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June 25, 2019

Picco & Tironi win at Italian ACI Sport IC Track Champs

Round 2 of the ACI Sport Italian IC Track Championship was held at the Mini Autodromo Jody Scheckter track in Fiorano last weekend. In the 1/8th IC Track class it was Infinity’s Alberto Picco with the win from TQ holder, ARC’s Jonathan Gandin in 2nd. Shepherd’s Marco Vanni came in 3rd to round out the podium. In 1/10th 200mm Touring it was Infinity’s Francesco Tironi with the TQ and win from Francesco Pierella (Capricorn) in 2nd and Giuseppe Occhipinti (Serpent) in 3rd.

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June 25, 2019

Czech 1/8th Off-road Nationals Rd3 & Rd4 – Report

Round 3 and 4 of this year’s Czech 1/8th Off-road Nationals were held in Zidlochovice recently with round 3 taking place on Saturday and round 4 being held on Sunday. On Saturday Max Götzl would start strong with TQ runs in both Nitro and Electric Buggy and he would be able to keep his pace for the second round of qualifiers too. For round 3 he tried different tyres, however he was still able to come away with the TQ for the overall TQ in both classes. Jiri Mara and Ales Bidovsky came in 2nd and 3rd respectively in Nitro Buggy while Marek Schiller and Ales rounded out the E-Buggy top 3.

Continue reading the report here

June 24, 2019

Leo Arnold TQs & wins at French 200mm Nats Rd4

Round 4 of the French 1/10th 200mm Nationals was held at the Model Club Thionvillois this past weekend. In the Elite category it was Xray’s Leo Arnold with the overall TQ and win as Capricorn’s Quentin Leroux came in 2nd, only two seconds behind Leo. Kevin Rasquin (Capricorn) would complete the top 3 result a lap down.

Image: Leo Arnold

June 24, 2019

Euro Contest X wins for Batlle & Ongaro

The 2019 Euro Contest X took place at the Ospyteam track in Gussago, Italy this weekend, attracting some of Europe’s fastest 1/8 off-road racers. In the Pro Nitro Buggy class it was Mugen’s Robert Batlle with the overall TQ and also the win in the A-main final, leaving behind SWorkz’s Juan Carlos Canas in 2nd while Xray’s Marco Baruffolo completed the podium result in 3rd.

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June 24, 2019

Berkan Kilic wins at SH-Cup

A round of the SH-Cup was held at the BIG Hamburg track this past weekend. Mugen’s Carsten Keller took the overall TQ, however in the 35-minute A-main event it was Berkan Kilic with the win some 17 seconds in front of his brother Burak, making it an Agama 1-2. Carsten had to settle for 3rd, a lap short of the Kilic brothers.

Image: Abdullah Kilic

June 24, 2019

Elliott Boots wins BRCA Rally X Rd2

The second round of the BRCA 1/8th Nitro Rally X Nationals was held at the NWN track in Blackpool over the weekend. Team Associated’s Neil Cragg took the overall TQ, however he would come up just short in the final after a nice battle with SWorkz’s Elliott Boots who would walk away with the win. Two laps down on the two it was Team Associated’s Jamie Clancy with the final podium spot.

Source: BRCA [brca.org]

June 24, 2019

Rivkin & Maifield take ROAR Fuel Offroad titles

This year’s host track to the ROAR 1/8th Fuel Offroad Nationals was none other than Thornhill Racing Circuit in Hutto, Texas. This legendary track has undergone some facility updates over the years with the addition of a roof but has remained as one of the best 1/8th tracks in the country. The covered roof guarantees a race, which was a major concern at last year’s Nationals in Lake City, Florida. If you’re new to RC racing, the 1/8th ROAR Fuel Nationals is one of the biggest races on the calendar and each year there are three new champions to crown: 15U buggy champ, Nitro Buggy champ, and finally a Nitro Truggy champion. With the best of the best in the industry all present to fight for each title, there’s no holding back as everyone is pushing for maximum performance and a crack at being called a National Champion.

Continue reading the report here

June 24, 2019

Renaud Savoya sweeps French Nitro Buggy Nats Rd3

Round 3 of this year’s French Nitro Buggy National Championship was held at the TTRC90 track in Bermont. TLR’s Renaud Savoya was the man to beat all weekend as he not only took the overall TQ after the qualifiers but he also brought home the win in the 45-minute A-main final, some 26 seconds in front of Kyosho’s Rayan Medjoubi. Xray’s Jerome Aigoin came in 3rd, another four seconds down. Behind the three, Tom Robin and Felix Koegler would round out the top 5 results.

Image: Antoine Guyonnet