MCQUEEN climbs twelve places to 14th in the Open Class
You flew 28 heats and 69 laps across two classes at the 2026 Nationals, spending 48m 02s in the air for Adelaide FPV Racing. In the Open Class you qualified 26th of 75 and raced your way to 14th, gaining 12 places with a fastest lap of 28.35s that sat well inside the field's pace. In Pro Spec you took a B Main heat win and kept finding time as the week went on.
Qualifying put you 26th of 75 with best two consecutive laps of 58.61s, and your 46 qualifying laps showed a steady build from 33.63s down to 29.16s. In the A Main you made it through two Winners rounds with 3rd-place finishes before a Redemption run closed out your week. The standout was Winners Round 5, where you opened with a 28.35s lap, your fastest of the class and nearly three seconds under the field median. Finishing 14th of 75, 12 places up on where you qualified, is a result to be proud of.
Only complete laps with believable split times are counted, and a best is a time flown at least twice — one-off gate glitches are ignored.
Your Open Class campaign opened with five laps and a 3rd of 6, trimming your lap times from 37.29s down to 33.63s as you settled in.
| Lap | S1 | S2 | S3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12.63 | 12.95 | 11.71 | 37.29 |
| 2 | 11.94 | 15.64 | 11.44 | 39.02 |
| 3 | 10.94 | 16.94 | 10.41 | 38.29 |
| 4 | 11.18 | 13.05 | 9.71 | 33.93 |
| 5 | 10.29 | 11.40 | 11.94 | 33.63 |
Fastest in the class Your best Your best this heat · — = an unreliable split, ignored
Round 8 brought a big step forward, a 3rd of 6 with a 31.23s best that already sat inside the field median.
| Lap | S1 | S2 | S3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11.14 | 10.90 | 10.17 | 32.21 |
| 2 | 10.12 | 11.21 | 9.90 | 31.23 |
| 3 | 11.15 | 10.79 | 9.95 | 31.89 |
Fastest in the class Your best Your best this heat · — = an unreliable split, ignored
Four laps in Round 9 earned another 3rd of 6, with a quick 31.09s the pick of them.
| Lap | S1 | S2 | S3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10.93 | 10.84 | 10.01 | 31.78 |
| 2 | 10.07 | 11.00 | 12.97 | 34.04 |
| 3 | 10.63 | 11.20 | 9.26 | 31.09 |
| 4 | 10.36 | 10.68 | 10.47 | 31.52 |
Fastest in the class Your best Your best this heat · — = an unreliable split, ignored
In Round 10 you put down a single quick lap of 30.58s for 5th of 6.
| Lap | S1 | S2 | S3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10.34 | 10.49 | 9.75 | 30.58 |
Fastest in the class Your best Your best this heat · — = an unreliable split, ignored
Round 21 saw you keep flying through a slow first lap to finish 4th of 6 with a 38.36s best.
| Lap | S1 | S2 | S3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11.86 | — | 13.58 | 25.43 |
| 3 | 12.33 | 13.92 | 12.11 | 38.36 |
| 4 | 12.83 | 12.98 | 13.19 | 39.00 |
Fastest in the class Your best Your best this heat · — = an unreliable split, ignored
You came straight back in Round 22 with a tidy run of three laps and a 31.93s best for 3rd of 6.
| Lap | S1 | S2 | S3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11.49 | 11.11 | 10.17 | 32.77 |
| 2 | 11.05 | 11.38 | 10.26 | 32.69 |
| 3 | 10.73 | 10.94 | 10.26 | 31.93 |
Fastest in the class Your best Your best this heat · — = an unreliable split, ignored
Round 24 was consistent work, three laps all around 30–31s and a 30.61s best for 2nd of 6.
| Lap | S1 | S2 | S3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9.57 | 11.59 | 9.53 | 30.69 |
| 2 | 10.04 | 11.08 | 10.46 | 31.58 |
| 3 | 10.04 | 10.79 | 9.78 | 30.61 |
Fastest in the class Your best Your best this heat · — = an unreliable split, ignored
Every lap got faster in Round 23, ending on a 29.30s for 2nd of 6.
| Lap | S1 | S2 | S3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10.15 | 10.96 | 9.73 | 30.84 |
| 2 | 9.94 | 11.19 | 9.43 | 30.56 |
| 3 | 9.79 | 10.60 | 8.91 | 29.30 |
Fastest in the class Your best Your best this heat · — = an unreliable split, ignored
Round 25 was your best qualifying run, three laps all under 30s and a 29.16s best for 2nd of 6.
| Lap | S1 | S2 | S3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9.58 | 11.09 | 9.23 | 29.90 |
| 2 | 9.58 | 10.29 | 9.58 | 29.45 |
| 3 | 9.94 | 9.70 | 9.52 | 29.16 |
Fastest in the class Your best Your best this heat · — = an unreliable split, ignored
After a 46.14s opener in Round 31 you dug in and brought it home with a 31.86s lap for 5th of 6.
Your final qualifier in Round 32 produced a quick 29.62s and 3rd of 6.
In Round 18 — Race 7 you launched off a 3.00s holeshot and finished 5th of 6. You crossed the line behind Pitstop and ahead of Drop Bear.
Your A Main opened with a sharp 1.90s holeshot and a 29.47s first lap. You took 3rd of 6 behind Fizz and ahead of Pitstop to move on through the Winners bracket.
| Lap | S1 | S2 | S3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10.01 | 10.23 | 9.23 | 29.47 |
| 2 | 9.50 | 11.81 | 9.85 | 31.16 |
| 3 | 10.24 | 10.84 | 10.36 | 31.45 |
Fastest in the class Your best Your best this heat · — = an unreliable split, ignored
Winners Round 3 brought another 3rd of 6, this time ahead of Atlas. Your middle lap of 28.49s was one of the quickest you flew all week.
| Lap | S1 | S2 | S3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9.65 | 9.98 | 10.06 | 29.69 |
| 2 | 9.35 | 10.06 | 9.08 | 28.49 |
| 3 | 9.71 | 10.19 | 9.10 | 29.00 |
Fastest in the class Your best Your best this heat · — = an unreliable split, ignored
You opened Winners Round 5 with a blistering 28.35s, your fastest lap of the Open Class. You finished 5th of 6 behind Lucid and ahead of Fizz in a heat deep into the A Main.
| Lap | S1 | S2 | S3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9.06 | 10.27 | 9.02 | 28.35 |
| 2 | 10.42 | 13.61 | 9.42 | 33.44 |
| 3 | 10.06 | 10.36 | 9.14 | 29.56 |
Fastest in the class Your best Your best this heat · — = an unreliable split, ignored
Redemption Round 8 started with your best holeshot of the class at 1.69s. You finished 4th of 6 behind Enjenir and ahead of Kiwi to round out a strong A Main run.
| Lap | S1 | S2 | S3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9.51 | 10.49 | 11.97 | 31.97 |
| 2 | 9.75 | 9.62 | 13.94 | 33.30 |
Fastest in the class Your best Your best this heat · — = an unreliable split, ignored
You qualified 23rd of 35 with best two consecutive laps of 87.69s, flying 23 qualifying laps across nine rounds. Your best single lap of 43.05s came in Round 6, where you topped the heat outright. In the B Main you bounced back from the opening Winners round to win Redemption Round 2 — Race 2 ahead of tex. You finished 24th of 35, and you got 2.27s quicker from your early heats to your late ones.
Your Pro Spec week began with three laps and 2nd of 5, with a 50.08s best.
Round 2 delivered another 2nd of 5 and a big improvement to a 45.31s best lap.
Two laps in Round 3 were close together at 46.85s and 46.61s, earning 3rd of 5.
Round 4 gave you a 47.22s lap and 4th of 5.
You lined up again in Round 5 and finished 4th of 6.
Round 6 was your Pro Spec highlight in qualifying, a heat win with a 43.05s lap, your fastest of the class.
In Round 7 you got quicker every lap, from 59.09s down to 50.24s, for 4th of 6.
Round 8 showed real progress through the heat, closing with a 43.53s lap for 3rd of 6.
Your last qualifier in Round 9 brought two laps and 4th of 6, with a 50.17s best.
The B Main opened in Winners Round 1 with a 3.39s holeshot. You finished 4th of 4 behind halcyon, which sent you to the Redemption side to fight on.
You answered in style in Redemption Round 2, winning the heat ahead of tex. Your opening lap of 43.05s matched your best of the class.
Redemption Round 4 was your final Pro Spec heat, a 4th of 4 behind tex. It capped a week of 23 laps in a tough 35-pilot field.
Fourteenth in a national Open Class field of 75 shows how far you climbed this week. Thanks for flying the Adelaide FPV Racing colours at the Nationals, MCQUEEN.
Built from the official timing data, written up with AI · 9 Oct 2026 04:46
