Nationals   2025

The JK Products Brushed Nationals

The event was held on 12/13 July for brushed motor cars in the classes now dominated by brushless motors.   A great chance to use for competitors to race their brushed cars.  Thanks to our generous sponsor JK Products.  It was a select crowd, we had some great racing with a good atmosphere.


1/32 F1
The racing started on Saturday with F1.    Firstly the 1 minute qualifying runs seeded the drivers into two 8 x 4 minute segmented  finals.  The low entry meant there was a shortage of marshals, many thanks to Sandy Parker for marshalling the Saturday events.

James Cleave top qualified somewhat slower than his brushless car at the Nats. Josh Bryant was second with a quicker time than he posted at the Nats.

Mark Witham won the B final having led for most of the race.

James Cleave led the way in the A final, closely challenged at first by Josh Bryant, but Gavin Wills eventually came through to second.  James won with 296 laps, some 15 laps slower than his winning time at the Nationals with a brushless car.
   



F1





Qual -
best lap

Finals

8x4 min


1

James Cleave

5.991

A

296.20


2

Gavin Wills

6.421

A

278.11


3

Josh Bryant

6.099

A

273.76


4

Graham Woodward

6.661

A

259.76

Top Main Grade

5

Mark Witham

7.213

B

247.53


6

Chris Frost

7.576

B

237.41


7

Steven Pratt

12.454

B

227.48

Top clubman

8

Ralph West

10.872

B

226.80


9

Charles Hunt

8.572

B

211.41


The A final

The winning car

James used his 2022 World Championship winning Horky chassis.

It has a different motor from the worlds - this one is a 10 magnet Voki set up with a Koford arm.  The gearing is 5:30.   

Tyres -  Won O Won Klingon

Bodyshell - Kolhoza Mercedes


1/32 Sports/GT

Saturday’s second class was 1/32 sports/GT.  
James Cleave top qualified over 4 tenths of a second clear of Gavin Wills and Josh Bryant.  The top time would only have taken 14th place against the brushless cars at the Nats, but who knows how much faster James could have gone with his strap car had he needed to?
Mark Witham again won the B final having led for most of the race, this time it was quick enough for 4th overall and top Main Grade.
James Cleave again led the A final by a comfortable margin. This Josh Bryant finished  ahead of Gavin Wills. James won with 341 laps, some 30 laps slower than Will’s winning time at the Nationals with a brushless car.

1/32 Sports/GT


Qual -
best lap

Finals

8x4 min


1

James Cleave

5.099

A

341.07


2

Josh Bryant

5.520

A

319.44


3

Gavin Wills

5.503

A

309.81


4

Mark Witham

6.250

B

292.04

Top Main Grade

5

Graham Woodward

5.903

A

290.92


6

Steven Pratt

6.138

B

283.92

Top clubman

7

Chris Frost

6.234

B

270.91


8

Charles Hunt

6.662

B

251.20


9

Ralph West

6.575

B

245.76


The winning car
Chassis - Horky 2011

Motor - Voki 18 mag
  PK arm 20t 25g 27°

Gears - 5:40

Tyres -  
Won O Won Klingon

Bodyshell-
BSP Audi R10

The A final cars - all BSP Audi R10s (which won’t be eligible in 2026)


Sunday's racing - 1/24 Eurosport


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