Bartolozzi & Reade take the 2007 NSW State titles

Last weekend saw the New South Wales State championships take place at the Moore Bank Raceway in Sydney, as made famous by the 2001 1/8th scale World Championships. The race played host to 1/10th touring Pro, touring Pullstart and 1/8th scale and was event was meant to be completed on Sunday, but due to rain on that day the finals were run on the Monday rain day, ensuring a fair race for everyone. In the 1/8th scale class it was Kyosho racer Rick Bartolozzi that took the top qualifier spot and in the race lead from start to finish to take the State title with Wayne Walker finishing a close 2nd on the same lap while Peter Jovanovic came home in 3rd, 4 laps behind the leading pair.

In 1/10th toruing Pro it was Peter Jovanovic that took the pole position for the final but in the race it was Chris Reade that lead the race all the way, right up until it was stopped just short of the full distance due of rain which ensured Reade took the win, while Worlds podium finisher Jovanovic, who was closing before the race was stopped, finished in 2nd, only 8 seconds behind with Darren Campbell coming home in 3rd, 2 laps down. In the Pullstart class it was Joe Patane that took the win, after early race leader Ray Zarb ran into problems, with John Bates and Blake Young claiming the 2nd and 3rd spots respectively.

Click here to see the final results…

1/8th Scale Results:
1. Ric Bartolozzi – 106 30:01.557
2. Wayne Walker – 106 30:06.258
3. Peter Jovanovic – 102 30:14.306
4. Harry Papadopoulos – 98 30:05.316
5. Jesse Davis – 96 30:18.679
6. Stewart Grant – 94 27:59.101
7. Leigh Dytor – 85 30:10.647
8. Darrin Campbell – 77 30:00.497
9. Simon Nicholson – 24 6:54.833
10. Mark Gatenby – 16 6:20.022

1/10th Touring Pro Results:
1. Chris Reade – 90 28:12.196
2. Peter Jovanovic – 90 28:20.347
3. Darrin Campbell – 88 28:12.245
4. Jake Zarb – 88 28:19.223
5. Steven Jovanovic – 88 28:25.256
6. Jesse Davis – 86 28:05.597
7. Matthew Kellett – 86 28:08.381
8. Ashley Seward – 80 28:05.753
9. James Sabolcki – 47 25:27.829
10. Simon Nicholson – 33 16:43.280

1/10th Touring Ps Results:
1. Joe Patane – 78 30:24.159
2. John Bates – 74 30:14.310
3. Blake Young – 73 30:01.677
4. Shaun Kaltenbacher – 68 30:07.148
5. Michael Stone – 68 30:11.020
6. Keith Weaver – 60 27:42.328
7. Kevin Maton – 56 30:11.524
8. David Ryan – 51 30:26.158
9. Ray Zarb – 48 18:46.875
10. Nathan Ryan – 0 –:–:–.—

Full results from this event can be found here.

Source: Moore Bank Raceway [moorebankraceway.com]