Defending Champion Todd repeats Galway win

Ireland’s 1:8 Off Road National Championship took competitors to the west of the country where the Galway Model Car Club played host to the second round of the 2010 championship. As with the opening round in Navan it was defending champion Michael Todd who took TQ honours with his Nitrotec powered Losi. Behind him Alan Scroggie claimed an impressive 2nd on the grid with his Xray just ahead of Round 1 winner Mark Harron. In the 45-minute final Todd repeated his 2009 performance at the dusty clay track converting his number 1 starting position into victory heading home the OS engined Hot Bodies of Harron to leave the pair tied on points at the top of the championship standings. Completing the Top 3 and claiming his first Buggy podium was Truggy graduate Christopher McCauley, the teenager looking very strong at the controls of his Xray/Max combination. In the Truggy class Top Qualifier Neil Irwin took his Novarossi powered Xray to victory over the Losi/Max of Oisin O’Briain with Steven Mc Clements’ Mugen completing the Galway podium. The RCCAOI National Series moves to the north of Ireland on May 30th where the huge Banbridge & District Model Car Club track is the venue for third round of the 6 round championship.

Buggy Result
1.(1) Michael Todd – 73/2735.339
2.(3) Mark Harron – 71/2727.604
3.(4) Christopher McCauley – 70/2724.333
4.(5) Barkley Abernethy – 69/2726.503
5.(2) Alan Scroggie – 68/2709.789
6.(6) Bradley Baird – 68/2710.611
7.(7) Pete Wells – 67/2706.439
8.(8) Gary Baird – 65/2716.304
9.(9) Darren Hill – 64/2723.024
10.(10)Cathal Taffe – 59/2523.139

Truggy Result
1.(1) Neil Irwin – 47/1832.171
2.(2) Oisin O’Briain – 45/1837.027
3.(3) Steven Mc Clements – 43/1821.456
4.(4) David Parker – 43/1855.349
5.(6) Andy Mc Kibbin – 42/1836.315
6.(5) Rodger Skelly – 41/1813.502
7.(7) Frank Mc Goey – 39/1803.771
8.(8) Lucian Bencze – 38/1821.761
9.(9) Enda O’Donnell – 22/1116.594

Source: Hobbies Ireland [hobbiesireland.ie]