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July 3, 2018

Daniel Kobbevik takes double Norwegian 1/8th title

This year it was Sandefjord RC Club, that was going to host the Norwegian National 1/8th Off-road Championship for 2018. The event saw the running of the nitro and electric class at the same weekend and the race was very well organised with the good and warm weather further adding to the whole fun. Xray’s Daniel Kobbevik was one of the pre-event favourites as he had a clear winning streak going into the event. However he would only arrive late on Friday evening for a short shakedown of the cars and his strategy was to use the qualifiers to learn the layout and find the right setup and speed. The strategy worked out perfect, and already in first qualifier round Daniel was the only one to score a 10-laps run. The only other driver with a 10-laps run in qualification was Xray driver Lars Erik Mo. Daniel carried on in tremendous speed and would ultimately win all rounds both in 1/8 electric and nitro, all 10lap runs, so already on Saturday he was top qualifier in both categories.

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July 3, 2018

Urban Touring Series Rd3 – Report

The Urban Touring Series returned to the rooftop circuit at Urban PlaySpace this past Sunday. This round marked the halfway stage of the 5-race series, and most of the racers in the top-10 of the championship ranking list entered. Anticipation was therefore high as to who would take the win and assume the lead in the overall championship rankings. The day started off overcast, but thankfully dry. After a short open practice session, racers hit the track for the first of three rounds of qualifying. Out of the gate, it was clear that young Sean Lee meant business as he showed tremendous pace to challenge regular front-runners Dominic Quek and PY Tang. Another youngster, Koh Boon Yang, was also translating his recent practice track time to a strong showing.

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July 3, 2018

Likaris wins Greek 200mm Nationals Rd4

Round 4 of this year’s Greek 1/10th 200mm Nitro Touring Nationals was held at the Fanatix Racing Track in Athens. After four rounds of qualifying Bill Likaris managed took the overall TQ while scoring the fastest lap of the day in the process. In the A-main Bill then took over the lead, never looked back and though he did an extra pit stop he finished 1st with a 16-seconds gap on 2nd placed Xray driver Sotiropoulos. Nikos Karabelas had an amazing beginning in the final, holding 3rd place, and looking forward to overtake 2nd place John Sotiropoulos until Nikos made a mistake, missed the timing loop and lost a lap which dropped him in the last position. Lampros Tsiklitiras held the 4th position and after the mistake of Nikos he took over the 3rd place, doing his best to manage the podium but a flame-out cost him one minute, promoting Capricorn’s Dimitris Papadopoulos into 3rd. Not having enough time to overtake him Lampros finish 4th in the A-main, gaining important points for the the championship.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com] | Image: Xray [teamxray.com]

July 2, 2018

Fotinos wins 2WD Buggy class at XRS Greece Rd5

The fifth round of the Xray Racing Series Greece was held at the Fanatix Racing Track in Athens recently. In the 2WD Buggy class and in the opening A-main it was Fotinos with the win from Ioannidis 2nd with the two having a nice battle for the whole five minutes. In the second main Ioannidis was able to take profit of electronic issues that plagued Fotinos. Going into A3 the decision for the overall win was still wide open. In the opening lap Ioannidis made a nice pass on Fotinos but Ioannidis would suffer a crash and he would eventually finish on P3, handing Fotinos the win with Ioannidis coming in 2nd from Sikianakis 3rd.

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July 2, 2018

Hertong & Berkhout win at Dutch IC Track Rd4

Round 4 of this year’s Dutch IC Track Nationals was held at the newly resurfaced Raco 2000 track in Utrecht. The race was held in beautiful summer weather and in the premier 1/8th NK class it was Robbin Hertong with the win in the 30-minute A-main some two laps in front of Jeffrey Rietveld in 2nd. Arie Manten would complete the top 3 another two laps down.

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July 2, 2018

McNair & Lefebvre win at Souther Summer Payout Series

The Southern Summer Payout Series was held at Thornhill Racing Circuit in Hutto, Texas this past weekend with 72 entries for a multitude of classes. 2WD Modified saw Rhett McNair taking the overall after the double A-mains, coming from the 2 spot on the grid. Rhett scored 2-3 finishes as A2 winner, Austin Jeffries had to settle for 2nd thanks to a 5th place in A1. A1 winner, Tyler Hooks however only managed a 3rd overall due to a DNF in A2.

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July 2, 2018

Oliver Mack wins at German IC Track regionals

The MSC Kirchhain club played host to a round of the German IC Track regionals, qualifying races for the German Nationals. In the 1/8th Nitro class 1 category Oliver Mack was able to secure the TQ from where he led the 30-minute final from start to finish. Despite being unable to attend Saturday due to work, and so missing practice and Q1, over his three qualifying runs Dennis Weihert was able to take 3rd on the grid. Winner of round 1 of the Regionals, in the final Dennis was able to come in 2nd, some four laps down as Olaf Engelmann completed the top 3 results.

Source: Creation Model [creationmodel.net]

July 2, 2018

BRCA eBuggy & Nitro Truck Nats 3 – Report

The third round of the BRCA eBuggy and Nitro Truck National Championship was held at JC Raceway this past weekend. In the eBuggy class and after a TQ in qualifying, Jonathan Skidmore took home top step of the podium. Darren Bloomfield took second after a really nice race with his team mate leaving competition for championship tight between them, with two rounds left, as Mitchell Booth completed the top 3.

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