Taiwanese scores podium finish in model car racing world championships (2015/09/17)

A 16-year-old sophomore at Taoyuan Lioho High School stunned the model car racing world when he took third place in the Large Scale car world championships in Malaysia earlier this month. His proud father, who provided technical support, was thrilled with the result. 

The International Federation of Model Auto Racing is known as the Formula 1 of the sport. At its world championships in Malaysia in early September, cars circled the track at speeds of up to 90 kilometers an hour on straightaways. 

Chiu Chieh of Taiwan took third place in the competition.

Chiu Chieh
Model Auto Racer
There was a lot of pressure, but once you’re up you know you can’t get nervous, because if you do, you make mistakes and you have a high error rate. So you just have to steadily maneuver your way around the track. 

Chiu had his mechanically adept father to thank for his top-notch performance. His father improved the car and provided technical support. 

Chiu Kuo-shu
Chiu’s Father
Of course I’m really excited and happy. The four years put into this were worth it.

Though Chiu could not muster the speed of the two racers who beat him, he managed a podium finish because his race was free of mistakes.

遙控車界F1 台生打敗國際賽奪銅牌

桃園六和高中十六歲高一生邱傑，日前參加國際遙控車世界賽，三千多位參賽者中年紀最小，卻以絕佳的操控技術贏得第三名。父親邱國書表示，當初怕小孩學壞，鼓勵他玩遙控汽車，沒想到兒子很有天份，用遙控汽車為國爭光。

被譽為遙控賽車界的F1國際比賽IFMAR，九月初在馬來西亞舉行，小車以直線九十公里的速度，在賽車場快速奔馳。

我國選手邱傑，在這場比賽中奪得第三名。

[[少年賽車手 邱傑]]
“非常大的壓力，但是上台之後就想到不能緊張，一緊張就失誤，失誤率就更高，就穩定地跑完這場比賽。”

邱傑脫穎而出，還得感謝有機械背景的父親，提供改裝遙控車的技術支援。

[[邱傑父親 邱國書]]
“當然是非常的開心，非常的高興，花了四年的時間沒有白花了。”

邱傑在這場比賽雖然零失誤，但在速度上敗給其他兩位選手。

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