The 2014 1/8th nitro on-road Korea Championships were held last weekend at the Hitec circuit. Choi Nak Sung took the TQ and race win in his second race for Serpent. Oh Yong Teak and Choi Sung Won completed the podium in 2nd and 3rd position respectively.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
The Regional Championship of Triveneto AMSCI was held at the beautiful but slippery track of Eraclea near Venice. JQ Products driver Andrea Di Cecco (JQ/Reds/AKA) took TQ from Roberto Vidotto (Mugen/Reds/AKA) and Davide Ongaro (Mugen/Novarossi/Procircuit). In the Main, after an unfortunate start, the loss of several positions and precious seconds, Andrea began to make constant fast laps without any mistakes and he eventually took over the lead without losing it till the end of the race. Roberto Vidotto (Mugen/Reds/AKA) came in 2nd while Federico DeMarco (Mugen/Reds/AKA) completed the top 3 result.
Source: JQ Products [jq-products.com]
The Australian ACT State Championships was hosted in Canberra, attracting all of Australia’s best drivers from across the country with around 150 entries for the weekend. The track is always known for having an amazing groove and technical/fun layout. Kyosho’s Kyle McBride started off the weekend well managing to pick up the overall TQ both the Nitro Buggy and Nitro Truggy class. He started off pole position for the main finals and managed to create a gap at the start and pull away in both finals. He ended the finals with a lap up on 2nd place in both classes and the rest of the field and took the state championship for both classes this year.
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The 2nd round of the Spanish nitro off-road nationals took place last weekend at the Santa Oliva track. Despite coming late to the starting grid of the final due to a supposed receiver battery connector issue, Mugen’s Robert Batlle took his Novarossi-powered buggy to a convincing win. Bryan Baldo (Mugen/Novarossi) with a flame out and Andres Marcelino (RB/RB) lined up behind. Carlos Pineda (Mugen/Ultimate) and Jaume Figuls (Mugen/Alpha) completed the top 5 result.
Source: InfoRC [inforc.net] | Image: Robert Batlle
The 3rd round of the BRCA 1/8th Circuit Championship was held at the Wombwell circuit in South Yorkshire. This track was one of the first in this country to race 1/8th scale cars with many drivers saying it is one of the best drivers tracks around and once the grip is high and you have a confident setup, then it is a dream to drive and very rewarding after you have produced a good run. The track contains a narrow infield with a long straight and flowing sweepers which allows the car to change gear at least 3 times per lap. With the cancelation of last year’s event due to bad weather, it was the first time for many at this track and what also greeted the regulars were a new rostrum and race control cabin which has made a massive difference to the club setup and increased the visibility. With the weather forecast being sunny all weekend, it would be the first race of the year that rain would not play any part during the day.
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The 2nd round of the Northern Portuguese 1/8th off-road regionals took place in Avanca near Averio. In the final Pedro Miguel Sousa looked to be in control of things until he ran into engine trouble meaning he would have to fight for the top position again. At the end a strong performance brought him the win in front of Hugo Cunha and Nuno Filipe Ferreira. Gabriel Magalhaes and Francisco Ferreria completed the top 5 result.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
On the weekend of the 29th of June the CARTT club in Madrid, Spain, will hold the BuggyLand Race for 1/8th nitro buggies. The event will see the attendance of local hotshots with international drivers already made their entry too. Sign-up for the event is available here and you can get a first impression of the track by checking out this video.
The 2nd round of the DBKL GP on-road race was held at the Kuala Lumpur International RC Circuit with around 50 entries in the 1/8th nitro on-road, 1/10th 200mm and 1/8th GT classes. Due to massive rain on the final’s day, the organisers had not chance but to use the qualifying results to determine the winners. This handed the win of the 200mm class to Baha with Zoey Zac and Ben completing the top 3 result. In the 1/8th on-road class, YL Tan took the TQ and win from Suah and Haji Jusri who came in 2nd and 3rd respectively.
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