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November 9, 2016

XRS Slovakia Rd1 – Report

The opening round of the Xray Racing Series Slovakia was held this past weekend at the world-famous Hudy Racing Arena in Trencin, Slovakia. The event attracted more than 130 drivers to compete in several electric on-road and off-road classes and the weekend kicked off on Friday with free practice. The Slovakian Series saw some rules updates for this season with Hudy tyres mandatory for all Touring classes as well as hand-out Hobbywing motors for the Stock and Formula categories. In the Touring Modified class the TQ position was obtained by Martin Hudy who won the qualifiers from young Oliver Havranek and Nico Haider. In the finals the top 3 would retain their positions with Martin Hudy taking the win from Oliver and Nico (all Xray).

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November 9, 2016

Andreas Thrasyvoulou wins LRCC Championship Rd3

The third round of the LRCC Championshipn was held at the AG Metal Off-Road Track in Limassol, Cyprus in excellent weather conditions and on a re-built track. Xray driver Andreas Thrasyvoulou would take the TQ after the qualifiers and he also came out on top of the proceedings after the main final to take the day’s win from the Agama duo of Simos Tikkis and Sotiris Taifas.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

November 9, 2016

Paul Ciccarello wins 13.5T 4WD Buggy at AE Champs

The recent 2016 Team Associated Off-road Championships were held at Trackside R/C in Brookfield, Wisconsin and in the 13.5T 4WD class it was Paul Ciccarello who grabbed the overall TQ after taking round TQs in three of the qualifiers. Paul would then also come out on top in the opening two A-mains to take the overall win from teammate Kyle Gannon.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

November 8, 2016

Ben Cosgrove TQs & wins at BRCA Micro Nats Rd2

The Silverstone RC MCC venue in Northhampton played host to round two of the BRCA Micro Nationals this past weekend. It was a cold November morning and the drivers were greeted with a twisty technical track, with a few jumps and added features to keep even the best drivers on their toes. Ben Cosgrove went on to take TQ in rounds three and four and this meant that he was tied on points with Phil Sleigh for the TQ battle. Ben had the fastest round time so that would give Ben the overall TQ. The A-main would be a close fought affair with the overall win going to Ben Cosgrove with Phil Sleigh in second and Eugene Galley third.

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November 8, 2016

Sugiura & Matsukura take JMRCA 1/10th Buggy titles

The 2016 JMRCA 1/10 EP Off-Road Nationals for 2WD and 4WD Buggies were held at the World Famous Yatabe Arena over the weekend. In the 2WD Modified Buggy class, it was Kyosho’s Yusuke Sugiura taking the overall TQ with his RB6.6. Sugiura would go onto take convincing wins in A-mains one and two and secure the JMRCA 2WD Buggy National Championship. Kyosho’s Naoto Matsukura also showed great speed in the finals, coming from the sixth starting position to finishing second overall.

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November 8, 2016

Adam Drake doubles at JBRL Nitro Series finale

Pro-Line Racing hosted the final round of the JBRL Nitro Series this past weekend with the event having 120 entries including Adam Drake, Cody King, and Joseph Quagraine. Drake was the top qualifier in both rounds of qualifying for Nitro Buggy and Nitro Truck. In the Buggy class, Drake pulled away from the field in the early stages of the race, but had a bad lap or two and allowed Cody King to catch up. Adam and Cody had a great battle in the middle part of the race, but Drake eventually settled into a groove and distanced himself from the field. Drake took the victory followed by Cody and Joseph. Elsewhere in the Nitro Truck final, Adam Drake led wire to wire and took the victory.

Source: Mugen [mugenracing.com]

November 7, 2016

Schumacher Indoor Masters Rd3 – Report

This past weekend saw the third round of seven of the 2016/17 Schumacher Masters Series, hosted by Worksop Radio Car Club at the North Notts Community Arena, Worksop. The quick, open track sported some particularly long sweeping corners, tight jump sections and carpet only used on one jump. This event also saw new steel marshal protectors located at the quicker areas of the track. Overall in the 2WD class TQ holder Craig Collinson came out fastest in the A-mains from Greg Williams and Mitchell Fiddling.

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November 7, 2016

Griffin Hanna doubles at Master Of Dirt race

The 2nd annual Master Of Dirt race was held at BeachRC in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina with close to 250 entries. Griffin Hanna took TQs in all three classes of 2WD Modified, 4WD Modified and Modified Stadium Truck. In the finals Griffin continued to dominate, taking wins in 2WD Buggy and Mod Truck to round out a near perfect weekend.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]