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October 24, 2016

Griffin Hanna wins Pro Nitro Buggy at Scaretacular race

The 2016 Scaretacular race was held at Cape Fear Raceway in Holly Springs, North Carolina with about 90 entries in total. The race format was straight up rocket round with three rounds of qualifying and 20 minute nitro mains. In Pro Nitro Buggy it was Griffin Hanna who set the TQ and in the main final he would lead the pack around and would swap positions with Blake Pickett but with a small mistake, Griffin was able to regain the lead and take the win from Blake Pickett in second and Colby Bush in third.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

October 23, 2016

2016/17 Winter Jumps Rd1 – Report

The popular Finnish Winter Jumps RC off-road series recently had its opening round held at the Vaasa RC Club, host of the 2011 IFMAR 1/10th off-road World Championships. Different from other racing series that are run on grippy carpet or astroturf tracks, the Winter Jumps series also has two races held on slippery surfaces with the Vaasa round being one of them. In the 2WD race Joona Haatanen dominated every qualifier with his Team Associated buggy and he would also win the A-mains to take the day’s win from Schumacher driver Touko Silpola and Konsta Saarinen (Xray).

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October 21, 2016

ROAR announces Clubman Series

ROAR in conjunction with Hobbytown Hobbyplex raceway, Fastlane Raceway and The Track have announced the new ROAR Clubman Series. This pilot program focuses on the local level of racing, it is designed to keep it simple, fair and fun. The series targets 17.5T stock racing classes using ROAR-approved non-timing ESCs and handout 17.5T motors and more information along with the basic rules can be found here.

October 20, 2016

Malin wins another OMK Fall Classic race

Malin wins another OMK Fall Classic Race

Round seven of the OMK Fall Classic Race series was held yesterday evening on a soaking wet track. Combined with the low temperatures the track was very slippery, making it a bit of a handful for all drivers. Nevertheless Xray’s Malin Karlsen once again dominated the proceedings and she took convincing TQs in every round to obtain the pole position for the triple A-mains. In the opening two finals the young lady jumped into the lead and she never looked back to take the day’s win in style and with it her fifth win out of the five rounds she attended. For A3 she opted to sit out the leg to let the other driver battle for the remaining podium spots and ultimately it was Steffen Larsen (Team Associated) who grabbed the runner-up spot by a narrow 0.5 seconds from third placed Marius Kristensen (Serpent).

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

October 20, 2016

Wesley van Helmond takes Dutch Nitro Buggy title

The final round of the Dutch Nitro Buggy Championship was held at the Purmerend astro turf track. The qualifiers on Sunday started on a wet track but it would soon start to dry, meaning drivers would have to adapt the setups of their buggies quickly. At the end of the qualifying Agama’s Bart Mullink took the TQ from TLR driver Wesley van Helmond in second. Pre-event favourite Wesley had to get at least a fifth place finish in the main final to grab the overall championship but a broken clutch spring meant even an appearance in the main final was in question at the start of the semifinal. Thankfully another driver asked for a time-out so Wesley’s pit crew was able to change the spring but starting into the race Wesley had already lost two laps but putting his head down he was able to make up the time and to get a second place in the 20-minute finale. Starting from the 4 spot into the main final, Wesley quickly got into grips and he soon found himself in second place behind Jarno Piijpers. Wesley eventually got past Jarno later and he was able to open a 6-second gap on the field until he got hit by another car which bend a suspension pin of his car but he was able to proceed and even had the performance to challenge a storming Bart Mullink who was hot on his heels for the win. Changing positions several times Wesley and Bart would make it out for the win but ultimately Wesley would bring home the win after an intense race with Bart Mullink in second and Jordy Velder (Agama) in third. With five wins and three TQ spots, Wesley would then take the overall title in the 1/8th Nitro Buggy class to add to his 2016 2WD championship title.

Thanks to Wesley van Helmond for the report.

October 19, 2016

Jason Jakubczyk takes double The Series title

Jason Jakubczyk came out on top of both the 2WD and 4WD Modified Buggy Championships at the 2016 The Series. The 5-race series would hit some of the best tracks throughout Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio. With only allowing one throw-out, the pressure would be on to have good and consistent finishes throughout. After the first four rounds were complete, Jason’s performance had given him enough points to wrap up both championships before the final round of The Series.

Source: Kyosho [kyoshoamerica.com]

October 19, 2016

Williams & Lowe win at Schumacher Indoor Masters

The second round of the Schumacher Indoor Masters were held at Worksop this past weekend with 173 entries across the two classes of 2WD and 4WD buggy. In the 4WD A-final Greg Williams (Schumacher) came out successful in front of Richard Lowe (HB Racing) and Craig Collinson (Team C). Danny McGee and Jack Neal would round out the top 5 result.

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October 19, 2016

Scotty Ernst’s Off-road Showdown Tour Rd5 – Report

Scotty Ernst's Off-road Showdown Tour Rd5 – Report

The fifth and final round of the Off-road Showdown Tour by Scotty Ernst rolled into town hosted by Superior Hobbies/Beachline Raceway this past weekend. Beachline Raceway is an amazing facility housing one of the largest 1/10th indoor scale off-road tracks, and plenty of indoor pitting. The track surface is sealed/glued orange clay making it very unique as it provides plenty of traction and is very consistent from start to finish. The track opened for official practice Friday morning and racers took full advantage as they dialed in their vehicles for the super high bite surface. Practice buttoned up around 7pm giving racers plenty of time for dinner and race day prep.

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