ROCS Round 3 took place at Raceworks Hobbies Singapore on April 8, 2012. I usually participate in the Modified Class only, but in this round I joined both Raceworks Modified and ORCA Super Stock 17.5T, in order to test out and promote the new ORCA Vritra VX ESC. My teammate Michael Lo from Team ORCA Malaysia took the chance to visit us in this race too. However he had some car technical problems during the qualifying so had to retire from the race early. I was very happy to take TQ and winning both classes, showing very good lap times especially on 17.5T boost, a good start from the new released top of the range ORCA speedo! The race showed good potential of the new ORCA Vritra VX ESC providing smooth acceleration, great top end speed and a strong braking system, and achieving fastest laptimes of the track.
In the ORCA-supported ORCA Super Stock 17.5T class, 2 out of 3 qualifying would be counted for the finals. I started off slow in the first qualifying, unfortunately programmed the wrong speedo settings. I was off pace but luckily Leonard Sim and Michael Lo was having their own technical problem therefore I topped the first round. In the second qualifying, using the correct speedo settings, I was able to topped the round again just missing a 24 lapper by 7/10th sec. It was a good round which I had good pace at 15.2sec lap, the fastest lap of the day. Michael Lo was doing 15.3sec lap in the first round despite unfamiliar race conditions, had to retire again in the second qualifying due to broken drive belt. Even though I do not have to run the third qualifying round, I did a little more testing on the software, and also trying a different tire treatment using Acorn Tyre Essence and Nasa Mighty Gripper V2. But due to reduced traction from the hot weather at 37degC, i was not able to improve and still maintaining at 15.2sec lap. I won the third round as well and gave me the overall TQ. Leonard Sim took 2nd in the final round giving him 2nd from the pole, while Daryl Thong with his ORCA VTC MK2 XRAY T3'12 following closely in 3rd.
Top 10 Qualifying Standings (ORCA Super Stock 17.5T):
1. P.Y.Tang - XRAY T3'12 - ORCA Vritra VX, ORCA Infinite, ORCA RX2 - 23 laps 6:00.711 - 15.233s
2. Leonard Sim - Tamiya TRF417X - 23 laps 6:07.600 - 15.566s
3. Daryl Thong - XRAY T3'12 - ORCA Vrtira VTC MK2, ORCA Infinite, ORCA RX2 - 23 laps 6:09.316 - 15.660s
4. Esmail - Tamiya 416 - 22 laps 6:01.534 - 15.812s
5. Allister Lim - Hotbodies TCX - 22 laps 6:04.936 - 15.861s
6. John Roden - Tamiya TRF417 - 22 laps 6:11.071 - 16.274s
7. Mok Juang Meng - XRAY T3 - 22 laps 6:11.082 - 16.246s
8. Sam Chow - Tamiya TRF417X - 21 laps 6:00.011 - 16.267s
9. Shawn Chow - XRAY T3'11 - 21 laps 6:01.539 - 16.244s
10. Kelvin Tan - Tamiya TRF417X - 21 laps 6:03.213 - 16.412s
Finals was disrupted by heavy rain around 2pm. Soaking wet track delayed the finals until about 4pm. With half of the track still damped, the race director decided to run the finals. Track conditions was definitely at its worst with very low traction and even sliding at some corners. In Final A1, everyone started off slow, and in the first corner I already ran very wide, with Leonard overtaking the lead. I had to struggle very hard in these wet conditions as I think the turbo boost settings was just a bit too much in the wet. I dropped down in the pack but able to recover up and fighting for the lead. Pressuring Leonard Sim in every corner for almost until the end, I was lucky to be able to pass him at the end of the straight taking the inside line at the hairpin sliding in the wet, and won Final A1 3sec ahead. Daryl Thong made a mistake in the last lap dropped him to 3rd after overtaking Leonard Sim, just 1/100th second apart. In the Final A2, track was much drier, Leonard Sim was pressuring me right from the start. I was maintaining my pace and keeping calm for the longest time, before Leonard Sim made a mistake giving me some breather and cruising in to win Final A2. Already won the class, I sat up for the Final A3 to concentrate on the Modified class. Leonard Sim won Final A3, while Daryl Thong, after sliding off from the start, finished 2nd after being held back by Allister Lim who was in 2nd position. So overall position when to myself, Leonard Sim and Daryl Thong.
Top 10 Final Standings (ORCA Super Stock 17.5T)
1. P.Y.Tang (TQ) - XRAY T3'12 - ORCA Vritra VX, ORCA Infinite, ORCA RX2 - 2pts
2. Leonard Sim - Tamiya TRF417X - 3pts
3. Daryl Thong - XRAY T3'12 - ORCA Vrtira VTC MK2, ORCA Infinite, ORCA RX2 - 5pts
4.Allister Lim - Hotbodies TCX - 7pts
5. Esmail - Tamiya 416 - 7pts
6. Kelvin Tan - Tamiya TRF417X - 11pts
7. Shawn Chow - XRAY T3'11 - 14pts
8. Mok Juang Meng - XRAY T3 - 14pts
9. Sam Chow - Tamiya TRF417X - 15pts
10. John Roden - Tamiya TRF417 - 15pts
In the Racework Modified Class, I used the same car and same ESC with different speedo settings. Timing had to be well-organized as i had only 5-10 minutes to switch motor, tires, batteries and speedo settings. Good thing that the ORCA program card comes with saved parameters so it is just couple of buttons to switch setting. The Huge RC 36R tires has good grip so I had not much problem with traction. In this class, we were running the Reedy format taking points from 4 out of 6 runs. I had the same car and settings from the 17.5T boost which I think my XRAY T3'12 was at its best settings so far that is very suitable to my driving, especially with the XRAY extra flex lower and upper deck. I took the first two round easily posting 15.173 sec lap, although I think some speedo setting changes especially on the drag brake and brake frequency should make faster laptimes. The ORCA Vritra VX ESC has improved braking system allowing fine tuning on the braking which is very important in RC racing nowadays. Third round was disrupted by rain. Due to the delay, this class was reduced to 5 rounds taking points from best 3 rounds. When the race resumed, I was again struggling in the wet conditions as the too powerful boost in the speedo gave me a lot of sliding and unable to put the power onto the ground. EC Wee which had a better car won the third and fourth round. Down to the last round, it was between myself and EC Wee to win the class. Due to time constraint and not having luck with the modified motors in the damped track conditions, I decided to run the 17.5T boost in the last round. I was able to take the lead and hold off the rest with more consistent laptimes, therefore taking the overall win, with ORCA-XRAY 1-2 finish.
Final Standings (Raceworks Modified)
1. P.Y.Tang - XRAY T3'12 - ORCA Vritra VX, ORCA Infinite, ORCA RX2 - 3pts
2. E.C.Wee - XRAY T3'11 - ORCA Vritra VTC MK2, ORCA Infinite, ORCA RX2 - 4pts
3. Chee Lip Keong - Tamiya TRF417X - ORCA Infinite - 6pts
4. Hasron - Yokomo BD5 - ORCA Infinite - 13pts
5. Sam Chow - Tamiya TRF417X - 13pts
6. Kevin Wong - Serpent 411 - 14pts
7. Chuang Chiat Yong - XRAY T3'12 - 15pts
8. Chua Joo Kiah - Tamiya TRF417X - 23pts
In the ORCA Spec 17.5T class, Dominic Quek took the win despite having a slow start from 3rd position. Chua Joo Kiah could not hold off the pressure had to settle in 2nd overall while a consistent result from Kevin Leiw finished in 2nd overall. Dominic Quek is currently the points leader in the ORCA Spec 17.5T class.
Qualifying Standings A-Main (ORCA Spec 17.5T)
1. Chua Joo Kiah - Tamiya TRF417X - 20 laps 6:12.280 - 18.091s
2. Kevin Leiw - XRAY T3'12 - 20 laps 6:14.972 - 18.257s
3. Dominic Quek - XRAY T3'12 - 20 laps 6:13.825 - 18.087s
4. Chuang Chiat Yong - XRAY T3'12 - 19 laps 6:05.902 - 18.937s
5. Jonathan Ho - XRAY T3'11 - 19 laps 6:05.408 - 18.749s
6. Dhillon Tay - XRAY T3'12 - 19 laps 6:09.177 - 18.465s
7. Alan Cher - Tamiya TA06Pro - 19 laps 6:13.232 - 18.983s
8. Melvin Ho - XRAY T2'09 - 19 laps 6:16.218 - 18.856s
9. Terence Tan - XRAY T3'12 - 19 laps 6:19.187 - 19.307s
10. TS Sia - Yokomo MR4TC-SD - 17 laps 6:18.794 - 20.661s
11. Qashidi - XRAY T3'11 - 18 laps 6:09.897 - 19.188s
Final Standings A-Main (ORCA Spec 17.5T)
1. Dominic Quek - XRAY T3'12 - 2pts
2. Chua Joo Kiah - Tamiya TRF417X - 3pts
3. Kevin Leiw - XRAY T3'12 - 5pts
4. Alan Cher - Tamiya TA06Pro - 6pts
5. Chuang Chiat Yong - XRAY T3'12 - 9pts
6. Jonathan Ho - XRAY T3'11 - 9pts
7. Dhillon Tay - XRAY T3'12 - 11pts
8. Terence Tan - XRAY T3'12 - 12pts
9. TS Sia - Yokomo MR4TC-SD - 16pts
10. Qashidi - XRAY T3'11 - 17pts
11. Melvin Ho - XRAY T2'09 - 20pts
Race Report: P.Y.Tang
P.Y.Tang's Xray T3'12 was powered by ORCA Vritra VX ESC, ORCA RX2 6.5T Professional Brushless Racing Motor, ORCA RX2 17.5T Professional Brushless Racing Motor, ORCA Infinite 6000 60C 7.4V LiPo, ORCA Infinite 6500 70C 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, and Acorn Racing Pinion, Spur and Tyre Essence with Nasa Mighty Gripper V2.
Check out the XRAY T3'12 and ORCA Vritra VX speedo settings in the SETUP SHEET column.
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