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RC PRO SERIES SOUTH AFRICA FINALS

30 Aug - 2 Sep 2007, Avion Raceway

Sponsored by Hobby Warehouse

Kempton Park

THE BIGGEST RC OFF ROAD EVENT EVER HELD IN SOUTH AFRICA
TOTAL PAYOUT OF R 35’000-00 Rand

The newly built racetrack was truly amazing; it had been designed and built to perfection. Even the most seasoned pros worked really hard to get their cars dialled in. The track surface started blue grooving on Friday morning during practice, the rhythm sections were timed to perfection the jumps were built with precision and it was then that we realised that a competition of note was about to unfold. The first qualifiers started and our predictions were spot on.

CONGRATULATIONS TO MARK REMCKEN WHO WINS RC PRO BUGGY TITLE !!

BUGGY PRO CLASS

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TQ: Mark Remcken, Mugen Team Driver / JP Engines

Avion Raceway driver Mark Remcken was on the pace and TQ'd after the 4th round of qualifying. He posted his personal best time of 5m32.212 that earned him first place on the grid. Avion Raceway driver Michael Gibson qualified second with a 5m33.332 (and carded the fastest lap of 46.504). Third on the grid was also an Avion Raceway driver Carl-Hein Frommann with a 5m35.865. Fourth qualifier was Avion Raceway/Falcon engine driver Charl McGregor with a time of 5m36.996.

Remcken and Gibson's buggies were dialled in the qualifiers; both drivers had the new track layout taped. Gibson looked good during qualifying, and was set to give Remcken a run for the money in the Mains. Carl-Hein was hot on their heels the pressure was on for the Mains.

Winner: Michael Gibson, Hobby Warehouse Team Driver / Falcon Engines

The 45 minute main started and Mark set a hot pace for the first quarter of the race, hot on his heels the rest of the field followed within split seconds of one another, the gremlins set in and Mark flamed out that was the chance Michael needed and took over first place with Charl hot on his heels, Tinus Pretorius fought his way up to third position and held it to the end of the race.

FINAL POSITIONS:

1^STMICHAEL GIBSON

2^ND CHARL Mc GREGOR

3^RD TINUS PRETORIUS

4^TH JONATHAN MENT

5^th PETER VERSTER

6^TH CARL HEIN-FROMMANN

7^TH HEIN FROMMANN

8^TH KENNY MOREY

9^TH HEIN VAN SCHALKWYK

10^TH MARK REMCKEN

EXPERT BUGGY

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Johan van der Linde was the man to beat in expert buggy class but Keith Busby regained the top spot in round two and lowered his time ever further in round three. Busby was 4 seconds faster than Andy Podrenek who was his nearest competitor during qualifying, chances were good that he would have done well in the mains. Andy posted his fastest time in round two this was good enough to take secondplace and Johan took third place.

FINAL POSITIONS:

1^STKKIETH BUSBY

2^NDANDY PODRENEK

3^RD JOHAN VD LINDE

4^TH WILLIE PETERS

5^th BYRON COST

6^TH MICHAN VD MERWE

7^TH CLIFFY SWANEPOEL Snr

8^TH WILLIAM SCHNIDER

9^TH RIAAN RIECKERT

10^TH RIAAN WILLEMAN

INTERMEDIATE BUGGY

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Peers Bailiff set the pace in the first round, and his Mugen was faster in every subsequent round. His 5m51.996 turned out to be the fastest overall time in his class, and it was 2 seconds faster than Gerhard van der Merwe's time (5m53.999). That earned Peers the win and put Gerhard in second. Michan van der Merwe carded a third place and a sweep for Mugen.

FINAL POSITIONS:

1ST PEERS BAILIFF

2ND GERHARD VAN DER MERWE

3RD MICHAN VAN DER MERWE

4TH JUAN BIERMAN

5TH HENNIE DERCKSEN

6TH BYRON COST

7TH DION VOOGT

8TH CLIFFY SWANEPOEL JNR.

9TH VIC LEONARDO

10TH WILLIAM SCHNEIDER

ARENA TRUCK

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TQ: Carl-Hein Frommann, 2nd Gary Mc Donnough, 3rd Brendan Du Preez

The start was perfect and a battle followed between Carl-Hein, Gary, Brendan and Liezel Roos, positions changed when Carl-Hein flamed out.

Gary took the lead 20 minutes into the final until his car also flamed out, Brendan took the lead with Liezel snapping at his heals. Carl-Hein was 2 laps behind Brendan and Gary 1 lap behind at this stage. Carl-Hein drove a perfect race and managed to make up 1 lap on Gary. The final positions were:

1ST BRENDAN DU PREEZ

2ND CARL-HEIN FROMMANN

3RD LIEZL ROOS

4TH GARY MCDONOUGH

5TH WYKIE VAN WYK

6TH CLIFFY SWANEPOEL JNR.

7TH GERRIE VAN EEDEN

8TH VAUGHN VORSTER

9TH BYRON COST

10TH WILLIE LOUW

RC PRO SERIES ANNOUNCEMENT

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