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July 10, 2009

Another qualifier for defending Champion Savoya

Renaud Savoya has TQ’d the penultimate qualifier here in Austria becoming the first name to appear at the top the time sheets twice. The defending Champion ran an identicial car to yesterday changing only to the softer M3 Revolver to win the round from Darren Bloomfield and promising Czech driver Martin Bayer. Track conditions for the first of today’s two heats was more slippery than yesterday due to the damp conditions but Savoya said his car worked well and combined his no driver errors he was very pleased with his heat which puts him in with a strong chance of repeating his overall TQ at last year’s European Championships.

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July 10, 2009

Bickerstaff rules at Irish GP

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Team Associated driver Alan Bickerstaff ruled both days of the inaugural Schumacher Irish Grand Prix which took place at the Ballymoney track in County Antrim last weekend. Saturday’s Pro Stock event was a dry affair and saw Bickerstaff take TQ honours with his TC5 over the new TOP Photon of Dutch driver Niels Koenekoop. Putting his local track knowledge to good effect the Northern Ireland driver went on to win all three legs to win from Koenekoop and the Xray of Mark Gilliland. In Sunday’s Modified 6.5T lipo race, Bickerstaff once again set the pace taking TQ honours which he duly converted into wins in each the three legs despite the changing conditions caused by rain showers. Behind him Koenekoop had to again settle for the runners up spot with Schumacher driver Mark Musgrove completing the podium.

July 9, 2009

Savoya continues French reign in Austria

Renaud Savoya continued the French reign here in Wolbling, Austria, as he TQ’d the third qualifier on day 3 of the Euros heading home arch rival and fellow countryman Yannick Aigoin. The defending Champion was clearly pleased with the run saying afterward, ‘It is getting better now. The car is improving all the time’. Running harder shocks and switching to Proline’s Caliber M2 tyre, Savoya was much happier with the feeling of his MBX6 and knocked 2 seconds off his first qualifying run with 7 laps in 5:14.059.

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July 9, 2009

Other Aigoin takes 2nd Qualifier in Austria

Yannick Aigoin has topped the second round of qualifying for the 2009 EFRA European Championships here in Austria. Setting both a new fastest run time and lap record, the French star said he was suprised to beat Robert Batlle’s time having watched the Spaniard’s run as he waited for his own group. Running the same set-up as this morning, only switching from Caplier to Revolver tyres, he said his Losi/Novarossi combination is working really well and he will leave it the same for the third qualifier.

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July 9, 2009

Aigoins head first qualifier in Austria

It is the Aigoin brothers, Jerome and Yannick who are setting the pace with the Kyosho of Jerome taking the first round of qualifying by 5 seconds from Yannick’s Losi. Jerome really found good pace this morning becoming the first driver to break into 44 second laps to set a new track record. Finding the track to have less grip than yesterday he said this suits his Sirio powered MP9 which was very easy to drive. Running AKA Grid Iron tyres Jerome plans no changes for his second outing.

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July 9, 2009

German Nationals 1/8 at Hildesheim

This coming weekend the German Nationals 1/8 on-road will take place at Hildesheim starting officially on Friday (heats on Saturday, finals on Sunday) with two days of free practice since Wednesday. A total of 88 drivers, 47 in class 1 and 41 in class 2, have made their entry for the one-event decision on the 260 meter track of the AMC Hildesheim located south of Hanover. Unfortunately the weather forecast isn´t the best. practice day one when already most of the drivers were present was an extreme mixture of rain and sun – when the track had tried up already and the first cars went out for some laps rain came back.

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July 8, 2009

Matias to carry No.1 for Euros qualifying

Portuguese driver Miguel Matias will carry the No.1 on his car in the top heat at the 2009 EFRA 1:8 Off Road European Championship after topping the time sheets in final practice with the fastest time of the day. Posting a run of 7 laps in 5:24.219, he ended the round 2.1 seconds up on Yannick Aigion, who will be No.2 in the reseed.

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July 8, 2009

Jerome Aigoin sets early Euros practice pace

Practice 2, which is being timed over 5 minutes is underway and it is French driver Jerome Aigoin with his Kyosho/Sirio combination who has set the early over defending Champion Renaud Savoya. Aigoin, who completed 7 laps in 5:29.506, said his Inferno MP9 was working well and other than changing from the soft compound AKA Cityblock tyre to the medium version he will leave the car as is for the next run.

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