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February 12, 2018

Robert Batlle wins Montpellier GP

The annual Montpellier GP, European season opener for the 1/8th off-road class, was held in France this past weekend. As usual the event attracted most of Europe’s 1/8th off-road aces and it was Italy’s Riccardo Berton (Kyosho) who would take the overall TQ courtesy of winning the opening three qualifiers. Spain’s Juan Carlos Canas (Mugen) would come in 2nd after the qualifiers. In the main final it was the duo of Davide Ongaro and Juan Carlos Canas who obtained the top spots, however from the depth of the field it was Mugen’s Robert Batlle who was after a fourth Montpellier win and so he would keep his head down and ultimately was able to get past the duo of Juan and Davide who weren’t able to challenge Robert. In the end Batlle would take the win from Juan Carlos 2nd and Davide 3rd as Riccardo Berton and David Ronnefalk (HB Racing) rounded out the top 3 podium result.

Image: Circus RC [circusrc.com]

February 11, 2018

Jared Tebo doubles at Top Notch Tour Rd8

Round 8 of the Top Notch Tour was held at Thunder Alley Raceway in Beaumont, California this past Saturday and in the Expert Nitro Buggy A-main it was Kyosho’s Jared Tebo with the win. HB Racing’s Colin Herzog would take the runner-up spot while Mugen’s Anthony Westergaard rounded out the top 3 podium result. Over in Open E-Buggy it was again Jared with the win, leaving behind Andrew Trotter (Tekno) in 2nd and Miguel Perez (Mugen) in 3rd.

View the E-Buggy podium here

February 9, 2018

Tanner Stees joins Xray factory team

Xray have announced the addition of Tanner Stees to their factory team. The Arizona state champion and A-main finisher at events such as the Dirt Nitro Challenge, Silver State, Desert Classic or ROAR 1/8th Electric National will campaign Xray’s 1/8th and 1/10th off-road platforms and he has the following to say about the deal:

After probably the most successful year of off-road racing for me I am happy to say that I am a member of Xray Factory Team for 2018. 2017 was an awesome year for me making some of the A-mains at the biggest races in the US and I hope to continue the streak in 2018. The Xray cars and product have been some of the highest quality and best handling cars I have ever had and the team is awesome as well. They are always wanting to improve the product and will do whatever it takes to be at the highest level. Personally, I am super excited to keep working with the team and improving the cars and doing the best possible at all races.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

February 9, 2018

RC Kongen Winter Cup Rd5 – Report

The fifth round of the Danish RC Kongen Winter Cup was held last weekend. In the 2WD Buggy class it was Pelle Culmsee, Marcus Kaerup and his dad Jonas Kaerup who were battling for the top spots. In Q1 it was Pelle who came out fastest, as he would TQ in front of Marcus while Jonas made some mistakes. In Q2 it was Marcus with the TQ, after Pelle landed bad from a jump and broke a rear arm. In Q3 it was Jonas who was fastest with a 2 seconds margin from Pelle, however it was Pelle who would get the overall TQ after having a faster round than Marcus.

Continue reading the report here

February 8, 2018

Dillon Smith wins at JBRL Winter Series Rd4

The 4th round of the JBRL Winter Series was held at OCRC in Huntington Beach, California and in the 13.5T wheeler class it was Dillon Smith (Xray) who was able to seal both rounds of qualifying to take the pole position on the grid. The main went really well for the young man and he took the win from tone to tone with TLR’s Ryan Dunford coming in 2nd, some 4.7 seconds back, and Tekno RC’s Evan Riley rounding out the podium in 3rd, another 13 seconds down.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

February 8, 2018

Phair & Maizer win at Indoor Northeast Series Rd2

Round 2 of the Indoor Northeast Series at was held at 46RC and it offered an awesome turnout and tight racing. With 104 entries in a really small building, the place was packed full. The track is very tight, 100 percent red clay, which was occasionally watered throughout the day, so the track tended to get dry towards the end of each qualifying round and the mains. There were three heats of 2WD Modified buggy and 4 heats of 4WD buggy. The mains were pretty stacked, with fast drivers in each A-main. In the 4WD main, Jared Phair avoided the wrecks and got out to a comfortable lead early on. However, track conditions were getting progressively inconsistent and went downhill about every two laps. The 2nd place driver caught up after a couple of bobbles, but after a last-lap final attempt at passing, he failed to do so and Jared held on for the win from Stephen Maizer 2nd and Ian Kiss 3rd. Over in 2WD it was Stephen Maizer with the win from Jared Phair Matt Nevoso in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

View the 2WD Mod podium here

February 8, 2018

David Infante wins at Midnight club race

DRC Speedway of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic held a Midnight club race recently and it was was JQRacing’s David Infante with the win in the 1/8th Nitro Buggy class. Rafa Diaz and Frank Losada (both JQRacing) would round out the top 3 podium result in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

Source: JQRacing [jqracing.com]

February 7, 2018

Adam Drake wins at Thunder Alley club race

Thunder Alley of Beaumont, California held a club race this past weekend that attracted some of the state’s fastest off-road racers. In the Expert Nitro Buggy A-main it was Mugen’s Adam Drake with the win in the 20-minute encounter from new Serpent signing, Cody King who ended the race some 4 seconds short of Adam. In 3rd and a lap down Mugen’s Anthony Westergaard completed the top 3 podium result.

Image: Adam Drake