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September 23, 2019

Will Skidmore wins at SRS finale

The final round of the UK-based Southern Regional Series was held this past weekend. Will Skidmore would top qualify the Nitro Buggy class from Jonathan Skidmore in 2nd while Jon Hazlewood completed the top 3 results after two rounds of qualifying, making it an Agama 1-2-3. Unfortunately bad weather meant the organisers were forced to call the event a day later with the qualifying results being taken to determine the overall results. Overall in the championship it was Kevin Brunsden with the title from Jon Hazlewood in 2nd.

Source: Nemo Racing [nemoracing.com]

September 23, 2019

Bruno Coelho crowned 4WD Buggy World Champion

The 4WD portion of last week’s 2019 IFMAR 1/10th Off-road World Championship saw Xray’s Bruno Coelho taking his second 4WD Buggy Worlds title. Held at the iconic Hudy Racing Arena in Trencin, Slovakia the practice sessions saw Schumacher’s Michal Orlowski scoring the fastest time in the free practice sessions with Bruno Coelho and TLR’s Dakotah Phend coming in 2nd and 3rd respectively. The controlled practice then saw HB Racing’s David Ronnefalk on top with the Xray duo of Ty Tessmann and Daniel Kobbevik completing the top 3. The qualifying then was a forth-and-back between Bruno and Dakotah and ultimately it was Bruno with the overall TQ from Dakotah, who piloted a TLR prototype car, while Michal came in 3rd and in front of Daniel Kobbevik. A1 then saw Dakotah taking the win after a great battle, however Bruno would fight back in A2 and A3 to take the 2019 4WD World Championship title, backing his 2015 Worlds title he took in Japan. Dakotah would retain his 2nd qualifying position while Michal came in 3rd to round out the podium result. In the Juniors category it was Daniel Kobbevik with the World title thanks to coming in 4th overall.

View the final results here

September 23, 2019

Juan Carlos Canas takes Spanish 1/8th Nitro Buggy title

History was written at last weekend’s round 4 of the Spanish 1/8th Nitro Buggy Championship when Juan Carlos Canas took the National title by the smallest possible margin, leaving behind 13-times National Champion, Robert Batlle in 2nd overall. Juan Carlos Canas, Robert Batlle and Oscar Baldo would make up the top 3 after the qualifiers at the Antas track, and the 45-minute main final was also a very thrilling affair with Juan Carlos recovering from the end of the field to take the lead from Batlle in the closing stages – the latter suffering a mechanical soon after the pass when his car’s front suspension collapsed. This allowed Juan Carlos to cruise to the win and with it the overall championship, taking the title from 13-times consecutive National Champion, Robert Batlle.

View the final results of round 4 here

September 17, 2019

Spencer Rivkin takes IFMAR 2WD World Championship

The 2019 IFMAR 1/10th Off-road World Championships are held at the Hudy Racing Arena in Trencin, Slovakia this week. The event kicked off with 2WD racing that saw a 3-horse race for the overall TQ. In the end 2015 2WD World Champion Spencer Rivkin took three round TQs for the overall from Italy’s 1/8th Nitro Buggy World Champion, Davide Ongaro. Japan’s Yusuke Sugiura, with a steady performance, snatched P3 on the grid from 2015 4WD World Champ, Bruno Coelho who would also take a single round TQ. The opening A-main then saw Davide taking the win by 0.6 seconds as Spencer had a bobble in the opening stages of the race. Bruno Coelho would end A1 in 3rd.

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September 17, 2019

Jerome Sartel crowned double French BL champion

The final round of the French 1/8th Electric Off-road Championship was held at the Apamat Troyes track last weekend. In the E-Buggy class it was HB Racing’s Romain Valter with the top qualifying position, however in the end it was TLR’s Jerome Sartel with the overall win and also the 2019 title while Cyrille Baldini (Team Associated) and Romain Valter came in 2nd and 3rd respectively at the final round. Over in E-Truggy it was again Jerome with the TQ and win, sealing his second overall title.

Image: Jerome Sartel

September 17, 2019

Ari Heinonen takes Finnish Nitro Buggy Championship

The Finnish 1/8th Off-road Championship recently concluded and it was Mugen’s Ari Heinonen with the overall win in the Nitro Buggy class. Tomi Salonen came in 2nd with Simo Ahoniemi rounding out an all-Mugen podium.

Source: Mugen Seiki [mugen.eu]

September 17, 2019

Turner, Westergaard & Drake win at JBRL NS Rd6

Round 6 of the JBRL Nitro Off-Road Series was held at Central Valley R/C Raceway in Madera, California last weekend, attracting nearly 120 entries. In the premier Expert Buggy class it was Xray’s Kyle Turner with the overall TQ from Jake Mayo in 2nd. In the 20-minute A-main event Kyle would lead the way, taking the win a lap in front of Mugen’s Adam Drake as Tekno RC’s Carlos Arredondo came in 3rd to round out the podium.

Continue reading the report here

September 16, 2019

Jason Nugroho wins Indonesia Buggy Nationals Rd2

The 2nd round of the Indonesia Buggy Nationals was held last weekend at the Banana RC Track, Batam Island with a total of 25 drivers having attended the event. The race format was six rounds of 10-minute qualifying with the four best to count. In the end it was Jason Nugroho (HB Racing/Ninja) with the overall TQ honours and he also came out on top in the 60-minute A-main event, leaving behind Adrian Wicaksono (Mugen/Ninja) and John Agus (Kyosho/O.S.) in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

View the final results here