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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.

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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

June 20, 2019

Vicente Eres wins at Spanish IC Track Champs Rd2

The second round of the Spanish IC Track Championship was held at the Automodelismo de Ronda club last weekend. Nacho Lopez took the overall TQ, less than a second in front of Victor Gonzalez with Vicente Eres already being five seconds adrift in the 4-minute qualifiers. The 45-minute A-main event then saw Mugen driver Vicente taking the win some 14 seconds in front of Serpent’s Nacho, who struggled a bit in the final, loosing about 0.5 seconds per lap compared to the qualifiers. Capricorn’s Guillermo Perez came in 3rd to round out the podium.

Image: Nacho Lopez

June 19, 2019

Griffin Hanna wins at Southern Off-road Series

The Logan RC Complex of Easley, South Carolina played host to the second round of the Southern Off-road Series last weekend. The race attracted over 180 entries and in Pro Nitro Buggy it was was HB Racing’s Griffin Hanna with the overall TQ and also the win in the 20-minute main final. 3rd place qualifier, Brad Collins (Team Associated) came in 2nd, a lap down while runner-up after the qualifiers, Mark Moon (Mugen), ended on the 3 spot another lap down.

Image: Eric Hanna

June 19, 2019

BRCA 1/8 Circuit Nationals Rd5 – Report

BRCA 1/8 Nationals moved to the Adur track for round 5 of the series recently. Things started well with a nice blue sky on Saturday morning but phones were quickly out to check if rain was on the way. Unfortunately it was and everyone tried to make the best of the morning to find a good setup before things got wet. There was some drizzle in the air from lunchtime and it started raining from 3h30. No cars were to hit the track from that point. Sunday morning was dry for drivers’ briefing. Tim Wood, current championship leader, and Andy Hastings were absent, meaning their usual spot in the A was up for grabs. Practice started at 9am and drivers were eager to get going. There were 7 cars in electric and 23 in nitro, all making the most of the dry conditions as it was clear that it would quickly change. And it did. The rain started just before 10. Out with the phones again.

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June 18, 2019

Jon Howells wins at Weston Park race

The East Shrewsbury BRC held the Weston Park race last weekend, attracting some of the UK’s fastest 1/8th off-road racers. After taking the top spot on the grid with five top qualifier runs in the Nitro Buggy class, Jon Howells went on to win the 20-minute A-main leading from start to finish. Steve Shakespear came in 2nd and Matt Francis came home in 3rd place.

Source: CML Distribution [cmldistribution.co.uk]

June 18, 2019

Adam Drake TQs & wins at Dash 4 Cash Series opener

The Pro-Line Raceway in Banning, California played host to round 1 of the Dash 4 Cash series last weekend. In the Pro Nitro Buggy class it was Mugen’s Adam Drake with the TQ and also the overall win in the 15-minute A-main encounter. HB Racing’s Tyler Brown would finish the race on the 2 spot, a la down on Adam as Jose Alvaro (TLR) came in 3rd to round out the podium.

Source: Flash Point R/C [flashpointrc.com]

June 18, 2019

2019 Hessencup Rd4 – Report

Round 4 of the popular Hessencup was held at the RC Offroad Kassel club last weekend. The event kicked off on Saturday with four rounds of practice and two qualifying rounds on a superbly prepped track. On Sunday rain was predicted and so the final qualifier was held in a light drizzle that became more and more intense. Ultimately the race was stopped and the track covered. When the rain stopped the race would go on as planned and the finals would be held in good track conditions with Alexander Braches taking the win in the Expert Nitro Buggy class in front of Christian Braches as Vanessa Wende took the final podium spot.

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