Press Release From Action RC and Asian Buggy Championships:
www.asianbuggychamps.com
The 2023 Asian Buggy Championships headed south from its opening spherical on the Philippine Masters to the east-coast Australian metropolis of Brisbane for spherical 2. Pine Hills Dirt Racing hosted the race at its lovely oil-treated racetrack, drawing entries from throughout the Asia-Pacific area.
Nitro Buggy
Alex Bernadzik (Team Associated) led the sphere on a merry dance all through qualifying. Hi picked up slim wins in Q1, over monitor builder and Pine Hills Dirt Racing president Zac Ryan (HB), and Q2 forward of Tekno’s Caleb Noble. Ryan picked up the narrowest of wins in Q3, earlier than Bernadzik confirmed the TQ place with one other win in This fall.
The remaining was a implausible race. Small errors early from Bernadzik buried him within the subject whereas Noble blazed away out entrance. A fuel-bottle subject at Caleb’s first cease let Alex again within the sport, however it will not be till nearly half-way by way of the 45 minute remaining that Alex would get proper again to Noble’s rear bumper. Bernadzik snuck by way of after which put the hammer down over the again half of the race, constructing his lead out to nearly a full lap by the flag. Noble continued in second, Zac Ryan third. Aaron Dexter was a powerful, if considerably lonely 4th, with 11-year-old Zac Foster a powerful fifth after a late-race move on Andrew Foord.
Electric Buggy
Bernadzik was at it once more in e-Buggy qualifying, and the result adopted a now acquainted sample. He would choose up Q1 and Q2 along with his Team Associated buggy, earlier than Caleb Noble pried open the smallest of cracks and pushed the Tekno to the Q3 win. Alex would have none of it,
nonetheless, a This fall win within the quickest time of the weekend placing his top-qualifier standing past doubt. Noble would begin second, forward of standard 1/10 racer Christopher Sturdy (Team Associated). Sturdy had opted to make use of this race as a part of his preparation for the upcoming 1/10 World Championships at Hobby Action Raceway.
In A1, Cable clung on gamely as Bernadzik blazed away out entrance, however finally the tempo informed and Alex constructed a snug benefit he held to the flag. Noble can be second and Aaron Dexter (Team Associated) third in a robust efficiency from sixth on the grid.
A2 adopted an analogous sample – proper up till Noble’s electronics cried “enough” on the final lap, within the afternoon warmth. That dropped him out of the operating, selling Christopher Sturdy (Team Associated) to second and Dexter once more third.
With Bernadzik sitting out A3, it was left to Noble to make the operating. He duly did so till the very remaining lap when as soon as once more his electronics mentioned ‘no more’, leaving him crestfallen as Sturdy, Jayden Edmunds (Team Associated) and Dexter slid by.
All of that left Bernadzik a deserved double-champion, from Sturdy and Noble.
Electric Truggy
Nathan Healy (HB) made the large journey from Melbourne to Brisbane for this race, and made all of it worthwhile with a slashing efficiency in qualifying, scooping up all 4 wins, earlier than massive wins in A1 and A2 put all of it past doubt. Mark Turner (Tekno) chased exhausting after which gained A3 to substantiate second spot, with Corey Tate (additionally Tekno) popping out on high in a hyper-competitive mid-field battle.
Nitro Truggy
Caleb Noble (Tekno) was the primary on this class, profitable three of the 4 qualifiers to begin up entrance in a small however high-quality subject.
The remaining went in line with plan for Caleb, an excellent begin adopted by a tone-to-tone win in a superb drive. Tekno teammate Jackson Beale impressed with second, Queenslander Jordan Van getting round New Zealand’s Shane O’Connor to take third.
Junior Buggy (underneath 15 yrs)
Race promoter Scotty Ernst held a one-off Junior buggy remaining, to acknowledge and encourage the group of younger drivers current on the occasion. Zac Foster at simply 11 years of age is already battling it out within the open Nitro Buggy A remaining, and added the Junior Buggy win to the open class effort. TJ Craperi was a powerful second from common 1/10 racer Phenix Egglton. New Zealander Dylan Toia simply miss out on a podium, coming residence in fourth forward of Cooper Nitschke and Lachie Lander. Tanner White, Maddie Noble, Riley Lander-West and Tyler Wooley rounded out the 10- sturdy subject of junior racers as younger as 9 years previous.
Masters Nitro Buggy (45+ yrs)
Two ‘Masters’ lessons for 45+ year-olds rounded out the category listing. Ben Panic (HB) and Darren Perry (Tekno) cut up qualifying two apiece, however come finals time, Panic had no reply for the velocity or consistency of Perry. Darren Cains (XRay) was the perfect of the remaining for a wonderful efficiency.
Masters Electric Buggy (45+ yrs)
Panic once more was quick, a dominant qualifying efficiency placing him on pole, and the most well liked of favourites for the triple A finals. Hotter Sunday temperatures didn’t agree with Ben’s setup, nonetheless, and Simon Healy (father of Nathan, the Electric Truggy winner) pounced, taking two straight wins to wrap it up. Paul Mason, operating for the primary time since a Siler State look earlier within the yr knocked the rusty spots off to impress with second, Darren Cains third courtesy of a late race flourish in A3.
All-in-all, this second spherical of the Asian Buggy Championship sequence was a powerful success. The Pine Hills Dirt Racing crew put collectively a superb race monitor, in lovely parkland environment. Race organiser, Scotty Ernst paid tribute to the membership, its volunteers, and those that travelled to race earlier than confirming that particulars for the third spherical of the sequence can be introduced shortly.
Event Resources and Contacts
Photos:
Podium pictures courtesy Asian Buggy Championships can be found to obtain from:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1grWYW-YQdPAuo_54MjC3BhZFl4_qdMo2/view?usp=sharing
Full outcomes:
Full outcomes can be found for viewing from https://abcrc.liverc.com/results/