Batlle takes Spanish 1/8th TT Rd2

The 2nd round of the Spanish 1/8th scale buggy Nationals was run at the weekend at the Silla track in Valencia. Qualifying saw round 1 winner Robert Batlle stamp his authority on the event by taking the top qualifying spot from Richi Gomez in 2nd and Borja Hernandez 3rd. After the semi finals it was Robert who would start from pole in the main final and with a clear track in front of him he could claim the lead from the start. The Hobao driver would eventually take the win at the end of the 45 minute final by only 6 seconds from the battling pair of Richi Gomez and Borja Hernandez, Gomez taking the runner up spot by just over half a second in front of Borja.

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Round 2 results
1. Robert Batlle Sanchez – 65 Laps in 45:26.326
2. Richi Gomez Malagon – 65 Laps in 45:32.064
3. Borja Hernandez Cordoba – 65 Laps in 45:32.797
4. Dani Vega Frias – 64 Laps in 45:29.457
5. Adrian Perez Mayoral – 63 Laps in 45:42.347
6. Carmelo Baldo Lidon – 62 Laps in 45:20.990
7. Fernando Pericet Muñoz – 62 Laps in 45:27.844
8. Javier Puche Bañon – 62 Laps in 45:40.906
9. Carlos Pineda Vidal – 56 Laps in 45:13.824
10. Brayan Baldo Cecilia – 56 Laps in 45:22.843
11. Juanma Vera Vargas – 53 Laps in 45:18.534
12. Martin Roca Calvo – 47 Laps in 45:16.271

Source: Vigo TT [vigott.com]