The first ever Australian AOC Race was run over the weekend. With close to 200 entries it was one of the biggest races in Australia for a long time. Normally in Australia we run on Asphalt outdoors, the AOC Race was run indoors on Carpet, a difficult task with no practice or preparation on the surface. Confidence was placed on a carpet setup from the Overseas XRAY drivers, this worked out perfectly, as soon as the setup was used on the T4's the cars were transformed and straight on the pace.
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13.5 Touring Cars
Keith Chui was on fire from the first practice run, setting lap times that were as quick as the Modified cars, after qualifying was finished Keith was on TQ after a super strong 4th round Qualifying run, all eyes were on him this weekend. Corey Broadstock was also looking strong with consistent runs through qualifying eventually starting 5th off the grid for the finals.
Final results:
1. Keith Chui - XRAY T4
2. Corey Broadstock - XRAY T4
3. Justin Vergunst
4. Antoni Caretti
5. Michael Willoughby
6. Darrin Campbell
7. Mark Marshall
8. Andrew Seniak 9. Chui Kang XRAY - T4
10. Brenton Bull
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Modified Touring Cars
With a few internationals traveling to Australia to race the AOC it was always going to be tough for the locals to keep up. After a little bit of a slow start Tim Lee proved to be the Fastest and most consistent of the Australian Drivers qualifying 3rd after a perfect 4th round Qualifying run. Current National Champion Ari Bakla was struggling a little with the carpet and qualified 7th overall.
Final results:
1. Ronald Volker
2. Kevin Hebert 3. Timothy Lee - XRAY T4
4. Simon Nicholson
5. Ryan Maker
6. JJ Wang
7. Craig Mcphee
8. Ben Sterling 9. Ari Bakla XRAY T4
10. Sandy Iavazzo
