Round six of he Czech Off-road Party Cup was held in Kolin and the race saw Max Götzl taking the TQ in both the 1/8th nitro and E-buggy classes. Max dominated the nitro finals to take his first win of the weekend and he would also come out on top of the field in E-buggy although he had some problems in the opening A-main. Ultimately he would bring home A2 and A3 for the overall win and his second title of the day.
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Round three and four of the Swiss 1/8th E-Buggy Nationals were held in Lütisburg on the astroturf track of the BC Hornets club. Round 3 of the championship was hosted on Saturday and it was the duo of Patrick Hofer and Kevin Zwahlen that battled for the victory with Patrick ultimately taking the winning honours and he was able to keep the momentum for Sunday’s round four that he would TQ and win in style to round out a perfect weekend.
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The sixth season of the Euro Offroad Series fires into action this weekend (16-18 September) at the famous motorsport mecca that is the Nurburgring. With the race marking the 20th race since the indoor offroad championship was started in 2012, the weekend is the first round of what is set to be its biggest and most competitive yet. Expanded to 5 rounds for the 2016/17 calendar, the third time to visit the legendary 1:1 race circuit, the EOS will run alongside the Nürburgring 1000KM, a round of the full size sportscar Blancpain Endurance Series. In terms of the 267 strong entry, reigning champions Lee Martin and Bruno Coelho lead their respective teams in seeking further success but they will face strong opposition namely from Team Associated, this the iconic offroad brand’s first time to field a full factory EOS campaign.
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This past weekend the EFRA 1/8th Electric Buggy European Championships were held in Malaga, Spain. HB Racing’s David Ronnefalk, piloting his Team Orion powered E817 buggy prototype, took the title from up and coming Spaniard Juan Carlos Canas (Mugen/LRP). Reigning 1/10th 4WD Buggy World Champion, Bruno Coelho (Xray/Hobbywing) completed the podium result in third. Italy’s Marco Baruffolo (TLR/EZ Power) and Davide Ongaro (Mugen/LRP) rounded out the top 5 result.
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The 2016 NSW State Titles were held at Sydney RC Car Club. Near perfect weather apart from overnight rain on the Friday night made for excellent racing conditions. The near pure clay surface proved a little slippery with the control tyre chosen, making it hard to find the right setup for the super smooth and flowing surface. On 4WD day the track was dry and grooved. Ari Bakla and and Christian Homann would take the TQs in the Modified and Stock class respectively and by winning their first two A-mains they also checked out early, leaving the other drivers to fight for the remaining podium spots.
Hosted by the St. Louis Dirt Burners, this year was the 10th Annual Futaba Nitro Challenge. With over 200 entries, this race drew racers from all over the country to compete in the 3-day event. Qualifying would be held on Friday and Saturday, and the mains on Sunday. This year also featured the Dash for Cash exhibition and double A-mains for the Pro classes. In Pro Nitro Buggy Cole Ogden would take the overall TQ from Josh Wheeler in second.
Round four of the Norwegian 1/10th Electric Buggy Nationals was held in Levanger, Norway. The race for the win in the 2WD class was on between Malin Karlsen (Xray) and Roy Gjemble (Schumacher), the latter would eventually take the overall TQ and pole position for the triple A-mains. A1 then saw Roy taking a pretty easy win following some bobbles of Malin but the young lady would strike back in A2 when Roy made a mistake in the opening stages that allowed Malin to cruise to the win, shifting the decision for the overall win into A3. The final A-main then again saw Malin coming out fastest after she managed to force Roy into a small error to take the win from Roy in second and Steffen Hjortshoj (Schumacher) in third.
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This past weekend the Pro-Line test track in Banning, California held the famous SikCross event. This was the second annual event put on by Levi Jackson and as per usual, the event was unique. There were three qualifiers with each one counting and points were given on how high racers have finished their race. The races were heads-up, gate start and super exciting moto cross style legs. But qualifying didn’t mean much as it just allowed the pick of gate position. The nitro mains were also unique in that they were basically a typical 45 minute A-main but broken up into three, 15-minute races back to back with 5-minute breaks in between. This break allowed for a change of tyres or air filter or if a driver happened to have a mechanical failure as there was another chance in the next one. All three counted and so every position was paramount.
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