Caroli and Laubscher win 1/12^th in South Africa

The third round of the 2018 South-African ORE 1/12^th national championship series was held at the Welkom RC Arena on Saturday 02 June 2018. All drivers arrived Friday for some practise and setup runs.

1/12^th Scale Modified

After missing round 2 due to his host responsibilities at the pre-worlds, the local driver Antonio Caroli showed good early pace during practise with Marius van Niekerk, Shaun Schutte, Willie du Plooy and Wayne Joelson also running good fast laps. It was Antonio Caroli who managed to secure TQ with his Xray X12 with Marius van Niekerk and Willie du Plooy starting from 2^nd and 3^rd respectively. In the mains it was Antonio who set the early pace in A1 and also managed to win A2 to secure the overall victory. Marius van Niekerk showed great pace to take the 2^nd spot on the podium with Shaun Schutte securing a great 3^rd place after starting from 8^th on the grid.

The final results for the 1/12^th Scale Modified A-Main:

1. Antonio Caroli (TQ) (Xray)
2. Marius van Niekerk (Xray)
3. Shaun Schutte (Xray)
4. Francois Laubscher (Xray)
5. Willie du Plooy (Xray)
6. Rowan Bowar (Associated)
7. Brandon Solomon (Xray)
8. Wayne Joelson (Yokomo)
9. Wade Solomon (Xray)
10. Anderton Smith (Xray)

1/12^th Stock (13.5 Blinky)

The qualification rounds saw a great battle between Francois Laubscher and Pat Lester for the TQ spot. In Q1 and Q2 Francois got the win. Francois experienced some technical problems in Q3 and Pat was there to win Q3. Francois eventually put in a good run in Q4 to ensure his TQ spot. In the mains it was Francois winning with Pat close behind him and the lady driver Bianka Landman finishing on the podium in 3^rd spot.

The final results for the 1/12^th Scale Stock A-Main:

1. Francois Laubscher (TQ) (Xray)
2. Patrick Lester (Xray)
3. Bianka Landman (Xray)
4. Petrus Wasserman (Xray)