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June 8, 2015

Belgian Nitro On-road Championship Rd2 – Report

Round 2 of the Belgian Nitro On-road Championship was held at the track of the Mac de Baanbrekers club in Rucphen this past weekend. The nice weather made for a great weekend of racing as did the team of the organising club who did a perfect job. In the 1/8th class it was Nico Vandewynckel (Serpent) who was able to take the win in the 30-minute final from top qualifier Gunther van Staey who was by far the fastest driver on the track but he ended a lap down in the final as he was not able to make up the time he lost during a pit stop for tyres. In 3rd place Jeroen Evers drove a very consistent race to take the final podium spot.

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June 5, 2015

Tessmann doubles at S-Workz Challenge

The recent S-Workz Challenge was held at the beautiful Silver Dollar Raceway in Chico, CA. Being one of the most amazing RC facilities in the world, A Main Hobbies and Kevin Jelich did an awesome job in preparing the facility and the track with the event attracting over 200 entries as it was also the ROAR Nationals Warm-Up race. The track surface itself was prepared in a way that gave the track its own unique personality, although the surface was very smooth it was very abrasive and traction varied from medium to high grip. Friday was open practice which allowed the drivers to getting dialed into the track and surface. Saturday was 3 rounds of qualifying and it was HB’s Ty Tessmann who took the TQ honors in both Pro Buggy and Pro Truck.

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June 4, 2015

Japanese 1/8th Nitro On-road Nationals – Report

The Japanese 1/8th On-road National Championship was held last weekend at the Keitune Circuit, home of the 2013 World Championships. A total of 41 drivers attended including guest drivers from Australia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Italy, and Thailand. Among them where 9-time World Champion Lamberto Collari as well as Worlds finalist Carmine Raiola. Heavy rain on Friday made for only limited track time and this especially hampered the foreign drivers. Thankfully the weather was good for the remainder of the weekend, allowing for six dry qualifying rounds to be run. Defending champion Shinnosuke Yokoyama (Mugen) took TQ with current FEMCA Champion Syoki Takahata (KM) taking 2nd, and Michihiro Takayasu (Hot Bodies) coming in 3rd.

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June 3, 2015

Jarno Pijpers joins Xray Junior Racing Programm

Xray have announced the signing of young and talented Jarno Pijpers to their Junior racing team. The 14-year Dutch racer has so far shown an exceptional talent in off-road racing and he will be racing the full line of Xray off-road cars in his upcoming campaign including the XB8, XB8E, XB4, and XB2. This is what Jarno has to say:

I am very pleased to be given this unmatched opportunity to join the junior Xray team and to represent the greatest RC car company. To be part of this team has been my dream since I started racing few years ago and it was Xray that was my first car. I am honored and also fully motivated to work as much as possible to improve my racing results. Thank you Xray for your trust in me.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

June 3, 2015

Maltese 1/8th Nitro Offroad Champs Rd5 – Report

Round 5 of the Maltese 1/8th Nitro Offroad Championships was held at the MMORRC Rinella track in windy weather conditions and on a pretty dry and rough track. The qualifying had Kyle Spiteri, reigning the Maltese champion, taking the TQ in both the Nitro Buggy and Truggy classes. In the Buggy main Kyle then had to settle for 2nd place as his team mate and 2013 champion Dillon Cassar drove an almost faultless race from 2nd on the grid to take the win. With Dillon’s victory, this year’s buggy title will go to the wire and will now be decided in the 6th and final round. Whoever wins between these two drivers will take the 2015 Buggy title. As for round 5 of the championship, Chris Zahra finished in the 3rd spot.

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June 2, 2015

Michael Derderian wins at French Vichy race

Last weekend the local club in Vichy, France recently hosted a nitro on-road race that was used by many racers to prepare the for the French Cup race that will be held later this year on the same track. In the 1/10th 200mm class Michael Derderian (Xray/Gimar) came out fastest in front of Maxime Legay (Capricorn/NDS Tech) and Xavier Blanc (Xray/Novarossi).

Source: Xray [team-xray.com]

June 2, 2015

JJ Wang continues with Mugen

Mugen Seiki Racing have announced the re-signing of JJ Wang to their team. Considered one of the highest recognised professional drivers in the RC community the Chinese-American racer is known for his raw talent and he will continue to run Mugen on-road nitro vehicles in his campaign that will see attendances at national and international races.

Source: Mugen Seiki [mugenracing.com]

June 1, 2015

Martin & Batlle win at Mugen Seiki Cup

The 2015 Mugen Seiki Cup was held in Reims, France this past weekend. The race brought together Mugen’s international star racers, local talent and newcomers alike for a workshop and race weekend. As for the racing side of things, in the 1/8th Nitro Buggy class UK’s Lee Martin came out successful from Spaniard Robert Batlle and Italy’s Davide Ongaro while in the triple E-Buggy mains Robert Batlle took the winning honours from Stephane Couchon and Davide Ongaro.

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