The 2014 1/8th Nitro On-road European Championships A were held at the Stöhr Ring in Kirchberg, Austria. The event was affected by the weather from time to time and to overcome any rain related issues the 45 minute final was started over an hour earlier than planned, with 2011 World Champion and double European Champion Robert Pietsch (Mugen) starting from pole position into the final.
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The 1/8th Buggy Nordic Championships took place last weekend at the Robertsfors MS club in Sweden with 80 drivers from Finland, Norway and Sweden in attendance. Kyosho’s David Ronnefalk took TQ after the qualifiers and went on to take the win in the hour long final one lap ahead of Andreas Edvinsson. 3rd placed Christoffer Svensson completed the podium.
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This past weekend saw the conclusion of the Nor-Cal Pro Series hosted by Nor-Cal Hobbies, recently relocated to San Jose, Ca. The top 2WD Buggy contestants ran 2 weekends of a double A-main format for a chance to get part of a $2000 prize purse. Race 2 had Charlie Cavalier on the pole position, with Tyler Vik 2nd and Nor-Cal’s own Codey Hughey qualifying 3rd on the grid. With a more racy layout, Vik would take a decisive victory in A1, with Eddie Bernal a distant 2nd, Hughey 3rd.
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The 4th round of the 2014 FBA 1/10 Electric On-road Touring Car nationals were held at the fast outdoor track in Rucphen. The weekend started off on a damp surface in the first round of qualifiers. At the end Nick Joosens put his car on top of the time sheets in the Efra class, in front of Mitchel Van Es and Olivier Bultynck. The first final was a battle between Nick Joosens, Mitchel Van Es and Olivier Bultynck. On his home track Nick proved that he was the man to beat but also Mitchel is very familiar with the track and tried to pass Nick. Olivier was a little slower and thus happy with a 3rd place. Mitchel tried everything to find a way past, but Nick was too strong and stayed in the lead to take the win. Mitchel came in as 2nd and Thomas Stockman took the 4th place in A1.
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The 4th round of the 2014 JBRL Nitro Series took place at the Heritage R/C Park in Chula Vista, CA. The 1/8th E-Buggy class saw Team Associated’s Ryan Cavalieri taking a very close win from Adam Drake (TLR) who finished 0.25 seconds down on Ryan. John Micheal McGinty (Mugen) came in 3rd place, one lap down.
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This year’s JMRCA electric off-road nationals took place at the prestigious Yatabe Arena, host of the 2015 1/10th electric buggy World Championships. The 2WD class had Yokomo’s Naoto Matsukura walking away with the win while last year’s 2WD champion Yusuke Sugiura (Kyosho) had to settle for 2nd. Kai Kikuchi (Yokomo) was able to grab the last remaining podium spot to match his 2013 result.
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The Minnesota State Championships have been held in Starbuck, MN for 18 years. The facility provides a covered track, camping, and a venue for some of the best competition in the region. In the 2WD Modified class, Team Associated’s Kraig Krueger used his mid motor B5M to hold off a surging Neil Feneis to secure his third consecutive state title. In the Modified Truck class it was Neil Feneis (Team Associated) and his RC10T4.2 who narrowly grabbed the win from last year’s State Champion Marshall Skare. Having already secured a state title in touring car earlier this year, Dan Hamann (Team Associated) used his SC10.2 to add a short course title to his resume.
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The 3rd round of the South German Electric Touring Car Championship took place in Marbach near Stuttgart on a small and highly demanding track. In the Modified class Marco Kaufmann was the dominant driver as he took all qualifying rounds, which handed him the overall TQ for the finals. He then made maximum use of his pole position by winning A1 and A2 for an early overall victory. The 3rd A-final was won by Marco’s teammate Tim Wahl in front of Marco Buhmann. This also gave the overall top 3 result that saw Marco Kaufmann in front of Tim Wahl and Marco Buhmann.
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