Dipolog 1/8 Buggy Thread
05-03-2013, 08:57 AM
#76
2013 PHILIPPINE NITRO BUGGY NATS!
2013 NITRO BUGGY RACE RESULTS
Flag Ceremony and Driver's Briefing by our Race Director:
SCOTTY ERNST
Morning Preparations Before the Start of the Big Race!
A Warm Welcome to Racers from Metro Manila, Cebu and... Rhiyad!
Some Action Shots from the Event!
10 Mins. into the the First Semi-Finals, the Heavens opened...
& the Rain came down! A re-start was done after the downpour and
the CV Track was in PERFECT shape for all out Off-Road Racing!
Even Scotty gets Down & Dirty to help! Hey Garet, NICE View!!!
The Starting Grid for the Final with Daniel up front as the Overall TQ!
Team X-Ray's DANIEL SARMIENTO gets the Win & Gets the Pitshop Trophy Girl!
The Top 10 with SCOTTY & Pitshop's heart stopping eye candy, PAULENE!
Slideshow will display All the Rounds!
More pics during the Event! A Big Thanks to Action Hobbies for the Grand Prize!
Plaque of Appreciation from QCRCCC to our Great Friend SCOTTY ERNST!
Many Thanks once again to our Sponsor for assissiting us in making
this Event possible! Kudos to Pepsi, San Miguel Brewery, Greenhills
Shopping Center, Action Hobbies & Pitshop!
To continue from Part-I of the 2013 Nitro Buggy Nationals Race Report posted by HGCOLORS, the stage was set for the Final when the top 12 Drivers got on the grid to battle it out and determine our Philippine National Champion! With the earlier downpour and the CV Track's garden soil doing its job, the racing conditions were Fantastic! Dust, traction and tire-wear were not an issue and it prompted Race Director Scotty Ernst to say: "You guys have Amazing soil for this Track! I'm Very Impressed!". Apparently, so were All the Racers who relished the Wheel to Wheel Off-Road racing throughout the day...
After 2 restarts due to some eager Racers and pitmen, the 3rd time was the charm! Serpent's Jordan Go quickly grabbed the Holeshot to the first corner and a first lap lead as X-Ray's Daniel Sarmiento trailed right behind him until he crashed after the last jump and before the loop.This dropped him a few places and Team-C's Garet Santayana took advantage. Jordan Go then bobbled as soon as he hit the chicken-feet section giving Garet the lead on the 2nd lap... Jordan's mistake also allowed Daniel to charge through to 2nd place and he quickly was all over Garet's rear bumper. By the 3rd lap both battled for the lead but Garet crashed after the Double-Double jumps! This propelled Daniel to take back the lead as well as allow Jordan to claim 2nd place after the first few laps.
After the action packed first few minutes, things settled down a bit for Daniel as he managed to stretch a lead and create a gap. Jordan made a few errors which then allowed Kyosho's Denis Lucindo & fellow Seprent racer Clemen Pancho to battle for the 2nd and 3rd spots. There was some excellent dicing between the two as they attempted to reel-in Team X-Ray's Daniel Sarmiento. These were pretty much the highlights of the first 20 minutes...
Not long after the 20 minute mark Team Kyosho's Denis Lucindo flamed out and this opened the door to Jordan who had just gotten passed his Serpent teammate Clemen Pancho! A few laps later more bad luck hit Denis as the wing on his buggy came off and eventually dropping him down the order. At around the 30 minute mark Team X-Ray's Daniel Sarmiento is a lap up on the field while his teammate Michael Ang holds the 5th spot.
When the race got passed the halfway point (around the 35th minute), race leader Daniel Sarmiento began experiencing a number of bobbles and errors. The succession of mistakes allows 2 Time Nitro Buggy National Champion Jordan Go to not only un-lap himself, but also to climb back up to contention for the win! By the 45 minute mark Jordan was just 5 seconds behind Daniel. Kudos must go out to Daniel's pit crew who gave him some blistering pitstops! Serpent's Clemen Pancho and Team C's Garet Santayana put on a good display of clean and entertaining racing as they fought for 3rd Place. With under 10 minutes to go Team Serpent's Jordan Go uncharacteristically made a number of driving errors and mistakes which allowed Daniel to slowly stretch out his lead. This cushion would prove to be the deciding factor as it then allowed Daniel to get an extra lap in right before time expired and bag the 2013 Nitro Buggy National Championship! The well deserved victory lap was applauded by all in attendance as they witnessed the crowning of a new Philippine National Champion!
Bravo to DANIEL & Kudos to TEAM X-RAY!!!
01-16-2015, 10:31 PM
#77
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01-29-2015, 11:22 AM
#78
when is the next nationals?
02-10-2015, 07:17 AM
#79
Boyzzzzz- The Philippine Masters 2015 is just around the corner. Come and join the Fun with the Novarossi Driver Kyle McBride!!! See Yah all on April 18-19,2015 at Circulo Verde Track.
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