Juan Carlos Canas takes Spanish 1/8th Nitro Buggy title

History was written at last weekend’s round 4 of the Spanish 1/8th Nitro Buggy Championship when Juan Carlos Canas took the National title by the smallest possible margin, leaving behind 13-times National Champion, Robert Batlle in 2nd overall. Juan Carlos Canas, Robert Batlle and Oscar Baldo would make up the top 3 after the qualifiers at the Antas track, and the 45-minute main final was also a very thrilling affair with Juan Carlos recovering from the end of the field to take the lead from Batlle in the closing stages – the latter suffering a mechanical soon after the pass when his car’s front suspension collapsed. This allowed Juan Carlos to cruise to the win and with it the overall championship, taking the title from 13-times consecutive National Champion, Robert Batlle.

Final results:
1. Juan Carlos Canas – SWorkz/Reds Racing
2. Robert Batlle – Mugen/Maxima
3. Bryan Baldo – Kyosho/Bullitt
4. Joan Espasa – Xray/Reds Racing
5. Ricardo Monteiro – Mugen/Ultimate
6. Oscar Navarro – Mugen/Ultimate
7. Alejandro Perez – Kyosho/n.a.
8. Carlos Martinez – HB Racing/XTR
9. Daniel Pariente – Mugen/Ultimate
10.Antonio Almaida – HB Racing/Novarossi
11.Alberto Garcia – Mugen/Alpha
12.Daniel Bernabe – Agama/RC Concept
13.Alex Valls – Mugen/Ultimate

Source: InfoRC [inforc.net]