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May 16, 2016

David Ronnefalk TQs & wins Buggy Euros warm-up

The RC Redovan track in Alicante in the south-east of Spain played host to the EFRA 1/8th Nitro Buggy European Championship warm-up race this past weekend. As annual the warm-up attracted both the hosting country’s fastest drivers as well as a good amount of guests to get some laps under their belts in preparation for the main event later in the year. HB’s David Ronnefalk would take the overall TQ after the four qualifying rounds from Kyosho’s Elliott Boots while the Mugen duo of Oscar Baldo and Joan Carlos Canas rounded out the top 4. In the semifinals disaster stoke for Elliott who suffered mechanical issues while leading his semi, denying him a place in the main final. David Ronnefalk though would cement his dominant performance by taking the pole position for the main from Oscar Baldo and Robert Batlle (Mugen). The 45 minute main final then again had David coming out fastest, some 25 seconds in front of Oscar Baldo while Robert brought home the final podium spot, one lap short of Oscar.

View the final result here

May 12, 2016

Traugott Schär wins 200mm class at Swiss Nats Rd2

Round two of the Swiss Nitro On-road Nationals was held at the iconic Lostallo track. After four rounds of qualifying, Xray’s Traugott Schär grabbed the overall TQ but with rain pouring down in the main final, many drivers were uncertain what to expect during the race. Traugott Schär opted to run his spare rain car although he didn’t know anything about its behaviour in the given track conditions. At the end it worked out very well for the pole position holder as he won the A-main in front of his teammates Rapahel Wicki and Patrick Fankhauser in second and third respectively.

View the final result here

May 12, 2016

Aaron Stringer wins at 2016 Rock Cup

Over 120 racers rolled into Rockhampton, Australia for the recent 2016 Rock Cup. This is one of the most anticipated races of the year for many drivers with epic track conditions and great competition. Saturday morning would begin with controlled practice, followed by three rounds of qualifying. Aaron Stringer went onto TQ rounds one and two of Nitro Buggy and would finish off the day with a 2nd in round three. The fourth and final round of qualifying was ran Sunday morning where Aaron would go onto lay down an impressive run to secure the overall TQ. He would then go onto dominate the Nitro Buggy A-Main Event by leading every lap and cruising home for the win.

Source: AKA [raceaka.com]

May 11, 2016

Hanna, Mitch & Bernard win at Force Series Rd2

Round two of the Force Series was held in Perry, Florida at Blue Rock Raceway. With other races being scheduled at the same time, the turnout was uncertain, but the Force Series didn’t disappoint on Saturday with a total entry count over 125. The Blue Rock track conditions, a mix of hard packed blue groove areas with some dust mixed in, stayed about the same for round one of practice but the mains saw an increase of more dust at the beginning and it tapered off as the sun would fall and the race finished under the lights. Both A1’s for E-Buggy and E-Truggy saw JR Mitch and John Bernard both found wins, but it was only John who came back in A2 with a win, as Griffin Hanna won A2 in E-Buggy which gave him the overall win.

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May 11, 2016

Matt Box wins ESBRC Summer series Rd2

At the recent second round of the ESBRC Summer series Matt Box (Kyosho) grabbed the win on a very fast and thirsty track. Matt had the confidence to 2-stop the 25 minute A-main where others were opting for a 3-stop strategy, giving him the edge despite a late charge from 2nd placed TLR driver Matt Slaney with Xray’s Ashlee Owen completing the podium.

Source: Ielasi Tuned [ielasituned.com]

May 10, 2016

Rick Vrielijnck wins opening Dutch 1/8th national

The opening round of the Dutch 1/8th Nitro On-road National Championship was held last weekend at the Real 80 track in Groningen in the North of the Netherlands. 51 drivers where welcomed with sunny weather conditions which lasted the whole weekend. This year the Dutch championship is run under a different racing format. Both (Premier) NK and (secondary) Nomac class, drive together in a combined “ABC” system. After the combined race, seperate championship points are given to the drivers in their respective class. After qualification all drivers are divided in this ABC system, and per lower final 2 bump up spots are available for the 2 fastest drivers to bump up to the next final. Because of this system, there where very nice battles in almost al lower finals to be seen between drivers fighting for these 2 bump-up spots. After all finals where run, Rick Vrielijnck won the A-Final, and came out as winner of the premier NK class. 2nd spot went to Joey Sorber, and 3rd to Jeffrey Rietveld.

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May 10, 2016

X-Race Grand Final report

The Xray X-Race Grand Final was held last weekend at the company’s on site facility, the Hudy Arena and Alexander Hagberg gave this report. ‘Great weather, and a great atmosphere as always, gave the racers that came to Trencin this past weekend a really enjoyable experience. Drivers were able to compete in 6 different categories, at the beautiful Hudy Arena outdoor circuit! Practice ran all Friday, with qualifiers on Saturday, and finals on Sunday as always.

Continue reading the full report here

May 9, 2016

Yaniv Sivan takes 6th Isreali title with Rd10 win

The 10th and final round of the Israeli League took place this past weekend at the Ein Vered racing track. With great weather Yaniv Sivan took the TQ spot ahead of fellow Kyosho drivers Omer Assayag and Ofir Avitan. The A final saw a big battle between Yaniv Sivan, Omer Assayag and Italy Eskenazi but after 10 minutes both Omer and Itay retired due to technical issues. Meanwhile Ofir Avitan who had a bad start took the second position with Gil Harush and Tal Siles in 4th after a flame out. After 40 minutes of thrilling battles Yaniv Sivan won with Ofir Avitan 2nd and third going to Tal Siles which managed to pass Gil in the final minutes. This would seal the title for Sivan, his 6th in total, with Ofir Avitan ending the series as runner up, while Tal Siles finished 3rd.

View the final series results here