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Jilles Groskamp wins Shepherd Asia Cup with V10 |
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Tuesday, 03 November 2009 |
At the 1st of November the 1st Shepherd Asia Cup was held at the TRC race track in Hong Kong. In 1/10th scale the race was open for everybody while in 1/8th scale only Shepherd drivers could attend. To support the local drivers Shepherd Micro Racing has sent the international top drivers Jilles Groskamp and Daniele Ielasi. Additionally factory member Armin Weihert attended the event to help the 72 participants with all technical questions.
In the sedan class it was Jilles Groskamp who took the TQ spot with on of the first Shepherd Velox production cars. Also in the 45min final he was unchallenged and crossed the finishing line 2 laps in front of runner up Ts Kai Leung. William Lee secured himself the last podium spot another 2 laps behind.
| 1. |
Jilles Groskamp
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142 laps
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45:12,636
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| 2. |
Ts Kai Leung
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140 laps
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45:01,553
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| 3. |
William Lee
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138 laps
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44:57,261
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| 4. |
Kwong Boy
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138 laps
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45:11,312
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| 5. |
Samuel Chiu
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138 laps
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45:16,053
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| 6. |
Chan Chau Man
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126 laps
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45:03,990
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| 7. |
Tsang Yiu Wah
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109 laps
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37:09,744
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| 8. |
Fai Ho
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90 laps
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45:13,693
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| 9. |
Poon Chiu
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79 laps
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27:49,243
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| 10. |
Luk Chi Hung
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29 laps
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9:50,484
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In the 1/8th scale class Daniele Iealsi had the fastest qualifying run, followed by Jilles Groskamp who race in both classes. The first minutes of the final Ielasi took the early lead but after 10 minutes he had to stop because of a broken engine. Also Jilles Groskamp suffered some problems so it was Luk Chi Hung who won the 45min final after a flawless run.
| 1. |
Luk Chi Hung
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152 laps
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45:03,890
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| 2. |
Jilles Groskamp
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146 laps
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45:09,818
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| 3. |
Ng Kok Fai
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142 laps
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44:09,497
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| 4. |
Niko Cheng
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141 laps
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45:00,028
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| 5. |
Choy Kam Man
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111 laps
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33:44,180
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| 6. |
Chris Lee
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93 laps
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28:38,800
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| 7. |
Leung Wai
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88 laps
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30:50,636
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| 8. |
Ielasi Daniele
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72 laps
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36:25,279
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| 9. |
William Li
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24 laps
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7:27,047
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| 10. |
Cheung Kwok Wai
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12 laps
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3:38,946
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Finale 1:10
Final 1:8
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