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By now you recognize the outcomes, and/or have watched the finals. As we draw our week right here in Manila to an in depth, fairly than re-tell the race story we’ll replicate on two observations from in the present day’s motion.
To watch the very best on the earth – irrespective of the endeavour – is all the time a particular factor. Today Davide Ongaro, as on many different days, was in a category of his personal. A slashing win in EBuggy set the scene for what appeared destined from lap one to be a dominant Nitro Buggy win within the large one. An engine lower coming into the second spherical of stops dropped him a lap-and-change off Atsushi Hara’s front-running SWorkz buggy. While the struggle between Hara, Bernadzik, Neumann and a recovering Pavidis raged up entrance, Davide put his head down and reeled off a sequence of astonishing laps. He was head and shoulders away from a top quality discipline, taking 40 laps to make up the deficit – a velocity benefit of just about a second a lap at occasions. It was fairly to look at, the RC8B4.1 dancing to the tune that Ongaro performed. Nobody right here will neglect it.
The second occurred in Atsushi Hara’s struggle to carry on to second place over the past ten minutes. Exhausted in his first 60-minute most important for a few years, the Japanese driver tried to carry off a fast-finishing Ryan Pavidis. Those who’ve been across the sport a very long time couldn’t assist however marvel at yet one more Hara vs Pavidis battle – this time not between Hara and Mark Pavidis, however Hara and Ryan, himself climbing the worldwide ranks. To hear the commentary of Pavidis stalking Hara introduced again reminiscences. To watch Hara re-discovering the extraordinary capability and keenness that took him to the 2008 World Championship some 16 years later was vastly common. R/C racing now has a protracted sufficient historical past that these sorts of moments, tales of generational change, or wonderful longevity have gotten extra frequent.
Today, for each these causes and extra (how about Bulgarian Plamen Petrov crossing the world to tick off a bucket-list race and profitable Truggy, or super-host Edward Sio taking dwelling the 45+ win, or Alex Bernadzik’s break-out worldwide efficiency?), was a day to recollect.
There appears to be one thing about this race. Edward, Ricky, the Philippine Masters and Dogbone RC groups put collectively a rare observe and the entire neighborhood extends beneficiant and gracious hospitality. Racers reply from the world over and the addition of the race to the Asian Buggy Championship sequence appears solely to have expanded that attraction. It’s a race crammed with historical past, tales, and most significantly with friendships and neighborhood. The 2025 version appears destined to be greater and higher once more.
We stay up for Round Three of the Asian Buggy Championship coming from Pine Hills Dirt Racing in July, after which wrapping up the four-round sequence in Indonesia in September. Join us in individual, or be part of us on-line for each these races.
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CHAMPION ALERT: Unstoppable Ongaro!
Davide Ongaro is the Philippine Masters 2024 Champion, a masterclass in uncooked tempo sufficient to beat a flameout coming into the second spherical of pitstops. The back-to-back Nitro Buggy World Champion put his head down, taking simply 25 minutes to catch a full lap on the sector and regain the lead. From there he continued to construct, going to the road nicely clear.
Ongaro’s restoration apart, it was an interesting race – Atsushi Hara settling into second then taking on up entrance with Davide’s hassle. Hara was robust for the majority of the race, seemingly destined for second till he appeared to expire of steam with ten to go…simply as Ryan Pavidis lastly broke away from a race-long restoration of his personal from a primary lap catastrophe. Pavidis was dynamite over the past ten, closing on the exhausted Hara – match health maybe at play – to take over the #2 spot with simply a few minutes to go.
Neumann was within the battle with Pavidis all race to complete fourth, Christian Wolhuter a sometimes persistent run to fifth, and Alex Bernadzik rueing two separate engine cuts in sixth and left to marvel what might need been. Ryan Lutz one other to endure engine cuts, with sizzling situations, and a slicking-off observe inflicting mileage points for a number of drivers.
WINNER ALERT: Petrov the Truggy Master!
Bulgaria’s Plamen Petrov has accomplished a fairytale, profitable the Truggy class right here on the Philippine Masters 2024 for Round 2 of the Asian Buggy Championship.
First discovering the observe when seeing a race video from Circulo Verde a number of years in the past, Petrov made the lengthy trek to Manila to finish a private bucket-list race. He lower a swathe via qualifying after which acquired the higher of Australia’s Jackson Beale in a feisty 30-minute lengthy battle between the pair, Beale mounting an enormous struggle=again after a troublesome first lap. Denmark’s Oliver Fischer ran strongly, staying within the high three till a late servo failure took him out, selling skilled Kiwi Shane O’Connor. Shane was excellent over the closing laps to spherical out the rostrum. Clemente Pancho was the best-placed native driver in fourth, Apex Kim fifth.
Only one race stays: the 60-minute Nitro Buggy Championship closing.
We have our first winner right here on the Philippine Masters 2024 for Round 2 of the Asian Buggy Championship.
Italy’s Davide Ongaro has been on a mission since noon Saturday and demolished the sector in A2 together with his Team Associated RC8B4.1e. That 10-second win, together with his A1 victory, seals the deal for Davide.
An ideal begin and gorgeous lap occasions – together with the primary 34-second lap of the weekend – gave his rivals little alternative. Behind, it was frenetic. Mistakes from first Bernadzik, then Pavidis, and at last Neumann promoted an ever-present Atsushi Hara to the #2, Neumann to P3. The closing podium is anyone’s guess with A3 to run later this afternoon.
Track situations proceed to be tough in the present day, a gusty headwind on the entrance jumps that turns into a tailwind on the lengthy EBuggy triple bringing a number of drivers to grief.
Racing continues within the decrease Nitro finals.