HMS Racing 2008 Cup Final A Main Results
The HMS Racing 2008 Cup race has ended on Sunday 27th January and it ended right at the very end of the day - like no sun shining at all. Hahaha. It ended at around 7:30pm complete with prize presentation and lucky draws.
Without further due, here is the complete, official result. You can download the JLap computer printout at the bottom of this report.
1/10th Class
TQ: Mizan - Serpent 720
1. Emeel - Xray NT1
2. Wirawan - Kyosho
3. Jason Lim - Xray NT1
4. Anthony Wee - Serpent 720
5. Ong Chee Yong - Serpent 720
6. Tan Wee Chor - Serpent 720
7. Hon Nyen Ho - Serpent 720
8. Mizan - Serpent 720
9. Mahadzir - Xray NT1
20. Baharuddin - Xray NT1
Click the Final A main race report to view the complete run-down lap by lap in your browser. You can also right-click and save link to your computer.
This 1/10th Class A Main Final has been stopped due to transponder problem. No signal detected. The race was stopped at the 30th minute mark. The decision was made based on the computer printout and by Haji Jusri Aziz last words - The President of RCAC from Kuala Lumpur.
1/8 Class
TQ: Anthony Wee - Serpent 960
1. Anthony Wee - Serpent 960
2. Terence Chu - Serpent 960
3. Sam Chong - Serpent 960
4. Ong Chee Yong - Serpent 960
5. David Voo - Serpent 960
6. Jason Shim - XR8
7. Chris Han - Serpent 960
8. Tan Wee Chor - Serpent 960
9. Wah Kai Huah - Kyosho
10. Ben Siew - Serpent 960
Here the 1/8th A Main Final Race printout. Right-click and save the link in your computer.
For info, the 1/8th A Main Final race has been stopped at 10 minutes mark due to visibility problem. The race was actually ran in the dark. Sadly all this was due to the faulty transponder line. Someone had stepped on the transponder line while running to pick up his driver’s car at the far end of the right sweeper.
Anyway, the race can be considered successful. From a few racers that we managed to ‘interview’, they all said they had fun racing and that they have more than enough rounds of qualifying. We thought the same. Even with some glitches with the transponder pickup line, all racers had some fun racing and enough time to qualify better in the final main. More often, the qualifying rounds has not been disturbed by the unfriendly weather. The weather was hot and sunny all throughout the two days. It did rain at night of Saturday and thus the early Sunday qualifying was a bit ‘wet’. After the 2nd group of heat 5, the track back to its great traction. Nevertheless, some racers went for the 37 shores but overall, it is the 40 shores tires the choice for all. For the 1/8th, its the 37 & 35.
This HMS Racing 2008 Cup race seems to be the battle ground for the strong Team Xray NT1 and the local favorites Serpent 710/720. Kyosho was there too to make the competition a bit challenging. From the result above, each has their own heroes. On the other hand, in the 1/8th class, Serpent seem to be the chosen kit.
Till next meeting, hope everyone enjoyed racing in Kota Kinabalu Sabah. Hope everyone met their objective and improved their personal best. Hope to see you all again. For us here, Joneh especially would like to take this opportunity to say “It has been a great pleasure racing with the elite and meeting lots of friendly people. It seems that racing nitro on-road is the next best thing if not the same, like racing the nitro off-road. I personally had enjoyed and unbelievably had improved my own personal best, reaching the final Main at better position than ever before. Hope to meet and race again with all of you.” 
More pictures afterward. Race result for B-Main, C up to F-main, will be published later. Thanks for waiting.
