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May 22, 2019

2019 SARDA National Championship Rd2 – Report

The TRAP Raceway was host to the second round of the SARDA National 1/10th Off-road Championship in Pretoria, South Africa last weekend. TRAP being a tight track with not many opportunities to pass makes qualifying in a good position vital, this also led to some of the closest and most exciting racing seen for a while with everyone hunting the top step of the podium. Charles Hollander would top qualify in the 2WD Mod and 4WD Mod Buggy classes while Wikus Coetzer swept 2WD Stock, Stadium Trucks and 2WD SCT. In the 4WD Stock class it was Michael Gibson who would led the field. In the 2WD Mod A-main it then also was Charles Hollander who also brought home the win with Rikus Jansen Van Vuuren and Wikus Coetzer coming in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

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May 21, 2019

Midwest Series Rd1 win for Ralph Burch

The opening round of the Toledo Midwest Series, now in its 50th season, was held last weekend. In the 1/10th 200mm Touring class it was Serpent’s Ralph Burch with the overall TQ and also the win in the 20-minute A-main event. Capricorn’s Jeremiah Ward came in 2nd, two laps down as Jason Conley completed the top 3 result another two laps down.

Source: RC Target [rctarget.com]

May 21, 2019

Spring Indoor National Series 9 – Report

The Spring Indoor National Series 9 was held this past weekend at Tacoma R/C Raceway in Tacoma, Washington. Over the years, the JConcepts Indoor National Series has showcased some of the best racing by a very special group of drivers ranging from World Champions, National Champions, Reedy Champions, and many more. These high caliber pro drivers definitely know how to put on a killer show for not just the drivers, but for the spectators of all ages. Making the trip this year to the Pacific NW was world-class talent including Ryan Maifield, Ryan Cavalieri, Dustin Evans, Cole Tollard, Max Flurer, Aydin Horne, as well as featuring local speedsters like Tanner Day and Harley Yoshii. This year’s level of talent was deep and made for a spectacular race weekend that did not disappoint.

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May 21, 2019

David Poulter wins at South East Regional Series Rd2

The second round of the UK 4WD South East Regional Series was held at Eden Park Raceway recently. At the end of some entertaining A-main events it was David Poulter with the win, thanks to 2-3-1 finishes while Ed Kerry, finishing 1-2-2, had to settle for 2nd overall after the tie-breaker. Nathan Ralls came in 3rd with 3-1-3 finishes.

Image: David Poulter

May 21, 2019

Niklas Johansson TQs & wins Swedish Cup Rd1

Round 1 of the Swedish Cup was held at the Örebro track last weekend. In the 1/8th IC Track class it was Niklas Johansson with the overall TQ from Mikael Fransson on the 2 spot. After the 45-minute main final it was again Niklas on top of the field, taking the win some three laps ahead of Lars Haugen as Mikael had to settle for 3rd overall, another two laps down.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

May 21, 2019

Meen V. wins at New RC Club race Rd3

The New RC track of Bangkok, Thailand recently held round 3 of their club racing series, attracting many of the country’s swift 1/8th off-road racers. At the end of the 45-minute Nitro Buggy A-main final it was 2012 IFMAR 1/10th 200mm World Champion, Meen V. with the win some 23 seconds in front of Mongkolphan in 2nd. Paphon would round out the top 3 podium result in front of Chalee P. and Leng.

Source: Power HD [chd.hk]

May 21, 2019

Urban Astro Buggy Championship Rd3 – Report

Round 3 of the 2019 Urban Astro Buggy Championship was run this past weekend, and it was Esmail Apandi who dominated and secured his second win of the season on the trot. A nice turnout of 16 racers signed up to challenge themselves on the new layout at Urban’s Offroad PlaySpace on the rooftop in downtown Singapore. Racers were initially greeted by overcast skies that soon turned into a thunderstorm just before the start. Racing started once the rain stopped, thanks to the track’s Eager quik-dry surface. Nonetheless, the slick surface would test the racers, with many scrambling to switch to wet tyres for the start of qualifying.

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May 21, 2019

Cody King wins at Grassroots Racing Series Rd6

Round 6 and also the season finale of the Grassroots Racing Series was held at Thunder Alley RC Raceway in Beaumont, California this past weekend. In the Pro Nitro Buggy class it was former IFMAR World Champion, Cody King (Kyosho) with a popular win from HB Racing’s Cole Jenson on the runner-up spot. TLR’s Anthony Westergaard would complete the top 3 podium result.

Image: Cody King