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July 5, 2007

Yaniv Sivan wins 2007 Israeli National Championships

Yaniv Sivan is Israeli National Champion

The 2007 Israeli League for 1/8 scale buggy is over, with the 6th and final round of the season run last weekend at the Hot-Wheels racing club. The weather was very hot, around 34C, and the track was very bumpy but Kyosho racer Yaniv Sivan could cope with the conditions best and would win the race followed by 2 more Kyosho racers, Alon Maltzov in 2nd, who claimed his first ever podium finish and Golan Levi in 3rd. With 4 out of the 6 rounds counting for the overall league standings it was Yaniv Sivan who is crowned the Israeli Champion for 2007 by winning 5 out of 5 races, in 2nd place is the brother of Yaniv, Nir Sivan while 3rd spot went to Xray driver Oren Levi.

Source: Neo Buggy [neo-buggy.net]

July 5, 2007

Dirk Wischnewki wins Rd6 Central German Regionals

Wischnewki wins Rd6 Central German regionals

Xray are reporting on their site from the 6th and final central German Regional race held in Ettlingen which attracted a number of top drivers including Martin Hudy, who came from Slovakia for the race. Qualifiying saw Xray NT1 driver Dirk Wischnewki take the TQ, after setting a fast time on a slowing track, to place ahead of 2nd qualifer Stefan Hannauer, racing a Kyosho, who had set his fastest time in the first round when the track was quicker. The 3rd spot went to Martin Hudy, driving the NT1, who despite being quick on Saturdays practice couldnt get the same power from his engine on the Sunday, and combined with some bad luck in his heats, could only place 3rd. Before the finals the rain started and the drivers elected to not race and so the qualifying results were the final results which gave Wischnewki the win from Hannauer in 2nd and Hudy in 3rd.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

July 4, 2007

Lopukhin & Shegolev win Russian RC2 Race

Russian RC2 Race

The second round of Russian club racing championships was held last weekend at the great buggy track in Moscow and with sunny weather all weekend, a lot of Russias best off-road drivers took part. The event catered for both 1/8th scale buggy and MT/truggy classes and in qualifying it was Artem Lopukhin, driving the Xray XB8, that took the pole position while in the MT/truggy class the TQ went to Anton Shegolev, driving the Mugen MBX5-T.

Danish Off-Road Nationals Rd4

The Aviators RC Club, in the north of Denmark, played hosted the 4th round of the Danish DRCMU Off-Road Championships, which were held last weekend. The grass surfaced track layout was very tight and narrow and most of the practice took place in very wet conditions and this lack of practice had a great influence on the performance of many of the drivers in the dry qualifying rounds.

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July 4, 2007

2007 ROAR Buggy Nationals – Videos

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The 2007 ROAR Buggy Nationals have come and gone, reports have been made and pictures taken, so now its the turn of the videos. Here is a trio of videos from The Dirtburners, hosts of the event. You can watch part 1 in the player above and the other 2 parts are below.

UPDATE: Added another video to the list, via GS Hobby.

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July 4, 2007

Dewi Jones wins BRCA 19T Nats Rd4

While the Modified and 27T guys were racing their 4th National round in Snetterton, the 19T Super Stock guys had their National in Bedworth, but unfortunately it was affected by rain with most of Saturday a wash out, meaning no practice for the racers present. Onto qualifying and it saw Russell Williams claim the TQ on an improving track, followed by championship leader Chris Kerswell in 2nd and Dewi Jones in 3rd while the 4 cell class saw Mike Hanford Jnr take pole from Bob Burr in 2nd and Adrian Adames in 3rd.

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July 3, 2007

Dario Balestri wins Rd3 Italian Nationals

Last weekend, the 3rd round of the Italian 1/8th scale Nationals were run in Cassino, in the south west of the country. Weather was perfect and in qualifying it saw Daniele Ielasi, winner of the French EFRA GP last week, take the top qualifying position ahead of former European Champion Massimo Fantini, while 3rd spot went to Andrea Cristiani, winner of last weekends ATS Trophy race, held on the same track. In the race it was European 1/10th scale Champion Dario Balestri with his Motonica and Fantini with Serpent that made their way to the front of the field battling hard for the entire race. Cristiani had problems with the wheels on his car which put him out of contention while Ielasi and Fabio Domanin collided with each other 3 minutes from the end, taking both drivers out. This allowed Alberto Picco up into 3rd, where he finished, also clinching the Italian National title, while up front Balestri took the win by half a second from Fantini who finished 2nd. In the Junior race it was won by Serpent racer Nicola De Vallier.

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July 3, 2007

Olly Jefferies wins Rd4 of BRCA Mod Nats

The 4th round of the BRCA National Championships for Modified and 27T Stock touring cars took place last weekend at the smooth Snetterton track. Qualifying in the Modified class saw pole position for World Champion Andy Moore, with team mate Olly Jefferies in 2nd and Craig Drescher in 3rd, while in the 27T class it was pole position for Schumacher racer Lee Price, 2nd spot went to Adrian Bidewell while 3rd spot belonged to Rob West.

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