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June 27, 2016

Quebec RC Series Rd2 – Report

This weekend was the second round of the Quebec RC Series held in Charlevoix, north of Quebec City and with more than 80 entries the series is getting more popular every round. The really technical track was designed and build by Levi Jackson from Sik Track Design. In Nitro Buggy, the battle was tight for the overall top qualifier with a different TQ every round. At the end Carl Boulianne took the TQ in front of AF Blanchette and Jonathan Mongeau. In the main Carl Boulianne (TLR) took the early lead while Team Associated’s Eric Deschenes was battling mid-pack. With 10 minutes to go Eric and Carl started to battle for the win. After a great show by both drivers and at the end, Eric Deschenes took the win in front of Carl Boulianne and William St-Laurent (Mugen).

Continue reading the report here

June 27, 2016

Yeol & Choi successful at I-Cheon Championship

The I-Cheon Championship was held at the newly opened Mate RC Raceway near Seoul. In the 1/10th 200mm Touring class, Kim Gi Yeol (Serpent) would take the TQ and win from Park Ki Jeong (Serpent) and Mugen driver Kim Yeoncheol. In the 1/8th GT class, Naksung Choi (Serpent) would bring home the win from Yoo Jegook (Hong Nor) and Park Chanyong (Mugen).

View the GT podium here

June 27, 2016

Reno Savoya TQs & wins French Buggy Nats Rd4

Round four of the French Nitro Off-road Nationals was held this past weekend at the CARCA track near Noeux les Mines. Home track of the Sartel family the location offers a nice and technical track that also hosted the recent TLR Cup. TLR’s Reno Savoya was the driver to beat this weekend, taking the firt four qualifying rounds to take the overall TQ from Jean-Pierrick Sartel (TLR) who scored the fastest time in Q5 to take the 2 spot. The semis were then won by Reno Savoya and Jerome Aigoin (Kyosho) with the faster time handing Reno the pole position for the main final. In the 45 minute A-main, Reno would be in the lead for almost the whole race while his main contenders, Yannick and Jerome Aigoin faced engine problems, denying them podium finishes. Instead young Thomas Musso (TLR) would grab the runner-up spot from Jean-Pierrick while Jerome Sartel (TLR) rounded out an all-TLR top 4.

View the top 4 result here

June 24, 2016

Fernando Almeida crowned 40+ Buggy Euro Champ B

The EFRA 1/8th Nitro Buggy European Championships B was recently held in Freixedas, Portugal, with about 107 drivers in attendance. While young Juan Carlos Canas grabbed the title, it was Fernando Almeida who took the 40+ class in dominant fashion, leaving Helder Barros and Frederick Cederberg behind in second and third respectively.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

June 23, 2016

Loran Whiting teams up with Serpent

Serpent have announced the signing of female U.S. racer, Loran Whiting to their team. Loran will focus on 1/10th scale nitro and electric racing but she will also campaign Serpent’s 1/8th on-road cars and 1/10th buggies at selected events. The former Capricorn racer had the following to say about the deal:

I am incredibly lucky and thankful to be given the opportunity to race with Serpent. They are a world-class company with a great team. I am confident that we will be successful and I am looking forward to all of the great and fun times! Thank you to Ronald, Michael, Stef, and Paolo for the support!

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

June 22, 2016

Ziga Pajek successful at TDM Race Rd1

The first round of the TopRC Dirt Masters were held in Blatni dol, Slovenia after the first two attempts to hold the race were spoiled by the weather conditions. In the 1/8th E-Buggy class the overall TQ went to Ziga Pajek (Xray) who took the two opening qualifiers in front of Andraz Stefe (Xray) and Nejc Orazem (Mugen). The A-main then saw Ziga conserving his qualifying performance, taking wins in A1 and A2 to grab the overall victory early. Dejan Cigler (HB Racing) came in second, Nejc Orazem had to settle for third after some close battles.

View the final results here

June 22, 2016

Zilinsky & Valder win at InterTrack Challenge Rd4

Round four of the InterTrack Challenge was held in Kvetoslav, Slovakia. In the 1/8th Nitro Buggy class Mark Zilinsky (TLR) would take the win from the Xray duo of Erik Margony and Ondra Kulhanek while in the triple 10-minute E-Buggy A-mains, Jarda Valder (Xray) came out successful in A1 and A2, starting from the 7 spot on the grid. Radim Siska (Xray) completed the day on the runner-up spot while Martin Rytir (TLR) rounded out the top 3 result.

View the E-Buggy podium here

June 22, 2016

Indra Liono successful at Bali Fun Race

This past weekend the Bali Fun Race was held at the popular WillSon track in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. A total of 25 drivers attended from Jakarta, Surabaya, Batam, Kendari, Medan and Bali with the race format being four rounds of ten minutes qualifying with the three best rounds to count but due to rain pouring down in time for Q4, the race director decided to count the two best rounds out of three. This would hand Jason Nugroho (Xray/Novarossi) the TQ but unfortunately for him, Jason would suffer from two flameouts in the 45-minute A-main, promoting Indra Liono (Xray/SPower) into the lead that he would convert into a win from Jason while Yoko Sumarto (SWorkz/SPower) completed the podium result.

View the final results here