The final round of the Danish 1/10th 200mm Nitro On-road Championship was held in Greve. With the championship title already decided some drivers opted not to attend but veteran racer, Thomas Mortensen decided to participate and he instantly was in a fight with Claus Ryeskov for the overall TQ. Thomas pulled some very swift laps but ultimately the TQ went to Claus who was more consistent in terms of lap times.
The Moscow 1/8th Buggy Championship was held at the RCRacer track this past weekend. The open championship attracted racers from all over the country and due to the weather conditions a lot of track maintenance was needed. This meant the race would finish under floodlights with TQ holder Maxim Laverychev (Xray), who started from the 2 spot into the finals, would take the win after getting into the lead at about the 20-minute mark. Dmitry Gribov (Team Associated) came in second, Nikita Pomogaev (Kyosho) completed the top 3 result.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
The Italian 1/8th Nitro On-road Championships were held over the weekend at the Pista Miniautodromo di Leno a Leno track and in the Expert class it was 2005 Worlds finalist, Walter Salemi who walked away with the win in the main final. Claudio Codazzi took the runner-up spot while Marco Vanni completed the top 3 podium result in third. Elsewhere in the F1 class it was Michele Canton who snatched the 2016 title from vice-champion, Cristiano Sartor.
The Southern Nationals Indoor Off-road Race was held at the Ike Hamilton Expo Center in West Monroe, Louisiana this past weekend. The event attracted both internationally experienced racers and local talent and in Nitro Buggy and Nitro Truggy it was reigning World Champion, Ty Tessmann (HB Racing) who locked down the prestigious TQ positions and he would also bring home popular wins in both classes from Tekno RC’s Joe Bornhorst. Mugen’s Cole Ogden would take the final podium spot in Nitro Buggy and Nitro Truggy while elsewhere in the 1/8th E-Buggy class it was Joe Bornhorst who top qualified and won the race.
View the Nitro Truggy and E-Buggy podium here
The fifth and final round of the Portuguese Northern regional championship was held at the Vilela track, home of the final round of the national championship later this year. Kyosho’s Joao Figueiredo would take the TQ after the qualifiers and he would come out successful in the 45-minute main final also as he took the win some three laps in front of Mugen racer Fernando Almeida and third placed Joao Andre Rodrigues. With the win Joao Figueiredo added another regional title to his previous two.
Source: Hot Race Tyres [hotracetyres.com]
The Graha Raya Fun Race was held last weekend at the Graha Raya track in Tangerang, West Java, Indonesia. A total of 58 drivers attended from Jakarta, Surabaya, Batam, Kendari, Banjarmasin, Balikpapan, Palangkaraya and Medan. The event saw the attendance of two special guests in the form of Kyosho’s very own Yuichi Kanai from Japan, and Shania Yulo, the Kyosho racer girl from the Philippines. Unfortunately, the weather was pretty unpleasant. When Kanai san arrived on Friday the track was wet and muddy and more rain came in the afternoon. Practice was possible from Saturday noon on and on Sunday morning the drivers would be even greeted by the sun but after three of the four qualifiers it started to rain heavily leaving the race directer with no choice but to call it a day and to take two of the three qualifying rounds to determine the overall result that then saw Adrian Wicaksono (Mugen/Reds Racing) taking the win from Adrian Sutanto (TLR/O.S.) and Jason Nugroho (Xray/Novarossi).
This past weekend Dialed In Raceway in Victorville, California hosted the fifth and final round of the Pro-Line Jackpot Series. Adam Drake was the top qualifier in both rounds of qualifying for Nitro Buggy and he also went wire to wire and won the 20-minute final by more then a lap to round out a perfect racing day.
Source: Mugen Seiki [mugenracing.com]
This past weekend would see the 2016 Byron Fuels Heartland Off-Road Challenge hosted by Fastlane R/C Raceway in Blue Springs, Missouri. In the 1/8 Nitro Buggy class, Jared Tebo (Kyosho) would go onto TQ all three rounds of qualifying to take the overall TQ honours. Tebo would then go onto dominate the entire 45-minute A-main event by leading every lap and take the win by over a lap with Kyosho teammate Cody King would go onto finish a solid second overall from third placed Ryan Lutz (Tekno).
