With the IFMAR worlds taking place at the newly buit “Hongyu GDC” facility in the city of Kung-Fu – Foshan (China) – the FEMCA championship race was kind of an inofficial warm-up race for the biggest proce in our sport. The GDC facility is unbelievable from what we can see on pictures and videos and is somthing like a new mekka in the world of RC.
Infinity driver and current world champion Bruno Coelho was able to win the race ahead of Awesomatix racer Lucas Urbain, and reigning ETS champion Michal Orlowski (Schumacher). Ryosuke Yamamoto (Infinity) and Pekko Iivonen (Schumacher) completed the Top 5 ahead of Naoto Matsukura (Infinity) and Akio Sobue (Axon). In the 13.5 Stock class, it was also the Top Qualifier Shin Sawada (Xray) who took the title. After a bad start to the finals spinning on lap 1, the Xray driver won A2 & 3 from team-mate Adam Izsay. Unfortunately the delayed time schedule meant ARC’s A1 winner Enrico Jung had to leave for his flight back to Germany so it was Jan Ratheisky who completed an all Xray podium in Foshan.
Many top drivers attended the race, others (Rheinard and Völker for example) flew in to practice in the week after with not having to face a racing schedule.
Images: RedRC, Lucas Urbain (Facebook)
