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October 30, 2013

Moller & Gaffney win at The Dual

Beside the eBuggy and 40+ class The Dual race at Pro-Line’s test track in Banning, CA and at Thunder Alley Raceway in Beaumont, CA also had an 1/8th Invitational and Expert class to offer. The Invitational was run in the Reedy Race style format that would see three 15-minute races in each class consisting of 1/8 Nitro Buggy and 1/8 Nitro Truggy on each track. The 2 best points from each class, each day would count towards the overall win using a total of 8 finishes. With one full heat of Invitational drivers, each race was very exciting. For each main the starting grid was decided by each driver picking a number out of a bowl, so completely random. The starting position did not dictate how the drivers would finish in the race due to racing incidents and pit strategy. In the start of each of the mains, it was a crap shoot as everyone was in hot pursuit of each other. Some of the races were clean and some of them were not. After day 1 at Pro-Line, Kyosho’s Drew Moller ended up with a 2-2 finish in Buggy and a 3-1 finish in Truggy that gave him a total of 8pts. This would put Drew 3rd overall going into Sunday as Ty Tessman was leading with 6pts, and Ryan Maifield in 2nd with 7pts.

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October 30, 2013

Richard Saxton wins at The Dual

The Dual is an exciting new event which made its debut last weekend. Instead of the typical qualifying and main event format utilised at nitro races, racers competed head to head in six races spread out over two days on two completely different tracks. Drivers scored points for their finishing positions, with their best two finishes at each track used to determine their overall finishing position. Pro-Line Raceway in Banning, CA hosted Saturday’s action with Thunder Alley Raceway in Beaumont, CA hosting Sunday’s finale. A variety of 1:8 nitro buggy and truggy classes were offered as well as an 1:8 eBuggy class. With nitro races running 15 minutes and e-Buggy races running 10 minutes, everyone received plenty of track time and equal opportunity to gain positions on their competitors. Team Associated’s Richard Saxton has been racing his eBuggy on a regular basis and the track time really paid off at The Dual. Saxton showed off a brilliant performance with his Reedy-powered RC8.2e by finishing with a perfect score to take the overall win. Saxton was even more dominant with his RC8.2. Richard clinched the overall victory in the 40+ Nitro Buggy class with a win in round five, which meant he could slip on his flip-flops and enjoy round six as a spectator.

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October 29, 2013

Antros Lemesianos wins Cyprus off-road champs

The 4th and final round of the Cyprus off-road championship organised by the RCO took place at the Metal Track RC Off Road track in Limassol. Xray driver Antros Lemesianos took TQ and also went on to win the 40 minute final in front of fellow Xray driver Savvakis Milikouris who suffered from a damaged steering servo. Andreas Thrasyvoulou came in third and completed the podium. In the overall championship Antros Lemesianos took the 2013 title in front of Savvakis Milikouris and Sotiris Taifas, also driving an Xray XB9.

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October 29, 2013

Gay & Kling win at Halloween Shootout

Debbie’s RC World hosted the Halloween Shootout, drawing many racers from Regions 2 and 3 to kick off their indoor offroad race season for the Winter months. Three rounds of qualifying were run, with double A mains for 2WD Modified, and single A mains for the remaining classes. The clay track featured a very technical, yet raceable layout that favoured consistency. With the layout being relatively new, the grip conditions kept all local and traveling racers on their toes throughout Friday’s practice session, and by Saturday morning the bite began to quickly rise as the racing groove started to form. With lap times that were averaging in the 13-second range, one mistake could potentially be a big drop in the standings. Having a car that could balance both consistency and speed around the tight track would prove to be a big advantage.

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October 29, 2013

Grand Prix des 3 Frontieres – Announcement

The 10th running of the GP3F will be held on the weekend of the 15th of December in Longwy, France, very close to the Luxemberg and Belgium boarder. Classes run are Touring Car Modified and 10.5T Blinky. The race schedule sees 5 practice runs, 5 qualifiers and 3 final for every driver to get the maximum track time out of the weekend. Included in the entry fee are two sets of hand-out tyres, a T-shirt and a raffle ticket. More information and the registration details can be found here.

October 28, 2013

Andy DiBrino & CJ Ferrell win at Pumpkin Classic

Andy DiBrino & JC Ferell win at Pumpkin Classic

The 1st Annual Pumpkin Classic was held at Top Gear Raceway in Clackamas, Oregon. This one day event would bring in over 70 entries, including some of the fastest drivers from the North-West. Two 5 minute qualifiers were ran followed by double 5-minute A-Mains to decide the champion in each class. The highly contested 2WD Modified Buggy Class would show great racing all day. Kyosho/Team Orion Factory Driver Andy DiBrino would prove he was the man to beat by laying down the fastest single qualifier by over 3 seconds. DiBrino would then carry that momentum into the A-Main events and convincingly finish with a 1-1 to take the overall Win with his Team Orion powered Kyosho RB6 in mid-motor configuration. Up and coming young talent Tanner Day would turn some heads by qualifying 3rd overall in this very fast field, then finishing with a 2-2 to take 2nd overall with his mid-motor. Kyosho America/Team Orion USA Team Manager Joe Pillars put in a solid performance by qualifying 4th overall and finishing with a 3-3 to take the final spot on the podium with his Team Orion powered Kyosho RB6 in Mid-Motor.

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October 28, 2013

Paparegas wins Greek National Cup

The annual Greek Cup took place in Serres in the North of Greece. Drivers from all over the country attended and after the four qualifying rounds Xray driver Tasos Paparegas took TQ in front of Papanikolaou and Terzis. The 45 minute final saw an easy win of the XB9 driver. John Paparegas fought very hard with the rest of the field and he brought home the 3rd place over all at the end even though he started from 7th place. The runner-up spot went to Papanikolaou (Kyosho) who was able to conserve his second place after the qualifiers.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

October 28, 2013

FEMCA EP Off-Road Champs – Report

Following this year’s FEMCA 1/8th Off-Road Championships held in China back in August the Far East Model Car Association held the 2013 1/10th EP Off-Road Champs in Taichung City, Taiwan last weekend. Located on the top of a mountain a lot of effort went into the track that was only built the week before the race. Kudos to the organisers who created a fun and challenging track whose surface had been treated with the famous honey and sugar mixture that was first used in Pattaya, Thailand and than at the FEMCA 1/8th event in Beijing. The treatment made for high traction and tyre wear; as Hara San said: Maximum. The FEMCA race this time attracted racers from all over Asia, including Japan, Korea, Thailand, China and Australia and with host country Taiwan had the most drivers attending, showing that 1/10th Buggy is a rapidly growing class.

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