04/10/2026
What an event! The Bendigo Classic at Bendigo On Road Radio Control Car Club Inc. Has been run and won. This event was in a lot of ways preperation for the upcoming Victorian State Titles at this same track. To say that anyone was prepared for the level of low grip we had in the first two days of practice is an understatement. A heavily rain effected race with on and off showers from Thursday to Saturday meant practice was sporadic and "you get what you can" when it came to track time. Those that came to practice weeks prior were met with a totally different level of track grip. It's fair to say, we all scrambled to find what worked.
SuperStock Ambassadors Justin Vergunst and Sandy Iavazzo locked in podiums with Justin getting third in 13.5t and Sandy getting 1st in mod with a car setup not as close to ideal as he would of liked. Justin's qualifying was impacted by the slippery conditions, but come Sunday his car looked Excellent. Sandy noted that there's more to find setup wise with the SP2 at this track but never the less he locked in that 1 spot.
Lachlan Pearson from qld put in a stellar performance to get 1st in 13.5t with special mention to local big guns, Scott Rawlings who pumped out a very well driven performance for second.
Another special mention goes to "ANONYMOUS DRIVER, Aka," World Champion" Chris K who put in an epic drive in 13.5t after pulling out of 21.5t and moving to stock. Chris put in minimal effort all weekend, keeping things easy and uncomplicated yet managed to finish 7th after qualifying 4th. The finals in 13.5t were at times, a bit rough though, so Chris came out second best at times. Thanks Chris for the setup help ❤️❤️👍👍.
For myself, I finished second in the B's after throwing away a win in B3 with a dumb mistake. I used the final's to test setups for the vics. A notable performance was that my B2 overall time would of put me finishing second in A2 finals!
This event was a HUUUUUUGE learning curve on ultra low grip setup. I'm glad I stuck it out till the end, as I did toy with the idea of giving up after getting almost no practice time.
See you all at the Vics!!! 27-29th of November!