

Continue reading the report here

September 24, 2019

2019 BuggyCup Rd6 – Report

Round 6 of the BuggyCup was held at the Raco2000 track in Utrecht, The Netherlands last weekend. In the Nitro Sportsman class it was Jeffrey Halsema (Team Associated/Maxima) with the win from Colin Meijer (Serpent/Reds Racing) in 2nd and Anne Storm (JQRacing/Bullitt) who would round out the podium in 3rd.

Continue reading the report here

September 24, 2019

Joe Bornhorst doubles at East Coast Race Against Cancer

LCRC Raceway of Oakland Mills, Pennsylvania held the 2019 East Coast Race Against Cancer last weekend, attracting over 400 entries. The Expert Nitro Buggy class was TQ’d by HB Racing’s Jason Schreffler, however in the 25-minute A-main event it was 2nd place qualifier, Tekno RC’s Joe Bornhorst with the win a lap in front of Tekno RC’s Jared Wiggins while Team Associated’s Jamie Greyek came in 3rd to round out the podium another eleven seconds behind. TQ Jason Schreffler had to settle for 4th overall.

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September 24, 2019

Adam Drake wins at Revelation Raceway Club race

Revelation Raceway held their September Club race last weekend, attracting nearly 60 entries. In Open Nitro Buggy it was Mugen’s Adam Drake with the overall TQ and he also came out on top after the 20-minute A-main event, leaving behind Xray’s Tommy Montague in 2nd, a lap down. Only 5.6 seconds behind, it was Mugen’s Ronda Drake with a 3rd place finish to round out the podium result.

Source: Flash Point [flashpointrc.com]

September 23, 2019

Ryan Lee wins at rained-out 2019 Super One Race

The 2019 Super One 1/8th Off-road Festival was held at the Icheon R/C Raceway in Icheon, South Korea this past weekend. In the 1/8th Nitro Buggy Pro class it was Ryan Lee with the overall TQ, a lap in front of Dani Choi. The race however was held in challenging weather conditions and due to a lot of rain coming down during the second round of qualifying, the race had to be stopped and the Q1 results were taken to determine the winner. This meant Ryan would take the overall from Dani in 2nd while Seunghwan Ra came in 3rd to round out the podium.

Image: Dani Choi

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