Round 3 of the Irish National off-road series held once again at BADMCC venue due to a closure from another track. Bradley Baird took his buggies to a double TQ and victory in both Nitro and electric classes. With only one round to go and a disastrous round two its all down to the final round one the all astro venue at the Navan Nitro Nuts circuit.
The third round of the Finnish 1/10th Buggy Nationals was held at the Joensuu astro turf track over the weekend. In the 2WD Buggy class Joona Haatanen took the overall TQ and he also secured himself the win after the triple A-mains from Karri Salmela 2nd and Jamiel Gabrielsson 3rd. Over in 4WD it was again Joona who excelled by taking the TQ an win from Karri Salmela. Konsta Saarinen would round out the top 3 result. With the win in 2WD and 4WD Joona also brought home the overall titles in both classes.
Round one of two of the German Nitro Buggy Nationals was held at the ESV Bischofsheim track this past weekend. After five rounds of qualifying it was Agama’s Burak Kilic with the overall TQ from SWorkz’s Jörn Neumann on the 2 spot. After the 40-minute main final however it was Jörn who took he overall 1st place from Burak on the runner-up spot. Mugen’s Carsten Keller came in 3rd to round out the podium. Elsewhere in the Junior main final it was Burak who took the win.
The Västeras MC club played host to the final round of the Swedish 1/10th Electric Buggy Cup this past weekend. The weather forecast for the weekend was pretty mixed and so the organisers decided to run the 2WD as well as the 4WD qualifiers on Saturday, making for a tough time for everyone. In 2WD Team Associated’s Elias Johansson took the TQ and he also came out on top after the triple A-mains as Alexander Landen (Xray) obtained the runner-up spot from Wilhelm Skjöldebrand (Team Associated) 3rd. Overall in the 2WD Buggy Championship it is Elias Johansson with the title from Alexander Landen 2nd and Wilhelm Skjöldebrand 3rd.
The fourth round of the BRCA 1/8th Rally X Championship was held at Pembrey over the weekend. The weekend kicked off pretty wet and this would also be the case on Sunday, meaning the race had to be called a day after round three of qualifying that would see Kyosho’s Elliott Boots with the overall TQ. Based on the qualifying results Elliott was declared the winner which in turn handed him the overall title, the fourth in his career. Team Associated’s Neil Crag came in 2nd at round 4 from Infinity’s Lee Martin 3rd.
Source: BRCA [brca.org] | Image: Elliott Boots
Every year, Europe’s finest gather for the ultimate 1:8th nitro showdown, better known as the EFRA 1/8th European Championships. This year, the CRF track in Freixedas, Portugal played host to offer its challenging yet extremely fun layout to decide the victor and crown a new European Champion. The CRF track is quite unique and extremely beautiful to look at. Some call it a work of art and in many ways, it does live up to the hype. The white dirt is sealed with a glue/bonding agent to help keep the track together. The result is a very hard surface that’s almost like sandpaper. However, the weight and sheer force of the 8th scale cars hitting the jumps, the faces would get massively deformed and practically unjumpable. The track crew worked hard each night as they patched the track with cement that’s rolled onsite. While Xray’s Bruno Coelho took a surprise win in the main final, the Junior finals saw Europe’s brightest stars battle it out for top honors with Team Associated’s Joona Haatanen peaking at the right moment. In the young field of talent, Joona’s precision started to shine as the track picked up grip and his motor, car tuning, and driving all coming together for the main where he was able to win with a decent time margin back to 2nd. Leonardo Valente finished 2nd with Kyosho’s Jessica Palsson 3rd.
Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]
Walton RC Raceway in Walton, Canada hosted the Canadian Large Scale Off-road Nationals last weekend and in the 4WD Pro Buggy class it was Matt Olsen who would hold the overall TQ after the qualifiers. After the double A-main events however it was Mark Sousa with the overall, leaving behind Matt in 2nd place. Tom Bitz in 3rd would round out the podium result.
Source: Cardinal Racing Canada [cardinalracing.ca]
The 2018 NSW GP Offroad State Titles were held at the Manning Valley club recently. A small regional club with very few members the club put in an amazing effort to ensure the event was run like clock work, the track surface was the best they have had and the layout was perfect for fast and flowing racing. The weather was perfect, early 20°C all weekend, just the last few hours of Sunday had a fair bit of wind and clouds, which didn’t hamper the proceedings but did make it hard to drive at times. In the Nitro Buggy main, Josh Pain took the win from Ari Bakla 2nd and Craig Laughton 3rd.
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