Inaugural ROCS 2012 or Raceworks Singapore Open Championship Series organized by Raceworks Hobbies Singapore started off with a promising 40 entries in 3 classes to compete in Raceworks Open Modified and ORCA class-sponsor ORCA Spec Class and ORCA Superstock 17.5T. The event was held on February 12, 2012 with a forecasted sunny day. With a new layout, the track was very techincal and tight. P.Y.Tang represented Team XRAY and ORCA Singapore in Raceworks Modified Class, while strongest representative in the ORCA Superstock 17.5T Class was entered by Daryl Thong who is also driving an ORCA-powered XRAY T3'12. New ORCA Spec Class which is targeted to boost up the RC community saw a healthy number of newcomers entering the race.
In the Superstock 17.5T Class, it seemed too easy and surely for Nicholas Lee to take the top qualifying spot. Closest contender Daryl Thong made several mistakes dropped him to 4th from the grid, while Dimas, visitor from Indonesia, and Jason Lee improved to qualify top 3. In the Final A1, Nicholas Lee cruised in 1st followed by Dimas, Leonard Sim and Daryl Thong. Another win by Nicholas Lee in Final A2 secured his overall win, while Daryl Thong put up some tough fight to hold on in 2nd, followed by Jason Lee in 3rd. 2nd position was up for grabs between Daryl Thong, Jason Lee and Leonard Sim swapping positions in the Final A3. Daryl Thong finished 1st in Final A3 after holding off tremendous pressure from Jason Lee.
ORCA Superstock 17.5T Top 10 Qualifying Standings:
1. Nicholas Lee - Tamiya TRF 417X - 21 laps 6:08.675
2. Dimas - Tamiya TRF417X - ORCA Vritra/ORCA RX2/ORCA Infinite - 20 laps 6:02.313
3. Jason Lee - Tamiya TRF417X - 20 ;aps 6:04.068
4. Daryl Thong - XRAY T3'12 - ORCA Vritra/ORCA RX2/ORCA Infinite - 20 laps 6:04.607
5. Leonard Sim - XRAY T3'12 - 20 laps 6:06.137
6. Kevin Wong - TOP Photon - 20 laps 6:12.296
7. Alan Leung - Tamiya TA06Pro - ORCA/Vritra/ORCA RX2/ORCA Infinite - 20 laps 6:17.187
8. Dominic Quek - XRAY T3'12 - ORCA Vritra - 20 laps 6:17.463
9. Jonathan Chia - TOP Photon - 19 laps 6:01.363
10. John Roden - Tamiya - 19 laps 6:05.633
ORCA Superstock 17.5T Final Standings:
A-Main:
1. Nicholas Lee - Tamiya TRF 417X - 20pts
2. Daryl Thong - XRAY T3'12 - ORCA Vritra/ORCA RX2/ORCA Infinite - 19pts
3. Dimas - Tamiya TRF417X - ORCA Vritra/ORCA RX2/ORCA Infinite - 17pts
4. Leonard Sim - XRAY T3'12 - 17pts
5. Jason Lee - Tamiya TRF417X - 14pts
6. Alan Leung - Tamiya TA06Pro - ORCA/Vritra/ORCA RX2/ORCA Infinite - 11pts
7. Dominic Quek - XRAY T3'12 - ORCA Vritra - 10pts8. Jonathan Chia - TOP Photon - 8pts
9. John Roden - Tamiya - 7pts
10. Kevin Wong - TOP Photon - 5pts
B-Main:
1. Kevin Leiw - XRAY T3'12 - ORCA Vritra/ORCA RX2/ORCA Infinite - 19pts
2. Kelvin Tan - TOP Photon - 19pts
3. Tony Neo - Hotbodies TCX - ORCA Vritra/ORCA RX2/ORCA Infinite - 18pts
4. Andrew Law- Tamiya TRF417X - ORCA Infinite - 16pts
5. Kenji Taira - Tamiya TRF417X - ORCA Infinite - 11pts
6. Kamen Koh - XRAY T2'09 - ORCA Infinite - 11pts
7. Feroz XRAY T3'12 - ORCA Vritra/ORCA RX2/ORCA Infinite - 11pts
New ORCA Spec Class had the most entries which the organizer is trying every possible way to make the class as easy as it can get for new racers to join, and as well as making the race economical by providing subsidization to the class from class-sponsor ORCA on the ORCA Spark ESC and ORCA RX2 17.5T Professional Brushless Motor. 9-year old Dominic Quek which have proven to be a young and promising driver took the TQ and overall win, ahead of newcomer Kevin Leiw, giving XRAY 1-2 finish.
ORCA Spec Class Qualifying Standings:
A-Main:
1. Dominic Quek - XRAY T3'12 - 18 laps 6:19.234
2. Kevin Leiw - XRAY T3'12 - ORCA Infinite - 17 laps 6:03.696
3. Kenji Taira - Tamiya TRF417X - ORCA Infinite - 17 laps 6:12.805
4. Jonathan Ho - XRAY T3'11 - ORCA Infinite - 17 laps 6:13.643
5. Joshua Tan - 9pts - 17 laps 6:15.1386. Mark Lim - Tamiya TT01 - 17 laps 6:15.734
7. Chhuah Joo Kiah - Tamiya TRF417X - ORCA Infinite - 17 laps 6:20.055
8. Yew Chee Keen - XRAY T3'11 - 16 laps 6:01.478
9. William R - XRAY T2'09 - 16 laps 6:09.622
10. Melvin Ho - XRAY T2'09 - 16 laps 6:12.767
ORCA Spec Class Final Standings: (ORCA Spark ESC and RX2 17.5T handout)
A-Main:
1. Dominic Quek - XRAY T3'12 - 20pts
2. Kevin Leiw - XRAY T3'12 - ORCA Infinite - 18pts
3. Kenji Taira - Tamiya TRF417X - ORCA Infinite - 17pts
4. Chhuah Joo Kiah - Tamiya TRF417X - ORCA Infinite - 16pts
5. Jonathan Ho - XRAY T3'11 - ORCA Infinite - 16pts6. Mark Lim - Tamiya TT01 - 11pts
7. Joshua Tan - 9pts
8. Yew Chee Keen - XRAY T3'11 - 9pts
9. William R - XRAY T2'09 - 6pts
10. Melvin Ho - XRAY T2'09 - 3pts
B-Main:
1. Terence Tan - XRAY T3'12
2. Charles R - Tamiya TT01
3. Alan Cher - Tamiya TT01
4. Jason Lee (ROCS Racing Spirit Award Winner!!) - Tamiya TT01
In the Raceworks Modified Class, Nicholas Lee set the pace in Qualifying Heat 1 and that result stayed on for the TQ spot. P.Y.Tang about 6 seconds behind took 2nd qualifying spot followed by Jason Lee in 3rd. In the Final A1, P.Y.Tang did a small change in applying the NASA Mighty Gripper on the handout Huge RC High Traction 36R Tires, proves to be worthwhile, when he was able to made a pass on the first lap over Nicholas Lee who was struggling for traction. While holding the lead and was still pulling away, P.Y.Tang made a big mistake skidding off to the side barriers in the in-field resulting him to retire from a broken steering link. Nicholas Lee went on to take the win followed by Jason Lee and Dimas. Using the same methold on tire addictive application, P.Y.Tang again started off strong in Final A2 pressuring Nicholas Lee right from the start. It was clearly that P.Y.Tang had a quicker car, looking left and right in every corner to pass the leader. Opportunity came in the 1.5 minute mark with a strong pass in the in-field by P.Y.Tang. A win was looking good but failure on the steering link struck again, which was probably damaged from the previous run, forced P.Y.Tang to retire after a contact with another car. Nicholas Lee went on to take the overall win and podium spot was looking good for Chee Lip Keong and Dimas who finished 2nd and 3rd respectively. Nicholas Lee sat up from Final A3, leaving P.Y.Tang unchallenged taking the win over Jason Lee finishing in 2nd and Chee Lip Keong in 3rd overall. P.Y.Tang had to settle for 4th overall.
Raceworks Open Modified Qualifying Standings:
A-Main:
1. Nicholas Lee - Tamiya TRF417X - 22 laps 6:14
2. P.Y.Tang - XRAY T3'12 - ORCA Vritra/ORCA RX2/ORCA Infinite - 21 laps 6:04.598
3. Jason Lee - Tamiya TRF417X - 21 laps 6:15.982
4. Chee Lip Keong - Tamiya TRF417X - 20 laps 6:00.598
5. Dimas - Tamiya TRF417X - ORCA Vritra/ORCA RX2/ORCA Infinite - 20 laps 6:13.598
6. Sam Chow - Tamiya TRF417X - 20 laps 6:18.408
7. Chuang Chiat Yong - TOP Photon - 10pts - 19 laps 6:11.576
8. Tony Neo - Hotbodies TCX - ORCA Vritra/ORCA RX2/ORCA Infinite - 19 laps 6:13.133
9. Kenji Taira - Tamiya TRF417X - ORCA Infinite - 19 laps 6:15.582
Raceworks Open Modified Final Standings:
A-Main:
1. Nicholas Lee - Tamiya TRF417X - 20pts
2. Jason Lee - Tamiya TRF417X - 18pts
3. Chee Lip Keong - Tamiya TRF417X - 17pts
4. P.Y.Tang - XRAY T3'12 - ORCA Vritra/ORCA RX2/ORCA Infinite - 16pts
5. Dimas - Tamiya TRF417X - ORCA Vritra/ORCA RX2/ORCA Infinite - 16pts
6. Tony Neo - Hotbodies TCX - ORCA Vritra/ORCA RX2/ORCA Infinite - 12pts
7. Sam Chow - Tamiya TRF417X - 11pts
8. Chuang Chiat Yong - TOP Photon - 10pts
9. Kenji Taira - Tamiya TRF417X - ORCA Infinite - 8pts
P.Y.Tang's Xray T3'12 was powered by Orca Vritra VTC Pro-Spec MK2 ESC, OrcaQ QX1 11.5T Limited Edition Brushless Racing Motor, Orca Infinite 6000 60C 7.4V LiPo, Orca Power Boost, Orca 16V Capacitor Plate, Litemodz CVS EVO2, Huge RC Ceramic Bearings, H-Energy 2500 5C 7.4V LiPo for Sanwa M11X Transmitter, Revolectrix Cellpro 10XP 15A Multi Chemistry Dual Charger, Acorn Racing Pinion, Spur and Tyre Essence with Nasa Mighty Gripper V2 for the extra grip!
Race report by Soo.
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