Four months ago a kid from Denmark asked me…
Four months ago a kid from Denmark asked me to attend the first ever IFMAR eBuggy World Championship as his mechanic since his Father couldn’t attend. I told him he needed to send me his starting setup, ideas of what to test and a list of reasons he needed me to attend. Honestly, I didn’t know what to expect. Heck, I wasn’t even sure I was going to the event.
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After receiving the email, reviewing the schedule and booking a flight I still didn’t know what to expect. We had worked together at the previous nitro world championship and by all accounts, over achieved with an a-main and 9th place finish overall.
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I showed up in Portugal at the prestigious Barcelos Buggy Arena and there he was, gluing tires with his teammate. I looked over the car, gave it the stamp of approval and confirmed that we were ready for open practice. As the practice laps ticked off, the car looked good and the driver looked even better. We focused on building the pace and consistency each round, tuning a balanced chassis, power profile and tire program.
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A shaky start to qualifying turned out to be the only hiccup to a dream week of racing and the kid who had emailed me earlier in the year was now the top qualifier at the World Championship.
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Unbothered by overnight rain and changing track conditions, we made calculated adjustments to the car and he went in to A1 ready to fight for the title. Turning nerves in to calm focus, victories in A1 and A2 saw a first time World Champion at a first time World Championship etch his name in the history books to earn Team Associated’s 34th IFMAR World Championship. Solidifying the team’s results, teammates Davide Ongaro (@ongaro_davide) and Clement Boda (@clement.boda) finished 3rd and 5th place respectively proving the Team Associated (@teamassociatedrc) #RC8B4.1e was the class of the field.
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Congratulations Marcus (@marcuskaeruprc_ )! Thank you for allowing me to be a part of your incredible victory and I’m excited for what’s next. #WorldChampion #WeAreAE
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After receiving the email, reviewing the schedule and booking a flight I still didn’t know what to expect. We had worked together at the previous nitro world championship and by all accounts, over achieved with an a-main and 9th place finish overall.
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I showed up in Portugal at the prestigious Barcelos Buggy Arena and there he was, gluing tires with his teammate. I looked over the car, gave it the stamp of approval and confirmed that we were ready for open practice. As the practice laps ticked off, the car looked good and the driver looked even better. We focused on building the pace and consistency each round, tuning a balanced chassis, power profile and tire program.
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A shaky start to qualifying turned out to be the only hiccup to a dream week of racing and the kid who had emailed me earlier in the year was now the top qualifier at the World Championship.
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Unbothered by overnight rain and changing track conditions, we made calculated adjustments to the car and he went in to A1 ready to fight for the title. Turning nerves in to calm focus, victories in A1 and A2 saw a first time World Champion at a first time World Championship etch his name in the history books to earn Team Associated’s 34th IFMAR World Championship. Solidifying the team’s results, teammates Davide Ongaro (@ongaro_davide) and Clement Boda (@clement.boda) finished 3rd and 5th place respectively proving the Team Associated (@teamassociatedrc) #RC8B4.1e was the class of the field.
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Congratulations Marcus (@marcuskaeruprc_ )! Thank you for allowing me to be a part of your incredible victory and I’m excited for what’s next. #WorldChampion #WeAreAE