Round 3 of the Rockstar Winter Off-road Series was held at PDX RC Underground in Portland, Oregon this past Saturday, attracting nearly 60 entries. The Modified 2WD Buggy class saw Andy DiBrino taking the overall TQ and also the wins in A1 and A2 of the triple A-main events, leaving behind Joe Pillars in 2nd and Ryan Reavis in 3rd.
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The iconic Speed Paradise track in Buenos Aires, Argentina, home of the 2012 IMFAR Nitro Buggy Worlds, recently held a their Speed Paradise club race that was attended by some of the country’s fastest off-road racers. In Pro Nitro Buggy it was Nicolas Bregante with the overall TQ, however he couldn’t convert it to a win as Emilio Iacobucci would walk away with the silverware. Nicolas had to settle for 2nd and in front of Gianni Lupacciolu in 3rd.
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Round 3 of the Xray Racing Series Slovakia was held last weekend, with off-road and on-road classes being run. As for the on-road portion of the event, it was Xray’s own Martin Hudy who dominated the Touring Modified class, taking the TQ from Oliver Havranek (Xray) after the qualifiers. A1 saw Oliver putting some pressure on Martin in the opening stages, however the latter was able to withstand and to bring home the win as he did in A2, when Oliver had to retire due to catching a corner when he tried to pass Martin. A3 then finished again with Martin on top, leaving Oliver behind in 2nd while Xray’s Igor Liptak completed the top 3 result.
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The MCM RC indoor asphalt track in Ciserano, Italy hosted the Xpress Cup 2K19 race last weekend in several electric on-road classes. In Touring 13.5T EFRA F1 it was Umberto Pernice (Team Associated/Rebellion-RC) with the overall TQ some 0.3 seconds in front of WRC Racing’s Orlando Fenili. The opening A-main was won by Diego Locatelli from Alessandro Belotti Celli in 2nd, while Umberto scored a DNF, however the latter stroke back with wins in A2 and A3 for the overall from Diego in 2nd, while Alessandro had to settle for 3rd overall after the tie-breaker with Diego.
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The Reedy Race have announced that JConcepts and Pro-Line will continue to be the official tire and insert suppliers for the 26th running of the Reedy International Off-Road Race of Champions. The only tire/foam combinations allowed at the event are the Pro-Line MC Electron (#8239-17) and Pro-Line Closed Cell Inserts (#6185-03) for 2WD front, as well as the Pro-Line MC Positron (#8256-17) and Pro-Line V2 Closed Cell Inserts (#6185-04) for 2WD rear while 4WD buggy will use JConcepts Silver Ellipse (#3198-06) and JConcepts Closed Cell Inserts (#3230) for the front and JConcepts Silver Ellipse (#3196-06) and JConcepts Closed Cell Inserts (#3232) for the rear. All the tires and foam are 2.2” size and may only be mounted on 2.2” wheels. A complete list of tire rules will be updated and can be found here. A designated tire saucing area will be set up and all application of the provided controlled tire additive must be done at this location. Included with each entry is one set of branded control tires and inserts. These will be distributed after OCRC open practice on Wednesday, January 22nd, 2020 that runs from 3pm-8pm. Any tire used during a scored round at the Reedy Race must have a branding mark from the event which is only available for purchase from OCRC Raceway during the event dates of January 23-26, 2020.
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Mills Pond RC Speedway of Fort Lauderdale, Florida held round 2 of the Battle At The Pond series last weekend. In the Nitro Buggy class it was Chris Laos with the overall TQ and the young man would also bring home a popular win in the 20-minute A-main event, leaving behind Robert Romano in 2nd, a lap down. A further lap down Kevin Neumann would complete the top 3 result. Over in 1/8th E-Buggy it was again Chris Laos with the overall TQ and win, leading the single 10-minute A-main event from tone to tone. 4th place qualifier, Kevin Neumann came in 2nd, some 26 seconds behind as 6th place qualifier, Nelson Garcia came in 3rd overall.
The grand final of the JConcepts INS9 Indoor National Series was held at Beach R/C in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina this last weekend. It’s not easy to participate in nationwide series and those who do, have a rare opportunity to really test their skills against some of the best racers in the US and across a multitude of tracks to really elevate their game. The JConcepts Indoor National Series is the ultimate test of man and machine and after 5 fantastic races, the INS9 season comes to an end. From St. Louis, Tacoma, Chandler, Warren, and Myrtle Beach, each track brought different challenges with tires, setup, layout, and atmosphere making each event unique and a standout race on its own. With 3 races counting out of 5, racer are able to choose which track to attend allowing them to select their favorite tracks or tracks they have not been to.
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The “Social Gasolina Fin de Ano” Year End Race was held at the Club Automodelismo AUTET track in Almussafes, Spain over the weekend. In the 1/8th IC Track class it was Nacho Lopez with the overall TQ some three seconds in front of Vicente Eres while Sergi Franch, who usually runs 1/10th 200mm Touring Cars, came in 3rd, already a lap down. The final then saw Sergi, in his first 1/8th IC Track race for 15 years, upping his pace and even though he had to come back from the bottom of the field after a mishap, he took the win with a lap margin on Eugenio Rodriguez in 2nd while Miguel Marquina came in 3rd to round out the podium.
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