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November 28, 2018

Marcos Abarca wins at OECC series Rd2

The RC ONIL track in Onil, Spain held the second round of the Offroad Electric Club Championship last weekend. The track proved to be very technical and due to hosting a round of the Spanish regional championships next year, a good turnout of racers made their entry including 4-times South African National Champion, Gary Briant. Marcos Abarca (Team Associated) took the TQ in the 2WD Buggy class after winning two of the three qualifying rounds followed by Ramón Oltra (Schumacher) and Jaime Casamayor (Team Associated). In the finals, Marcos was able to conserve his qualifying performance, taking a clear win in front of runner-up Ramón Oltra in 2nd and Jaime Casamayor in 3rd.

View the final results here

November 27, 2018

Neil Cragg wins Deerdale off-road race

The Deerdale club in the UK held a friendship race last weekend and it was Team Associated’s Neil Cragg with the win in the 15-minute Nitro Buggy A-main event. Neil’s AE teammate Lewis Jones would end the day on the 2 spot, some 26 seconds behind Cragg as Dave Bailey would round out the all-AE top 3 a lap down.

Source: Alpha Plus [alpha-rc.com]

November 26, 2018

Boda & van Heldmond win at BCI Warm Up Race

The Belgian Buggy Club Indoor Charleroi held their Warm Up Race this past weekend, attracting both local talent and guests from abroad. In the 2WD Buggy class it was young Clement Boda with the TQ and win, leaving behind Wesley van Helmond and Anthony Bruyer in 2nd and 3rd respectively. In the 4WD Buggy class it was Wesley who would hold the upper hand in the qualifiers and final to take the win from Clement Boda on the runner-up spot. Erik Michiels would end the day on the final podium spot.

View the 4WD Buggy podium here

November 26, 2018

Jon Hazlewood wins Nemo Racing Roadshow race

The Plymouth RC track in the south west of the UK played host to the Nemo Racing Roadshow race this past weekend. Held on their astro turf track the race saw Agama’s Jon Hazlewood taking the win in front of his Agama teammates Josh Graham in 2nd and Allan Bridgeman in 3rd.

Source: Nemo Racing [nemoracing.com]

November 26, 2018

IOCC 2018 Las Vegas – Report

The 2018 International Offroad Carpet Championship was held last weekend at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort and Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Held the week after the IIC the on-road track was added by some entertaining jump section to make for the off-road feeling and the race attracted both national and international racers. By the end of the weekend, 27,661 laps had been laid down at the 2018 IOCC and not a single one unexciting. All the classes and the racing were action packed and exciting for all the racers who participated in this event. After qualifying, it seemed like some wins were a sure thing, but main events don’t always go as predicted. Throughout qualifying and the mains, one thing that didn’t show in the 2WD Modified was a clear winner. It would take true talent to shine in this group and local Las Vegas boy Broc Champlin was shining bright. Starting with grabbing the TQ spot, Broc would take the win in the A1 main. Not to be outdone, his brother Blake Champlin was on pace behind him and would take the A2 win. So which Champlin brother take the over all win. The two would battle all the way end tone in the A3 main being separated by only 4-tenths of a second with Broc crossing the line first to take the over all win.

Continue reading the report here

November 23, 2018

Buddy Christian wins at JBRL Nitro Series Rd8

The 8th and final round of the 2018 JBRL Nitro Series was held at Hot Rod Hobbies in Saugus, California last weekend. In the Sportsman Truggy class it was Jack Rock with the TQ, however it was young Buddy Christian, coming from 4th on the grid, with the win in the 15-minutes A-main event, leaving Jack in 2nd some 2.8 seconds down. Dienna Eichenberger would score a popular 3rd place to round out the podium.

Source: Mugen [mugenracing.com]

November 23, 2018

Easton & Fales win at Force Series Rd4

Round 4 of the Force Series was held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. In the Pro Nitro Buggy class it was veteran racer, Billy Easton with the TQ and win as Lee Setser took the runner-up spot in the 25-minute A-main event. Justin Fales, who qualified 5th, would round out the podium with all three ended the race in the same lap.

Continue reading here

November 22, 2018

Vaughn wins at Snake Pit MidWest Indoor Series Rd1

The 2018 Snake Pit Racing MidWest Indoor Series would host its first round of racing at the world famous Trackside Raceway and Hobbies of Brookfield, Wisconsin. This round would host a final lap three-way battle in the 13.5 Wheeler class. Alex Vaughn started 3rd on the grid after a rough qualifying rounds but would make the final lap pass for the lead and overall during the 8-minute final, leaving behind Andy Krivitz in 2nd and Thomas Kreuser in 3rd.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]