Kurzbuch, Schafer and Cheung won Team C Cup in Hong Kong

0 March 22, 2016, 11:54 a.m.

By Aaron Waldron
LiveRC.com

Press release from Shepherd Micro Racing:
www.team-shepherd.com

Last weekend the Team C Cup was held at the TRC track in Hong Kong. In the 1/8 class is was Shepherd’s Simon Kurzbuch who dominated the event. In qualifying he took a convincing TQ in front of Luk Chi Hung and Senna. Right from the start of the 45min main final Simon stormed away and increased the gap over the rest of the field lap by lap setting a new lap record. After 45min he crossed the finishing line 5 laps in front of Hay with Chan Chau Man completing the podium.

In the 1/10th scale class Patrick Schäfer was the man to beat. In his fastest qualifying he also set a new lap record and claimed the pole position in front of Wong Wei Kei and Ho Fai. At the start of the final a small collision between Wong Wei Kei and Patrick mixed up the field, but after 7min Patrick was back at the front keeping the lead for the rest of the 45min encounter. He took the victory in front of Choi Kam Man and Ho Fai.

Simon also competed in the GT short class and showed a blistering performance during qualifying piloting a Team C GT8 car. With a gap of more than one lap on the second placed driver he took the pole position for the main final setting another lap record. Unfortunately technical issues forced him to retire early in the main final. After 45min it was Team C pilot Cheung Kwok Wai who took the victory in front of Samel Chiu and Harmony Lam also racing with a Team C car.