Robert Batlle wins Grand Prix de Montpellier

Mugen’s Robert Batlle has won the annual Grand Prix de Montpellier in a thrilling final against Agama’s Darren Bloomfield who took TQ for the hour long final. First Robert was challenged by Darren Bloomfield and Elliot Boots (Kyosho) and also Xray’s Renaud Savoya was in the mix but once Elliot broke his car and Renaud suffered a short engine hick-up Robert could open a gap to the field. Towards the end Darren then shifted into second gear, charging Battle hard and eventually overtaking him only minutes from the one hour mark but an empty fuel tank prevented Darren from taking the win for Agama. Robert would take the win for Mugen while Darren managed to take the runner-up spot. Reno Savoya came in third, only one lap down.

Main final results
1. Robert Battle – Mugen
2. Darren Bloomfield – Agama
3. Renaud Savoya – Xray
4. Davide Ongaro – Mugen
5. Riccardo Berton – Kyosho
6. Daniel Vega – Agama
7. Andres Marcelino – RB
8. Alex Zanchettin – TLR
9. Jerome Sartel – Agama
10.Yannick Aigoin – Team Associated
11.Jerome Aigoin – Kyosho
12.Elliott Boots – Kyosho

Image: Automodelisme [automodelisme.com]