Tamiya Asia Cup Singapore Race Report

By admin On April 29, 2010 · Add Comment

Tamiya Asia Cup Singapore Race Report

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Last weekend, Stargek Singapore hosted Round 2 of the 13th Tamiya Asia Cup Singapore Championships. This was the first outdoor race of the year and everyone was curious how the newly set regulations is going to affect the different classes.

In the Formula One class, this year all racers will be using the F104 chassis and rubber tyres for the race. Allister Lim powered by an Acorn Racing’s 4200mAh 30C 2S1P 7.4V stick pack led the timing for the first two rounds of qualifiers as racers struggled with the rubber tyres. In the 3rd final, Daniel Chee out qualified Allister and took over the top qualifier spot. His good form continued and easily winning the first two finals and was crowned as champion of the formula class. Although Allister struggled with traction problem in the finals managed to have a close fight with 2nd place Ray Lan and finished 3rd ultimately.

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In the M-Sports Category, most racers was using M04 chassis. Leonard Sim powered by Acorn Racing’s 4200mAh 30C 2S1P 7.4V stick pack style LiPos managed to out qualify his competitors in his class. However, bad luck struck him in one of the finals. His car was found to be below the legal minimum weight and he was penalised to 4th position despite winning the rounds. It affected his overall result and he finished 2nd despite clearly being the fastest Mini of the day.