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August 7, 2018

RCMC Singapore Nationals Rd3 – Report

In preparation for the forthcoming Singapore International Nitro Grand Prix on September 15th and 16th, a great turnout was had at the RCMCSG East Coast Race Track for the recent third National round, dubbed the SINGP Warm-Up Race. From a World Championship winning team and drivers rocking up in full force, to people just getting started in the world of Nitro RC racing alongside local Singaporean veterans, there was something for everyone at this event. With Singapore celebrating its 53rd Anniversary this week, it was fitting to have put on such a show. However, birthday or no birthday, Singapore likes to set a challenge. With rain interrupting both round 1 and round 2 qualifying causing the grip to change dramatically as well as temperature swings playing havoc with engine settings, drivers and mechanics had to be on point to secure a direct place in the A-main.

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August 7, 2018

Kevin Brunsden wins at Herts SRS

A round to the UK SRS Championship was held at the Herts track over the weekend. Sunny weather made for a nice day of racing and at the end of the Nitro Buggy final it was SWorkz’s Kevin Brunsden with the win. Jon Hazlewood came on a fine 2nd place with his Agama buggy and Taro Cradock finished in 3rd with his Kyosho.

Source: BRCA [brca.org]

August 6, 2018

Pablo Fernandez wins at Spanish regionals Rd4

The fourth round of the 2018 Castilla y León 1/8th Off-Road Nitro Buggy Regional Champs was hosted by the Pical Club in Valladolid, Spain. Xray’s Pablo Fernández took the 2nd place overall in the qualifiers, however he was able to up his performance in the 45-minutes long main final to bring hime the win in front of young Daniel Pariente (Mugen) as Team Associated’s David Benito rounded out the top 3 results.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

August 6, 2018

Philip Sting wins at Mid German IC Track Nats Rd5

Round 5 of the Mid German Regional IC Track Championships took place at the Minidrom Ettlingen over the weekend. In the premier 1/8th On-road class 1 and qualifying 4th for the 30-minute A-main, Infinity’s Dennis Weihert only needed to finish on the podium to lift the overall title. With temperatures up to 35 Degrees Celsius Dennis played a safe strategy and he was rewarded with a 2nd place on the finish line behind Serpent’s Philip Sting and in front of Serpent driver Jörg Wäldle. Dennis’ latest result together with a win and a 2nd place at the previous rounds awarded him with the overall title.

Source: Creation Model [creationmodel.net]

August 6, 2018

Alexey Butuzov takes Russian 200mm title

The 2018 Russian National On-road Championship were recently held at the LEMAR ModelSport racing track located close to the city of Rostov-On-Don. The fairly new facility is located in the southern part of the country and offered perfect racing conditions for the pilots. In the 1/10th 200mm class it was Alexey Butuzov who lead an all-Xray A-main result from Mikhail Bykov 2nd and Alexander Naumov 3rd.

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August 6, 2018

Atsushi Hara wins O.S. Off-road Challenge

The 2018 O.S. Off-road Challenge was held at the Yoshino-Works track in Shiojiri, Japan this past weekend. In the Pro Nitro Buggy class it was Mugen driver Atsushi Hara with the win from Kyosho’s Yusuke Sugiura on the runner-up spot as Mugen’s Kenji Tsuruta took the final podium spot.

Source: Mugen [mugenseiki.com]

August 5, 2018

Bruno Coelho crowned 1/8th Nitro Buggy Euro Champ

The 2018 EFRA 1/8th Nitro Buggy European Championship was held in Portugal this past week. Qualifying at the Radiomodelismo de Freixedas track was dominated by Davide Ongaro as the Italian phenomenon swept all five rounds of qualifying to put a vice like grip on this 1/8th IC Off Road European Championship. Reigning European Champions Robert Batlle qualified 2nd, and was Davide’s closet challenger though never getting within five seconds of his time. Bruno Coelho was a surprise 3rd overall the versatile Portuguese eliciting the help of Ty and Gord Tessman over from Canada to help set up and run his car, with instant results as when left to just do the stick work there are few Bruno’s equal. Reigning world champion David Ronnefalk had a torrid time in qualification with poor tyre choices and failures leaving him to scrape into 4th overall, still without a decent set-up. Juan Carlos Canas was our 5th qualifier, and left rueing what might have been when a miscommunication in round 2 saw him come in to the pits when he still had another lap to complete, those lost points would have put him 3rd. The one factor none of the drivers could avoid was the oppressive heat, with 38°C all thru Friday and the chance that the finals would be even hotter.

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August 3, 2018

Dutch 1/8th IC Track Nationals Rd5 – Report

The Model Race Genk club played host to round 5 of the Dutch 1/8th scale IC Track Nationals last weekend. In the premier NK class it was Robbin Hertong with the win from Roy Bakker and Arie Manten. With the win of Robbin and a bad weekend for Jeffrey, the title decision will likely go down to the wire at the very last race of the championship.

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