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May 13, 2019

XRS Poland Nitro Off-road – Report

The Xray Racing Series Poland Nitro Off-road was held at the new track in Wlodawa recently. The track features a smooth US-style layout that was really challenging for man and machine as the big jumps and some of the corners make it difficult to pull consistent laps. The weekend kicked off with super dry conditions during Friday’s practice with the grip coming up on Saturday. Bartek Zalewski was the man to beat in 1/8th Buggy and E-Buggy with Seweryn Skowronski and Marek Cisek coming in 2nd and 3rd in the Nitro Buggy class as Sebastian Migal and Wojtek Rzepecki completed the qualifying top 3 in E-Buggy.

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May 13, 2019

Boda & Musso win at French 1/10th Off-road Rd3

The third round of this year’s French 1/10th electric off-road nationals was held at the Mini Bolide de Gonfreville l’Orcher club over the weekend. In the 2WD Modified Buggy class it was TLR’s Renaud Savoya with the TQ from young Team Associated whizz kid, Clement Boda. After the finals the two had swapped their qualifying positions, handing Clement the win as Renaud came in 2nd overall from Thomas Anger in 3rd.

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May 13, 2019

Yardy & Cragg successful at BRCA EP Off-road Rd2

Round 2 of the BRCA 1/10th Off-road Nationals was held at the iconic Kidderminster track this past weekend. In 2WD Modified Buggy it was Yokomo’s Lee Martin with the overall TQ, however it was Schumacher’s Tom Yardy with the win after the A-mains as Lee had to settle for 2nd overall. Team Associated’s Neil Cragg came in 3rd to round out the podium. In 4WD Mod Buggy, run on Sunday, it was Team Associated’s Neil Cragg with the TQ and win from SWorkz’s Elliott Boots in 2nd and Yokomo’s Lee Martin in 3rd.

Image: Nemo Racing [nemoracing.com]

May 13, 2019

Matt Lewis wins at Club Series opener

The opening round of the Club Series was held in East Shrewsbury this past weekend. Team Associated’s Matt Lewis would bring home the win in the Nitro Buggy A-main event from HB Racing’s Graham Alsop on the 2 spot. Team Associated’s Lewis Jones rounded out the podium in 3rd.

Source: BRCA [brca.org]

May 13, 2019

Harker & Borneill win at PDX Open

The 2019 PDX Open was held at PDX RC Underground in Portland, Oregon recently. The PDX Open originated to settle the local debate on whether Mod cars were in fact faster over a five minute run than their 17.5 counterparts. The small track has seen comparable lap times between the Mod and Stock classes and many argued the more manageable power of the 17.5 and 13.5 classes provided an advantage. Travis Harker (Xray) set out to show that with proper throttle control and patience navigating the track and traffic, mod power not only provides more fun but faster lap times. He ran a 6.5T motor in 2WD and a 5.5T motor in the 4WD class. After 2 rounds of qualifying he was able to put in clean runs in both classes to start on the pole in both mains.

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May 10, 2019

2019 SBS 1/10 EP Malaysian Major League Rd2 – Report

The second round of the SBS 1/10 EP Malaysian Major League was held at the SBS track in Sungai Buloh, Malaysia recently. Round 2 was run on a full astroturf surface for the first time and most racers found that the high traction surface was easy to drive on but not easy to be quick. Most spent days before the race trying out different tires and shock setups while at the same time learning to drive on such a high grip surface, which is a rarity in this part of the world. This round saw also drivers from the UK and also Indonesia who travelled for the sole purpose of racing. With the aim to make the race day more interesting, this year’s format is a two-round qualifying heat with four rounds of mains per class. In 2WD Modified, it was Team Associated’s Bashir who took TQ and after a close fight during the finals, took the win in the tie-breaker. 2nd place went to Shahrin (Xray) with the 3rd place being taken by Yuri Taruna from Indonesia.

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May 10, 2019

Tasos Paparegas wins Greek 1/8th Buggy Nats Rd2

The second round of this year’ Greek 1/8th Buggy National Championship was held at the STR track in Athens. Xray’s Tasos Paparegas was in control of things in the A-main final, bringing home the win from the SWorkz duo of Kostas Zagorisios in 2nd and Thanos Makropoulos in 3rd.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

May 10, 2019

Hönigl & Kreil win at Austrian 1/10th Buggy opener

The opening round of the Austrian 1/10th Off-road Nationals was held at the GMAC Litschau club, one of the few real dirt tracks left in the country. The weather forecast looked terrible the week before the event, with even having the chance of snow on Sunday. Luckily things did not materialise with only one rain delay on Saturday afternoon. Racing on Sunday was held in very cold and slippery conditions, making things difficult for the drivers. In 2WD Buggy Xray’s Hupo Hönigl could secure the TQ in front of AE’s Peter Pinisch and Xray’s Lucas Grainer. The finals were even closer and Pinisch, Grainer and Hönigl won one final each so in the end the best time made the difference, which Hönigl had in front of Grainer and Pinisch.

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