Geisendorf wins Rd1 of Swiss 1/8th Nats

The past weekend saw the opening round of the Swiss 1/8th scale championships take place in Aigle, in the French part of Switzerland. In qualifying it was Serpent racer Markus Geisendorf that took the TQ spot, 2 seconds ahead of Kyosho racer Loris Pierroz with the only Motonica driver Mattia Pesenti in 3rd, less than 2 seconds further back. In the 45 minute race it was Geisendorf all the way, going on to win by a lap and a half ahead of Mugen racer Petros Diamantogiannis in 2nd with Motonica racer Pesenti in 3rd. In the Plus 38 class, held for racers that qualified 39th and lower, it was a win for Mugen racer Morier Jean-Claude who finished ahead of 2nd placed Stapf Alex also driving Mugen with 3rd position going to Serpent racer Henzi Leopold.

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Final Top 38 class results:
1. Markus Geisendorf (Serpent 960 – Mega – Enneti)
2. Petros Diamantogiannis (Mugen MRX4R – Novarossi – UFRA)
3. Mattia Pesenti (Motonica P8.0R – Novarossi – PMT)
4. Marc Sengstag (Mugen MRX4R – Sirio – UFRA)
5. Simon Kruzbuch (Mugen MRX4R – RB – UFRA)
6. Marco Müller (Mugen MRX4R – Max – UFRA)
7. Loris Pierroz (Kyosho Evolva – Sirio – Enneti)
8. Michael Henzi (Mugen MRX4R – Novarossi – UFRA)
9. Pethoud Christophe (Kyosho Evolva – Sirio – Enneti)
10. Luca Martinelli (Mugen MRX4R – Novarossi – UFRA)

^ Plus 38 Podium

^ Motonica / Novarossi / PMT racer Mattia Pesenti

Thanks to Mattia Pesenti for the information.