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August 29, 2018

Ty Tessmann sweeps 2018 Quebec Classic

The 2018 Quebec Classic was held in Napierville, Quebec and hosted by the BegoRC Raceway. The track was a lot of fun with just enough challenge to keep everyone on their toes. The track surface was very unique but also very consistent throughout the day and held up very well. The cars came off clean after a run and there was virtually no tire wear which made for a really good racing surface from a club level all the way up to a high profile international race level. Thursday was open practice and we decided to do a clinic in the morning for any of the drivers that wanted to attend to ask questions or get help with setup. Once the clinic was over we got on the track for some practice, we worked on the setup and got the cars feeling really good. Friday kicked off with controlled practice and one qualifier later in the afternoon. Saturday had two more rounds of qualifying and a 10-minute super pole race to determine starting positions on the grid for Nitro Buggy. Ty Tessmann was able to TQ both rounds of E-Buggy and Nitro Buggy on Saturday to take the overall TQ with David Ronnefalk qualifying 2nd overall in both classes. Ty was also able to win the super pole race and started 1st on the grid for the main on Sunday with David lining up in the 2nd spot.

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August 29, 2018

Graham Hill wins at Border Wars Series Rd3

The 3rd round of the Border Wars Series was held at A Main Speedway in Colorado recently. In the Nitro Buggy A-main it was TQ holder Graham Hill with the win in the 30-minute main final from Roman Gastulum in 2nd. Jimmy Deprez took his buggy to a hard fought 3rd place finish in front of Norbert Puzia and Rob Rinaldi in 4th and 5th respectively.

Source: JQRacing [jqracing.com]

August 29, 2018

Pelle Culmsee dominates Swedish Off-road Nationals

Round 3 of the Danish 1/8th Off-road Nationals saw Pelle Culmsee dominating the field. Pelle Culmsee would sweep the competition by TQing the Nitro Buggy, Nitro Truggy and Electric Buggy classes while also bringing home the overall titles with one round to spare. In the 45-minute Nitro Buggy A-main Pelle would bring home the win by almost four laps while the Truggy main had to be cancelled due to rain. With the overall TQ after the qualifiers the win was also Pelle’s as was it in the E-Buggy class where Culmsee took the TQ and two tone-to-tone wins in the finals.

Source: HB Racing [hbracing.com]

August 29, 2018

Arndt Bernhard takes German 200mm 40+ title

Last weekend the German 1/10th 200mm Nitro Touring Championship took place at the popular AMC Hamm track. Difficult conditions with a lot of rain and changing temperatures made it really hard to find a proper setup for the cars but in the end it was the Shepherd duo of Arndt Bernhard and Marcus May that secured themselves the 2018 German 40+ Champion and 40+ Vice-Champion title.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

August 28, 2018

Zergard Latrach wins at Campeonata Lattitude Rd4

The fourth round of the Campeonata Lattitude 33 RC Chile took place in La Sirena, Chile. Gaston Zergard Latrach would TQ and take the top spot on the podium as JQ teammate Sebastian Azocar Lucchini would finish in 2nd place and Matias Sebastian Moreno Ampuero (Mugen) in 3rd place.

Source: JQRacing [jqracing.com]

August 28, 2018

Tadahiko & Yuya Sahashi join Infinity

Reigning 1:8 Onroad World Champions Infinity have announced the signing of the sport’s most successful siblings – the Sahashi brothers. The well known Japanese brothers have been a leading force in nitro onroad racing and bring a wealth of knowledge the Japanese manufacturer bolstering its efforts for the 1:10 Onroad World Championships later this year. Both multiple World finalists, younger brother Tadahiko was crowned the 1:8 World Champion in 2013 with Yuya crowned 1:10 Vice-Champion the following year. With Yuya also making the podium at the 2015 1:8 World Championships, this was a particularly special moment for the popular brothers with Tadahiko also making the final in Brazil. The Sahashi pairing will spend the coming weeks getting familiar with Infinity’s new European Championship winning IF15 as preparation for their Worlds debut with Infinity at Homestead-Miami Speedway in the USA in October.

Source: Creation Model [creationmodel.net]

August 28, 2018

William Skidmore wins at NRS Rd5

The fifth round of this year’s NRS was hosted at the North West Nitro Track near Blackpool over the weekend. Agama’s William Skidmore took the TQ after the qualifiers and the win in the A-main, leaving behind Kyosho’s Kieran Cox in 2nd, a lap down. HB Racing’s Mick Butler complex the top 3 result nine seconds behind Kieran.

Source: Nemo Racing [nemoracing.com]

August 28, 2018

Mattia Polito dominates Kyosho International Meeting

The Campogalliano track in Modena, Italy played host to the 17th Kyosho International Meeting last weekend. In the F1 Expert Nitro Buggy class it was young Mattia Polito who scored the hattrick of TQ, win and fastest lap, leaving behind Elliott Boots in 2nd and Fabrizio Teghesi in 3rd.

Source: Novarossi [novarossi.it]