The opening round of the Hungarian large scale on-road nationals was hosted by the RC Pecs club this past weekend. The touring car class saw Adam Izsay with the overall TQ and he also came out on top after the main event, leaving behind Zsolt Bajusz Junior on the runner-up spot. Zoltan Szabo completed the all-RS5 top 3 podium result.
Image: Adam Izsay
452 Raceway of Lindale, Texas hosted the opening round of the RC Pro Series this past weekend, with the event attracting over 120 entries. In Pro Nitro Buggy it was HB Racing’s Dillon Caldwell with the win in the 30-minute A-main event after having a troubled start to the race with his buggy’s engine running lean in the opening stages. However he was able to recover from an early pitstop to re-adjust the settings and from there he never looked back to take the lead in the final stages of the race and ultimately he walked away with the win from Agama racer and top qualifier, Jake French while another Agama pilot, Brandon Rose completed the top 3 results. Over in the E-Buggy class it was Dillon Caldwell with the overall TQ and he also came out on top after the A-mains, leaving behind Brandon Rose in 2nd and Tekno RC’s Tyler Hooks in 3rd.
Full Throttle RC Raceway of Foley, Minnesota held their May’s Makeup double header Summer Series race last weekend, attracting nearly 60 entries. In the Nitro Buggy class it was Seth VanDalen with the overall TQ after battling it out with 2nd place qualifier, Jared Wiggins. The two Tekno RC drivers would also lead the way in the single 15-minute main event with Seth eventually taking the win from Jared, who came in 2nd some eleven seconds back after opting for an extra pit stop to be safe on fuel. 3rd place qualifier, Kyle Holmberg (Team Associated) would end the day on the final podium spot, a lap down.
Image: Jared Wiggins
Round 1 of the XRS Poland Hot Race Series was hosted by Latina RC Racing this past weekend. The race was held in several nitro and electric off-road classes and in 1/8th Nitro Buggy it was Bartosz Zalewski (Xray) with the overall TQ from Bartek Zambrzycki (Agama) on the 2 spot. The first race after lock down did not disappoint as the two Barteks put on a fantastic display of car control and speed as they battled through the 45-minute main final. A flame out at Zambrzycki’s final stop would mean that he would just miss out on the win on his debut in 1/8th racing, as Bartosz Zalewski took the winning honours from Zambrzycki in 2nd and Tomasz Gadnicki (Xray) in 3rd.
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The Fear Farm track hosted the MOD 5th & 8th Scale Champs last weekend with nearly 150 entries for the main 1/5th and supporting 1/8th scale off-road classes. 1/8th Open Truggy saw TLR driver, Chris Wheeler taking the win with a 2-lap margin on Vareck Wright (Mugen) on the runner-up spot. Frank Lagomarsino (Xray) came in 3rd overall, another four seconds back.
Source: TLR [tlracing.com]
Nugget’s Ranch Raceway of Arcadia, Florida held a race event last weekend, attracting some of the state’s fastest nitro and electric on-road racers. In the premier class of 1/8th Open it was Joaquin Desoto Sr. (Serpent) with the win in the 20-minute A-main event, a lap in front of Peter Breton (Shepherd). Hector Lopez (ARC) came in 3rd overall, another two laps down.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
Due to the ongoing World-wide Corona pandemic, the EFRA has announced the cancellation of all European Championships for 2020. This means that, following the cancellations of the 1/10th 200mm Nitro Touring, Large Scale On-road and Off-road, was well as the Nitro Buggy and IC Track Euros, also the 2020 40+ IC Track and 40+ 1/8th Off-road events will not take place this year. Full information about the situation can be found on the EFRA website here.
Mike’s Gulf Coast Raceway of Porter, Texas held their Saturday Night Club Race last weekend, attracting nearly 75 entries. The race was held in single Open Nitro Buggy, Electric Buggy, and Nitro/Electric Truggy classes as well as a single Novice category and in Open Nitro Buggy it was Dillon Caldwell with the overall TQ and he would also come out on top in the single 15-minute A-main event, leaving behind Cody Babbitt in 2nd and Micah Smith in 3rd.
