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April 9, 2019

Ty Tessmann doubles at Big Barn Shootout

The 2019 Big Barn Shootout was held in Chilliwack, BC this past weekend. The track was very large, fast and a challenging layout. This year the event had a lot more entries which made for longer days and stiffer competition, with drivers coming from as far as Ontario and the North western United States as well as western Canada. The higher numbers made the track surface different from last year, it started out smooth and low grip, as the weekend went along the grip came up and the track started to develop some holes and ruts, which made the main events more challenging. Official practice started at 11am on Friday and went until 10pm, this was limited to five practice sessions per class entered and was regulated by punch cards. Saturday was three round of qualifying and it was Xray’s Ty Tessmann who was able to take the TQ in both classes.

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April 9, 2019

Daniel Kobbevik doubles at Norwegian EP Buggy Nats Rd1

The opening round of Norwegian 1/10th Buggy Nationals was hosted by the KMBK club, located in Grimstad in the south of Norway. The track wasn’t huge but hospitality was, which made for a great weekend thanks to the professional club. The weekend kicked off with free practice on Friday and with the track layout being unchanged for some time, things would be very tight especially in the main 4WD class as most of the club’s members race in the ultra-fast wheeler category. Fast local driver Gisle Brøvig is a very strong driver and the biggest local hope for the race. On Saturday it was straight into 2WD qualifying – four rounds and best two counts. Daniel Kobbevkik took all qualify rounds by a huge margin, it was very open on podium spots behind Daniel, and nothing was settled before last A-main. Four drivers were fighting for the remaining podium spots: Adrian Sognestad had two 2nd place finished, but both Petter Berntsen and Oyvind Stusdal had one 3rd place each, and if they could take a win in last final they would push him down to 3rd. Vincent Ruger, another young and upcoming driver, was also in the mix for the podium, and he also needed a win to make it.

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April 8, 2019

Mike Lewis takes NitroXCross Summer Series Rd2 win

The second round of the NitroXCross Summer Series was once again held at the Brookthorpe track in the UK. When the dust had settled the winner was Team Associated’s Mike Lewis with veteran racer, Graham Alsop (HB Racing) coming on the runner-up spot. Team Associated’s Matt Lewis would round out the top 3 results.

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April 8, 2019

Kilic & Nelson win at Anglühen race

The German NitroManiacs club hosted their Anglühen season warm-up race this past weekend. The event was held in Nitro Buggy and Nitro Truggy classes and in the Buggy class it was the Agama duo of Burak and Berkan Kilic who would hold the top 2 positions after the qualifiers. The two would then also battle it out in the 30-minute main final, crossing the line only 1.1 seconds apart. Mugen’s Carsten Keller, sitting in 3rd place after the qualifiers, would round out the top 3 results. Over in the Truggy class it was Sascha Nelson with the overall TQ and he would also bring home the win in the half hour long A-main event. Sascha Häßner came in 2nd, some two laps down as Ingo Wanning completed the top 3 another lap down.

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April 8, 2019

Dani Choi wins at Kyosho Masters Korea

The Kyosho Master Korea were held at Banwol Raceway in Ansan, South Korea over the weekend. Kyosho’s Dani Choi would walk away with the win in the 1/8th Nitro Buggy class, leaving behind Kyosho’s Hwang Sunyoung who suffered engine issues at times, in 2nd place. Kevin Lee (Agama) would round out the podium result.

Image: Dani Choi

April 8, 2019

Andrew Knapp wins at U.S. Buggy Championship

Trackside Hobbies and Raceway of Brookfield, Wisconsin, held the U.S. Buggy Championship this past weekend. The event attracted nearly 190 entries and in the 13.5T Wheeler class it was Andrew Knapp with the overall TQ. In the single 10-minute A-main event it was again Andrew who would be in control of things, taking the win some two laps in front of Kyle Holberg and Matt Wilbert. Mark Smith, coming from the 9 spot on the grid, would snatch the 4th place overall from P8 qualifier, Blair Tischaefer.

Image: Andrew Knapp

April 8, 2019

Jerome Sartel doubles at French 1/8th EP off-road champs

The second round of the French 1/8th Electric Off-road Championship was held in Noeux-les-Mines, France over the weekend. Jean-Pierrick Sartel would take an undefeated TQ in the E-Buggy class in front of Jerome Sartel and Stephane Deroch. After the four A-mains, of which three would count towards the overall, it was Jerome Sartel with the most consistent results to grab the overall win from Vincent Martens 2nd and Cyril Baldini 3rd. Jean-Pierrick Sartel suffered from two bad results and only achieved the 6th place overall.

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April 8, 2019

Schneider & Becker win at Longfield Triple Days Rd3

Round 3 of the Longfield Triple Days series was held in Langenfeld recently with over 90 entries for the several electric off-road classes. The schedule saw controlled practice on Saturday followed by the opening qualifier with the final two being held on Sunday. The 4WD Buggy class was won by Marcel Schneider who was fighting with Jens Becker for the overall. Marcel however win A2 and A3 for the overall from Jens in 2nd. Thorsten Schmitz came in 3rd to round out the podium.

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