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September 20, 2017

TORC Turkish On-road Nationals Rd5 – Report

The fifth and final round of the TORC Turkish On-road Nationals was held at the Bumod Bursa track recently. In the Nitro Touring class it was Mustafa Alp with the TQ and the best chances for the overall title as Alain Sarafyan, another title contender, only qualified in 10th after engine issues. The 45-minute main final was held in rather hot ambient temperatures which led to less power from the engines and also lower traction. TQ Alp was hardly able to hold Halit and Kagan behind and he struggled a lot in the opening stages but once the tyres were getting smaller Mustafa was getting more comfortable with the car, slowly extending his lead.

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September 20, 2017

2017 Southern Nationals – Report

The 2017 Southern Nationals was a highly anticipated race for many. Living up to the hype from previous years, this special race drew in some of the top pro racers from around the nation making it the most competitive Southern Nationals to date. With drivers like Tekno’s Ryan Lutz and Joe Bornhorst, Agama’s Darren Bloomfield, HB Racing’s Cody King, Mugen’s Cole Ogden and Ryan Maifield, the Southern Nationals was set for fireworks during the A-finals.

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September 20, 2017

Mikkelsen takes Norwegian Nitro Series 200mm title

The Norwegian Nitro Series concluded recently concluded and it was Anders Mikkelsen with the overall win. The series kicked off in late May at the Oslo Modellbilklubb, the largest track of the season, making for some high speed driving. In the end, Anders Mikkelsen took the TQ and win in front of André Roine and Brede Isaksen.

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September 20, 2017

Tomas Kapicka wins Czech Open Masters Rd7

Round 7 of the Czech Open Masters series was held in Kolin last weekend. In the Nitro Buggy class Xray’s Max Gotzl seemed to be in control of things as the took the overall TQ in front of Frantisek Kalenda (Serpent) and Jiri Benes (Xray). Max would also set the pace on the A-main, however technical issues would cost him the win and the race was on between Kyosho’s Tomas Kapicka and local hero Jiri Benes. Unfortunately for Jiri his buggy’s engine stalled during a pit stop and he would drop to 4th which allowed Tomas to bring home the win from Vladimir Pour (Xray) in 2nd and Martin Zicha (Mugen) 3rd.

Thanks to Honza Kapicka for the report.

September 19, 2017

Daniel Kobbevik takes Norwegian 1/8th Buggy title

The final round of the Norwegian 1/8th Nitro Off-road Nationals was hosted by the KMBK Raceway in Kristiansand in nice weather conditions. The challenging astro turf track made for some close racing and the race for the championship was on between Bjorn Ivar Haug and Daniel Kobbevik – the latter only attended at two races but he won both of them so he was in a good position for the overall championship as Bjorn needed a win and Daniel a 2nd place to secure the championship. Bjorn Ivar opened the qualifiers with a TQ in round one while Daniel had to work his way through the field as there is no reseeding in the championship. He fought back in Q2 and Q3 though only to suffer from traffic in the final two qualifiers and so Bjorn Ivar took the TQ from Daniel in 2nd and Gisle Brovig 3rd.

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September 19, 2017

Dani Choi is double Korean Nitro Off-road Champion

The 2017 Korean 1/8th Gas Off-road National was held at Banwol Raceway in Ansan, South Korea this past weekend. Dani Choi was the man to beat in the Nitro Buggy and Nitro Truggy classes as he not only took the TQ position in both categories but also walked away with the overall win in both Nitro Buggy and Nitro Truck.

View the Truck podium here

September 18, 2017

Adam Drake wins at DTR Series finale

The final round of the DTR Series was held at Revelation Raceway this past weekend. Mugen’s Adam Drake was the top qualifier in the Nitro Buggy class and went on to win the 30-minute main final. With the victory Drake also sealed the overall title in the Nitro Buggy class.

View the overall top 3 podium here

September 18, 2017

Natale & Zanchettin win at Emperor of Rome race

The Roma Cross Village track played host to the 2017 Emperor of Rome race this past weekend. Attracting both local drivers as well as guests from abroad the event saw Mugen’s Marco Natale walking away with the win in the Nitro Buggy class from the Kyosho duo of Rayan Medjoubi 2nd and Jessica Palsson 3rd. Over in 1/8th E-Buggy it was Tekno’s Alex Zanchettin who took the winning honours from runner-up, Marco Natale and 3rd placed Jessica Palsson.

View the E-Buggy podium here