Daniel van der Drift wins Dutch GP

The Dutch 1/10th scale 200mm EFRA GP took place last weekend at the MACH track in Heemstede and it saw competitors from a number of different countries battle it out on this challenging track. Following limited running on Thursday and Friday due to rain, Saturday’s qualifying sessions took place under dry conditions and it was Mugen racer Rick V who took top honors during a commanding performance that saw him 8 seconds quicker than 2nd placed racer Jerome Renaux, while Maarten Van Lierop and Daan Jacobs secured the final 2 direct qualifying positions. Sunday’s finals were hit with rain from the very start of the day and this meant a lot of racers didn’t participate, instead deciding to preserve their cars for another day. Following the running of the lower finals that saw a number of drivers move their way up through a number of finals the main final got underway, albeit without Rick V and Daan Jacobs who chose not to start. The start of the 45 minute final saw Renaux initially take the lead, but heavy rain and standing water meant his engine started to die and this saw him drop down the order despite being very quick when his car was going. Another Belgian Michel Tomagra then took over and started to pull out a large gap to the following group but he too hit problems later in the race and would eventually finish in 3rd. Bert Aerts who drove a steady race was rewarded for his efforts with 2nd position but would finish 10 laps behind the eventual winner Daniel van der Drift who overcame some early problems to claim the top step of the podium.

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Final results
1. Daniel van der Drift – 76 Laps in 45:14.459
2. Bert Aerts – 66 Laps in 45:25.289
3. Michel Tomagra – 62 Laps in 44:59.958
4. Manuel Singer – 50 Laps in 43:16.223
5. Pedro Rombouts – 43 Laps in 45:06.848
6. Maarten van Lierop – 23 Laps in 11:42.948
7. Jerome Renaux – 15 Laps in 10:23.410
8. Arie Manten – 1 Laps in 00:06.833
9. Rick Vrielijnck – DNS
10. Daan Jacobs – DNS