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Ladies and gentleman I have just finished the race report of the Tamiya Championship Series in Aliso Viejo,CA. I will now present it to you.


Tamiya Championship Series, Aliso Viejo, CA, January, 22 2012.


It has been a year since I have raced in the Tamiya Championship Series. After I won the Tamiya Nationals back in 2009 and came back from the Tamiya World Championship, I spent the last two years trying out and racing about 13+ different types of RC racing disciplines. From racing indoors to outdoors, from carpet to asphalt, to dirt, On-Road to Off Road, from gas to electric, from cars just as big as a St Bernard dog, to cars that fit in the palm of my hand. When you win the Tamiya North American Finals, you are not allowed to compete again; you are supposed to let someone else have a chance. However… just two weeks ago, the marketing manager of the Tamiya Championship Series, just created a new rule for past champions, where racers are allowed to compete in the GT1 class which is for the most elite of drivers. If they win this class they are allowed to go back to Japan, and once they come back, they have to sit out the Tamiya Nationals for two years until they are allowed to compete again. This is to help strengthen the Tamiya North American team going to Japan to obtain more knowledge and experience to help future racers going to Japan the next year if they win, and to be more competitive at the worlds. After I heard about this, this invigorated me to the high heavens and gave me a new goal in life. My dad and I then got a new high end Tamiya 417X touring car, new motor and tires to practice for a week for the race.

Qualifying, is done by points, if you have the fastest time in your class in one round you get 0 points if you come second you get 2, third 3 and so on. There are two round of qualifying and your best two rounds are totaled up to determine where you start on the grid. Qualifying and the Mains are all heads up starts

Qualifier 1

I started 5th on the grid and once the tone sounded I was able to move my way up to second on the first corner. 45 seconds later, I lightly brushed one of corners coming onto the straight and the racer from behind was able to get under me and pass me for third. With 30 seconds left in the race I’m able to catch up to the driver who made to pass on me as he rolled his car over in the carousel, but as I try to make a pass on him, we collide and I hit the wall a he is able to hold second with me finishing third

Qualifier 2

I got taken out at the start by a racer behind me and this sent me all the way to the back of the field I’m able to move my way up to 4th and on the last lap one of the racers who was in 2nd rolls his car over and I’m able to edge him out for third. I have the 4th fastest time of the round and I end up qualifying 5th overall.

A main final

At the start, I’m able to move my way up to 4th and I go after 3rd place in front of me. The car ahead is not handling well and I am much faster than he is but getting by him is hard to do and he is driving a tight line which is making it hard to pass him on any corner. Once his tires warm up he is able to pull away slightly and he takes the final podium spot with me finishing in 4th.

Even though I have not made the podium in a Tamiya Championship Series race in more than two years, I have to realize that I have not practiced much at Tamiya America International Raceway for a long time, and I am dealing with much tougher competition. This journey will take much more effort and time for me to come out on top than I did when I won the Tamiya Nationals 2.5 years ago. This is a journey defiantly worth taking and for sure worth working hard for.

Hi guys. I'd thought I would give you an update on what I have been up to.

I have been going to school a lot practicing Japanese. My next race will not be, until the Tamiya North American finals this year. I am now focusing on Tamiya Championship Series race only. I love this series so much that this is all I really need to focus on. The Tamiya North American Finals will not be until the end of August. That's what has been going on for me.

Hey everyone! I'd thought that I would get back to work on my little thread here and I would give you an update on what I have been up to.

My Japanese class had ended and now I am enjoying the summer, another piece of good news is that I will be in another RC car race coming up this May 27th 2012. It is the CAL 1000 in the city of Orange, CA USA. I will do a little explaining of the rules.

The race is 1000 laps long. There must be 3-5 team members on one team. Racing uniforms must match the paint scheme on the body shell. No contact is allowed, if someone is caught with rough driving, they will have a 30 second driving penalty in the penalty box. Before the race, there will be qualifying and it will be five minutes long. A pace car will be used if necessary. The car with the fastest single lap will be on the front of the grid. Yelling is not allowed on the drivers stand but walkie talkies (two-way radios) are allowed. Teams must qualify with the same car and the same electronics in the main and throughout the race. Racing concludes after a 1000 laps are complete. The first team to reach a 1000 laps wins.

(These rules came from the OC Circuit racing club CAL 1000 flyer)

Another note is that I have been getting ready for the Tamiya North American Finals that will be held in August for 2012 at Tamiya America International Raceway for the past 5 months.

An update folks, the CAL 1000 race has been moved to June 30 2012. Thank you.

Interesting hobby. We have a few tracks here in Vegas I might need to check out.

Another race you can check out while in Vegas is the International Indoor Championship this October 2-6 2012 at the Riviera Hotel and Casino. It is an Indoor On-Road race where racers from all over the world compete. Last year there were 400+ entries. If you go to this race, even just to watch, you will watch the best professional radio control car racers in the world duel it out for the championship. Here is a link to the event if you are interested.



www.intchamps.com

Update. I have another race coming up before the Cal Raceway 1000 Lap enduro. It is the Speedtech Grand Club Race at Tamiya America raceway. I will be competing in the Modified touring car division. These cars are electric and reach speeds of 50+MPH (80 KPH) I will be racing with pro racers. There are 27 racers in my class and 179 racers total signed up for the race. This Saturday is practice for the Speedtech Grand Club race.

Hi guys, I believe I made a mistake in my previous posts.

For a year, I had been covering my races in Nitro powered RC Car racing. I said before that the fuel that I used was nitroglycerin, actually it was nitromethane that powered my nitro rc cars. My bad. Sorry for the misinformation. I will be more careful next time.

Tomorrow is the speedtech grand club race, I will keep you updated on how i'm doing.

I had a good practice run today and I got my car handling well. Tomorrow is the race. I will keep you posted.

Today is the race. My first race is up in more than 30 minutes. I will let you know how the first round goes.

I am sitting 6th in the mod A main. So-far so good. Next up is round 2 of qualifying.

The 2nd round of qualifying is over, i missed the A main by 6th tenths of a second. I am sitting first in the B main. I will let you know how it goes.

I have won the B main at the speedtech grand club race. I will get to work on the race report. Thank you.

I have finished the race report of the speedtech grand club race. I hope youis enjoy it!


Speedtech Grand Club Race. Aliso Viejo,CA. June 23 2012.

I practiced on Friday with my dad. We got the car pretty dialed in and working well. On Saturday June 23, my dad and I got to the track early to get some practice in and after that there was a short drivers meeting. Once the meeting was over the racing went underway.

Qualifying and the Main.

During the first round of qualifying, there were many slower racers that I had to get around during the last lap there was a slower car that was blocking my way and it took awhile to get by him. This cost me a 23 lap run. I was qualified 6th in the A main but there was one more qualifier to go. During the second qualifier I was racing with faster drivers, incluidng professionals and there would be racers that I would have to move over for. During the seocond to last lap I let a faster driver by in one corner but once I let him by, as we were coming into the infield he went a little wide and clipped him from behind and I rolled him over and I had to wait to let him by before I continued. This cost me the A main by only 6 tenths of a second. I would start first in the B main. In the B main I had a little bit of wheelspin off the line and I almost got taken out but after that I broke away from the pack and never looked back. I ended up winning the B main, which I had a time that would have put me 6th in the A main. I really enjoyed running modified and I plan to race the class in the future.

Update: The enduro is a no go. There are only 3 teams signed up. I will
let you know when my next race is.