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September 11, 2017

Jean-Pierrick Sartel wins French E-Buggy finale

The final round of the French 1/8th E-Buggy National Championship was held in Noeux les Mines this past weekend. TLR’s Jerome Sartel HB Racing’s Thomas Musso and Xray’s Jean-Pierrick Sartel battled for the overall TQ with all three scoring round TQs and in the end it was Jerome who held the upper hand, taking the pole position for the A-mains tie on points with Thomas Musso while Jean-Pierrick ended a somewhat troubled qualifying in 3rd. Ultimately and after the four A-main encounters it was Jean-Pierrick with a clean sweep in the finals to take the day’s win from Thomas Musso on the runner-up spot while Jerome Sartel had to settle for 3rd overall.

View the final results here

September 11, 2017

Hofer & Schmid win at Swiss EP Off-road Nationals Rd6

Round 6 of the Swiss 1/10th Electric Off-road Nationals were hosted by the Elektro Offroad Club Dielsdorf over the weekend. After the Saturday was pretty much washed away due to rain the organisers jumped straight into qualifying on Sunday that saw Nico Schmid (Xray) take the TQ in the 2WD class from Florian Schmid (Xray) and it was also Nico who took the pole position for the triple 4WD A-mains thanks to a clean sweep in the qualifiers. The finals then were a done deal for Patrick Hofer (Team Associated) who scored three wins to take the overall victory from the Yokomo duo Peter Forster 2nd and Adrian Müller 3rd while TQ holder Nico Schmid had to settle for 6th overall.

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September 8, 2017

Sun Young Hwang FX-powered for 2017 and bejond

FX Engines have announced the signing of multiple Korean national champion Sun Young Hwang to their team. Sun Young will power his Xray ride using FX’s range of nitro engines at events throughout Korea and also at major races in Thailand, the Philippines and China. Sun Young says:

I am very happy and thankful to be a FX Engine Factory Driver. I believe this engine will continuously evolve into a really good engine. I will do my best effort so that many 1:8 off-road users in Korea can produce the best performance with FX engine. Many thanks to FX and Team James Racing for giving me such a good opportunity.

Source: FX Engines [fx-engines.com]

September 8, 2017

Sun Young Hwang teams up with Xray

Xray have announced the signing of Korean Nitro Off-road frontrunner, Sun Young Hwang to their team. Multiple national champion since 2005 Hwang also achieved 1st place finishes at events such as the 2017 O.S. Engines Challenge and the DCRC Challenge and he has the following to say about the deal:

I think it is my greatest honor in my life to be an Xray Factory driver. I will do my best to honor the brand and performance with Xray vehicle in Korea. I would like thank to Team James Racing (James Park) and Xray staff. I hope this would be a good example for the next-generation drivers.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

September 7, 2017

Ty Tessmann TQs & wins at Sikcross Race

The 2017 Sikcross Race was held at Southern California’s Pro-Line test track. The race was put on by Levi Jackson with Sik Track Designs and the format was different than the standard IFMAR qualifying, as it is setup more like motocross event with heads up gate starts. The first two rounds of Expert Nitro Buggy qualifying were won by Xray’s Ty Tessmann and after a resort, he was qualifying in the last one in a heads up race with Mugen’s Ryan Maifield who won his first two rounds of qualifying. The two had a really good battle, swapping positions back and forth a couple of times, but when coming out of the sand trap on the last lap, Ty hit a hole that he knew was there but he couldn’t see his car well due to the dust from the sand trap. Tessmann took a tumble and Maifield got by to TQ the final round. However Tessmann was able to take the overall TQ with Maifield qualifying 2nd overall.

Continue reading the report here

September 7, 2017

Swiss 1/10th Electric Off-road Nationals Rd5 – Report

Round 5 of the Swiss Electric Off-road National Championship was held in Obernau in changing weather conditions. In the 2WD Modified Buggy class it was Nico Schmid with the TQ and he would also top qualify the 4WD Mod Buggy class while the Stadium Trucks had Philip Jeisy coming out on top after the qualifiers. In the 2WD main Nico would be able to conserve his performance, taking the overall win from Patrick Hofer 2nd and Florian Schmid 3rd.

Continue reading the report here

September 7, 2017

Fall Super Cup Championship Series – Report

The Fall edition of the JConcepts Super Cup Championship Series started off with a bang at Beachline Raceway in Cocoa Beach, Florida. Having already held a Spring Super Cup on the astroturf earlier in the year, Beachline learned a lot from the previous visit making a track that was more enjoyable with lower speeds, better jumps, smooth piping, and a very solid race program. The layout was a lot of fun.

Continue reading the report here

September 6, 2017

Tom Sommer wins Bavarian Nitro Buggy Championships

The 2017 Bavarian Nitro Buggy Championships were held in Landshut last weekend. Mugen racer Tom Sommer would snatch the pole position for the double A-mains and right from the start of the two mains he would be able to pull away, with only Michael Wintersberger able to stay in touch. At the end Tom would take the overall win and was handed the enormous challenge cup. Michael Wintersberger came home in 2nd for a Mugen 1-2 while HB Racing’s Stephan Bauer rounded out the top 3.

Source: RMV Deutschland [rmv-lounge.de]