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The Limousin Mini Racing Car club hosted the Coupe de France race this past weekend in 1/8th E-Buggy and Truggy classes. In the E-Buggy Coupe de France class it was Jerome Sartel with the overall TQ and he also brought home the win after the quadruple A-main events from Jean-Pierrick Sartel in 2nd with the two ending tie on points. Theo Lemaire came in 3rd overall. Over in the Truggy class it was again Jerome Sartel with the overall TQ after a clean sweep in the qualifiers and he also swept the four A-main legs for another overall win to round out a perfect weekend. Baptiste Menager followed on the runner-up spot as Roger Manigot completed the top 3.

Images: Jerome Sartel

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Round 3 of the Danish Electric Off-road Nationals was hosted by the Tinglev club this past weekend. Young Team Associated driver, Marcus Kaerup was the man to beat in the 2WD class as he took the overall TQ from Frederik Hovgaard (Yokomo) in 2nd. The triple A-mains saw Marcus taking wins in the opening two legs for an early overall win from Frederik on the runner-up spot. Jonas Kaerup (Team Associated) would round out the top 3 podium result. Over in 4WD Buggy it was again Marcus with the overall TQ and pole position from Frederik in 2nd. With wins in A1 and A2 Marcus would secure his second win this weekend with Frederik coming in 2nd again and Schumacher’s Mike Hansen completing the top 3.

Images: Jonas Kaerup

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RC Race Prep have introduced their new M3 low-profile stainless steel screws. They sport a slight chamfer from the head to the shaft, centralising screw holes and locating components. They are also very effective in keeping the top deck located during a roll or impact minimising the chance of a tweaked chassis. The screws are available in 6mm, 8mm and 10mm length and they come in 20-piece packs.

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Pro-Line have introduced their new Avenger HP belted tyres for 1/8th buggies. Pro-Line has developed the technology to mould a high-performance herringbone weave pattern belt inside of the Avenger HP. The belted street tyres were specifically made for 1/8th scale buggies that love to go fast and will not balloon or expand during use. The Avenger HP tyres are pre-mounted on Mach 10 black wheels so drivers don’t have to worry about gluing their own tyres or waiting for them to dry. The Mach 10 features ten aggressive spokes that will make the buggy look fast even sitting still. The Mach 10 wheels have a 17mm hex and are made from a single moulded piece of high-quality nylon proudly produced by Pro-Line in the USA.

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]

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The second round of the Swiss 1/8th Buggy Championship was hosted by the MBLR Gland club last weekend. HB Racing’s Patrick Hofer and Jeremy Pittet battled it out for the overall TQ with Patrick ultimately holding the upper hand while Jeremy had to settle for 2nd after the tie-breaker. The 45-minute A-main event was a close battle up front with Patrick taking the win some 15 seconds in front of Xray’s Joachim Kallen. Jeremy Pittet came in 3rd overall, a lap down.

Image: Xray Switzerland [facebook.com]

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The International Buggy Challenge was held in Barcelos, Portugal this past weekend, attracting some of Europe’s fastest 1/8th off-road drivers. The Nitro Buggy class it was SWorkz’s Juan Carlos Canas with the overall TQ from Mugen’s Robert Batlle on the runner-up spot. In the main final Juan Carlos would continue to excel as he took the win a lap in front of Robert while Mugen’s Berkan Kilic came in 3rd overall. Joao Figueiredo and Reno Savoya completed the top 5 result.

In the Nitro Truggy class it was again Juan Carlos Canas with the overall TQ and also the win as Ricardo Monteiro and Joao Figueiredo came in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

Over in the E-Buggy category to was again Juan Carlos Canas with the overall TQ, however when the dust had settled after the triple A-mains it was Joao Figueiredo with the win from Juan Carlos in 2nd and Robert Batlle in 3rd.

Images: InfoRC [inforc.net]

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The MCC Rhein-Ahr club hosted the 2020 German 1/10th 200mm Nitro Touring Nationals this past weekend. Capricorn’s Melvin Diekmann took the overall TQ some 0.4 seconds in front of Dominic Greiner with Toni Gruber sitting in 3rd overall after the qualifiers. In the 45-minute main final, that started on a wet track, it was Dominic who would take the win some two laps in front of Shepherd’s Toni Gruber as Thilo Tödtmann (Capricorn) rounded out the top 3 result another three laps down.

Image: Thilo Tödtmann

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LCRC Raceway of Lost Creek Cycles, Pennsylvania hosted the 2020 Mugen Challenge this past weekend, attracting over 480 entries. Mugen’s own Ryan Maifield was the man to beat in Expert Nitro Buggy, Expert E-Buggy and Nitro Truggy as he took the TQs in all three classes and he also walked away with the titles, making a clean sweep. In Expert Nitro Buggy it was Cole Ogden (HB Racing) on the runner-up spot, some six seconds behind, as Spencer Heckert (HB Racing) came in 3rd overall, a lap behind. In the 10-minute E-Buggy A-main Ryan would lead from tone to tone, taking the win some 2.3 seconds in front of Ryan Lutz (Agama) as Cole Ogden (HB Racing) rounded out the top 3 another 8.5 seconds behind. Over in Nitro Truggy and behind winner Maifield, it was Joe Bornhorst (Tekno) with a 2nd place finish as Seth VanDalen (Tekno) finished in 3rd overall.

Image: Mugen [mugenracing.com]

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Round 5 of the Heart of America Series was held this past weekend in 1/8th Open, 1/10th 200mm Nitro Sedan, and 1/8th GT classes. 1/8th Open would see John Peck with the overall TQ, however it was Jason Reger (Capricorn) with the win in the A-main, some nine laps in front of fellow Capricorn racer, Chris Nichols. Bob Block (Mugen) came in 3rd overall, another three laps down.

Nitro Sedan would see Tony Block (Capricorn) with the overall TQ but it was 4th place qualifier, Jay Hines with the win some two laps in front of Tony. Jayden Reger (Xray) ended the race in 3rd.

Over in 1/8th GT Don Drodz lead an all-Serpent top 3 with Mark Zitzlsperger and Patrick Werner coming in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

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The inaugural Norwegian Scala Class 2 Nationals were held in Molen in the Southeast of Norway with 39 entries for the event. The race took place on six different courses and it soon became clear that the fight for the top positions would be between Paul Erik Bastiansen (SCXHR/Holmes Hobbies) and Robin Slåttekjær (SCX2-based/Tekin) with Erling Trolsrud (TRX4-based/Holmes Hobbies). In the end it was Paul Erik Bastiansen who would hold the upper hand to take the Norwegian title in front of Robin Slåttekjær and Tor-Erling Trolsrud.

Top 10 result:
1. Paul-Erik Bastiansen – 212 points
2. Robin Slåttekjær – 211 points
3. Tor-Erling Trolsrud – 198 points
4. Arnfinn Lie – 195 points
5. Hans-Jørgen Solberg – 189 points
6. Kai Rønning – 183 points
7. Gorm Chr Houmb – 167 points
8. Roger Johnsen – 160 points
9. Jan Kenneth Gravdal – 154 points
10.Kim Vincent Skarsethstuen – 150 points

Thanks to Torbjørn Jørgensen for the report.

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