Carlos Duraes takes Portuguese Nitro Buggy title

The fifth round of the Portuguese 1/8th Off-road National Championship was held at the Radiomodelismo de Freixedas club last weekend. Serpent’s Carlos Duraes took the overall TQ after the three qualifying rounds with Mugen’s Ricardo Monteiro and Team Associated’s Nuno Casal coming in 2nd and 3rd respectively. The 45-minute main final then again had Carlos controlling the field, taking the win a lap in front of Goncalo Melo (TLR) while Ricardo Monteiro rounded out the top 3 another lap down. With the win at round 5 Carlos Duraes also secured himself the overall championship title in the Nitro Buggy class.

Image: Carlos Duraes