06/07/2025 – Round 4 of 2025 Hills Offroad RC Club Championship Race Report

Sunday 6^th July club meeting was Round 4 of the 2025 Hills Offroad RC Club Championship. With 69 entries attending for racing with the track conditions being slippery with the wet weather in the lead up to the event.

Novice/Rung What You Brung

11 entries rolled up for some action with Rob Harding taking the TQ after qualifying.

Leon Phillips went on to take the win on the day with 2^nd, 7^th & 1^st place finishes. Marcus Sewter finished second with 7^th, 2^nd & 2^nd places. Daniel Diaz finished in third place with 8^th, 1^st & 6^th places in the finals.

Novice/Run What You Brung Race Results

1^st – Leon Phillips

2^nd – Marcus Sewter

3^rd – Daniel Diaz

4^th – Joseph Valdivia

5^th – Julian Diaz

Fastest Lap of the Day – Julian Diaz – 36.844 seconds (A3 Final)

2wd Stock

With the largest field for the event, 24 drivers were shown the way with Hugo Tsang taking TQ for the finals.

The finals were a two horse affair with some very close racing. Hugo Tsang went on to take the win on the day with 2^nd, 1^st & 1^st place finishes and also the Grand Slam (Win, TQ & Fastest Lap). Scott Hill finished second with 1^st, 2^nd & 2^nd places. Anthony Gullotta put together a third place with 3^rd, 4^th & 3^rd places in the finals.

2wd Stock Race Results

1^st – Hugo Tsang (TQ)

2^nd – Scott Hill

3^rd – Anthony Gullotta

4^th – Logan Rintoul

5^th – Joseph Valdivia

Fastest Lap of the Day – Hugo Tsang – 31.688 seconds (A3 Final)

2wd Modified

With 10 very keen entries, it was Lachlan Donnelly laying down TQ runs to start the finals ahead of the rest.

Lachlan Donnelly went on to take the Grand Slam (Win, TQ & Fastest Lap), with three wins across the finals. Lachlan Munday making the trip up from Victoria for the weekend took second place with 2^nd, 2^nd & 2^nd places. With his father and one of the legends of Australian racing, Ray Munday came in third with 3^rd, 4^th & 3^rd places across the finals.

2wd Modified Race Results

1^st – Lachlan Donnelly (TQ)

2^nd – Lachlan Munday

3^rd – Ray Munday

4^th – Samuel Muffett

5^th – Lachlan Williams

Fastest Lap of the Day – Lachlan Donnelly – 29.548 seconds (A3 Final)

4wd Stock

With 17 entries running on the day, Scott Hill put together a TQ run for the best starting place of the stock runners.

Again some great racing was seen in this class, which saw Hugo Tsang take the win overall in the finals with 1^st, 4^th & 1^st place finishes. Logan Rintoul came in second with 9^th, 1^st & 3^rd place finishes. Scott Hill was third with 2^nd, 2^nd & 2^nd places.

4wd Stock Race Results

1^st – Hugo Tsang

2^nd – Logan Rintoul

3^rd – Scott Hill

4^th – Michael Martinez

5^th – Chris Milton

Fastest Lap of the Day – Scott Hill – 28.809 seconds (A3 Final)

4wd Modified

With 7 entries came to play and get some laps ahead of the next event with Lachlan Donnelly taking the TQ spot after qualifying.

The finals were a closer battle for all places than the results show with Lachlan Donnelly taking his second Grand Slam for the event (Win, TQ & Fastest Lap), with 1^st,1^st & 1^st places across the finals. Lachlan Donnelly took second with 2^nd, 2^nd & 2^nd places. Ray Munday again backed up his 2wd result with third, finishing 3^rd, 3^rd & 5^th places.

4wd Modified Race Results

1^st – Lachlan Donnelly (TQ)

2^nd – Lachlan Munday

3^rd – Ray Munday

4^th – Samuel Muffett

5^th – Lachlan Williams

Fastest Lap of the Day – Lachlan Donnelly – 27.345 seconds (A3 Final)

It was another great and competitive round of the 2025 Club Championship and the current leaders in the point score after round 4 for each class are:

·        2WD Junior Stock Buggy – Cooper DeBono

·        2WD Stock Buggy – Hugo Tsang

·        2WD Modified Buggy – Samuel Muffett

·        4WD Junior Stock Buggy – Cooper DeBono

·        4WD Stock Buggy – Hugo Tsang

·        4WD Modified Buggy – Samuel Muffett

Full point score in the images attached.

There is still time to join the club to be a part of future events in the 2025 Club Championship and for your chance to win one of two car kits at the end of 2025. Every time you enter a club meeting as a member of the club, you have one entry in the draw to win.

https://www.hillsoffroadrc.com/membership-application

Our next round of the club Championship is scheduled for Sunday 3^rd August 2025, to continue our drive towards what will be the biggest year for Hills Offroad RC with the IFMAR World Championships. Our next race day is the King of the Hills on 11^th to 13^th July 2025.

Follow the below link for the full race results

https://hillsoffroadrc.liverc.com/events/