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March 24, 2017

Alvarado wins at Caribbean On-road Series Rd1

The opening round of the Caribbean On-road Series was held at Guaynabo RC Complex in Quaynabo city. In the 17.5T Touring class Peter Alvarado took the TQ early in the first round with a 14 laps 5:10.392 run, some 0.105s over the second placed driver. In round 2 Alvarado would improve his TQ pace to 15 laps 5:07.158, some 2.5s over second placed Ivan Garcia. In the opening A-main Peter suffered a DNF due to mechanical issues but he came back in A2 and A3 to take the overall victory from Fernando Mendes in second, while 10 years old Victor Merino obtained the final podium spot.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

March 23, 2017

2017 Philippine Masters – Announcement

The 2017 Philippine Masters will be held from the 28th to 30th of April at the Circulo Verde race track in Quezon City, Philippines. The 3-day event will see Nitro Buggy, Nitro Truggy and E-Buggy racing with drivers from all over the world attending including Pro drivers such as Adam Drake, David Ronnefalk, Ty Tessmann, Kyle McBride and Atsushi Hara. More information can be found on social media here.

March 23, 2017

Keven Hebert doubles at Canadian On-road Nationals

The 2017 Protoform Canadian Onroad Nationals, the 8th running of the race, which started its life as the Can-Am RC Challenge, took place in snowy Welland, Ontario, Canada just a short drive from the Canada/US border. A record 450+ entries have turned this from a local trophy race into one of the largest RC car races in the world. Always one of the most unique races of the year, this year’s event saw a major change. In past years, the race has been held in the Centre Court of the Seaway Mall, allowing the public mall shoppers to be exposed to high-end RC racing. Race organizers Mark Frechette and Mike Wilson wanted to continue to grow both the track size and the overall scope of the event. With Centre Court’s limited size only allowing a 85′ x 40′ space, it was decided to move the event down the hall to a former Target store that had since closed. With the mall food court only a short walk away, racers have convenience and selection not found at many other events. Pit space was abundant in the former department store, after years of cramming into other empty stores to set up pits. Mall shoppers were still welcomed in to watch the action and scope out the many full-scale race cars on display around the track area.

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March 23, 2017

Ben John wins at TVRC Saturday Carpet Series

TVRC track in Nampa, Idaho recently held a round of their Saturday Carpet Series and in the 2WD Buggy class it was Ben John that took the overall TQ to start the A-main from pole position. With the narrow track offering only one fast line Ben was sure to get the thing done if he wouldn’t make any mistakes. Right from the start he was getting pressure from the second place driver but he wasn’t able to find a way past. After holding off his initial charges the runner-up made a mistake at the three minute mark which allowed Ben to cruise to the win with Gary Ovitt coming in second and Kevin Klein rounding out the podium.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

March 23, 2017

Nicolas Bregante takes South American Off-road title

The South American All-Terrain Championship was held at the La Candelaria RC in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. In the 45-minute Nitro Buggy main final Xray’s Nicolas Bregante came out fastest from Mugen driver Eduardo Rossi and Stefan Koblitz in third.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

March 22, 2017

EZ Racing indoor series Rd2 – Report

The second round of the EZ Racing indoor series was held last weekend in Wilrijk. The event was held using the Belgian national championship rules and it saw the running of three Touring and a Formula class. In the Touring Modified class, run with Volante 28 tyres, former Belgian champion Steve Lambrechts put his Xray on pole in front of the Tamiya of Gerrit Van Swijgenhoven and the Xray of Marc Knops. Steve also dominated the finals and easily all three of them with Gerrit taking a nice 2nd overall while Géry Ledocq (Kyosho) took a nice 3rd overall, beating Pascal Delferiere (VBC) and Marc Knops.

Continue reading the report here

March 22, 2017

Patrik Pozgaj wins MSR outdoor opener

The first MSR outdoor race was held at the Ayrton Senna track in Zagreb, Croatia. Patrik Pozgaj took the TQ in round two and three after having trouble with a sliding rear end in the opening qualifier. The first A-main then also held some problems for the young man but with wins in A2 and A3 Patrik secured himself the overall victory in front of Zeljko Selman and Borna Pliskovac.

Virw the final results here

March 22, 2017

Maimon & Arbel win at Israeli League

Rishpon RC race track recently held a round of the Israeli League and in the 2WD Buggy class it was Lior Maimon who took the TQ and also the day’s win after coming out fastest in all A-mains. Alon Shuali would grab the runner-up spot from third placed Amit Bublil. In the 4WD class Yossi Arbel brought home the hardware from second placed Amit Bubil and third placed Avitan Ofir.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]