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July 12, 2018

Xray Racing Series Japan – Report

The inaugural Xray Racing Series Japan race was held in Nagoya recently. Being the home of the 2018 All-Japan JMRCA Touring Sport class nationals many drivers took the opportunity to get some laps under their belts. The race was open for all manufacturers, however during the price giving ceremony also the top 3 Xray drivers were announced as part of a special classification. In the premier Touring Modified class it was Japanese frontrunner, Akio Sobue with the win from Kutsana and Sasaki.

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July 11, 2018

John Ermen TQs & wins at Belgian IC Track Nats Rd3

The third round of the Belgian IC Track Nationals was held in Ruphen last weekend. In the 1/8th On-road class it was John Ermen who set the pace, taking the TQ after the qualifiers and also bringing home the win on his home track, some two laps in front of Gunther van Staey. In the opening stages of the 30-minute main John was chased by Robin D’hondt and Gunther, but Robin had to retire with a broken 2nd gear while up front a different fuel and tyre strategy allowed John to gain an advantage and take home the win.

Source: Reds Racing [reds-racing.com]

July 11, 2018

Cyril Baldini wins at French E-Buggy Champs Rd5

The Longvic track played host to the fifth round of the French recently and it was Cyril Baldini who walked away with the overall win after the five A-main finals. Kevin Michaudet made a clean sweep in the qualifiers, taking all five rounds for the overall TQ with Cyril coming in 2nd. However with three wins, a 2nd and a 3rd place finish it was Cyril who lead the way in the finals with Kevin having to settle for 2nd. In 3rd Arthur Brule rounded out the podium results.

Source: CML Distribution [cmldistribution.fr]

July 11, 2018

Patrick Fankhauser wins at Swiss IC Track Nats Rd3

The Langenthal track played host to the recent third round of the Swiss IC Track Nationals. In the 200mm class and on Friday’s practice it was Xray’s Patrick Fankhauser with the fastest time, some 0.2 seconds ahead of teammate Traugott Schär. During Saturday’s qualifiers however Patrick ran into some issues caused by the high temperatures and so he only qualified in 4th place behind Thilo Thödtmann, Niclas Scherrer and Traugott Schär. In the 30-minute main final it was at first Shepherd’s own Thilo Tödtmann who lead the race, however he ran into technical issues at about the 20-minute mark that promoted Patrick, who had to recover from a collision in the opening stages, into the lead that he would hold onto until the checkered flag. Some seven laps behind Fankhauser it was Xray driver Michael Schäfer on the runner-up spot as Jakob Bühler (Xray) rounded out the top 3 results.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

July 11, 2018

Papanikolaou successful at Buggy Masters Rd1

The opening round of the 2018 Buggy Masters was held at the STR track in Athens, Greece. In the 1/8 Nitro Buggy class it was Kyosho driver Papanikolaou with the win in the main final from Xray’s Bornovas who showed a very stable performance in the main. Takas (Xray) had a moment at the start of the A-main, however the was able to recover from the huge marshal mistake and eventually finished on the 3 spot to round out the podium.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

July 11, 2018

Brayden Stanley wins at PDNR Winter Champs

The Penrith District Nitro Racing club of Sydney, Australia held their Winter Championships last weekend. In the Nitro Touring class it was young Mugen driver, Brayden Stanley with the TQ, just over three seconds in front of Joel Casey. In the 20-minute main final it was then again Brayden who held the upper hand to take the win with a lap margin from Tony Firth (Kyosho) as John Germanos (Shepherd) rounded out the top 3 results.

Source: Mugen [mugenseiki.com]

July 11, 2018

Juan Jose Serna sweeps Colombian Championships

The recent Colombian 1/8th Off-road Nationals saw Juan Jose Serna making the double in the Nitro Truggy and Nitro Buggy classes. Juan would take the double TQ in both categories and right from the start of the Truggy A-main he would open a gap on the field to bring home the win with a lap margin on Sebastian Beltran and Eduardo Jaramillo who rounded out an all-Xray podium. In the Buggy class things weren’t so clear at first as Juan Jose Serna (Xray) was in a battle with the 2nd place driver for the first eight minutes, however Juan’s pace got better and he was able to win this race also with a lap margin on the runner-up, Sebastian Beltran (Xray) as Mugen driver, Juan Pablo Torres rounded out the top 3.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

July 11, 2018

RCMC Singapore GP Nationals Rd4 – Report

The East Coast Race Track played host to round four of the RCMC Singapore GP Nationals last weekend. Finally Singapore gave everyone perfect weather with plenty of drivers and some exciting on track action. With 1/8th GP, GT, 1/10th GP and 1/5th scale racing, it wasn’t going to be a boring day for the spectators and racers alike. For 1/5th and 1/10th racing the organisers decided to try a new format for finals, where the final would be split into two 15-minute sprints, instead of the usual single 30-minute final. Similar formats are being used on the European Continent with a view to make the racing more exciting, and less of an Endurance style race. This would make qualifying even more important than usual for these classes.

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