🏁 RCCAOI 1/10th Nationals Round 1 – RCNI 🏁
Sunday 26th April saw the RCCAOI 1/10th Nationals roll into RCNI for the opening round of the championship — and what a way to start the season! 🔥
With an incredible 62 entries, it marked the biggest 1/10th scale national turnout seen in Ireland since the 90s! 🤯 The atmosphere all weekend was unreal, with packed pits, non-stop track action and some seriously close racing across every class.
The day kicked off with practice and seeding, with drivers working hard to dial their cars in as conditions changed throughout the day.
When the dust settled after seeding, it was:
⚡ Bradley Baird topping both 2WD Mod and 4WD Mod
⚡ Connor Reilly leading the way in 2WD Clubman
⚡ Youngster Adam Humphries setting the pace in 4WD Clubman
Into qualifying and the track continued to evolve, forcing drivers to constantly adapt setups and driving styles. The Mod classes remained incredibly competitive, with Bradley Baird securing TQ in both 2WD and 4WD Mod after some seriously fast runs.
The Clubman classes however had a few twists! 👀
🔥 Local youngster Joey Holden stormed his way to TQ in 2WD Clubman
🔥 Former Irish National Champion Rodney Ferguson put his Tekno on pole in 4WD Clubman
With qualifying complete, the stage was set for finals time! 🚨
The finals absolutely delivered.
Close battles, intense pressure and drivers fighting for every inch of track made for incredible racing throughout the day. Several classes needed Leg 3 deciders to separate the podium positions, keeping everyone on edge right to the final race! 😮
🏆 FINAL RESULTS 🏆
🔹 2WD Mod
🥇 Bradley Baird
🥈 Dylan McBurney
🥉 Denzell McBurney
🔹 4WD Mod
🥇 Bradley Baird
🥈 Dylan McBurney
🥉 Jason Ferguson
🔹 2WD Clubman
🥇 Joey Holden
🥈 Cody Smith
🥉 Gary Jess
🔹 4WD Clubman
🥇 Adam Humphries
🥈 Jordan Morrison
🥉 Rodney Ferguson
🔹 Stadium Truck
🥇 Ian Phillips
🥈 Jordan Morrison
🥉 Gavin Morrison
From everyone on the RCNI committee, we want to say a MASSIVE thank you to every driver, mechanic, marshal, family member and supporter who travelled to RCNI and helped make the weekend what it was ❤️
The support, atmosphere and racing were absolutely top class and we truly hope everyone enjoyed the event as much as we did running it.
We’re already looking forward to seeing you all back at RCNI again soon! 🏁🔥
