Austrian 1/10 Electric Off-road Nats Rd5 – Report

The fifth and final round of the Austrian Electric Off-road Nationals was held at the MRC-Traiskirchen club close to Vienna. The track underwent a major redesign with the former dirt track now being laid out with astroturf. However the natural contours have been preserved to ensure an off-road feeling, making the track very technical. Classes run were 2WD Buggy, 4WD Buggy and 2WD Truck and it was Team Associated’s Peter Pinisch who took the overall TQs in all categories. In the 2WD A-main 2WD there were tough but fair fights between Peter Pinisch and Yokomo driver, Lucas Grainer. In the end Peter would prevail to take the win from Lucas on the 2 spot. Yokomo’s Thomas Pumpler came in 3rd to round out the podium.

In the 4WD final the situation turned. Lucas Grainer (Yokomo) brought home wins in A1 and A3 to take the overall from Peter Pinisch (Team Associated) and Thomas Pumpler (Yokomo).

In the Truck class and thanks to his consistency it was Team Associated’s Roland Hauleitner with the win from TQ holder Peter Pinisch (Team Associated). Xray’s Christoph Holzer came in 3rd overall.

Thanks to Thomas Grainer for the report.