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April 20, 2017

Patrik Pozgaj wins at Croatian On-road opener

The opening round of the Croatian Championship was held at the Ayrton Senna track in Zagreb. Classes run were 13.5T Touring Stock, 1/8th IC track, 1/8th GT and large scale touring cars. In the 13.5T Touring Stock class Patrik Pozgaj took the overall TQ after coming out fastest in the second and third qualifier. Zeljko Selman and Neven Simic would round out the top 3 result so far. In the mains the race for the overall win was on between Patrik and Zeljko. With victories in A2 and A3 Patrik secured himself the day’s win while also scoring the fastest lap as Zeljko had to settle for second. Neven would complete the top 3 result.

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April 20, 2017

Dennis Chiang wins at The NOOB race

The NOOB club race series for 2WD buggies held its 2nd round this past weekend in Singapore. Running on a mixed loose dirt, low traction carpet track made for pretty challenging racing conditions. In the opening A-main Dennis Chiang, coming from the 3 spot on the grid, would secure the crucial leg 1 win as his main rivals made mistakes during the race. In leg 2, Dennis secured a 2nd place finish after a race long battle with Sean Chang who started from P2, while Mark Lim finished first. Leg 3 of the finals was washed out as a thunderstorm descended on the track just before the start. The overall results would be based on the two legs that had been completed, with Dennis taking the overall win on a tie-break based on his faster run in leg 1. Mark Lim and Sean Chang would round out the top 3 result.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

April 20, 2017

27th Campeonato Sudamericano – Announcement

The Hernan Matticoli circuit of La Tablada in Buenos Aires, Argentina will play host to the 27th South American Championships from the 27th to 30th of April. The event already drew sign-ins from countries such as Brazil, Chile Ecuador, Peru, the USA and Argentina and it will see the running of 1/8th on-road, Touring and GT classes. More information and sign-up can be found on the official event website here.

April 19, 2017

Dillon Caldwell wins at Dirtburners club race

The St. Louis Dirtburners recently held a round of their club race series and in the 1/8th nitro buggy class it was Nate Jaskot who took the TQ after the qualifiers. In the 15-minute main final Dillon Caldwell (Xray) got into the lead on the opening lap and he never looked back from that moment on. In the end Dillon was able to manage a 30-seconds gap on second placed Colton Kiefer (Serpent) while Aaron Pucci (Mugen) rounded out the top 3 result another six seconds down.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

April 19, 2017

WBC Cup Rd5 – Report

The fifth and final round of the Swedish WBC Cup was held at the IRC Arena, with the usual breed of fast drivers being present to battle for the top spots. In the premier 2WD class it was the battle between Elias Johansson, Niclas Månsson and Wilhelm Sköldebrand that dominated the event. After some intense qualifiers Niclas took TQ followed by Elias and Wilhelm. In the opening A-main Elias won with a fast and steady drive, while Niclas finished 2nd in front of Wilhelm. The latter then came out successful in A2 after a superb drive while Marcus Lind and Niclas made up the top 3 so far. A3 would then bring the decision for the day’s win and even the overall title. Elias was trailing Niclas for the first couple of laps and eventually managed to get by and hold the lead until the finish. With the win Elias Johanssen also took the 2016/17 WBC 2WD title.

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April 19, 2017

Daniel Grobe wins at Thornhill Club Race

Thornhill Racing Circuit of Hutto, Texas recently held a club race that attracted close to 90 entries. The race format was rocket round qualifying followed by double A-mains and in the 1/8th E-Buggy class it was Xray driver Daniel Grobe who took the win from Xray teammate Jason Beam. Team Associated driver Smiley Henn rounded out the podium in third.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

April 19, 2017

Joel Lee doubles at Cottage Grove Invert race

Cottage Grove RC recently held their annual Invert race. The event sees the A1 grid order start based on qualifying order, A2 grid order is inverted, and the combined A1 and A2 points decide the A3 starting order. The two best results of three then decide the final results. In 2WD Pro Stock Buggy Joel Lee would take the TQ and with wins in A1 and A3 he would grab the overall beside scoring a DNF in A2 due to a stripped bulkhead camber link. Terry Shulz would come in 2nd from Loren Smith 3rd.

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April 19, 2017

6th Annual Spring Classic – Report

The 6th annual Spring Classic race was hosted by Bluegroove Hobbies and Raceway over the Easter weekend. The 3-day event opened with controlled practice on Friday, three rounds of qualifying on Saturday, a fourth round of qualifying on Sunday, and then all of the mains. There were eight classes to compete in with the largest class being 17.5 2wd buggy with 38 entries. The track layout used a mix of straights, table tops, off-camber sections, and a small rhythm section. The last race of the weekend was the Modified 2WD Buggy class, and after the final lap had been counted Alex Vanderbeek took home the win, privateer Drew Rubenking captured 2nd place, and team mate Mason Fuller would take the 3rd place on the podium.

Continue reading the report here