Borneo 1:8 Buggy Championship Round 1 – Report

Having returned last year after Covid as a single event, the 2025 Borneo 1:8 Buggy Championship expands to two rounds with the opening race taking place at the Tungkaran RC Track on the third-largest island in the world.  Located in Martapura, in the southern part of the island, the race attracted 37-racers, up on last year, including top Indonesian racers John Agus and Ray Timothy.  The new track layout got a lot of praise from competitors.  In Nitro Buggy it would be Timothy who took the win leading a Kyosho 1-2 from Agus with last year’s Borneo Champion Arya BM completing the podium for Mugen Seiki.  In eBuggy, it was Arya who took the win ahead of the Tekno of M. Hijrah with M. Zidan’s Mugen Seiki taking the final podium step.  Sponsored by Mugen Seiki Indonesia, VP Racing, TQ RC and SRCC, the second round of the championship will be held at Track Palaran, in Samarinda which is located in the east of the island.

Thanks to Arya BM for report & images