The final round of the Japanese PGTC GP Series saw Serpent driver Takumi Matsuda walking away with the win in the 1/10th 200mm Nitro Touring class. Takumi set the pace right from the start and he would end the A-main one lap in front of Shoki Takahata (KM) in second and Shinnosuke Yukoyama (Mugen) in third.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
The final round of the JBRL Nitro Series was held at the Pro-Line test track last weekend and the event saw former IFMAR World Champion, Cody King walking away with the overall title in the Expert Buggy class. Jeremy Kortz came in second overall with Shaun Kirkman rounding out the podium result in third.
Source: Reds Racing [reds-racing.com]
Arrowmax have announced the signing of Sweden’s David Ronnefalk to their team. The 2016 IFMAR 1/8th Nitro Buggy World Champion will be using the company’s range of tools and accessories and he joins an already high-class team of drivers such as Ronald Völker, Shin Adachi or Jörn Neumann. The HB Racing factory driver has the following to say about the deal:
I’m very happy to say that I will from now on be using tools and other accessories that Arrowmax has to offer. Well known for the unique design and good quality the tools are also very light which is good for travelling. As I have been using them since one week, I can tell you that they are awesome! I want to thank Arrowmax for the opportunity and I’m sure that we both will benefit from our partnership.
Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]
The third round of the LRCC Championshipn was held at the AG Metal Off-Road Track in Limassol, Cyprus in excellent weather conditions and on a re-built track. Xray driver Andreas Thrasyvoulou would take the TQ after the qualifiers and he also came out on top of the proceedings after the main final to take the day’s win from the Agama duo of Simos Tikkis and Sotiris Taifas.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
The Panama GP race was recently held in Costa Rica. The Cup was started last year to create a series held in the two neighbouring countries of Costa Rica and Panama and this time the drivers travelled to Costa Rica. In the 200mm class it was Picado who took the win in the A-main from Lazaro Milan in second and Roque Pinilla in third.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
Pro-Line Racing hosted the final round of the JBRL Nitro Series this past weekend with the event having 120 entries including Adam Drake, Cody King, and Joseph Quagraine. Drake was the top qualifier in both rounds of qualifying for Nitro Buggy and Nitro Truck. In the Buggy class, Drake pulled away from the field in the early stages of the race, but had a bad lap or two and allowed Cody King to catch up. Adam and Cody had a great battle in the middle part of the race, but Drake eventually settled into a groove and distanced himself from the field. Drake took the victory followed by Cody and Joseph. Elsewhere in the Nitro Truck final, Adam Drake led wire to wire and took the victory.
Source: Mugen [mugenracing.com]
Braming in Denmark played host to the final round of the National 1/8th Off-road Championship. The event kicked off with E-Buggy and Nitro Truggy classes on Saturday with the qualifiers being started right after a single round of practice. Agama’s Burak Kilic would take the TQ after the qualifiers and he would also come out fastest after the triple E-Buggy finals to take the day’s win from TLR driver Jan Larsen in second and Mugen’s Florian Müller in third.
For the recent second round of the HNMC Winter Series the weather was looking good for the one day event with clear skies and an unusual winter prediction of no rain. There was an open practise session before racing got under way at 10am and with a large entry of over 85 drivers it was set to be a long day. Many drivers opting to wait until the opening round of qualifying to take to the track. Qualifying saw Darren taking the TQ with Ollie Currie and Callum Niblett in the following places showing superb pace hot on the heels of Darren. The A final was run as the sunlight started to go, and Darren got off to an early lead with Ollie Currie in second. A first corner nightmare for both Callum and Jon made for a gap that needed to be closed between them and the front half of the field. Callum did well to get back to 6th place but the gap was too much although he did take home the fastest lap of the race. Ollie and Darren drove flawlessly to take the first two spots on the podium with Jamie Clancy in third.
Source: Nemo Racing [nemoracing.com]
