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November 8, 2017

Colombian Electric On-Road Nationals finale – Report

The Colombian Electric On-Road National Championship recently concluded, with the finale being held at the Bima Racing Track in Bogota. Race organiser Rodrigo Salgado (ARC) took the title in the Touring Superstock 10.5T, showing a consistent performance during a weekend where the rain was always present. Rodrigo could take the TQ and a double A-win as Juan Pablo Torres (Xray) took the vice–championship title and Jairo Luna (ARC), managed to take the final spot on the podium after a good battle with Leonardo Buitrago (Tamiya).

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November 7, 2017

Woodyard scores Nitro Truggy win at Fall Brawl warm-up

The warm-up race for the Fall Brawl at Badlands was held this past weekend. Austin Woodyard had a good day in Nitro Truggy as he not only took the TQ but he also walked away with the win in the A-main final. Jake Stikeleather came in 2nd from Colin Hanna 3rd.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

November 7, 2017

Kerler & Greiner win at German Indoor Masters

The German Indoor Masters was held last weekend as part of an annual toy fair and the event saw over 50 entries for 1/8th Nitro On-road and over 30 sign-ins for 1/10th 200mm Nitro. Taking place in Friedrichshafen near the Lake Constance the race attracted drivers from Austria, Germany and Switzerland. In the 1/8th class it was Toni Gruber with the TQ but in the 30-minutes A-main it was Tobias Kerler with the win from B. Gramlich and A. Baier. In the 200mm class Dominic Greiner dominated the event as he took the TQ on Saturday and the race win on Sunday from Diekmann and Gruber in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

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November 7, 2017

Saxton & Drake win at JBRL Nitro Series Rd8

Round 8 of the Jimmy Babcock Racing League Nitro Series was held at R/C Tracks of Las Vegas with over 170 entries. In the premier Expert Nitro Buggy class it was Mugen’s Adam Drake with the TQ and he would also come out fastest in the Open Nitro Truggy class. However in the 15-minute Expert Buggy main it was Team Associated’s Richard Saxton with the win, coming from the 3 spot in the grid. Adam would end the race on the 2nd place some four seconds behind Richard and only 0.7 seconds in front of Aaron Gomez (Mugen). In the Open Truggy A-main Adam was able to take a dominant win, one lap in front of Team Associated’s A.J. Schumacher and Tekno RC’s Carlos Arredondo in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

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November 6, 2017

Riccardo Berton wins at World Indoor Buggy Cup

mopoKyosho’s Riccardo Berton would snatch the TQ in the Nitro Buggy class and he also came out fastest in the 45-minute A-main despite a mishap in the closing stages, that allowed TLR’s Renaud Savoya to catch up. Ultimately Riccardo would bring home the win from Renaud on the runner-up spot and 3rd placed Alex Zanchettin (Tekno). UK’s Elliott Boots (Kyosho) and fellow countryman, Darren Bloomfield (Agama) would lead the best of the rest in 4th and 5th respectively.

Image: Renaud Savoya

November 6, 2017

Shoki Takahata takes JMRCA 1/8th On-road title

The JMRCA All-Japan 1/8th Nitro On-road Nationals were held this past weekend at the Sagami-do Racing Track in the Kanagawa prefecture. 46 drivers attended the event that also attracted guest driver Lamberto Collari (Infinity). Defending champion, Takaaki Shimo (Infinity/O.S.) took the TQ by winning three of the five qualifiers but in the main final it was Shoki Takahata (Mugen/O.S.), 3rd place finisher at this year’s IFMAR 1/8th On-road World Championship, who took over the lead some ten minutes into the race and from there he never looked back to take the win after the 45-minute encounter. In 3rd Takehiro Terauchi (Mugen/Picco) rounded out the podium result.

Source: O.S. Engines [os-engines.co.jp]

November 6, 2017

2018 HotRace Buggy Cup – Announcement

HotRace Tyres have announced the inaugural HotRace Buggy Cup for the 1st to 3rd of June 2018. The race will be held at the Balocco track and it goes in the tradition of the famous HotRace on-road event, thus offering a lot to do and make besides just racing. The race will be held in Nitro Buggy Invitational, Nitro Buggy and Electric Buggy classes and it kicks off on Friday with free practice and a happy hour on Friday evening and it concludes on Sunday with the final qualifiers and finals. More information can be found of the official event website here.

November 5, 2017

Keith Hadley takes double NCT title

The 2017 edition of the Northwest Championship Tour NCT proved that outdoor off-road racing is alive and well in the Pacific NW. The six race series visited six different tracks all across the region and drew an average of 296 entries per event. The NCT utilizes a best four out of six format and in Nitro Buggy Keith Hadley had a great season by taking three class wins and finishing on the podium in each of the six rounds.

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