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August 8, 2019

Indonesia Buggy Nationals Rd1 – Report

The opening round of the Indonesia Buggy Nationals was held at the Maxspin Track in Maribaya, West Java last weekend. A total of 41 drivers from Jakarta, Surabaya, Medan, Batam, Gresik, Banjarmasin as well as local drivers attended the event. The race format was six rounds of 10-minutes qualifying with the four best to count. After the six rounds it was Jason Nugroho (Xray/Novarossi) with the overall TQ honours. In the main final however Jason had to settle for 5th overall as he broke a front lower arm in the opening stages of the race, loosing five minutes in the pits to have his car fixed. Up front it was Adrian Wicaksono (Mugen/Ninja) who took the win in front of Falla (Mugen/O.S.) in 2nd and John Agus (Kyosho/O.S.) in 3rd place.

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August 7, 2019

Norwegian 1/10th Buggy Nationals Rd3 – Report

The Marås Raceway of Radøy in Norway played host to round 3 of the Norwegian 1/10th Buggy Nationals last weekend. The weekend kicked off on a wet surface for the 2WD portion of the event and after the opening two qualifiers it looked like it would be a 5-horse race for the overall TQ but on the drying track it was Trond Sætre who would hold the upper hand in front of Peter Stein and Vincent Ruger.

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August 6, 2019

The Force Series Fall Session Rd1 – Report

SS Hobbies and Raceway of Tampa, Floria played host to round one of The Force Series fall session this past weekend. With heavy rains throughout Friday practice and Saturday race day, racing went on without delays as this unique track is covered and protected from mother nature. With 134 entries going into qualifying, racing heated up quickly in expert nitro buggy class as teammates Lee Setser, JR Mitch, and AJ Marasco would qualify top 3 going into the A-main event. The 25-minute main would see plenty of action throughout, but it was Lee Setser that held off a late charge from JR Mitch for the win. JR would finish 2nd and AJ Marasco rounded out the top 3.

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August 6, 2019

Kevin Brunsden wins at SRS Rd5

Round 5 of the Southern Regional Series was hosted by the Southcoast RC track in Dorset last weekend. SWorkz’s Kevin Brunsden took two round TQs for the overall and also came out on top of the 20-minute A-main, a lap and a half in front of young Dylan Saunders (Team Associated) who was able to grab the runner-up spot in the closing stages, taking profit of a mishap of Agama’s Jon Hazlewood who would take 3rd in front of James Clifford.

Source: CML Distribution [cmldistribution.co.uk]

August 6, 2019

Mayo, Jelin & Drake win at JBRL Nitro Series Rd5

Round 5 of this year’s JBRL Nitro Series was held at the Wild West R/C track in Winchester, California last weekend. The event had nearly 130 entries and attracted some of the region’s fastest nitro off-road racers. In Expert Buggy it was Mugen’s Adam Drake with the overall TQ, but the 15-minute A-main event would see 4th place qualifier Jake Mayo (Xray) taking the win from 8th place qualifier Carlos Arredondo (Tekno RC) in 2nd and TQ Adam Drake in 3rd.

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August 6, 2019

Rhett McNair TQs & wins at RC Pro Series Rd1

Round 1 of the 2019 RC Pro Series was held at 405 RC Raceway in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma last weekend. In the 2WD Modified Buggy class it was Yokomo’s Rhett McNair with the overall TQ from Tekno RC’s Tyler Hooks on the 2 spot. In the finals however it was also Charles Day (Team Associated) who was in the mix as he and Rhett ended tie on points after the double A-main events. When the dust had settled it was Rhett with the overall win thanks to the better tie-breaker as Charles came in 2nd and Tyler had to settle for 3rd overall.

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]

August 5, 2019

Fuller doubles at Team Associated/Reedy Summer Series

Round 4 of the Team Associated/Reedy Summer Series was held at the Hobbyplex Raceway in Omaha, Nebraska this past weekend, attracting 145 entries for the 1/10th Off-road Modified and Stock classes. The event attracted some of the region’s fastest drivers and in the premier 2WD Modified Buggy class it was TLR’s Mason Fuller with the overall TQ and also the win in the single 8-minute A-main event, leaving behind Tekno RC’s Jared Tebo in 2nd and TLR’s Tom Rinderknecht in 3rd.

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August 5, 2019

Jessica Palsson wins at Middle Swedish Cup Rd4

Round 4 of the Middle Swedish Cup was held at the Eskilstuna track last weekend. Serpent’s Pontus Larsson would take the overall TQ after coming out on top in Q2 and Q3 as Q1 winner, Jessica Palsson would snatch the runner-up spot after the 1/8th Nitro Buggy qualifiers. After the semifinals it was Jessica Palsson with the pole position for the 30-minute A-main event as Elias Johansson came in 2nd and Pontus obtained P3 on the grid after a troublesome semifinal. At the start of the main final the three pulled away from the field and had a long fight for the top, however things would spread a bit as Pontus dropped down the field by the first round of pitstops but he was able to close the gap on Jessica again when his concentration came back by about mid-race. Ultimately however it was Jessica who brought home the win as Pontus was able to secure the runner-up spot despite running out of tyres in the closing stages. A lap down it was Kristian Johansson who would round out the overall top 3 result. With his 2nd place finish Pontus was able to secure himself the Middle Swedish Cup title for 2019.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]