Wow, where do I begin… Long read coming up😅

We did it again 10 years after I crossed the line that night in Vegas. That night was magical, lots of emotions winning the first title and putting my name in the history books. This one feels just as good, but different in so many ways. Now I have a family at home, my amazing wife Johanna and our lovely little boy Colin soon to be 1 year old. Lots of sacrifices are being made for me to be able to do this at the highest level and it’s tough at times of course. I couldn’t do any of this without their support as well as the support we have from both our families. It’s with such big relief and joy I’m coming back home with the title this time and I can’t wait to see them all and celebrate with them. I love you all🫶🏼

I’ve worked so hard and put my full focus on this race since the beginning of the year and I really wanted to win another one. I put myself in a position to fight for it in 2018 as well as in 2022 but it wasn’t to be on those occasions, you could say “what if..” but that’s how racing goes, it can be cruel at times and we saw that again this time.

Never could I have imagined I would stand here again 10 years after my first win. But I believe I have put in the work needed to be here and I certainly always believed in my abilities. I felt so strong and relaxed at the same time all week long and together with the incredible team around me, sponsors and people giving me the right support we made it happen! I was never going to give up, I wanted this win badly to prove for myself, for my family, for my fans and for my sponsors all the hard work, sacrifices and money spent was worth it. It’s a big relief and such an incredible feeling when you achieve something like it, honestly I still think I’m processing what just happened!

I love the World Championships, I live for the big races and it’s amazing to join an exclusive club of drivers being one of only three drivers to win this race multiple times!!

Mason Fuller - what a battle. You were incredible all week and it was a lot fun pushing each other to our best throughout the week. We were the two most consistent drivers all week and in the end we finished 1-2. I will never forget the last 30 minutes of that race, so damn intense… I’ve come up equally close of the win before (2022) and know exactly how you will feel until your next shot at the title. I hope you can find some inspiration in seeing how it’s possible to bounce back from being so close, I’m sure you and your team will get more chances if you continue to work like you do. Great job dude💪🏼

Obviously I have so many people to thank for this title and let’s start off with my dad and Martin Bayer. Without their amazing pit stops all week I would never have been able to make up time in more or less every stop we did compared to my competition, they were cool calm and collected (maybe not during the last 7min of the race after their work was done😅). The fast pit stops helped me to stay in the game during qualifiers even though I was giving away 5sec each run as I didn’t go for 10min. Martin also coached me theough that main after the rough start I had and he got me back on track so I was able to charge back to the front after being down in 8th. Martin’s help was huge in this and together with dad who I trust to 1000% when it comes to fuel milage and making the right calls, I believe I had the best pit crew. I can’t thank you enough!

Thanks to Paul Ciccarello for his incredible passion and dedication, I truly enjoy all the talks and messages back and forth trying to improve in every area we can. You’ve been a huge help in this!

Thanks to Max Götzl for being the tire prep guy and social media guru this week. Thank you to Hampus, Oscar, Billy, Bryan, Oscar, Remy, Jonni, Dakotah, Tyler, Ethan and everyone in the Xray pits this past week. I had a lot of fun all week and you’ve all played a part in this as well. And Chase, what an incredible performance all week. You are the future and you’ll have so many more opportunities to win very big, love you dude, thanks for being an awesome team mate!

None of this would have happened if it wasn’t for XRAY, everyone who works back at the factory and especially the Hudy family with Juraj Hudy, Mario and Martin Hudy. To be able to win a first World Championship title for Xray and FX in 1/8 Nitro Buggy is something I will cheerish forever and I’m incredibly proud of. You believed in me, gave me all the support from day one and I’m so happy to give something back for all your hard work behind the scenes. The upgrades worked wonders!

To Nicola Marrone and everyone at Hotrace Tyres Factory tires, we did it! We came so close together in 2022 but that day wasn’t to be and I’m just over the moon to have won it in Texas 4 years later instead. Your first World title in the Nitro class as well! Just woooow, what a team effort on the new tire - TOKYO that we brought with us. We knew we needed something a bit longer lasting than the Sahara and we knocked this design out of the park, and you Nico - you did your magic with the rubber. Grazie Mille!!

Massive thanks to Hitec RCD USA with Mike Mayberry and his crew who have been incredible to work with since I joined them back in 2023. The DB951WP is the best feeling servo I’ve used and it’s so strong! Happy to win a World title for you guys!

Thanks to Heikki at TRC for the help with pistons and being willing to try some of my ideas earlier in the year at the NeoLand race which I took with me and used at this race.

Huge thanks to Adrien Bertin for being my extra father and mentor for so many years, you have given me so much knowledge and experience in just about everything around RC and I wouldn’t be here without it.

Thanks to JQ - Invisible Speed RC for motivating me a little extra just before the race saying I was going to be the biggest disappointment of the week. And to Pekko for pushing me to get my a** out there and start running, you inspired me and I have felt a lot stronger and better since I started running.

Special thanks to everyone watching the final live online, it has been incredible to see all the messages and people commenting on my post. I’m so grateful for everyone reaching out, it was so cool to see that most of RC Sweden and Europe were still up watching even though it was late night!

Last but not least to all my other sponsors for playing a big part in this victory!

FX Engines - K303L Engine

Team Cayote - Charger

Latera Racing - Xray, FX, Hudy distributor for Sweden

HUDY - Accessories

XTR Racing S.L - Oils, Fuel Tube

三和電子機器株式会社 SANWA - M17S Radio

Pepe Group - Energy Fuel Vortex

Avid Racing - Bearings

DubiDesign - Paint Job

DFcreative - Yellow Flou Stickers

The No Name Rc Podcast - RC Podcast

House of RC - RC Platform

LiveRC.com - Worlds Coverage

Red RC - Pictures

NeoBuggy - Legend

It’s time to enjoy this one for a bit now! 😍

Will be back soon🤙🏼