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September 23, 2019

Will Skidmore wins at SRS finale

The final round of the UK-based Southern Regional Series was held this past weekend. Will Skidmore would top qualify the Nitro Buggy class from Jonathan Skidmore in 2nd while Jon Hazlewood completed the top 3 results after two rounds of qualifying, making it an Agama 1-2-3. Unfortunately bad weather meant the organisers were forced to call the event a day later with the qualifying results being taken to determine the overall results. Overall in the championship it was Kevin Brunsden with the title from Jon Hazlewood in 2nd.

Source: Nemo Racing [nemoracing.com]

September 23, 2019

Toni Gruber takes German National 1/10th 200mm title

The AMC Hamm track hosted the 2019 German 1/10th 200mm Nitro Touring Nationals this past weekend. Perfect weather conditions welcomed the drivers on all four days and it was Shepherd’s Thilo Tödtmann who took the overall TQ some 0.3s in front of his teammate Toni Gruber. Serpent’s Tobias Hepp came in 3rd from Shepherd’s Melvin Diekmann 4th. In the opening minutes of the A-main final Thilo and Toni would slightly pull away, but unfortunately Thilo had some problems with his car’s bodyshell right after the first fuel stop and Toni took over the lead. With all his routine the young driver from Plauen was able to control a safe gap over the rest of the field until the chequered flag to take the German National title while behind him, a thrilling battle for the runner-up spot emerged between Melvin Diekmann and Jakub Rozycki. Melvin had decided to change tyres only on the outside while Jakub had more tyres left towards the end of the race as he changed all four. For the last 15 minutes of the race the crowd at the track saw a thrilling battle with several overtaking manoeuvres. It all came down to the last corner; both drivers pushed their vehicles towards the finishing line after the chicane. Jakub went all-in but it was not enough and Melvin kept the upper hand to take the 2nd place from Jakub in 3rd.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

September 23, 2019

Brian Poliseno wins at Alpencup Series Rd5

Round 5 of the Alpencup Series was held at the SFMAV Nußdorf Ring in Austria last weekend in 1/10th, 1/8th and 1/5th scale classes. In 1/8th IC Track it was Tobias Bienek with the overall TQ from Brian Poliseno in 2nd. The latter would in turn win the 30-minute A-main event with a 5-lap margin, leaving behind Tobias Bienek in 2nd while Rene Sonderegger came in 3rd, another three laps down.

Source: Pepe Group [pepegroup.net]

September 23, 2019

Jilles Groskamp wins at NGP Series Rd1

The opening round of the NGP Series was held at the TVRC track in Tournefeuille, France this past weekend. In the 1/8th Nitro class, attracting 15 drivers, it was Infinity’s Francesco Tironi with the overall TQ after winning three of the four qualifying rounds. Infinity teammate, Jilles Groskamp came in 2nd, scoring a single round TQ. The 45-minute A-main then didn’t go to plan for the top qualifier as Francesco had a tough final, eventually scoring a DNF about halfway into the race. Up front however it was 2nd place qualifier Jilles with the win, some two laps in front of Infinity’s Nicola Marrone while WRC Racing’s Thomas Desmaries came in 3rd to round out the podium.

Source: Creation Model [creationmodel.net]

September 23, 2019

Juan Carlos Canas takes Spanish 1/8th Nitro Buggy title

History was written at last weekend’s round 4 of the Spanish 1/8th Nitro Buggy Championship when Juan Carlos Canas took the National title by the smallest possible margin, leaving behind 13-times National Champion, Robert Batlle in 2nd overall. Juan Carlos Canas, Robert Batlle and Oscar Baldo would make up the top 3 after the qualifiers at the Antas track, and the 45-minute main final was also a very thrilling affair with Juan Carlos recovering from the end of the field to take the lead from Batlle in the closing stages – the latter suffering a mechanical soon after the pass when his car’s front suspension collapsed. This allowed Juan Carlos to cruise to the win and with it the overall championship, taking the title from 13-times consecutive National Champion, Robert Batlle.

View the final results of round 4 here

September 18, 2019

Walter Diaz wins at Ron Paris Memorial Race

Steel City R/C Speedway of Fontana, California played host to the Ron Paris Memorial Race last weekend. In 1/8th Open it was Chris Velez with the overall TQ from Jeff Hamon in 2nd. In the 30-minute A-main final TQ Chris ran into problems while up from Walter Diaz took the win with a 3-laps margin from Jeff in 2nd while Brandon Cho came in 3rd to round out the podium.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

September 17, 2019

Ari Heinonen takes Finnish Nitro Buggy Championship

The Finnish 1/8th Off-road Championship recently concluded and it was Mugen’s Ari Heinonen with the overall win in the Nitro Buggy class. Tomi Salonen came in 2nd with Simo Ahoniemi rounding out an all-Mugen podium.

Source: Mugen Seiki [mugen.eu]

September 17, 2019

Jean-Baptiste Geneau takes EFRA 200mm 40+ title

The 2019 EFRA IC Track 40+ Euros were held in Monaco last week in 1/8th and 1/10th nitro on-road classes. In the 1/10th 200mm Nitro Touring category is was Xray’s Francesco Martini with the overall TQ, after taking three of the five qualifying rounds, leaving behind Jean-Baptiste Geneau (Infinity), who scored two round TQs for the 2nd place after the qualifiers. The 45-minute A-main final then saw a 3-horse race for the win with Jean-Baptiste ultimately taking the win with a 1-lap margin from Shepherd’s Lars Stub-Holm in 2nd. Some 16 seconds behind it was Francesco Martini on the final podium spot.

Source: Creation Model [creationmodel.net]