RC Bike World Championship Warmup Race – Report
With Australia set to host the first ever RC Bike World Championships to be run outside of Europe since it the inception of the event in 2004, the 2025 hosts held the warm-up race for the August 3-9th Main event in Brisbane over the weekend. Rolling into England Park Raceway, the racing did not disappoint. Easily one of the best tracks in the country, it brought high grip, a smooth-as-glass surface, banked corners, and full lighting for night racing. Add a crew of top-notch locals and that coastal breeze from Moreton Bay, and you’ve got a dream setting for a week of serious RC bike action. With three Classes, 1:5 Superbike, 1:5 Stock Bike and 1:4 Super Moto, the 1:5 Nitro class sat this one out due to low numbers, but don’t worry—they’ll be firing on all cylinders in August, with seven confirmed entries already locked in for the main event. With clear skies, 18–25°C across the days, and barely a breath of wind, track grip stayed solid all week, and even when finals day started grey with a light sprinkle, it cleared quickly, delivering the hottest, fastest conditions of the whole event.
Across all three categories, pilots found more speed and reset the benchmarks with lap records shattered:
Superbike: 23.1 – Andy Bishop (Custom build)
Stock Bike: 23.4 – Andrew Ting (RG BKR-3)
Super Moto: 29.7 – Adrian Wyatt (LOSI ProMoto)
Stock Bike: Ting vs Bishop – The Battle We Didn’t Know We Needed
Singapore’s Andrew Ting showed up with purpose—and his RG-BKR3 was dialed in from the first lap. He went six from six in qualifying, a clean sweep. But Andy Bishop wasn’t just here to spectate. After Ting took A1, Bishop came out swinging in A2, pushing every corner in a super tight battle. It came down to A3. Ting played it smart, locked in a fast but secure setup, and brought home the win—posting the fastest finals run in the process.
Superbike: The 26-Lap Chase Is On. Top runners in practice—Bishop, Varricchio, and Skerry—all chased the elusive 22-second lap and the mythical 26-lapper. Bishop hit the fastest time of the event in Q1: 25 laps in 10:00.428. Close, but just out of reach. He dominated early qualifying (Q1–Q3), but Q4 under the lights threw everyone a curveball. Track temps dropped, tyres cooled, and chaos followed. Ben Skerry took the win, while Dave Varricchio mounted a hard charge late in the run to salvage time.
Finals? Bishop locked it down with three straight wins. The real drama unfolded behind him. After a messy A2 for Varricchio, it was an open fight for second and third. Mike Davis backed up a strong A2 with an even better A3 to snag third overall, just nudging Skerry off the podium—and setting the stage for some spicy rematches in August.
Super Moto: Short Field, Big Airtime. Nine entries on paper. Three showed up. But the 1:4 Super Moto category still brought the show. With jumps on track and riders testing every line (on and off the tarmac), there was no shortage of action. Adrian Wyatt was laser-focused and made it look easy, putting his LOSI Super Motard on nearly every apex and taking TQ and the overall win. Limited numbers meant minimal setup time between heats, but solid data was captured—and will be gold come August.
Report by Dave from Holeshot Hobbies [holeshothobbies.com.au]
