Raffy Abello Wins RC Oktoberfest with RC8.2 Debut

Wednesday, Oct 26, 2011 at 12:00am UTC

On October 16 the Team Associated RC8.2 buggy made its racing debut in the Philippines at the CV Off-Road Track in Quezon City for the 2011 RC Oktoberfest. Raffy Abello, who experienced radio problems during qualifying, started in the B Main. After the 30-minute final run of the B Main, Raffy Abello took the top position with a lead of 7 laps over the second position. This gave the RC8.2 the perfect opportunity to battle it out in the A Main since the top two finishers are bumped up into the A.

As the A-Main finals began, Raffy Abello slowly crept up the field, having started from the back of the grid. Within 5 minutes, the RC8.2 was already leading the A Main. Throughout the 45-minute finals, the RC8.2 kept the lead for more than a combined 30 minutes over the seconnd placer Jordan Go, who was the National Champion (of the Philippines). In the end, Raffy Abello with his RC8.2 scored the first inaugural win for the team in the Philippines with Jordan secondnd and Nani Tagle at third with a convincing 1-lap lead.

A great win for the A-Team in the new outing for the RC8.2!

Thanks to Michael Ang for this report.


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