Sunday 3rd November’s club meeting was Round 3 of the 2024 Hills Offroad RC Club Championship. With 65 entries attending a what was a glorious day of sunshine and fun. Whilst we are now starting to get some clear leaders in the championship. Your best 3 of 4 results count towards the Club Championship, so it still could be anyone's in most classes at this stage
Run What You Brung (Open)
6 entries of mainly trucks fronted for some action with Stuart McMahon setting the fastest time for round one of qualifying (8 laps/5:13.573). Simon Shaw was second (8 laps/5:25.121), and Andrew Kerek third (8 laps/5:42.656).
Stuart McMahon topped round two of qualifying and taking TQ for the day (8 laps/5:08.100). Andrew Kerek was second for the round (8 laps/5:20.425), and Callan Rockall was third (7 laps/5:03.420).
Stuart McMahon came out on top for the day with 1st, 1st & 2nd places. Simon Shaw was second after having 2nd, 2nd & 3rd place finishes. Callan Rockall came in in third with 3rd, 3rd & 1st place finishes.
Run What You Brung (Open) Race Results
1st – Stuart McMahon (TQ)
2nd – Simon Shaw
3rd – Callan Rockall
4th – Andrew Kerek
5th – Husyan Omar
Fastest Lap of the Day – Stuart McMahon – 34.068 seconds (A2 Final)
2wd Stock
With the commonly expected largest field, 26 drivers were lead in the first round of qualifying by Hugo Tsang (9 laps/5:22.249), from Scott Hill in second (9 laps/5:22.991). Chris Milton rounded out the top 3 for the round (9 laps/5:27.266).
Hugo Tsang took the second round of qualifying with a TQ run for the day (9 laps/5:00.084). Scott Hill finished second again for the round (9 laps/5:10.126), with Logan Rintoul taking third for the round (9 laps/5:10.622).
Hugo Tsang took top honours for the day with a clean sweep of the finals after some close battles. Scott Hill took second overall with 2nd, 2nd & 3rd places and Logan Rintoul coming home third with 9th, 4th & 2nd places in the finals.
2wd Stock Race Results
1st – Hugo Tsang (TQ)
2nd – Scott Hill
3rd – Logan Rintoul
4th – Mark Doyle
5th – Chris Milton
Fastest Lap of the Day – Logan Rintoul – 30.970 seconds (A3 Final)
2wd Modified
8 very keen entries were ready to take to the track with round one of qualifying going to Peter Seckold (10 laps/5:31.922). Bradd Vercoe finished second for the round (9 laps/5:14.761), and Jon McMillon was third (9 laps/5:19.200).
Peter Seckold topped the timesheets again in round two of qualifying and took overall TQ (10 laps/5:21.653). Jon McMillon finished second for the round (10 laps/5:29.204). Bradd Vercoe finished third for the round (9 laps/5:03.223).
It was Peter Seckold who took a convincing win in all finals. Bradd Vercoe finished second with 2nd, 4th & 2nd places. Scott Hill finished the day in third after 3rd, 2nd & 5th place finishes.
2wd Modified Race Results
1st – Peter Seckold (TQ)
2nd – Bradd Vercoe
3rd – Scott Hill
4th – Jon McMillin
5th – Michael Fretin
Fastest Lap of the Day – Peter Seckold – 29.927 seconds (A3 Final)
4wd Stock
With 20 entries running on the day with Nathaniel White taking top spot in round one of qualifying (10 laps/5:13.527). Logan Rintoul followed in second (10 laps/5:15.204), from Ron Curby in third (10 laps/5:24.661).
Logan Rintoul went fastest in round two of qualifying to take TQ for the day (10 laps/5:07.263), from Hugo Tsang in second (10 laps/5:15.223), and Chris Milton in third for the round (10 laps/5:22.129).
With some very close racing and a mix of the results, it was Hugo Tsang who took out the day with results of 4th, 1st & 1st places across the finals. Nathaniel White ran second with 1st, 2nd & 9th places. Logan Rintoul finished third with a consistent run through the finals with 2nd, 3rd & 2nd places across the finals.
4wd Stock Race Results
1st – Hugo Tsang
2nd – Nathaniel White
3rd – Logan Rintoul (TQ)
4th – Chris Milton
5th – Mark Doyle
Fastest Lap of the Day – Logan Rintoul – 28.161 seconds (A3 Final)
4wd Modified
Only 5 entries were in play for the day with Gavin Webb setting the fastest time for the first round of qualifying and took the TQ for the day early (10 laps/5:12.495). Michael Fretin was second (10 laps/5:27.379), and David Ryan in third (9 laps/5:05.472).
David Ryan topped round two of qualifying (10 laps/5:24.218). Michael Fretin was again second (10 laps/5:40.688), and Gavin Webb was third (9 laps/5:00.189).
With only two finals being run due to some competitors leaving early, Gavin Webb came in winning both finals. David Ryan finished second with two 2nd places, and Simon Shaw coming in third with two 3rd place finishes.
4wd Modified Race Results
1st – Gavin Webb (TQ)
2nd – David Ryan
3rd – Simon Shaw
4th – Michael Fretin
5th – Stuart McMahon
Fastest Lap of the Day – Gavin Webb – 28.896 seconds (A2 Final)
Thanks to all for the support in getting another round of our 2024 Club Championship in the books. A big thanks goes to Chris Milton for stepping in to run Race Control and Peter Seckold for assisting periodically so Chris could still participate and race himself.
The current point score after round 3 for each class is below and come and join the action for the final round of the championship scheduled for the 15th December.
With Round 3 of the Campbelltown Hobbies Racing League running at Maitland on 17th November, there is no club meeting scheduled for what would be our normal weekend for racing. Our next race day is scheduled for Sunday 1st December, being the inaugural Australian round of the Hudy Series. What is expected to be another highly competitive event, as Australia’s best take the opportunity for more valuable track time ahead of next year’s IFMAR World Championships. Get those entries in to ensure you don’t get disappointed, as we expect we will need to cap entries as we get closer to the day dependant on the number of entries received.
Follow the below link for the full race results
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