The Panik Team Troisdorf has announced the 2nd Annual Panik Grand Prix for the weekend of the 4th of June. The race will be held at the club’s recently refurbished astroturf track in the three classes of 2WD Modified Buggy, 4WD Modified Buggy as well as Stadium Truck – all three run according to current national DMC rules. More information about the race can be found on the club’s social media site here.
Round 1 of the BRCA E-Buggy and Nitro Truggy Nationals was held at the Kent Model Car Club over the weekend and in the Truggy class it was Elliott Boots who lead the way. TQing two of the three rounds allowed him to take the pole position for the 30-minute main final in which he would grab a dominant win with a 3-laps margin on the second place driver.
Source: Reds Racing [reds-racing.com]
The final round of the Xray Racing Series Slovakia was held at the Hudy Racing Arean in Trencin over the weekend in both electric on-road and off-road classes. In Touring Modified Olivier Havranek would take the overall TQ despite having radio issues in the second qualifier. He would outperform Xray’s own Martin Hudy on his home track and Olivier would also come out successful after the A-mains despite not finishing the final leg due to a collision with another driver.
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The 2017 RC Mania race is a unique event as it is molded after a wrestling survivor series, two days on two different tracks, no podiums, just an overall champ of that class. The champ of course, is awarded the belt. After two rounds of qualifying Scott Robert had set TQ in both Modified 2WD buggy and Modified 4WD Buggy. In the main events Scott concentrated on making clean consistent laps and while he didn’t have the hot lap, he was able to win both A main events on the turf. This would put him in good points standings heading into the second day. After the first round of qualifying Scott Robert was TQ in Modified 4WD buggy and 4th in Modified 2WD buggy. Scott would make a few changes and take TQ in Mod 2WD buggy as well. The 4wd A main would be the first main and Scott would lead the race with a decent lead until he would hit a pipe pin on the drop down on the left side of the track breaking an arm. Scott was nursing his buggy around the track to finish second, but would retain overall champ for that class. In 2WD, Scott focused again on clean consistent laps not crashing once the whole race which gave him a cushion to drive clean and win from the start, taking the overall title.
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After 10 years, the Psycho Nitro Blast has built itself to become one of the most recognizable racing events in the United States. From its 24hr practice schedule to the massive 900+ entries, make for an event that is profoundly unforgettable and an experience like no other. Known to have one of the craziest layouts hosted in a massive arena, the stories have been legendary and the dedication to participate in such an event is enormous. Not only did the 2017 PNB test the drivers, but also their equipment’s durability as the grueling condition was relentless on all fronts. This past weekend in White Pine, Tennesse, the 10th Annual PNBlast drew in some of the biggest names in the game to compete on a jaw-dropping, massive track featuring perhaps one of the longest jumps in 1/8th off-road racing known as the Dragon’s Tail. This triple was 60ft long from tip to tip and took the lives of many 1/8th scale buggies and truggies along with it.
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Round 8 of the Lestr Cup was held this past weekend in Dubec. The series’ finale was held on a challenging track with three long straights and a series of double jumps and a table top. In the 2WD Buggy class Xray’s Kaja Novotny would take a dominant overall TQ from his team mates Milan Mudra and Zdenek Miksovsky. In the 4WD Buggy class Kaja would take Q1 and Q2 but a collision with a backmarker in the final qualifier would only mean a second place finish, however Kaja would still take the pole position for the triple A-mains.
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The second round of the French 1/10th Electric Buggy National Championship was held in Meyrargues in the south of the country. In the 2WD Modified class Armand Lantheaume would take the overall TQ from Clement Boda in the tie breaker, while Renaud Savoya put his car on P3, tie on points with Sylvain Gallo Selva. In the 4WD Modified class it was again Armand that lead the way with a clean sweep after the qualifiers, taking all five rounds with Renaud Savoya in second and Arnaud Matohaza in third.
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Round two of the French Brushless Championship was held at the RC94 track in Sucy-en-Brie over the weekend. Thomas Musso (HB Racing) would snatch a dominant overall TQ in the E-Buggy class by taking round TQs in all of the three rounds, leaving Jerome Sartel (TLR) and Vincent Meertens (TLR) behind in second and third respectively. In the E-Truggy class things looked pretty similar up front with Thomas, Jerome and Vincent making up the top 3 after the qualifiers.
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