MRC Oberaich hosted the 1st ever Austrian E Buggy Nationals. 4 rounds will decide the winner of the overall National Champion. MRC offers a great racing size and surface for the 1/8 cars. Weather caused continual track changes forcing the drivers to stay on their toes all weekend. Tekin powered Serpent factory driver Hupo Hönigl would set he pace early on taking the overall Tq position.  Starting from P2 in the finals after a bad tire choice Hupo would battle with Wollanka(Xray) securing the overall win taking A1 and A2 handily. Wollanka would take 2nd, Heiss 3rd overall.

Hupo Hönigl chose the Tekin Rx8 Gen2 esc and T8 Gen2 1900 motor to power his Serpent Cobra E 2.1 buggy. Follow Hupo @ Hupo Hönigl RC

Heritage RC Park in Chula Vista, CA hosted Round 2 of the Pro-Line Championship Series. Like Round 1, Round 2 had 70+ entries, and we would run 7 minute qualifiers. The track was watered every other heat.

The competition for this round would include J.D. Mora of LRP, TLR’s Don Vinkemulder, Mugen drivers Robert Wickham, Jaime Boquiren and Felipe Martinez, Darin Rogers of Tekno RC and some very fast local racers.

1/8 Scale E Buggy

Luca Sanford recaps: “For both qualifiers of E Buggy, I opted for a fresh set of Soft AKA GridIron IIs, and it was a good choice. The car was very planted, and easy to drive. In Q1, I had a perfect run, and would get the first round TQ. In Q2, Mora pressed me hard for the first 5 minutes of the 7 minute qualifier, but I ran mistake free. I just missed my first round TQ, but would start first in the 10 minute A Main.

I got a great start in the Main, and pulled out to an early lead over the field. My Kyosho MP9e TKI, with the Tekin RX8 Gen2 and Redline T8 Gen2 1900 motor was fantastic. The AKA GridIron II tires on DE Racing SpeedLine Plus wheels were amazing. I ran the entire 10 minute Main mistake free, and finished on top of the podium.”

1/8 Scale E-Buggy Results:

1. Lucas Sanford (Tekin/Kyosho)
2. J.D. Mora (LRP)
3. Darin Rogers (Tekno RC)

“I would like to thank all of my sponsors for making it happen: Sanford and Son RC, Kyosho, KO Propo, AKA, DE Racing, Tekin, TTN Racing and Upgrade RC.” Lucan Sanford

Tekin would like to welcome Custom Works Factory driver Nathan Dean to the team. “Nathan is a well respected oval driver that brings a proven success record to our Team. He’s well respected, professional, and will help continue to prove how successful the Tekin RSX esc and Redline series of motor are in Dirt Oval racing.” Randy Pike

Nathan Dean had this to say “I want to thank Tekin for the amazing opportunity. I am honored to part of a great team with so many great drivers.”

110 drivers made the trip to Kidderminster for the second round of the 2015 2wd BRCA Off Road National Series. Drivers were greeted with a slightly damp track.

Simon Moss reports: “Throughout changing conditions, my Tekin RSX and Redline Gen2 system worked flawlessly, delivering smooth power in the slippery conditions and great torque later on a drying track. After qualifying 5th, I finished with a 2nd and 3rd in legs 2 & 3 which gave me 3rd place overall behind Neil Cragg and Lee Martin.”

The very first ever U4RC in Austria ,Eisenerz on Erzberg. Lukas Klapfer built an U4RC track on his land close to the fence of the famous Erzberg in Austria! It was the first ever U4RC Race in Europe!

22 competitors separated in 2 Classes. (1.9 (12) and 2.2 (10)  from Hungary, Germany, Austria and Czech.

In the morning Daniel Siegl was able to set the fastest qualification time with his Tekin Rx8 Gen2 Pro4 powered Yeti. Of the two main heats Siegl was able to win the second one. In the final, three Yetis ended on the Podium. With some traffic problems Siegl was able to finish 3rd overall.

Hosted at Laliwarehouse indoor track in Hong Kong, over 85 entries made round 1 of the EP Series. 1/8 Buggy as well as  1/10 2wd and 4wd buggy were all filled nicely with entries.

Carson Yeung would take the Tq position in the 1/8 E buggy class over Jonathan Yeung.  But it would be young Jonathan who would go onto take the win in the Amain over his father. Both chose the Tekin Rx8 Gen2 esc and 2050kv T8 Gen2 motor.

Both drivers also ran the 1/10 4wd buggy class with Jonathan coming in 2nd overall followed by Carson in 7th overall. The track conditions were tough, and racing even tougher! Both drivers chose the Tekin RSX and Redline Gen2 5.5T motors.

This past weekend Round #1 of the Southern Offroad Series was held at Loganville RC Speedway. It was a really rough week leading up to the race with the rain, and it even rained the friday night before the race. Saturday morning the track was soaked, but the track crew and the over 160 people in attendance pulled together to make it happen. We more than a pallet of wood shavings on the track to soak up the water, and delayed the start time to allow it to dry up. By the end of round 1, the track had dried almost completely, and the racing was good.

“After a tough round 1, I was able to get a good round 2 in and take the overall TQ in Pro E-Buggy, so I was starting first in the 10 minute A-main. I was able to take advantage of this and never look back, just running my laps and slowly stretching my lead lap after lap. I would come away with the win, with almost a full lap on the rest of the field. As always, the car was amazing and my Tekin Rx8 Gen2 esc and T8 Gen2 motor were flawless. The series looks to be shaping up to be full of great competition. Can’t wait for Round 2!” Shay Brand