P.Y.Tang from Singapore successfully claimed victory at the Total Hobby RC Race 1/10 EP Open Modified at UTM Skudai in Malaysia. The local asphalt UTM track is a very challenging track which is a high-speed flowy track with medium to high traction. Bumpy sections and high-wear to rubber tires are the major concern among the drivers. The race is a two-day event, but most drivers were unable to do their practise runs due to bad weather on Saturday. Having tested the Xray T3 for only 2 weeks, P.Y.Tang Xray T3 debut was delighted with his qualifying rounds on Sunday despite being 2nd from the pole, where he felt his new Xray T3 stock setup was very easy to drive and very responsive to his liking. Although the car works well, P.Y. could not get some consistent timing in every run due to the high-wear rate of the tires and possibly wrong choice of tire addictive. Seems like only Ken Ng had the setup that saw he clocking under 14 seconds lap.
Final Top 10 Qualifiers (Open Modified)
1st Ken Ng - Xray T3, H-Energy - 22 laps 5:10.517
2nd P.Y.Tang - Xray T3, Orca - 21 laps 5:04.849
3rd Allister - Hotbodies Cyclone - 21 laps 5:08:933
4th Jonest Wong - Tamiya 416X, H-Energy - 21 laps 5:09.666
5th Barry Ng - Tamiya 416X - 21 laps 5:09.975
6th Kimie - Xray T3 - 21 laps 5:10.570
7th Paul Lok - Tamiya 416X - 21 laps 5:11.249
8th Jazz CK - Yokomo BD5 - 20 laps 5:05.185
9th Chee Lip Keong - Tamiya 416X, H-Energy - 20 laps 5:06.158
10th Desmond Tan - Xray T3, Orca - 20 laps 5:06.622
In the Final A1, P.Y.Tang cruises to an easy Leg 1 victory when Ken started from pole had a bad start spinning out at the first corner. With most of the battle in the mid pack, P.Y.Tang claimed 1st, with Ken Ng in 2nd followed by Allister in the 3rd. Setting the fastest lap of the leg at 13.236s, P.Y.Tang found himself in a better position to challenge for top spot after changing tire/insert combination and switching tire addictive.
In the Final A2, Ken Ng got off a good start followed closely by P.Y.Tang. Ken made a small mistake on the left-hand turn hairpin after the drivers stand, giving P.Y.Tang a break to run away. Clocking in the mid 13sec lapper, P.Y.Tang managed to build up the lead ending the leg 2 with almost an 8sec lead over Jazz CK in 2nd, and Ken Ng in 3rd.
Going into the Final A3, Ken Ng, Allister and Jazz CK would battle for 2nd overall. At the tone, all drivers got off to a good start but a small pile up in the second corner changed everything, with Ken Ng and P.Y.Tang fell back into an unfamiliarize position. Led by Allister, Kimie and Barry Ng and unable to hold the line, P.Y.Tang managed to push himself back into the first position after some exciting battle with side by side actions coming out of the straight. It was expected P.Y.Tang to claim its 3rd victory by a small contact with the side wall on the straight caused him to spin out losing the lead at the final lap to Allister. Ken Ng had a terrible final along with some diff problems ended up in 4th in Leg 3, but a well-deserved 3rd overall position.
Final Top 10 Standings:
1st P.Y.Tang - Xray T3,Orca - 200pts
2nd Allister - Hotbodies Cyclone - 198pts
3rd Ken Ng - Xray T3, H-Energy - 197pts
4th Barry Ng - Tamiya 416X - 194pts
5th Jazz CK - Yokomo BD5 - 194pts
6th Desmond Tan - Xray T3, Orca - 191pts
7th Kimie - Xray T3 - 190pts
8th Chee Lip Keong - Tamiya 416X, H-Energy - 188pts
9th Jonest Wong - Tamiya 416X, H-Energy - 188pts
10th Paul Lok - Tamiya 416X - 185pts
P.Y.Tang debuts his Xray T3 with the new Orca Infinite 5500Mah 50C 7.4V LiPo and Blitz ISF bodyshell.
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