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October 22, 2019

Lautenbach doubles at LRP Offroad Challenge Leonberg

The LMC Leonberg track in the south of Germany played host to a round of the LRP Offroad Challenge last weekend. Schumacher’s Moritz Lautenbach was in control of things in the qualifiers, taking the overall TQs in both 2WD and 4WD Buggy. The 2WD A-mains then saw Moritz taking wins in A1 and A3 for the overall while SWorkz’s Micha Widmaier won A2 to make things interesting for the final A-main. However with another win it was Moritz to seal the bag with Florian Kappes (Team Associated) coming in 3rd to round out the podium.

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October 22, 2019

Joe Pillars wins at Legends of the Fall series Rd4

PDX Underground of Portland, Oregon recently held round 4 of the Legends of the Fall series with 60 entries for the six electric off-road classes. In 2WD Mod Buggy it was Yokomo’s Joe Pillars with the overall TQ and he also came out on top in the single 5-minute A-main, leaving behind 3rd place qualifier, Andy DiBrino (Yokomo) in 2nd. Travis Harker (Xray), runner-up after the qualifiers, came in 3rd.

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]

October 22, 2019

Inaugural BKlassic Race – Report

Hobby Action Raceway of Chandler, Arizona held the inaugural BK Race this past weekend. Brian Kinwald was a special individual. He lived and breathed RC and at a young age, showed the world that he was not like any other racer on this planet by winning the IFMAR World Championships in Basildon, England, in 1993. That was his first WC title and in 1997, Brian went on to win it again, but this time for Team Losi Racing. With two WC titles and a ton of National titles under his belt, Brian is undoubtedly considered one of the best to hold a radio. But what is truly special about Brian Kinwald is the influence he had on young racers back then and for many decades to come. Unfortunately, the news of Brian passing earlier this year was felt throughout the entire industry.

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October 22, 2019

Czech Masters Offroad Series – Announcement

The 2019/20 Czech Masters Offroad Series will kick off its new season on the 26th of October in the Sport Arena Praha in Praha, Czech Republic. The events will see the running of 2WD and 4WD Buggies, 2WD Stadium Trucks, 2WD SC Trucks as well as a Hobby class. The 7-race series will resume on the 21st of March 2020 and all details, rules and more can be found on the series‘ official website here.

October 21, 2019

4th Annual Pan Car Masters – Announcement

The 4th Annual Pan Car Masters will be held from the 29th to 31st of May 2020 at the MRTM Lostallo track in Switzerland. Classes run include Pro10 Modified, Pro10 Stock 10.5T Blinky, Pro10 Classic 13.5T Blinky, Formula 1, Formula 1 Classique as well as 1/8th 4S and 1/8th Stock Pan Car. Full details, rules and more can now be found here.

October 21, 2019

BRCA LMP12 Nationals Rd1 – Report

Round one of the 2019/20 BRCA LMP12 Nationals took place in Eastbourne last weekend. A healthy entry of 60 drivers took part in the weekend’s racing which bodes well for the season ahead. The Eastbourne club has the largest track layout of the season and this year they laid a fast and flowing circuit which was extremely good to drive. As per previous years organisation of the event and the onsite catering kept racers happy all weekend. This year’s BRCA nationals will be even more important with many drivers preparing for the 2020 IFMAR World Championships being held in the UK in January 2020. Saturday is traditionally stock racing day and this year a new class running 17.5 turn motors with blinky speed controllers has been introduced. Alongside this is the 13.5 blinky class which is split into a F1 and F2 Championship.

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October 21, 2019

Jerome Aigoin wins at Coupe de France E-Buggy race

The Coupe de France 1/8th E-Buggy race was hosted by the MRCPM club in Les Pennes-Mirabeau, France this past weekend. Jerome Aigoin would take two of the four qualifiers for the overall TQ from Yannick Aigoin in 2nd and Thomas Musso in 3rd, the later two also scored a round TQ each. After the five A-main events in it was still Xray’s Jerome Aigoin on top with Yannick Aigoin (Xray) coming in 2nd overall. Kyosho’s Rayan Medjoubi came in 3rd to round out the top 3 result.

Source: Aigoin Racing [aigoinracing.com]

October 21, 2019

Bornhorst dominates Sidewinder Fall Championship

Revelation Raceway of Ontario, California played host to the 2nd annual Sidewinder Fall Championship last weekend, drawing nearly 75 entries. In the Open Nitro Buggy class it was Tekno RC’s Joe Bornhorst with the overall TQ and also the win in the 30-minute A-main event, leaving behind JQRacing’s own JQ in 2nd, a lap down while Tekno RC’s Carlos Arredondo had to settle for 3rd overall, 0.8 seconds behind JQ. Over in Open E-Buggy it was again Joe Bornhorst with the overall TQ and win as 8th place qualifier, Javier Perez came in 2nd an runner-up after the qualifiers, Vince Stolo ended the day in 3rd overall.

Image: Carlos Arredondo