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May 21, 2018

Jessica Palsson wins at MSC Rd2

Round 2 of the Middle Swedish Cup was held in Mjölby this past weekend with some of the country’s fastest drivers in attendance. Serpent’s Pontus Larsson took the TQ courtesy of winning two qualifying rounds and he also won his semifinal, however it was Kyosho’s Jessica Palsson with the pole position for the 30-minute A-main event. In the opening stages of the race both Jessica and Pontus were pretty equal in terms of pace but once Pontus got into a tangle with another car, Jessica was able to open a 10-seconds gap and that would increase to 30 seconds at the end of the main, allowing her to bring home a solid win from Pontus Larsson 2nd as Andreas Edvinsson rounded out the top 3 podium result.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

May 21, 2018

Bloomfield & Embling win at BRCA E-Buggy & Truggy Nats Rd2

Round two of the BRCA 1/8th E-Buggy and Truggy National Championship was held at the North West Nitro track this past weekend. Agama’s Darren Bloomfield would take the TQ in the E-Buggy class and he would also come out fastest after the A-mains to take the win, however he was challenged all the way by Agama teammate, Joni Skidmore who had to settle for 2nd ultimately. Team Associated’s Mike Lewis would round out the top 3 podium result.

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May 21, 2018

Ty Tessmann doubles at JConcepts Spring INS

This weekend the JConcepts Spring Indoor National Series series was held at the TRCR track in Tacoma, Washington. The tight and technical track layout made for fun and challenging racing conditions. Racing kicked off with a seeding practice round on Friday evening and after the qualifiers on Sunday morning it was Ryan Maifield (Yokomo) with the TQ in 2WD Mod Buggy from Team Associated’s Dustin Evans 2nd and Ty Tessmann (Xray) in 3rd. 4WD Mod Buggy had Ty Tessmann taking the TQ from Dustin Evans 2nd and Ryan Maifield 3rd.

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May 20, 2018

David Ronnefalk TQs & wins 1/8 Buggy World warm-up

The warm-up race for the 2018 IFMAR 1/8 Gas Buggy World Championship was held in Perth, Australia this week. The event saw the attendance of some of the world’s fastest racers with also a strong European contingent making the trip to down under. At the end of a long week it was HB Racing’s David Ronnefalk with the overall TQ and the win in the hour-long A-main event. Team Associated’s Kyle McBride came in 2nd, some two laps down as Kyosho’s Elliott Boots rounded out the top 3 another lap down.

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May 17, 2018

Danish 1/10th Off-road Nationals Rd1 – Report

The opening round of the Danish 1/10th Electric Off-road Nationals was held in Kolding recently. The hosting club had an arrangement with a motorsports festival to build a temporary track on the site, ensuring massive impact to the thousands of spectators. It made for a special atmosphere, although in all honesty the electric-powered cars had a hard time competing with the attention the real cars drew and the noise and dust from the full-size vehicles was a bit distracting at times. The purpose-built track offered loads of grip, however it was also a bit bumpy so everyone was after the best in terms of setup and tyres.

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May 15, 2018

Bennie Wilkerson wins ROAR Region 2 SCT titles

The final round of the ROAR Region 2 championship was held at Mushroom Bowl Hobbies and R/C Raceway in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania recently. Bennie Wilkerson laid down an excellent performance as he was able to take the TQ in 2WD Mod SCT and 2WD Stock SCT. On top of that he was able to double and win both A-mains and take the overall series championship titles in both classes.

Source: Reds Racing [reds-racing.com]

May 15, 2018

Kobbevik doubles at Norwegian 1/8 Nats Rd1

Round 1 of the Norwegian 1/8th Off-road Nationals was held in Kristiansand in the South of the country. The astro turf track is located in a motocross area and the weekend started off with a bit off rain, but it changed to sunshine and hot weather, with a slippery track in the morning and raising grip levels during the day. This year saw some changes such as the running of both the nitro and electric classes on the same weekend – mainly to try and reduce travelling costs but also attract new drivers to the classes. For the first weekend of the year things looked promising so far and the next round will for sure attract even more entries. Racing wise and in the Nitro class it was Serpent driver fast local Tom Erik Haaversen who set the track record and was the man to beat this weekend.

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May 14, 2018

Adam Drake sweeps JBRL Nitro Series Rd2

Round 2 of the JBRL Nitro Series was held at Palm Desert Raceway this past weekend. Adam Drake was the man to beat in the Expert Buggy, Open Truggy and Open E-Buggy as he TQ all three of them. The 20-minute Expert Buggy A-main then also went in Adam’s favour as he took the win with a 1-lap margin from Anthony Westergaard 2nd and Mason Eppley 3rd. The 20-minute Open Truggy A-main also had Adam taking the win, this time with a 2-lap margin from Carlos Arredondo on the runner-up spot and Dean Rock in 3rd. Finally in the single 10-minute Open E-Buggy main it was once again Adam Drake who excelled. Drake left behind Mason Eppley and Steve Harris in 2nd and 3rd respectively for a clean sweep.

Source: Mugen [mugenracing.com]