The 2017 Philippine Masters will be held from the 28th to 30th of April at the Circulo Verde race track in Quezon City, Philippines. The 3-day event will see Nitro Buggy, Nitro Truggy and E-Buggy racing with drivers from all over the world attending including Pro drivers such as Adam Drake, David Ronnefalk, Ty Tessmann, Kyle McBride and Atsushi Hara. More information can be found on social media here.
TVRC track in Nampa, Idaho recently held a round of their Saturday Carpet Series and in the 2WD Buggy class it was Ben John that took the overall TQ to start the A-main from pole position. With the narrow track offering only one fast line Ben was sure to get the thing done if he wouldn’t make any mistakes. Right from the start he was getting pressure from the second place driver but he wasn’t able to find a way past. After holding off his initial charges the runner-up made a mistake at the three minute mark which allowed Ben to cruise to the win with Gary Ovitt coming in second and Kevin Klein rounding out the podium.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
The South American All-Terrain Championship was held at the La Candelaria RC in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. In the 45-minute Nitro Buggy main final Xray’s Nicolas Bregante came out fastest from Mugen driver Eduardo Rossi and Stefan Koblitz in third.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Rishpon RC race track recently held a round of the Israeli League and in the 2WD Buggy class it was Lior Maimon who took the TQ and also the day’s win after coming out fastest in all A-mains. Alon Shuali would grab the runner-up spot from third placed Amit Bublil. In the 4WD class Yossi Arbel brought home the hardware from second placed Amit Bubil and third placed Avitan Ofir.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Maritime Raceway held their Two Day World Cup over the weekend. The final race at this venue was again well accepted and it was Elliott Boots who took the TQ and win in the 2WD Buggy class run on Saturday, and Elliott would also come out fastest in Sunday’s 4WD Buggy race after qualifying second.
Source: Elliott Boots [facebook.com]
The 2017 Australian 1/8th Off-road National Championships were held last weekend in Morphett Vale, South Australia with over 220 entries. In the 60-minute Nitro Truggy A-main top qualifier, Aaron Stringer and Kyle McBride would fight for the lead in the opening stages but a crash of McBride and following mechanical problems would give Stringer room to breathe. Behind him Andrew Foord, Alex Bernadzik and Josh Pain were in the mix for the remaining podium spots and while up front Aaron Stringer would bring home a maiden national title, Andrew Foord would snatch the runner-up spot from Josh Pain in third.
Source: AKA [raceaka.com] | Image: Aaron Stringer
Mugen Seiki Europe have announced the addition of Germany’s Carsten Keller to their team. The multi national champion will campaign Mugen’s MBX7R nitro and electric buggies at all major national and international events.
Source: Mugen Seiki [mugen.eu]
Batley Buggy Club, in West Yorkshire, North of England hosted the concluding round of the Batley Winter Series at their indoor venue MB Raceway this past weekend. The race series saw 145 competitors race in five rounds across three 1/10th off road classes, 2WD, 4WD and Under 13 2WD Buggy, on the EOS carpet track. Batley club has a 25 year history of nurturing junior racing talent, and this series has proven to be one of the most successful in the region for young racers, with twenty five under 13’s entering the series in fierce competition for the top place trophies. 2WD Buggy was particular well contended with 15 year old Thomas Gill (Yokomo), taking the series win, from second place Ross Barras (Yokomo) and Jim Furniss (Team Associated) third.
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