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December 3, 2018

Ray Munday wins at 2018 Victorian State Titles

The final major race of the Australian calendar for 2018 was the Victorian State Titles, held at the Knox track in Melbourne with just over 100 entries received. Mother nature played a role this year with unseasonal heavy rain washing out practice and the scheduled 2WD day. The entire event was squeezed into the final day of racing, with the sun and traffic helping the outdoor clay track to groove up perfectly. In 4WD Modified Ray Munday took the TQ from Andrew Selvaggi and 12-year-old Lachlan Munday. In the finals Ray took A1 from Selvaggi after a close battle, with Lachlan Munday taking his first state title A final in A2 to take it to A3. Ray took the win, giving him the overall title from Lachlan, with Selvaggi tieing for third but losing on a countback.

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November 29, 2018

Paul Ciccarello joins Xray Factory team

Xray and RC America have announced the addition of veteran racer, Paul Ciccarello to their factory team. The former multi-time Dirt Nitro Challenge winner is a multi-class talent with titles across both on-road and off-road categories and he will be campaigning Xray’s XB8, XB8E, XB2 and XB4 platforms at races across the country. Paul says:

I’m really excited for the opportunity to race and represent Team Xray. Everything from the bottom to the top, cars, team and company has been top notch. Thank you to Gord, John, RC America and Team Xray for everything!

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

November 29, 2018

Alex Vaughn doubles at Wednesday Night Turkey Nats

Leisure Hours of Joliet, Illinois held their Wednesday Night Nationals last week. In the 4WD Mod Buggy class it was Alex Vaugh with the TQ and win from Jason White in 2nd and Frank Hodits in 3rd. Over in 13.5T Wheeler class it was again Alex Vaughn with the TQ and win as Rich S and Nick Smrt rounded out the top 3. The 17.5T 2WD Buggy class had Austin Wick taking the day’s win from Alex Vaughn on the runner-up spot and Rich S taking 3rd.

View the 13.5T 4WD and 17.5T 2WD podiums here

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