September 17, 2019

Turner, Westergaard & Drake win at JBRL NS Rd6

Round 6 of the JBRL Nitro Off-Road Series was held at Central Valley R/C Raceway in Madera, California last weekend, attracting nearly 120 entries. In the premier Expert Buggy class it was Xray’s Kyle Turner with the overall TQ from Jake Mayo in 2nd. In the 20-minute A-main event Kyle would lead the way, taking the win a lap in front of Mugen’s Adam Drake as Tekno RC’s Carlos Arredondo came in 3rd to round out the podium.

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September 16, 2019

Pirani & Balboni win at Trofeo Novarossi

The 2019 Trofeo Novarossi was held at the Mini Autodromo Jody Scheckter in Fiorano this past weekend. In 1/8th IC Track it was Shepherd’s Andrea Pirani with the win in front of ARC driver Marco Bianchi in 2nd and Shepherd’s Mattia Collavo who completed the podium in 3rd position. Over in 1/10th 200mm Touring it was Alessandro Balboni (Shepherd) with the win in front of Valerio Righi (Capricorn) and David Loppini (WRC) in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

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September 16, 2019

Jason Nugroho wins Indonesia Buggy Nationals Rd2

The 2nd round of the Indonesia Buggy Nationals was held last weekend at the Banana RC Track, Batam Island with a total of 25 drivers having attended the event. The race format was six rounds of 10-minute qualifying with the four best to count. In the end it was Jason Nugroho (HB Racing/Ninja) with the overall TQ honours and he also came out on top in the 60-minute A-main event, leaving behind Adrian Wicaksono (Mugen/Ninja) and John Agus (Kyosho/O.S.) in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

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September 16, 2019

Sharpe-Simkiss wins at PDMCC Summer Series Rd8

Round 8 of the PDMCC HB Racing Summer Series was held this past weekend. In the 22-minute Nitro Buggy A-final it was top qualifier, Chris Sharpe-Simkiss (SWorkz) with the win from Allan Ward (HB Racing) some eleven seconds behind. Vincenzo Zuccarelli (Mugen) would complete the top 3 podium result a lap down.

Source: BRCA [brca.org]


September 16, 2019

Kyle Branson wins at BRCA 1/10th IC Nats Rd7

Round 7 of the BRCA 1/10th IC National Series was held at the Cotswold track over the weekend. Capricorn’s Kyle Branson was in control of things, taking the overall TQ and also coming out on top in the 30-minute A-main event, a lap in front of new Capricorn teammate and 2nd place qualifier, Alex Thurston. Some eight laps behind the two, to was Capricorn’s Joe Kerry who would round out the top 3 result.

Image: Alex Thurston


September 16, 2019

Ogden & Bornhorst win at 2019 Southern Nationals

The 2019 Southern Nationals were held in West Monroe, Louisiana this past weekend, attracting 400 entries for the usual mix of nitro and electric 1/8th off-road classes. In the premier Pro Nitro Buggy class it was Tekno RC’s Joe Bornhorst with the overall TQ from HB Racing’s Cole Ogden in 2nd place after the qualifiers. The 45-minute A-main event then saw Cole taking the win some two laps in front of HB Racing’s Spencer Heckert as Joe Bornhorst had to settle for 3rd overall, another 18.5 seconds down. Tyler Hooks and Dillon Caldwell came in 4th and 5th respectively.

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September 16, 2019

Fabio Ramos wins at Portuguese 200mm Nats Rd5

The fifth and final round of the Portuguese IC Track Nationals was held at the Radiomodelismo do Porto club over the weekend. In the 1/10th 200mm Nitro Touring class it was Fabio Ramos with the overall win after a very challenging A—main final from Jose Pequito in 2nd. Paulo Mota would round out the top 3 podium result.

Source: Maxima Mx [facebook.com]


September 16, 2019

Jon Hazlewood takes EFRA 40+ Nitro Buggy title

The 2019 EFRA 40+ 1/8th Nitro Buggy European Championship was held at the LA Speedway in Landshut, Southern Germany this past weekend. After the four rounds of qualifying it was Simon Reeves with the overall TQ from his fellow countrymen Jon Hazlewood and Simon Willets. Peter Harder from Denmark came in 4th as Daniel Reckward and Andreas Bartels from Germany completed the top 6 results for now. The semifinal B then saw Jon taking the win while in the semi A it was Simon Willets with the fastest time as top qualifier, Simon Reeves only came in 10th, meaning he would not earn a spot in the 45-minute A-main event. The latter was a very close affair and was ultimately won by Agama’s Jon Hazlewood who left behind Mugen’s Stephane Deroch from France, only 2.6 seconds behind. Xray’s Peter Harder came in 3rd, only 0.5 seconds behind Stephane.

View the final results here