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June 11, 2014

Swedish nitro on-road nationals Rd2 – Report

The 2nd round of the Swedish nitro on-road nationals was held on the track in Trollhättan near the former and now closed SAAB car factory. Friday afternoon practice was cancelled due to a lot of rain and the track was still wet on Saturday morning which led to no practice being held on the track before the race that saw a total of 5 qualifiers with the best 3 to count, followed by 20 minute semifinals and 45 minute mains. At the end of the 1/8th class final Marcus Lindner took the win from Magnus Bengtsson and Lars Haugen. Christoph Hedlund and Markus Hellquist completed the top 5 result.

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June 11, 2014

Carlos Vidal takes Catalonia Championship

RC Hobby Garden near Barcelona hosted the Catalonia Electric Off-road Championship on what is considered to be one of the best tracks in Spain. In the 2WD Buggy class Carlos Vidal took the TQ and winning honours while dominating the field. Max Ricca and Juanma Flores Lerma completed the top 3 result.

Source: Team Associated [rc10.com]

June 11, 2014

Ray Munday wins 2WD Mod at Mallee Madness VIII

Mildura RC Car Club in Victoria, Australia, held the second round of the State Series and it was very competitive, with drivers such as Josh Pain from West Australia and Matt Griffin entering. Finally in the 2WD Modified class it was Team Associated driver Ray Munday who won, leaving some of the very fast guys behind.

Source: Team Associated [rc10.com]

June 11, 2014

Belgium/Dutch EP off-road nationals Rd3 – Report

Belgium/Dutch electric off-road nationals Rd3 – Report

Last weekend the 3rd round of the combined Belgium and Dutch electric off-road nationals took place at the clay track of the MAC Vlijmen club in the Netherlands. The night before the race a massive rain shower turned the track into a mud puddle, but the track crew worked hard to get the track ready to race, and at 10:30 a.m. and with only an hour delay, the first qualification round was started. In both the 2WD and 4WD class the qualifications where close, with the top drivers being separated only by a few seconds. Just before the start of the 3rd round a big cloud covered the track in dark, while strong wind came up and rain started to fall. The officials decided to wait for better weather but after the second delay the officials decided to scrap the 3rd round of qualifiers and to go directly into the finals.

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June 11, 2014

Bornhorst & Viesins take wins at AMS 5.0

During last weekend’s Alabama Manufacturers Shootout 5.0 in Cullman, Alabama, TLR’s Adam Drake took the TQ in the highly contested 1/8th E-Buggy class. On the start of A1 Drake fall back early on but Serpent driver Joe Bornhorst inherited the lead and tried to put some space between him and the pack. Team Durango’s Ryan Lutz slowly chipped away on his lead though and the two took it down to the last corner, with Bornhorst taking the win. A2 had TQ Adam Drake out in front with Bornhost and Lutz in tow for the first few laps. Drake bobbled, giving Bornhorst the lead with the two would later have coming together on the straight allowing Lutz to capitalize and to take the lead. Lutz then ran out front trying to get some distance on the field. Bornhorst chipped away on his lead and took the lead with about 2 minutes to go after Lutz tapped a pipe. Bornhorst fend off a late charge from Drake taking A2 and the overall win while Ryan Lutz came in 2nd overall. JQ completed the podium in 3rd.

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June 11, 2014

Kurt van Vlemen wins at Dutch Truggy Cup Rd3

The 3rd round of the Dutch Truggy Cup was held at the astro turf track in Appingedam in the Netherlands. Kurt van Vlemen took the TQ honours and raced to the victory in the 30 minute final. Nathan Lejuez finished 2nd, only 4 seconds down on Kurt, while Bjorn Nagels completed the podium in 3rd place.

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June 10, 2014

Alex Kosciuszek wins Pro Buggy at Rumble in Rome

The 2014 Rumble in Rome set a new attendance record for their annual event with 234 entries. Drivers from Canada and all over the Northeast made the trip. In the Pro Nitro Class, Alex Kosciuszek went on to a relatively easy victory in the 45 minute A-main after Arizona based driver Billy Fischer experienced a pit lane flame out during the first pit stop. Alex was able to almost completely lap the field in the long A-main showing he’s not just an electric driver but a driver fully capable at all times.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

June 10, 2014

Jeff Guest takes Mod Buggy at Mid Summer Shootout

The 4th annual Mid Summer Shootout was run at Coyote Hobbies in Victorville CA with about 180 entries. During qualifying in Mod Buggy, it was a battle between Jake Mayo, Rudy Rico, and Jeff Guest for the TQ. Jeff grabbed the TQ in round one and Jake went on to TQ the final two rounds of qualifying. So starting off the triple A-Mains it was Jake taking the TQ, while Jeff Guest was second and Rudy Rico was sitting in third.

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