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August 28, 2017

David Ronnefalk gets the job done in Italy

The 2017 edition of the The Italian Job Race was held at the Alseno Nicolas track in Italy this past weekend. As usual the event attracted the country’s fastest drivers as well as guests from abroad and one of them would be HB Racing’s David Ronnefalk who took the win in the 45-minute Pro Nitro Buggy A-main encounter. David qualified 2nd behind Team Associated’s Davide Ongaro and in the main he would take a convincing win some 30 seconds in front of the newly-crowned European Champion, Robert Batlle (Mugen). Young Mattia Polito (TLR) would take the final podium spot some two laps down.

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August 28, 2017

Cragg & Martin take BRCA 1/10th Buggy titles

The final round of the BRCA 1/10th Buggy National Championship was held at Stotfold Model Car Club this past weekend. The 2WD event, run on Saturday, saw Team Associated’s Neil Cragg excel as he took the TQ, triple wins in the A-mains and with it the overall championship to cap off a successful season. In 4WD, run on Sunday, it was Lee Martin with Yokomo’s forthcoming YZ-4S who was the man to beat and ultimately he would take home a dominant TQ and win for the overall championship title.

Image: CML Distribution [cmldistribution.co.uk]

August 28, 2017

2017 Korea TLR Masters – Report

This past weekend saw the 2017 Korea TLR Masters being held at the GRC Circuit in KimPo, Korea. 55 racers attended the event that was held in 2WD and 4WD Modified and Stock classes and in 2WD Modified Buggy it was Jeff Joo with the win from Jeongu Lee 2nd and Seunghwan Ra 3rd.

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August 28, 2017

Jason Nugroho wins Indonesia Buggy Champ Rd4

Round 4 of the Indonesia National Buggy Championship was held this past weekend at the Banana RC Track in Batam, Indonesia. A total of 43 drivers from Jakarta, Surabaya, Bandung, Medan, Banjarmasin, Kendari, as well as local drivers signed in for the event that originally saw six rounds of 10-minute qualifying with the best four to count. Unfortunately and due to rain on qualifying day, the race director had to cut qualifying short that now only consisted of four rounds with the best two to count. Ultimately it was Jason Nugroho (Xray/Novarossi) with the TQ for the main final that also had to cut short due to weather and available day light. In end it was again Jason who excelled in the 45-minute main with Stanley Wangsanegara (HB Racing/O.S.) in 2nd and Adrian Sutanto (Kyosho/O.S.) rounding out the podium in 3rd.

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August 25, 2017

Joel Valander crowned Finnish 1/10th 4WD champion

The Finnish 1/10th Off-road Nationals recently concluded and it was Joel Valander who came out on top after the five round championship. Run on a single astroturf and four dirt tracks, Joel scored a 1-2-2-2 finish which was enough to win him the 4WD title. Karri Salmela came in 2nd while Konsta Saarinen rounded out the overall top 3 result.

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August 24, 2017

Rune Karlsen wins Norwegian 1/8th Buggy Champs

The Norwegian 1/8th Nitro Buggy Championships were held at the Hof MBK track last weekend. The biggest track in Norway offered a multi-surface layout with mostly dirt but an astro and a wooden corner, and also a paved stones section with made tyre choice critical. Nearly 50 drivers signed in and the weekend would kick off on Friday with the first practice sessions. During Saturday’s qualifiers Rune Karlsen took the overnight TQ from Bjorn Ivar and Yngve Brække Ulfset. Going into the main final a total of six drivers looked to be able to take the win, making it the strongest field in many years. From the tone, Rune would be in the lead followed by Daniel and Yngve. Some nine laps into the race Yngve made a mistake and let Rune and Daniel play a little before Rune started to push a little harder. His strategy worked out as Daniel made a mistake. Now Rune was on fire and just getting a bigger lead. 40 minutes in the final Rune had lapped everybody while Daniel was in 2nd place at that time, but Bjorn Ivar was faster and took over the 2 spot. In the closing stages Yngve got past as well as Daniel made a big mistake. Ultimately Rune Karlsen (Kyosho) would take the win from Bjorn Ivar Haug (Kyosho) 2nd and Yngve Brække Ulfset (Mugen) 3rd.

Source: Kyosho [kyoshoeurope.com]

August 23, 2017

Jared Phair wins at RC Madness Off-Road Nationals

The RC Madness Off-road Nationals were recently held at RC Madness in Enfield, Connecticut. Sunny and warm weather left the outdoor dirt track with a medium level of grip and in the 1/8th E-Buggy class Jared Phair would walk away with the win from Matt McCready 2nd and Caleb Jennings 3rd.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

August 23, 2017

The Wicked Weekend – Report

Last weekend The Wicked Weekend was held in Gainsville, Georgia. This year, the organisers came up with a new practice schedule highlighted by splitting the practice into two groups that made the overall racing experience more enjoyable for all competitors in attendance. Dave Leikam took a gamble and delivered a better, more efficient race program that allowed drivers more practice time with an A and B group. With over 600 entries, this split program was crucial in making practice more beneficial for everyone.

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