The 2019 MesseCup Leipzig was held as part of the Modell Hobby Spiel fair in Leipzig, Germany last week. The event was held in a multitude of classes and in 1/8th Nitro Buggy it was Mugen’s Carsten Keller with the overall win from Mugen teammate, Aaron Rönick in 2nd. Philipp Lütgert (Kyosho) came in 3rd to round out the podium from Sebastian Winterstein (Mugen) and Stev Krause (Kyosho) in 4th and 5th respectively.
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The Ohio RC Factory of Jeffersonville, Ohio played host to the 6th and final round of the Ohio Extreme Offroad Summer Series this past weekend, attracting 70 entries. In the 1/8th Nitro Buggy class it was Jeff Switzer with the overall TQ from Tyler Jones on the 2 spot after the qualifiers. The 20-minute A-main final would see Tyler taking over the lead in the opening stages and from there the TLR driver never looked back to take the win a lap in front of Mugen’s Collin Weatherholt as Tekno RC’s Brandon Hogan came in 3rd to round out the podium anther lap down.
Image: Tyler Jones
The Homestead RC Raceway played host to round 1 of the Florida Nitro Series this past weekend, attracting nearly 50 entires for the 1/8th and 1/10th nitro on-road classes. In 1/10th 200mm Nitro Sedan it was Eduardo Cabal with the overall TQ from Jerry Guerra in 2nd. After the 30-minute A-main event it was still Eduardo on top as he led from tone to tone, leaving behind Dorian Tisdale in 2nd and Will Carrera in 3rd.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
The 5th and final round of the Extremadura regional championship was held at the RC Saucedilla track in Spain recently. In the 1/8th Nitro Buggy class it was Nacho Sanchez Jimenez with the overall TQ and the young man would also come out on top in the 30-minute A-main event, leaving behind Julio Garcia Parras in 2nd, some two laps down. Lorenzo Moreta Vera would complete the top 3 result another lap down. With the win at the season finale, Nacho also secured himself the overall championship title.
Source: Modelix Racing [modelixracing.com]
The 4th annual Racer Appreciation Day was held at SDRC Raceway in San Diego, California this past weekend. Matthew Gonzales was in control of things in the 2WD Expert Buggy and 4WD Expert Buggy classes as he took the overall TQs and wins in both categories. In 2WD it was Frank Root with the runner-up spot from Kevin King as the 4WD podium as completed by Frank Root and Andrew Swanson.
Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]
The 4th round of this season’s Malaysia National League was held this past weekend. In the Pro Nitro Buggy class it was Team Associated’s Jade Lim with the overall TQ from Mizan on the runner-up spot. In the 60-minute A-main event Jade would again excel as he took the win some five laps in front of Mizan as 9th place qualifier, Kyosho’s George Coleman, came in 3rd, some 26 seconds back. Taqi Hunterz would end the day in 4th, some 8.4 seconds in front of Muhaimin.
Image: Jade Lim
Trains and Lanes Hobbies held the HB Racing Race Days this past weekend, attracting over 150 entries including international HB Racing Pro drivers such as David Ronnefalk and Cole Ogden. In Pro Nitro Buggy it was David Ronnefalk with the overall TQ and he also came out on top in the 45-minute A-main event, taking the win some 40 seconds in front of 2nd place qualifier, Cole Ogden, while 3rd place qualifier, Spencer Heckert completed the top 3 podium result for a HB Racing podium lock out. Pro E-Buggy would see Jason Schreffler taking the overall TQ and win from Anthony Mazzarra in 2nd and Sean Okeefe in 3rd. Pro Nitro Truggy was top qualified by Jamie Grayek, however it was Anthony Mazzarra with the overall win in the 30-minute A-main event from Paul Rutledge in 2nd and Michael Furnari in 3rd.
The Buggyland 6.0 race was held this past weekend at the Circuito de Fuencarral in Madrid, Spain. SWorkz’s Juan Carlos Canas would dominate the event with wins in both the Nitro Buggy and Electric Buggy classes. In Nitro however it was Mugen’s Robert Batlle with the overall TQ from Kyosho’s Riccardo Berton and Juan Carlos Canas. The hour-long A-main then saw Robert dropping back the order in the opening stages while Juan Carlos Canas and Kyosho’s Joao Figueiredo battled for the lead, swapping positions several times. After the final pitstop Juan Carlos however was able to take over the lead and extend it to 2.4 seconds on the line, handing him the win from Juao in 2nd. Robert Batlle would complete the overall top 3 another 14 seconds behind.
