jimmy
03-08-2009, 09:31 AM
This weekend saw 15 year old Team Durango and Tresrey driver Kazuki Sasatsu finish 4<sup>th</sup> overall at the 1/10 Electric off-road 4WD Japanese Nationals held at the Yatabe R/C International Raceway.
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In Kazuki’s first JMRCA Japanese National “Electric” off-road race (he has only raced 1/8 off-road previously), he finished just one point behind the third placed driver Kota Akimoto (who won the 2WD class).
Kazuki and Tresrey were supported at the event by Gerd Strenge, designer of Team Durango’s DEX410.
The results of the 4WD class are as follows:
Winner: Naoto Matsukura Yokomo (2WD/4WD National Champ 2008)
2<sup>nd</sup>: Shinya Kimura Yokomo (2WD/4WD National Champ)
3<sup>rd</sup>: Kota Akimoto Kyosho (2WD National Champ)
4<sup>th</sup>: Kazuki Sasatsu Team Durango
5<sup>th</sup>: Hayato Matsuzaki Yokomo (2WD World Champ, 4WD World finalist)
6<sup>th</sup>: Satoshi Maezumi Tamiya (2WD National Champ)
7<sup>th</sup>: Shinnosuke Adachi Kyosho (4WD National Champ)
8<sup>th</sup>: Yusuke Sugiura Kyosho
9<sup>th</sup>: Kai Kikuchi Hot Bodies
10<sup>th</sup>: Akira Suzuki Yokomo
Source: Team Durango
http://www.oople.com/rc/photos/misc/news/durangoyatabe.jpg
In Kazuki’s first JMRCA Japanese National “Electric” off-road race (he has only raced 1/8 off-road previously), he finished just one point behind the third placed driver Kota Akimoto (who won the 2WD class).
Kazuki and Tresrey were supported at the event by Gerd Strenge, designer of Team Durango’s DEX410.
The results of the 4WD class are as follows:
Winner: Naoto Matsukura Yokomo (2WD/4WD National Champ 2008)
2<sup>nd</sup>: Shinya Kimura Yokomo (2WD/4WD National Champ)
3<sup>rd</sup>: Kota Akimoto Kyosho (2WD National Champ)
4<sup>th</sup>: Kazuki Sasatsu Team Durango
5<sup>th</sup>: Hayato Matsuzaki Yokomo (2WD World Champ, 4WD World finalist)
6<sup>th</sup>: Satoshi Maezumi Tamiya (2WD National Champ)
7<sup>th</sup>: Shinnosuke Adachi Kyosho (4WD National Champ)
8<sup>th</sup>: Yusuke Sugiura Kyosho
9<sup>th</sup>: Kai Kikuchi Hot Bodies
10<sup>th</sup>: Akira Suzuki Yokomo
Source: Team Durango