The 6th and final race of the 2018 Cap-Pele offroad series was held Oct 6th, 2018. Twenty One(21) racers came to enjoy the day and race their RC’s with their friends from NB, NS, and PEI.
It was a brisk fall day, with temps hovering around 10 degrees with a light breeze. The track was damp from rain earlier in the week. This gave the track grip for the entire day without the need for water. As the day progressed the damp track gave way to large ruts forming. The rough track lead to some very close finals as racers battled for the series points.
Plaques were provided by 333 Customs, Subway cards provided by Revolution Raceway, Great Hobbies provided $50 gift certificates, and Freedom Hobbies provided $10gift certificates to the racers! The results from this race will be added to the overall series points.
2wd Buggy A-Main – RESULTS – VIDEO
1st(TQ): Kyle McKinnon, 2nd: Mark McKinnon, 3rd: Gregg Lawton
In 2wd buggy, Kyle got off to a great start from the tone, followed closely by Dario, Mark, and Gregg. Dario got in trouble in the hucka-bump section and fell behind, and at the same time Gregg made the pass for 2nd and Mark made the move to 3rd. Gregg was able to challenge for 1st until mid race, but a bad lap put him back to 2nd and Kyle held 1st to the end. Mark had his sights on 2nd, and he was able to make a challenge late in the race to secure 2nd. Other notable items was Mark Baird improving his starting position of 9th to finish 7th.
2wd SCT A-Main – RESULTS – VIDEO
1st(TQ): Kyle McKinnon, 2nd: Zack Bernard, 3rd: Eric D’amours
In 2wd SCT, Kyle and Zack broke away from the field to finish strongly in 1st and 2nd. The battle in the race was for 3rd with Dario, Reg, and Eric all having a chance for the position. Reg and Eric would fight over the spot, but then Reg would need a marshal and Eric got away with just enough of a lead that Reg couldn’t catch back up with Eric finishing 3rd and Reg finishing 4th. Another notable battle was William and George for the 5th position. William worked his way up from 7th to challenge, but George fought hard and made a pass late in the race to secure 5th.
4wd SCT A-Main – RESULTS – VIDEO unavailable
1st(TQ): Stephane Doucet, 2nd: Shane Foote, 3rd: Gislain Leblanc
4wd SCT was a battle. The lap chart looks like a earthquake chart, and it shows 6 leaders in this race. It is terrible that no video exists for this race because words cannot describe it. After the dust settled Stephane found himself in 1st after falling to 5th at one point. Shane finished 2nd after also falling as low as 5th. the most improved on the podium was Gislain who started 5th to lead the race for a few laps before finishing in 3rd.
4wd SCT B-Main – RESULTS – VIDEO
Bump to A-Main: Jason Sullivan, Mark Baird, Eric D’amours
The 4wd SCT class was large enough for an A & a B main. In the B-Main 3 racers of 8 would move to the A. This was a hard fought race with Jason Sullivan moving from 2nd to 1st, Mark Baird moving from 3rd to 2nd, and Eric jumping all the way from 6th to take the 3rd and final bump spot.
1/8 Buggy A-Main – RESULTS – VIDEO
1st(TQ): Dario Paoletti, 2nd: Mark McKinnon, 3rd: Shane Foote
In 1/8 buggy Dario would take the lead right from the tone to tone to finish strongly in 1st. Mark and Shane would have an early battle for 2nd, but Shane would need a marshal and would have to work his way back to 3rd with Mark finishing 2nd. Oddly enough in this race every racer would finish in the order they started??!!
1/8 Truggy A-Main – RESULTS – VIDEO
1st: Shane Foote, 2nd(TQ): Stephane Doucet, 3rd: Dave Heacock
In 1/8 Truggy, Stephane would take and early lead, but by mid-race Shane would catch up and take 1st with Stephane settling for 2nd. Dave would have a solid race and finish 3rd. All other racers finished in the order they started.
1/8 Nitro Buggy A-Main – RESULTS – VIDEO
1st(TQ): Shane Foote, 2nd: Dave Heacock, 3rd: Chris Flewelling
In 1/8 Nitro buggy 4 racers would start at the flag for their 10 minute final. At the start of the race Chris would make a challenge and take 1st for a short time. Shane would take 1st back and Chris would fall back to 3rd. Dave ran a consistent race to take 2nd. Mike would have steering problems and have to retire in 4th.
1/8 Nitro Truggy A-Main – RESULTS – VIDEO unavailable
1st(TQ): Shane Foote, 2nd: Chris Flewelling, 3rd: Dave Heacock
In 1/8 Nitro truggy, only 3 racers would start the 10 minute main.
Rookie
Sam Cormier is a new racer to Cap-Pele, having finished his 3rd race day. He continues to improve each race and has predicted he will win the class title in 2021 after a few more seasons of practice! We look forward to your prediction coming true!
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