31.10.2017 5 comments Video: 1 available
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2017 SEASON 2 1:8 NITRO BUGGY SPEC ROUND 6 NAXOS
PRO level
Sixth round of 1:8 nitro buggy spec serie was raced at Naxos track. In PRO level French Gaetan Anger was strongest at qualifying, as he runned flawless run with 39.740 average. Swedish offroader Robert Hillman was second fastest with one mistake, he got 40.245 average and was 4 seconds away from Angers pace. Pace between these two top drivers were pretty much same, but that one mistake was crucial for Robert. Third fastest was American Ely Rojas. He was 2 second behind Hillman, and also with one mistake and with 40.578 average.
Ukranian Maryan Beresh was fourth, 0.8 seconds behind Rojas and 7.5 seconds from the winner.
Italian Tommaso Andreuccetti was fifth, almost 11 seconds away from TQ pace.
In the final three drivers separated from the start. Anger was in the lead, Hillma... read more
14.10.2017 3 comments Video: 1 available
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2017 SEASON 2 1:8 NITRO BUGGY SPEC round 5 NEO-9
PRO level
American talented youngster Tom Rinderknecht was showing remarkable pace during the qualifying. Something about his skills tells when also Worldchampion Warren Jones was behind when round ended. Ok, Warren wasnt far, and it was just early stage of this event and pace would go better lap by lap with both of these talents. There was only 0.6 seconds separating Rinderknecht and Jones. And it was looking even more promising as Austrian Martin Wollanka was standing at third spot, and he was also really close, only 0.8 seconds away from fastest pace. French talent Gaetan Anger earned fourth grid for the final, he was 3.2 seconds from Rinderknecht.
Maryan Beresh was fifth and Harry Schnarkowski sixth fastest. Robert Hillman who had made comeback, was struggling a bit with rhytm and pace, b... read more
30.08.2017 6 comments Video: 1 available
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2017 SEASON 2 1:8 NITRO BUGGIES SPEC ROUND 3 IBR Padova
PRO level
IBR Padova hosted 3rd round race of 1:8 nitro buggy spec serie. At PRO level American Ely Rojas was setting the pace at qualifying and took the pole with half second distance to another American, Tom Rinderknecht. Third fastest was Tommi Vacklin from Finland, 2.3 second away from TQ pace. Behind Vacklin, at fourth place was French Gaetan Anger. These all four top drivers were all inside 2.8 seconds.
When tone shouted for the start of the main, Rojas hold his position and got the lead. After four laps, Rojas made his mistake at midfield, flipped his car and Vacklin got the lead. Rojas dropped to fourth place.
Next laps showed how similar these drivers paces were, Vacklin was in the lead, Rinderknecht second, Anger third and Rojas at fourth place. Pace was very similar and nobody couldnt escape from t... read more