YD-2TC Scale Class at K2 Circuit Round 7 Race Report

We have received and are posting a race report for the "YD-2 Scale Class" held on Sunday, September 2nd, at K2 Circuit in Higashiomi City, Shiga Prefecture. RC Shop Rajikon-ya Higashiomi Store HP: http://members.e-omi.ne.jp/kubosakaeshoten/page033.html Blog: https://ameblo.jp/rajikonyak2/ We held a qualifying round for the YOKOMO 2WD Touring Car All-Japan Championship using the popular YD-2TC, which is favored for its moderate speed and fresh driving characteristics. The YD-2TC Scale Class saw 11 participants, and was divided into A and B mains.

Qualifying consisted of two 5-minute heats, and the finals were 10-minute circuit races, with the top two finishers from the B-main advancing. The regulations for the YD-2TC Scale Class allowed for scale bodies from other manufacturers (excluding models like the Raikiri GT), and tire rotation speed was capped at 2900 rpm (at 7.2v regulated) to match the size of the course.
 
In qualifying, points leader Nomoto-senshu took pole position with 21 laps in 5:03.112.

Tanaka GL-senshu followed in 2nd with 21 laps in 5:04.189, with Tanimoto-senshu in 3rd, Misawa-senshu in 4th, and Tanaka-ro-senshu in 5th.

 

The remaining participants in the B-main were: 6th Maeda-senshu, 7th Shop Manager, 8th Nakayama-senshu, 9th Tamaki-senshu, 10th Sawai-senshu, and 11th Maeda Jr.-senshu, who carried a weight handicap from his previous victory.

■ B-Main Final

On the first lap, the Shop Manager skillfully navigated the post-start chaos to jump into the lead. However, unable to maintain his pace, he was overtaken by Maeda-senshu, who had started first in the B-main qualifying, taking the win.
Winner: Maeda-senshu

2nd: Shop Manager

3rd: Nakayama-senshu

4th: Tamaki-senshu

5th: Maeda Jr.-senshu

6th: Sawai-senshu.

Maeda-senshu and the Shop Manager advanced to the A-main final.

■ A-Main Final
The race started with Tanimoto, Tanaka-ro, the Shop Manager, Maeda, and Nomoto-senshu navigating the chaos of the start in that order.

Around the 2-minute mark, Tanaka-ro-senshu passed Tanimoto-senshu at the final corner, but Tanimoto-senshu took the position back on the following lap.

The next lap, Tanaka-ro-senshu overtook him again and maintained his pace thereafter. From 2nd place onwards, Tanaka-ro, Tanimoto, the Shop Manager, Nomoto, and Tanaka GL-senshu continued to clock laps, but the Shop Manager’s pace failed to improve, and he gradually slipped back...

Winner: Tanaka-ro-senshu

2nd: Tanimoto-senshu

3rd: Nomoto-senshu

4th: Tanaka GL-senshu

5th: Maeda-senshu

6th: Shop Manager

7th: Misawa-senshu.

Thank you very much to everyone who participated. Due to scheduling conflicts, next month's event will be held on 10/14; we look forward to seeing many of you there. Shop Manager
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