Race Report: Winter Jumps #3 - Turku

Winter Jumps - Turku #3

Tuomo Otsavaara

Xray XB4 -18 & Xray XB2 -18

The third round of finnish Winter Jumps off-road rc series was held in Turku in southern Finland last weekend. The track was third concrete surface race this season.

Saturday started with 2wd class with some drivers were missing due to the DHI-Cup in Denmark. In the qualifying rounds Pekko Iivonen took strong TQ with two wins out of four qualifying rounds. Juha Aromaa took second place and Tuomo Otsavaara third place for the finals. In the finals Lauri Ruotsalainen battled with Pekko for the win in the first final with Lauri winning it. After Tuomo won the second final there was battle for the win of the race in the last final round between Tuomo, Pekko and Lauri. The final was intense but Lauri took second place in the last final round and secured the win of the race with Tuomo being second and pekko third with equal points.

Final results in 2wd:

1. Lauri Ruotsalainen (Team Associated)
2. Tuomo Otsavaara (Xray)
3. Pekko Iivonen (Schumacher)
4. Juha Aromaa (Team Losi Racing)
5. Markku Honkanen (Team Associated)
6. Konsta Saarinen (Xray)
7. Touko Silpola (Xray)
8. Jamiel Gabrielsson (Team Associated)
9. Mikko Luopajärvi (Team Associated)
10. Ilmari Ullakko (Team Associated)

Sunday was the 4wd race day. In the qualifying rounds Pekko, Tuomo and Markku Honkanen had a battle for the TQ place for the finals and after winning the last qualifying round Tuomo secured the TQ place. In the finals Tuomo had some bad luck and had a servo failure in the first final and Markku Honkanen won it. In the second final Markku had some problem with his car too and Ari Heinonen won that final round so the battle for the win of the race moved to the final round of the finals. In the third final Tuomo and Markku had a tight battle but Markkus car broke in the last laps so Tuomo took that final round. In the end Ari Heinonen won the race with Tuomo being second one point away from the win.

Final results in 4wd:

1. Ari Heinonen (Team Associated)
2. Tuomo Otsavaara (Xray)
3. Pekko Iivonen (Schumacher)
4. Konsta Saarinen (Xray)
5. Mikko Luopajärvi (Team Associated)
6. Markku Honkanen (Team Associated)
7. Juha Aromaa (Team Losi Racing)
8. Arttu Syrjänen (Team Associated)
9. Jani Hovi (Xray)
10. Touko Silpola (Xray)