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May 15, 2014

Luis Fernando Ramirez wins at Mexican nationals Rd2

The 2nd round of the Mexican Off-raod Nationals was held in Chihuahua, on one of the most aggressive tracks in Mexico with around 90 drivers attending. Luis Fernando Ramirez put his buggy on pole position for the 45 minute final that the young man lead for nearly all of the time. At the end he was able to cross the finish line in first place followed by Jorge Acosta and Juan Gonzalez who completed the Nitro Buggy podium.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

May 14, 2014

Euro Contest 2014 – Announcement

Euro Contest 2014 - Announcement

The 2014 Euro Contest will take place on the weekend of the 29th of June at the Barco-Off track in Barco, Italy. The race sees an 1/8th Buggy Pro F1, Open F2 and 1/8th E-Buggy class with the 3-day event starting on Friday the 27th with free practice. More information about the event can be found on the organiser’s website, where you can also sign-in for the race, by clicking here.

May 14, 2014

Drake doubles at JBRL Nitro Series Rd2

This past weekend was the second round of the 2014 JBRL Nitro Series at Palm Desert Raceway. The event had 180 entries including Adam Drake, Cody King, Drew Moller, Cody Smith and Jeremy Kortz. At the start of the Buggy final Drake, Moller, and King pulled away from the rest of the field. Moller then ran out of fuel trying to do minute pit stops which gave Drake a comfortable 7-8 second lead over Cody King. In the closing laps of the race King ran out of fuel giving Drake almost a full lap lead over Cody Smith. Drake went on to take the victory followed by Cody Smith in second and Cody King in third.

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May 13, 2014

Tyler Jones wins at 2014 Post Derby Classis

The Post Derby Classic took place at the Adventure RC Raceway in Louisville, KY this past weekend. It was the first ever trophy race held at this indoor facility and the event had 104 entries and drew some of the fastest racers in the Midwest. Tyler Jones would lead the entire 1/8th E-Buggy A main wire to wire. He would be challenged a few times by fellow TLR teammates Dylan Gerard and Jimmy Vanderhaar but would fight off the challenges for the win.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

May 13, 2014

Simos Tikkis wins in Limassol

Last weekend the AG Metal track in Limassol, Cyprus hosted an 1/8th off-road race. Simos Tikkis came out successful while Sotiris Taifas finished the race in 2nd place. Stelios Thrasyvoulou completed the podium in 3rd. position.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

May 13, 2014

Malaysia 1/8th off-road nationals Rd3 – Report

The 3rd round of the Malaysian 1/8th off-road nationals was held at the 3stonepark track, host of the upcoming FEMCA championships. The Pro class final saw Didier Perrin taking the win after Boy Chan, who lead the race, made a mistake in the closing minutes of the final, allowing Didier to overtake him. Boy tried everything he could to catch up again but the time ran out and he finished only 2 seconds down on Didier. Ben Panic came in 3rd to complete the podium.

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May 12, 2014

Bayer doubles at Czech 1/8th off-road nationals Rd1

The first round of the Czech Republic 1/8th off-road national championship took place this past weekend in Horni Jeleni. The race format saw four qualifying rounds on Saturday with the fifth and final qualifier being run on Sunday, followed by the finals. The weekend started out wet but the weather on Saturday cleared up and in the improving conditions it was Xray’s Martin Bayer who took the TQ in both the Nitro Buggy and E-Buggy classes. On Sunday, right before the semifinals, heavy rain poured down meaning the finals had to be cancelled. This handed Martin Bayer the win in the Nitro Buggy class from David Kukla and Jan Zamis.

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May 12, 2014

Javi Pompo wins Euro-B warm up

The 1/8th Buggy EFRA European B Championship warm-up was run last weekend on the CARTT track in Madrid, Spain. Javi Pombo (Mugen/Ultimate) came out first followed by Mugen teammate Borja Hernandez and Kyosho driver Alvaro Mardones.

Source: InfoRC [inforc.net]