Lee Martin takes first 2WD National with Tamiya

[jimmy]

Lee Martin took an impressive victory with the new Tamiya 2WD electric buggy - the TRF 201X - at the first BRCA off road national of 2010 at Talywain, Wales. 17th April 2010.

Ellis Stafford took three rounds of qualifying to take overall TQ with the XFactory X6 as he looked to start another domination of the UK 2WD series - being the 2-time defending national champ.

The first leg of the A saw Ellis take an easy victory without much trouble. Lee Martin took leg two and it was all down to leg three as Ellis and Lee battled it out in a very exciting final race. A last minute pass from Lee saw him take the win and with it his first National 2WD win, and first for the new not-yet-released TRF 2WD buggy. Ellis Stafford finished 2nd overall and Grant Williams took third with the new Schumacher 2WD buggy, the Cougar SV, which was also at its first UK national event.

Full report and gallery coming soon!

[jimmy]

[c0sie]

Well done Pidge!

[Crazy L]

Nice touch son

[Fredrik Emilsson]

Congratulations Lee, well done!

But I´m not surprised.

Also like the logo on the wing.

[Matisse]

dammit, jealous that i can't be there to watch!!

good work lee, nice to see tamiya getting a win!

[Danosborne6661]

What a amazing day for a national, quite jealous of everyone that was there!

[Steve.T]

Not surprised by this result after seeing the way the car went at the epr gp.
Good to see another make of car win a national

[andys]

That can't be right, a car with the motor hanging out the back winning !

[DaveB]

Awesome start to the year mate well done

[Welshy40]

Originally Posted by andys

That can't be right, a car with the motor hanging out the back winning !

How many cars have won the worlds with an inboard motor compared to rear outboard motors? Shows what the best design is.

[c0sie]

Originally Posted by Welshy40

How many cars have won the worlds with an inboard motor compared to rear outboard motors? Shows what the best design is.

How many Worlds have been raced on tracks similar to the style of the UK?
And how many years have inboard motor cars (S2, CR2, X6 etc) been around?

Bit of a daft post really.

[showtime]

Nice one Pidge

[Welshy40]

Originally Posted by c0sie

How many Worlds have been raced on tracks similar to the style of the UK?
And how many years have inboard motor cars (S2, CR2, X6 etc) been around?

Bit of a daft post really.

Not really. In board has been around since the late 80's, early 90's (tekin,mip,fabiix and also named car manufaturers tested the idea) and didnt really make the cut. Considering how long the designs been used the amount of national wins is rather small.

[budgio]

I dont suppose anyones got any vids of the finals have they?

[ralphee]

Originally Posted by Welshy40

Not really. In board has been around since the late 80's, early 90's (tekin,mip,fabiix and also named car manufaturers tested the idea) and didnt really make the cut. Considering how long the designs been used the amount of national wins is rather small.

Crikey yes, inboard was toyed wayyyy back, never caught on at all, what was that buggy TOP models produced for a while? Do recall it.....inboard, never did any good.....yeah, never did any good LOL. Its all just trend, give it a few years, an all this inboard will die off again....like shaft driven touring cars.

lee

[jim76]

well done Lee

any news on 4wd?

[Kopite]

Originally Posted by ralphee

Crikey yes, inboard was toyed wayyyy back, never caught on at all, what was that buggy TOP models produced for a while? Do recall it.....inboard, never did any good.....yeah, never did any good LOL. Its all just trend, give it a few years, an all this inboard will die off again....like shaft driven touring cars.

lee

if you're on about the hybrid, it was rear motored

[GRIFF55]

Thats TAMtastic!!!! Nice one Lee, 4wd's were dialled too

[Welshy40]

Originally Posted by GRIFF55

Thats TAMtastic!!!! Nice one Lee, 4wd's were dialled too

Andy, howd u do?