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June 13, 2019

Czech Electric Off-road Nationals Rd2 – Report

The second round of the Czech 1/10th Electric Off-road Nationals was held at the Horni Jeleni track recently. The weekend kicked off a bit delayed due to heavy rain on Saturday morning, however the track was race-ready soon so things could get underway as planned. In 2WD Buggy, it was Team Associated driver Ales Bidovsky who topped the first two qualifying rounds to secure the overall TQ. Max Götzl (Xray) took the third round with the fastest time of the day, but started 2nd on the A-main grid, while Michal Binder (Xray) was sitting in 3rd. Ales then also took the win in A1 as Max made some small mistakes, but Götzl came back with the win in A2, as Ales made a lot of mistakes, so it was all to decide in A3. Max was able to take the lead on the second lap and was able to hold it until the last one, but he made a mistake which cost him the win. So the podium stayed as it was after the qualifiers, as Michal took the 3rd place overall.

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June 12, 2019

Jorge Soler TQs & wins at Spanish E-Buggy Nats Rd2

The Circuito ATV Racing Valladolid track in Spain played host to round 2 of the 1/8th E-Buggy Nationals last weekend. Over 42 pilots signed up for the single E-Buggy class and it was Jorge Soler who would top qualify from Jaume Figuls and Carlos Cano Guillen Jr. The triple A-main events then saw Jorge Soler (Team Associated) taking wins in the opening A1 and A2 for the overall from Jaume Figuls (Mugen) on the runner-up spot. Mugen’s Alberto Garcia came in 3rd to round out the podium despite scoring a DNF in the second A-main.

Image: Alberto Garcia

June 12, 2019

Stafford & McGee win at BRCA EP Buggy Rd3

Round 3 of the BRCA 1/10th Off-road Nationals was held at Eden Park Raceway in the south-east of the UK this past weekend. On Saturday the 2WD class commenced and the weather was wet with drying conditions but with some extra rain showers over the day kept the conditions interesting with some drivers round being affected.
Schumacher driver Ellis Stafford qualified 2nd behind Team Associated driver Neil Cragg. The 3-legged A-final was hard fought, with Ellis fighting to get past Neil. With matching scores overall but with a 2nd place and a faster winning final time gave Ellis the win he deserved. Nathan Ralls (Xray) had to settle for 3rd overall. Sunday was a much brighter day with sunny spells and only a very brief shower. Ellis Stafford took TQ this time with Danny Mcgee close behind in 2nd spot. The finals were hard fought by all with an early mistake from Ellis Stafford left Danny in 2nd but Neil Cragg was able to get past Danny and take the win in the first leg. In leg 2 Ellis, Danny and Neil had a battle, with Danny getting into the lead but after a retirement from Danny this left it to Ellis to take the win with Ed Kerry getting 2nd. The last leg meant that four cars could win it, Ellis unfortunately made an early mistake dropping down the field which meant Danny Mcgee had a lot of pressure from Neil Cragg for a majority of the race but defended superbly until Neil made a few mistakes which allowed Tom Cockerill to catch up and take the second spot. With the race over and with a win and a second from Danny he took the win and his first 4WD in his racing career as Neil Cragg and Ed Kerry completed the podium.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com] | Image: William White/netpixandwill

June 12, 2019

Alabama Manufacturers Shootout 10.0 – Report

The annual Alabama Manufacturers Shootout was held in Cullman, Alabama last weekend. Widely known by the acronym, AMS, is an indoor race that’s like no other due to the smooth surface and 1/10th clay like grip. With nationals just around the corner, the AMS10 was a perfect warm-up race for many traveling pros and great racers alike. The split practice schedule was probably the most talked about topic of the week as the split practices allowed some drivers to practice on Thursday while the remaining group was able to get on the track late Thursday and half of Friday. There are definitely positives to doing either, but most of the pros opted to run the 2nd practice that allowed them to tune for more race-like conditions. One qualifier ran on Friday evening with the final two qualifiers on Saturday followed by lower mains to decide bump ups. Ten cars went directly in the main while five cars bumped from the lower mains which made racing purposeful and exciting up and down the field.

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June 11, 2019

Cole Tollard trifecta at Horizon Hobby Shootout

The Horizon Hobby Shootout, part of the Horizon Hobby RC Fest 2019 was held in Monticello, Illinois last weekend. The event brought together all sorts of RC categories and the Pro Nitro Buggy class it was Team Associated’s Cole Tollard with the overall TQ and also the win in the 20-minute A-main final from Mugen’s Collin Weatherhold in 2nd and TLR’s Tyler Jones in 3rd.

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June 11, 2019

French 1/10th Electric Off-road Nats Rd4 – Report

Round 4 of the French 1/10th Electric Off-road National Championship was held at the Mini Car Club Dammartinois last weekend. The race was held in changing weather conditions, making it hard for the drivers to keep track on the needed setup changes. In the end it was was young Team Associated driver Clement Boda with the win in 2WD and 4WD Modified Buggy, leaving behind Yokomo’s Julien Formentin in 2nd and Schumacher’s Florent Gallot in 3rd in the 2WD class.

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June 11, 2019

William Skidmore wins at NWN Summer Series Rd4

The fourth round of the NWN Summer Series was held last weekend with Jonathan Skidmore (Agama) taking the TQ in the Nitro Buggy class. After the A-main final however it was William Skidmore (Agama) with the win, a lap in front of Tekno RC’s Mitchell Booth. HB Racing’s Ashlee Owen and Jack Hirst came in 3rd and 4th respectively.

Source: Nemo Racing [nemoracing.com]

June 11, 2019

Davide Ongaro dominates RCGP Series Rd3 & Rd4

Rounds 3 and 4 of the newly-founded RCGP Series were held in Fehring, Austria over the weekend. Saturday’s round 3 saw Team Associated’s Davide Ongaro taking the overall TQ and he would also cruise to the win in the opening of the two A-main finals to make a first step towards taking the overall win. A last lap tangle secured Infinity’s Kyle McBride the runner-up spot from Infinity teammate, Lee Martin while the SWorkz trio of Jörn Neumann, Elliott Boots and Juan Carlos Canas came in 4th to 6th place.

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