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June 7, 2018

XRS South-East Asia Philippines – Report

The Philippines-based Bacolod Ceres Speedway recently played host to round one of the Xray Racing Series South East Asia. Racers from all over the country attended the race that was held in 13.5T and 17.5T Touring classes. Rain delayed the start, however that also meant racers would avoid the hot asphalt conditions, equalling faster lap times and even closer qualifiers. In the 13.5 class, Taka Yuichiro would take commanding 1st place finishes while Paolo Rojas would take 2nd and Gabby Vargas would take 3rd. In the 3rd round, Paolo Rojas would lead the qualifier over Taka but a small error would eventually cost him the position and awarded the overall TQ to Taka, after having taking 1st in three of the four qualifiers. In the last qualifying heat, Gabby Vargas would make a few set up changes to edge out Paolo Rojas which would prove sufficient to place him in 2nd on the grid over Paolo who finished 2nd in each heat.

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June 6, 2018

2018/19 Xray Racing Series UK – Announcement

For the 2018/19 season of the XRS UK the popular series is going to have some improvements including a change of a venue. The races will be held on a large 30x16m indoor ETS carpet track with a large pitting area and in a heated, centrally located location. Saturday is race day and the series kicks off on the 13th of October at the Newbury RCC in Newbury, UK. More information can be found here.

June 6, 2018

Cutini doubles at South American Off-road Champs

The South American Off-road Championship was held in San Jose de Mayo, Uruguay last weekend. The weekend started off wet but the organisers made their best efforts to ensure good track conditions. Agustin Cutini (Mugen/Novarossi) would double TQ the Nitro Buggy and Nitro Truggy classes and he also came out on top after the A-main, leaving behind Nicolas Bregante (Xray/Novarossi) and Lucas Pons (Mugen/Ninja) in Buggy while the Truggy podium was completed by Federico Davico (HB Racing/Reds Racing) and Nicolas Bregante (Xray/Novarossi).

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June 6, 2018

RC Lemans Series Rd2 – Report

Round 2 of the 2018 RC Lemans Series was held in Düren, Germany recently. The track recently underwent some refurbishment with new track barriers fitted and in time for the event the club also laid down a fresh coat of sugar water to up the traction. Saturday kicked off with the practice rounds in beautiful weather and after a couple of runs the traction came up really nicely, making for low lap times and smiling faces all around. Sunday race day again started off in sunny weather, however there was a chance of rain in the afternoon. In the Modified LMP1 class it was a 4-horse battled for the overall TQ between Timo Schad, Tim and Kai Altmann as well as Reinder Wilms and after three rounds of intense qualifying it was Timo on pole followed by Kai, Reinder and Tim.

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June 6, 2018

Robert Batlle TQs & wins at French Mugen Cup

The 2018 Mugen Cup was hosted by the French Reims EMC club last weekend, attracting some of Europe’s fastest Mugen drivers to compete against a strong French contingent. In the 1/8th Nitro Buggy class it was Spanish frontrunner, Robert Batlle with the TQ from fellow countryman Juan Carlos Canas. After the combined triple 12-minute A-mains, of which two counted for the overall results, it was again Robert who would hold the upper hand as he brought home the win some 19 seconds in front of Juan Carlos as Frenchman Eliot Marcon came in 3rd, another 24 seconds down. Marcel Guske from Germany and Kevin Michaudet from France completed the top 5 results.

Source: Aigoin Racing [aigoinracing.com]

June 6, 2018

Lehmann wins at West German IC Track regionals Rd2

The second round of the West German IC Track regionals was held at the Dormagen track last weekend. In the premier 1/8th class it was class newcomer, Benjamin Lehmann with a popular win. Already during the qualifiers he showed a good pace while also being the only driver to pull 20 laps in five minutes without having to refuel. Christian Wurst came in 2nd ahead of Frank Schewiola. In the final, Benjamin decided to change only the rear right tyre at the first fuel stop, while the competitor decided to change all four tyres about mid-race. It was clear early on that the race should be decided in the final minutes. Thanks to faultless driving, Benjamin was able to bring home the win followed by Christian Wurst only three seconds behind and Daniel Toenessen completing the podium a lap down.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

June 6, 2018

Czech 1/8th Off-road Nationals Rd2 – Report

The second round of Czech 1/8th Off-road National series was held in Zidlochovice in the two classes of Nitro and Electric Buggy. The Nitro Buggy main final was pretty much a done deal for Martin Bayer while the 2nd place was fought for between Jiri Mara and Max Götzl. The latter however wasn’t able to go Jiri’s speed and had to settle for 3rd ultimately.

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June 6, 2018

Xray Racing Series Singapore – Report

Singapore staged the second round of the inaugural season of the Xray Racing Series for South-East Asia this past weekend. Hosted by Urban PlaySpace on its unique roof-top circuit, the event saw racers from Germany, Korea, Brunei and the USA join the many locals in the three classes of Modified Touring, Stock 13.5T Blinky Touring and Formula. The event featured the exciting bump-up format of racing, and was further spiced up with a trackside BBQ party at the end of day one. In the Modified Touring Car class, Dominic Quek set the pace on his home track during qualifying. Despite an issue in Q1 while leading, Dominic was able to bounce back to grab the remaining 3 rounds of qualifying to seal TQ. Germany’s Jan Ratheisky qualified 2nd despite minimal track time due to his delayed arrival into Singapore. Another young local, Eugene Goh, qualified 3rd, to the delight of the local crowd.

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