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September 12, 2016

Jörn Neumann takes German 2WD Buggy Championship

The 2WD portion of this year’s German 1/10th Electric Off-road National Championship was held at the AMC Langenfeld track this past weekend. Serpent’s Jörn Neumann took the overall TQ in 2WD Modified Buggy from Yokomo’s Marc Rheinard and Björn Prümper. The triple A-main events brought a similar result with Jörn making a clean sweep to take the overall title while Marc came out fastest in A2 and A3 to grab the runner-up and vice-championship spot from Björn. Christopher Krapp came in fourth from Oliver Speith in fifth.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

September 12, 2016

Deon Gove takes SA National Championship title

Midrand Offroad RC club in Johannesburg recently played host to the second round of the South African 1/8th Off-road National Championship. With the 2016 season being a 2-rounds affair and both counting towards the overall result the pressure was on for the top drivers. Friday saw the start of open practice before qualifying would start on Saturday. In Electric Buggy the championship would more than likely be contested by the top 4 drivers with Deon Gove leading over Aksay Patel due to a tie break at the first round at APN in Durban. Unfortunately Thomas Schmuck had to withdraw his entry and would not be able to defend his 2015 title at the final event. Quintis Van der Merwe would have an outside chance to take the overall championship as two new comers to E-Buggy would join for the final round. Both Dean Steenmans and Tiaan Oelofse, top nitro contenders, could split the tight field and rearrange the final points standing.

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September 12, 2016

José A. Martinez wins at SOR Championship Rd5

Round 5 of the SOR Championship was held at the Barceloneta Speedway off-road track in Puerto Rico. José A. Martinez would take the TQ in the Nitro Truggy class and he would also walk away with the win in the 40-minute A-main encounter, ending the race some eight laps in front of Omar Lopez in second and Choto Mendez in third.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

September 12, 2016

Gosvig & Hovgaard take Danish EP buggy titles

The seventh and final round of the Danish Electric Off-road Nationals was recently held and in the 4WD class the championship was already decided with Xray’s Mike Gosvig having taken the title going into the final round. Mike wanted to end the season on a high though and by taking five of the five qualifiers he grabbed the TQ spot for the A-main events. Sunday mains day and Mike wasn’t able to take over his qualifying performance as the weather was changing all of the time, making the race a gamble. At the end Team C driver Jan Larsen would walk away with the day’s win from Frederik Hovgaard (Yokomo) in second and Mike Gosvig in third.

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September 12, 2016

Roy Gjemble crowned Norwegian 4WD national champ

The fourth and final round of the Norwegian National 1/10th was held this past weekend and hosted by the Trondheim RC Car Club at the astroturf track in Skogn. Unfortunately the weather, that was warm and sunny during the 2WD portion of the event, changed over night and turned into heavy rain so the 4WD race was definitely a wet race event as it rained throughout all four qualifiers. Malin Karlsen was unbeatable in qualifying and took the TQ honours after winning the two first rounds. Her buggy looked really good in the wet and in what was a switch of roles from from the 2WD event, Roy Gjemble and his Schumacher took the second spot on the A-main grid while another Schumacher driver, talented Steffen Hjortshøj, completed the top 3.

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September 9, 2016

Fifth round added for EOS Season #6

As the Euro Offroad Series gets set to enter into a sixth season of world class competition, the organisers are excited to announce the addition of a fifth date to the calendar. As it did last season, the successful Indoor 1:10 Electric Offroad Championship will open next weekend (Sept 16-18) at the iconic Nurburgring race circuit as part of the 1:1 scale Blancpain GT Series race weekend.

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September 9, 2016

Malin Karlsen wins OMK Fall Classic Series Rd1

The opening round of the OMK Fall Classic Series for 2WD buggies was hosted by the Oslo R/C Car Club. The race series consists of eight rounds held in the evenings at the OMK track and the race format is three qualifiers and triple A-mains. Xray’s Malin Karlsen would take the pole position for the A-mains after some eventful heats. In the opening A-main Malin would then come out successful even after a bobble in the opening stages that cost her the lead but with swift laps and a bit of patience she was able to regain the lead and to take the win in A1. A2 then again was won by Malin who was closely chased by the second place driver but she would take the win after opening a gap on the field. A3 and the sun had settled meaning it would be colder and also a bit moist in some parts of the track. Sticking with her dry track tyre choice she again was the fastest car on the track, allowing her to take the leg win and with it the overall victory from Marius Kristensen (Serpent) in second and Steffen Larsen (Team Associated) in third.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

September 9, 2016

Kaja Novotny doubles at Czech Nationals Rd5

Round five of the Czech 1/10th Electric Off-road Nationals was held at the Zabreh track last weekend. The organisers opted to sugar-treat the track right before the event but watering it on Saturday morning took away some of the traction, making things more interesting. In the 2WD class Xray’s Kaja Novotny took the overall TQ from Ales Bidovsky (Xray) and Marek Schiller (PR). The 4WD qualification was pretty much the same story as Kaja TQed every round with Ales Bidovsky coming in second and Marek Schiller in third.

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