Hills Off Road RC was the running of the inaugural Hudy Series Australia. This was the first time this series has been run within Australia to add to the 1600+ entries across 12 countries in 2024. Rain the day prior prohibited any practice laps being turned with drivers turning up on the day ready to do battle.
The racing was unfortunately cut short after A1 finals with a sudden torrential downpour of rain that lasted a mere 15 minutes or so and the sub coming back out to shine. By then the event was over and results called on the A1 final results.
Junior 2wd Stock Buggy
With 5 junior drivers ready to face battle with Caden Hill coming out on top with TQ for the finals.
A1 continued as did qualifying with Caden Hill taking out the top spot with Ryan Kwok and Hassan Omar filling out the podium places.
Junior 2wd Stock Buggy Overall Results
1st – Caden Hill (TQ)
2nd – Ryan Kwok
3rd – Hassan Omar
4th – Callan Rockall
5th – Tyler Acton
Fastest Lap of the Day – Caden Hill – 33.203 seconds (Q2)
2wd Stock Buggy
With the largest field for the meeting, 19 drivers fronted for the event with Hugo Tsang taking TQ honours.
With very close racing across the top 5 with places changing frequently throughout A1. It was Hugo Tsang that took the win from Nathaiel White and a fast finishing Logan Rintoul taking the final step of the dias.
2wd Stock Buggy Overall Results
1st – Hugo Tsang (TQ)
2nd – Nathaniel White
3rd – Logan Rintoul
4th – Scott Hill
5th – Mark Doyle
Fastest Lap of the Day – Logan Rintoul – 31-445 seconds (Q1)
2wd Modified Buggy
10 entries, showed for a quality field with Lachlan Donnelly proving too good with the TQ for the event.
The A1 final was hotly contested with Ari Bakla coming across the line in first place, with Lachlan Donnelly and Matthew Couper following close behind for second and third places respectively.
2wd Modified Buggy Overall Results
1st – Ari Bakla
2nd – Lachlan Donnelly (TQ)
3rd – Matthew Couper
4th – Jarod Ment
5th – Bradd Vercoe
Fastest Lap of the Day – Ari Bakla – 29.063 seconds (Q1)
4wd Stock Buggy
16 entries showed for some intense wheel-to-wheel racing with Nathaniel White showing a clean set of heels for TQ.
As in the 2Wd final, A1 for 4WD was closely contested with positions changing throughout. Yet Nathaniel White continued on from qualifying to take the win, with Logan Rintoul and Hugo Tsang coming across the line in second and third.
4wd Stock Buggy Overall Results
1st – Nathaniel White (TQ)
2nd – Logan Rintoul
3rd – Hugo Tsang
4th – Scott Hill
5th – Caden Hill
Fastest Lap of the Day – Nathaniel White – 28.844 seconds (Q1)
4wd Modified Buggy
11 entries showed us all how to push the limits, with Ari Bakla showing the way with TQ runs.
When it came to A1 final, the racing was close yet three and a half minutes in we went from bright sunshine to a freak torrential storm soaking the venue. This did not deter the competitors with most finishing the run with Lachlan Donnelly mastering the wet conditions to take the win. Following behind, Ari Bakla and Matthew Couper battled it out almost on every corner and to the line for second and third places. Within 15 minutes of the finish, we had blue skies and sunshine
4wd Modified Buggy Overall Results
1st – Lachlan Donnelly
2nd – Ari Bakla (TQ)
3rd – Matthew Couper
4th – Peter Seckold
5th – Ben Cribbin
Fastest Lap of the Day – Ari Bakla – 27.127 seconds (Q1)
What an event and whilst was a lower key than our successful Nationals event held just two months prior, it was a great start to the Hudy Series within Australia.
We would like to thank Hudy, Team Xray, Hobbywing and HEI for making the event possible and look forward to the 2025 edition.
The next race day was scheduled for 15th December to finish off the year and the Hills Offroad RC Club Championships.
Follow the below link for the full race results
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