Shoki Takahata defends JMRCA 1/8th IC Track title
The 2018 JMRCA 1/8 IC Track National Championship was held at the Japanese SRT track this past weekend. Reigning champion, Mugen’s Shoki Takahata, took the top qualifier honours in front of Infinity’s Takaaki Shimo with the two securing the only direct qualifying spots. The 45-minute main final then again saw Shoki coming out on top, securing himself the win and back-to-back championship title as Infinity’s Jesse Davis came out in 2nd. Takaaki Shimo rounded off the podium result in 3rd.
Final results:
1. Shoki Takahata – Mugen – 178L 45:09.429
2. Jesse Davis – Infinity – 177L 45:07.700
3. Takaaki Shimo – Infinity – 177L 5:26.706
4. Yuya Sahashi – Infinity – 174L 45:11.601
5. Masao Tanaka – Mugen – 170L 45:00.631
6. Tadahiko Sahashi – Infinity – 168L 45:13.406
7. Takatoshi Morita – BMT – 164L 45:02.033
8. Takayoshi Tanaka – Mugen – 163L 45:06.040
9. Lamberto Collari – Infinity – 134L 36:06.043
10.Naoto Matsukura – Infinity – 3L 0:53.300
Source: Mugen [mugenseiki.com]