Batlle crowned first ever Euros E-Buggy champion

0 Aug. 17, 2015, 12:32 p.m.

By Aaron Waldron
LiveRC.com

Though ROAR has sanctioned a national championship in the U.S. for the electric 1/8-scale buggy class since 2010, the class took a few more years to gain a solid foothold across the pond. The first official EFRA European Championship for the class was held last weekend at WMW RC-Buggy Racing Center in Fehring, Austria, with many of the continent’s top off-road racers in attendance for a chance to win the title.

Top qualifier Robert Batlle won the final ahead of David Ronnefalk and Jörn Neumann, while fellow LRP-powered Mugen Seiki driver Davide Ongaro finished fourth - earning the Junior title.

Final results:

Robert Batlle - Mugen Seiki/LRP
David Ronnefalk - HB
Jörn Neumann - Serpent
Davide Ongaro - Mugen Seiki/LRP
Jürgen Trieb - Muten Seiki
Martin Bayer - XRAY
Martin Wollanka - XRAY/LRP
Hupo Hönigl - Serpent
Jérôme Sartel - TLR
Joseph Quagraine - JQ Racing/LRP
David Hassel - Kyosho
Andreas Scharinger - Kyosho

Batlle posted the following to Facebook regarding the win:

"Yes! 1/8 Ebuggy Euro Champions! Super happy about the weekend, the whole package worked awesome! I would like to thank all my sponsors and especially LRP for helping me with the electronics all weekend!"