Laurent & Briere win at French Winter Nats Rd1

Round one of the French Winter Nationals was held in Montbrison. In the Touring Modified class Lucas Urbain (VBC) and Alexandre Laurent (Xray) battled for the TQ spot with the better end for Alexandre whose last minute shot in the final qualifier handed him the overall TQ and the pole position for the triple A-mains. The final legs then were as tight as the qualifiers. Lucas would come out successful in the opening A-final but Alexandre stroke back in A2 and A3 to take the overall win from Lucas. Loic Jasmin (Yokomo) came in third to round out the podium.

Touring Modified final results:
1. Alexandre Laurent – Xray
2. Luca Urbain – VBC
3. Loïc Jasmin – Yokomo
4. Jeremy Limoges – Xray
5. Leo Arnold – Xray
6. Mathieu Briere – Xray
7. Remi Calens – Team Magic
8. Cyril N’Diaye – Team Magic
9. Maxime Favrelle – ARC
10.Hugo Ragaut – Xray

In the Formula class Mathieu Briere (Xray) was the man to beat as he swept the qualifiers by winning all five rounds. After winning A1 Mathieu had to retire in the second leg due to a crash with another car but he would again come out successful in A3 to take the overall win from team mate Jéremy Limoge while Olivier Beining completed the top 3 result.

Formula final results:
1. Mathieu Briere – Xray
2. Jéremy Limoges – Xray
3. Olivier Beining – n/a
4. Raphael Lee – n/a
5. Ghislain Mantrand – Yokomo
6. David Moysan – Xray
7. Laurent Desperries – Xray
8. Emilien Blanc – Xray
9. Jean Michel Varinard – Xray
10.Valentin Lehmann – Xray

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]