Cristiani wins Italian Champs in Fiorano

The 2008 1/8th scale Italian Championships were held last weekend on the Fiorano track, organized by UISP Federation. In the 1/8 Open calss, it was Andrea Cristiani that claimed the title after taking the TQ spot and fastest lap in qualifying, which was held in dry conditions. In the final however the rain came down hard and despite these tricky conditions, the young Serpent racer set the best lap in the final to take the win ahead of Nicola Smaldone and Emanuele Comoglio in 2nd and 3rd. In the Senior class, open to drivers not ranked in the EFRA 100, it was Motonica racer Matteo Favaro that took victory in front of the Mugen pairing of Stefano Droghetti and Andrea Lorenzi. Finally in the Junior class, only open to Rookie drivers, Serpent took the win with Riccardo D’Angelo beating Giulio Durigon, racing a Motonica, and Nicola Colombari with a Mugen.

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Source: Automodellismo [automodellismo.net]