A little late, but on Sunday 4th August club meeting was the long-anticipated start of the 2024 Hills offroad RC Club Championship. After 3 past attempts to get the Club Championship it was a great day to finally get the run in with 48 entries, numbers were lower due to many competitors racing at the Raw Speed Series held at Maitland the same day.
Novice
With 4 drivers ready to duke it out, it was Simon Shaw taking the round (7 laps/5:07.133). Michael Williamson was second (6 laps/5:21.625), and Husayn Omar was third (5 laps/4:29.118).
Clinton Lazaro went quickest in round 2 securing TQ (7 laps 4:20.912). Husayn Omar was second for the round (7 laps 5:39.705), and Simon Shaw was third (6 laps 5:05.081).
Clinton Lazaro had a clean sweep across all three finals taking the overall win. Simon Shaw finished second in all three, with Michael Williamson rounding out the podium places with 4th, 3rd & 3rd places.
Novice Race Results
1st – Clinton Lazaro (TQ)
2nd – Simon Shaw
3rd – Michael Williamson
4th – Husayn Omar
Fastest Lap of the Day – Clinton Lazaro – 31.879 seconds (A3 Final)
2wd Stock
With the largest field for the meeting, 18 drivers were lead in the first round of qualifying by Glenn Welch (9 laps/5:26.651), from Ron Curby (9 laps/5:34.624). Nathaniel White rounded out the top 3 for round 1 (9 laps/5:35.833).
Chris Milton took the second round and overall TQ as the track got faster (9 laps/5:14.246). Nathaniel White finished second for the round (9laps/5:22.451), with Glen Andrews taking third in the round (9 laps/5:24.027).
Chris Milton continued his recent form taking the overall win with 2nd, 1st & 1st after some close racing in each final. Nathaniel White took second overall with 1st, 3rd, & 2nd, with Glenn Welch coming home third with 3rd, 2nd& 9th.
2wd Stock Race Results
1st – Chris Milton (TQ)
2nd – Nathaniel White
3rd – Glenn Welch
4th – Glen Andrews
5th – Michael Martinez
Fastest Lap of the Day – Nathaniel White – 33.100 seconds (A3 Final)
2wd Modified
5 entries fronted to get some valuable laps under their belts. Round 1 went to Bradd Vercoe (8 laps/4:48.907). Bradley Chuter finished second for the round (8 laps/4:53.318), and Bill Zorbalas Louw was third (8 laps/5:03.187).
The top 3 for the round were covered by less than 0.7 of a second after the 5-minute run. Bradley Chuter topped the timesheets and took overall TQ (9 laps/5:25.092). Bill Zorbalas finished second for the round (9 laps/5:25.507). Bradd Vercoe finished third for the round (9 laps/5:25.763).
It was Bradd Vercoe who took the wins in all three finals to take the day. Chris Taylor finished second with 2nd, 2nd & 3rd. Bradley Chuter finished the day in third with 3rd, 3rd & 2nd place finishes.
2wd Modified Race Results
1st – Bradd Vercoe
2nd – Chris Taylor
3rd – Bradley Chuter (TQ)
4th – Bill Zorbalas
5th – Stuart McMahon
Fastest Lap of the Day – Brad Vercoe – 32.530 seconds (A2 Final)
4wd Stock
14 entries ran with Glenn Welch taking top spot in round 1 of qualifying (10 laps/5:16.015). Nathaniel White followed in second (10 laps/5:31.715), from Chris Milton in third (9 laps/4:46.834).
Chris Milton went fastest in round 2 and overall TQ (10 laps/5:13.130), from Nathaniel White in second (10 laps/5:22.157), and Ron Curby in third for the round (10 laps/5:23.051).
With some close racing and a mix of the results, it was Chris Milton whom took out the day with results of 1st, 1st and 3rd. Glenn Welch ran second with 7th, 2nd& 1st place finishes. Nathaniel White finished third with 2nd, 3rd & 2nd.
4wd Stock Race Results
1st – Chris Milton (TQ)
2nd – Glenn Welch
3rd – Nathaniel White
4th – Ron Curby
5th – Cooper DeBono
Fastest Lap of the Day – Nathaniel White – 30.111 seconds (A3 Final)
4wd Modified
7 entries laid down some laps with Bradd Vercoe setting the fastest time for the round (10 laps/5:29.626). Michael Martinez was second (10 laps/5:31.181), and Bill Zorbalas third (9 laps/5:04.525).
Bradd Vercoe topped round 2 and set overall TQ (10 laps/5:09.909). Michael Martinez was second (10 laps/5:19.369), and Chris Taylor was third (10 laps/5:28.040).
Brad Vercoe came away with the win running 1st, 7th& 1st in the three finals. Michael Martinez finished second with 2nd, 1st & 2nd, and Bradley Chuter coming in third with 3rd, 2nd & 4th place finishes.
4wd Modified Race Results
1st – Bradd Vercoe (TQ)
2nd – Michael Martinez
3rd – Bradley Chuter
4th - Chris Taylor
5th – Bill Zorbalas
Fastest Lap of the Day – Brad Vercoe – 29.667 seconds (A3 Final)
Thanks to all for the support in getting the first round of our 2024 Club Championship in the books. The current point score after round 1 for each class is below and come and join the action for the remainder of the championship.
Our next club race day was scheduled for Sunday 18thAugust, race report to follow shortly.
Follow the below link for the full race results
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