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June 18, 2020

Josh Ford doubles at Dakota RC Summer Series Rd1

Dakota RC of Jamestown, North Dakota held the opening round of their Summer Series last weekend, attracting 70 entries. In 1/8th Nitro Buggy it was Josh Ford with the overall TQ and he also came out swinging in the 20-minute A-main event, leaving behind GJ Kim in 2nd, some two laps down. Lathin Rahmann would complete the top 3 result another eleven seconds back. Over in 1/8th Nitro Truggy it was again Josh Ford with the overall TQ and win, as Roscoe finished in 2nd, some three laps behind Josh. Zander Johnson came in 3rd, another lap down.

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June 17, 2020

Bobby Horan wins at ROAR Region 4 On-road Champs

The ROAR Region 4 Championship was held at The Fort track in Fort Myers, Florida last weekend. While Gianni Giorgio walked away with the win in the 1/8th Open class it was top qualifier, Bobby Horan (Capricorn) with the win in the 1/10th 200mm Sedan category. 2nd place qualifier, Jerry Guerra (Infinity) came in 2nd overall, already five laps behind as Will Carrera (Infinity) finished in 3rd overall, another three laps down.

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June 17, 2020

Nikolai Lamberts wins at Danish Off-road Champs Rd1

The opening round of the Danish 1/8th off-road Championship was hosted by the Skanderborg RC club last weekend. With Nitro Buggy being held on Sunday, it was time for the E-Buggies and Nitro Truggies on Saturday. The latter saw Pelle Culmsee taking the TQ honours from Nikolai Lamberts on the 2 spot. The 45-minute A-main final then had Serpent’s Nikolai taking the winning honours some three laps in front of Mugen driver, Jan Hansen in 2nd. Steffen Culmsee (SWorkz) completed the top 3 result some five seconds behind Jan.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

June 17, 2020

Gianni Giorgio wins at ROAR Region 4 Regional

The ROAR Region 4 Regional was held at The Fort track in Fort Myers last weekend, attracting nearly 40 entries for the 1/8th and 1/10th nitro and electric on-road classes. In 1/8th Open it was DJ Apolaro with the overall TQ from Gianni Giorgio (ARC) in 2nd. The 20-minute A-main event at first saw DJ Apolaro in the lead, however he suffered problems in the 2nd stage of the main, making way for Gianni who would bring home the win with a 3-laps margin from Chuck Moon (Serpent) in 2nd while Martin Johnson (Serpent) came in 3rd to round out the podium.

Image: Gianni Giorgio

June 16, 2020

Ralph Burch joins Wallace Motorsports

Wallace Motorsports welcomes former IFMAR World Champion and 32-times ROAR US National Champion, Ralph Burch to the Wallace Motorsports family. Ralph brings countless years of RC industry experience in addition to technical support to this growing company. Wallace Motorsports are extremely happy to have him aboard supporting the various lines that they carry with Ralph being set to drive Infinity cars from now on. Ralph has the following to say about the deal:

I would like to thank Ben Wallace of Wallace Motorsports for this new opportunity. I’m excited to join the Wallace team and look forward to driving the Infinity cars and promoting all the Wallace Motorsports lines.

Source: Wallace Motorsports [wallacemotorsports.net]

June 15, 2020

Pelle Culmsee doubles at Danish 1/8th off-road opener

The opening round of the Danish 1/8th off-road nationals was hosted by the Skanderborg RC club this past weekend. SWorkz driver, Pelle Culmsee (SWorkz/Picco/T-Pro) was the man to beat in both the nitro and electric classes as he walked away with the TQ and win in Nitro Buggy from 2. Daniel Bubel (Xray/FX/AKA) in 2nd and Magnus Frandsen (JQRacing/Alpha/6Mik) in 3rd.

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June 15, 2020

Adam Drake wins Open Truggy at JBRL Nitro Series Rd3

Last weekend’s round 3 of the 2020 JBRL Nitro Series held at Empire R/C Raceway in Brentwood, California saw Mugen’s Adam Drake walk away with the win in the Open Nitro Truggy class. The TQ spot was taken by SWorkz’s Ryan Cavalieri, however the former IFMAR World Champion and Expert Nitro Buggy A-main winner wasn’t able to fend off Adam in the 15-minute A-main event with Drake eventually taking the win some 0.9 seconds ahead of Ryan as Xray’s Jaden Tiu completed the top 3 results.

Source: Mugen [mugenracing.com]

June 15, 2020

Cole Ogden TQs & wins at G Force Series Rd4

Round 4 of the G Force Series was held at the Augusta RC Supercross track with more than 100 entries for nitro and electric 1/8th scale off-road classes. Expert Nitro Buggy saw HB Racing’s Cole Ogden taking the overall TQ and also the win in the 25-minute A-main event, leaving behind Reggie Tongue (Mugen) in 2nd, some two laps down. Jason Booko (Mugen) came in 3rd, another lap down as Patrick Rossiter and David Olsen completed the top 5 results.

Image: Cole Ogden