Takara & Coelho win Brazilian AARC Cup titles – Report

Last weekend marked the third & final round of the AARC Cup of ABC in Santo André, Brazil, with two categories, 1:10 Nitro 200mm and 1:8 GT Nitro, still wide open in terms of the championship titles.  The 1:10 Nitro 200mm battle was between points leader, Issao Takara (Mugen/OS Speed/Ulti/Nitromax) with 96 points, followed by Alexandre Kimura (KM Racing/OS Engines/Matrix/Nitromax) with 84 points, and João Dulac (Capricorn/OS Speed/Hot Race/MK Fuel), also with 84 points.  Im qualifying it was Dulac who secured the TQ after two rounds of qualifying however after 30 minutes of a very competitive race it was the KM Racing of Alexandre Kimura who took the win ahead of Takara with the later securing the overall championship.

1:10 Nitro 200mm Round 3 Result
1 – Alexandre Kimura (KM Racing/OS Engines/Matrix/Nitromax)
2 – Issao Takara (Mugen/OS Speed/Ulti/Nitromax)
3 – Hilton Yamaoka (Infinity/OS Speed/Hot Race/Nitromax)
4 – João Dulac (Capricorn/OS Speed/Hot Race/MK Fuel)
5 – Pedro Fausto (Mugen/Gimar/Matrix/MK Fuel)
6 – Renan Cidro (Xray/OS Speed/Matrix/Nitromax)
7 – Bruno Sea (Shepherd/OS Speed/Hot Race/MK Fuel)
8 – Filippo Andrade (KM Racing/Novarossi/Matrix/Nitromax)
9 – Matheus Garcia (Mugen/OS Speed/Hot Race/MK Fuel)

1:10 Nitro 200mm Championship Result

1 – Issao Takara
2 – Alexandre Kimura
3 – João Dulac
4 – Hilton Yamaoka
5 – Renan Cidro

The 1:8 GT battle was between the championship leader Robson Confessor (Hong Nor/OS Speed/SP Tires/MK Fuel) with 92 points, Fernando Monte (Igt8/OS Speed/SP Tires/MK Fuel) with 84 points, and Vitor Coelho (Igt8/FX Engines/SP Tires/MK Fuel), also with 84 points. After two rounds of qualifying, Vitor Coelho secured pole position.

1:8 GT Nitro Round 3 Result

1 – Vitor Coelho (Igt8/FX Engines/SP Tires/MK Fuel)
2 – Caio Henrique (Hong Nor/FX engines/SP Tires/MK Fuel)
3 – Robson Confessor (Hong Nor/OS Speed/SP Tires/MK Fuel)
4 – Paulo Coelho (Igt8/FX engines/SP Tires/MK Fuel)
5 – Wilson Viola (Hong Nor/OS Speed/SP Tires/MK Fuel)
6 – Fernando Monte (IGT8/OS Speed/SP Tires/MK Fuel)

1/8 GT Nitro Championship Result

1 – Vitor Coelho
2 – Fernando Monte
3 – Robson Confessor
4 – Paulo Coelho
5 – Wilson Viola

Report by Flávio Yoshio Tamashiro