Stringer takes the win at Rd2 Aussi Nats

Over 190 drivers arrived to contest the 2nd round of the Australian National Championship in Brisbane. 2 classes consisting of Buggy and Truggy were to be contested over the 4 days.

Finals

Due to the change in the Schedule Buggy was to be run first. The top 3 (McBride, Stringer and Laughton) cleared out very quickly from the pack with the lead changing frequently in the first 10 mins. A failed clutch bearing saw Laughton out at the 11 min mark which left Aaron and Kyle to battle it out. McBride had a tire come loose which forced a tire change (which was done in record time by his dad Scott) and saw Kyle out only 12 seconds down. A in thralling race then developed between Stringer and McBride. At the end we missed the last lap by .9 of a second giving us 2nd for Buggy.

Truggy was then run and once again it was clear the 3 main contenders (McBride, Stringer and Laughton) were the ones to beat. However, this time it was Team McBride that had a DNF which allowed Aaron to lead from start to finish and take a much deserved win over Laughton and Andrew Foord.

Overall the REDS R5R performed faultlessly over the long 3 days of racing with not one failure. Both engines were simply awesome in the finals.

Race Report by Mark Stringer.

Buggy set up

REDS R5R

REDS 2104 pipe

REDS Short Header

REDS TS 4 plug

REDS 6.5mm off set insert

Truggy set up

REDS R5R

REDS 2104 pipe

REDS Short Header