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October 18, 2014

Clean sweep from Balestri at ENS

Clean sweep from Balestri

Dario Balestri pulled off a clean sweep of qualifying at the season finale of the ENS in Fiorano with the Capricorn driver topping all five rounds. Having wrapped up his first overall TQ in the championship in Q3, the Italian showed no signs of letting up continuing his domination in the final two rounds. Posting the 2nd and 3rd fastest time respectively in the closing qualifier, that is the position Serpent’s Dominic Greiner and Shepherd Dirk Wischnewski will line up behind Balestri for the 45-minute final.

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October 18, 2014

Pietsch takes penultimate qualifier

The overall TQ at the ENS season finale in Fiorano will be decided in the fifth & final round of qualifying after Robert Pietsch claimed his second TQ run in the penultimate qualifier. Taking the round from Lamberto Collari, the two former World Champions now have identical scores going into deciding qualifier. While becoming Top Qualifier will make little difference to Collari’s ENS season, for Pietsch the bonus point on offer for securing pole position could prove vital in terms of his battle with Simon Kurzbuch to become the championship’s inaugural 1:8 Champion. Kurzbuch, who leads the standings by 2-points would for a third time complete the Top 3 for the round.

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October 18, 2014

Balestri Top Qualifier at ENS Finale

Dario Balestri is Top Qualifier for the fourth & final round of the Euro Nitro Series. The Capricorn driver wrapped up pole position for tomorrow’s A-Main with a clean sweep of the opening three qualifiers at the Fiorano event, taking Day 2’s opening Q3 from team-mate Thilo Todtmann. Dirk Wischnewski completed the Top 3 for the round ahead of Shepherd team-mate Francesco Tironi while ENS race winners Eric Dankel and Dominic Greiner both had issues.

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October 18, 2014

Collari fastest in Q2

Lamberto Collari got Day 2 of the Euro Nitro Series in Fiorano underway by posting the fastest time in the second round of qualifying at the championship’s season finale. Q2 saw a reversal of yesterday evening’s opening qualifier order with Collari topping the round from Q1 pace setter Robert Pietsch. Behind the two ENS race winners Alberto Picco made it an all Mugen Top 3. Unfortunately for title contender Simon Kurzbuch and Shepherd team-mate Oliver Mack it was not a good morning with Kurzbuch struggling to the 16th fastest time and Mack retiring with a gearbox bearing failure.

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October 18, 2014

1st Annual Kyosho America Masters – Announcement

The 1st Annual Kyosho America Masters will be held from December 12th to 14th at RC Tracks Las Vegas. The first ever Kyosho Masters event on U.S. soil will be run in 1/8th scale Nitro and Electric Buggy classes and sees the attendance of international stars such as Australia’s Kyle McBride, UK’s Elliott Boots or Japan’s Yuichi Kanai who will battle it out with American drivers such as World Champions Cody King and Jared Tebo. Saturday night will see a banquet that is open for all participants. The event is open for all Kyosho Inferno drivers and the recommended pre-registration can be done via Joe Pillars (joepillars@hotmail.com).

October 17, 2014

Pietsch takes first qualifier in Italy

Euro Nitro Series 1:8 title contender Robert Pietsch took the first round of qualifying at the season finale in Italy, the Mugen driver topping the times from Lamberto Collari. As was the form at the end of practice, Pietsch’s only title rival Simon Kurzbuch completed the Top 3, the Shepherd driver 1.1-seconds off the TQ pace.

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October 17, 2014

Balestri TQs opening qualifier at ENS finale

Dario Balestri backed up his blistering practice pace by TQ’ing the opening round of qualifying on Day 1 of the Euro Nitro Series season finale at Fiorano in Italy. The Capricorn driver was the only one to complete 15-laps of the Mini Autodromo Jody Scheckter circuit with fellow countryman Francesco Tironi just missing out on the 15-laps to post the 2nd fastest time. A round that would see Balestri team-mate & champion elect Eric Dankel retire after 3 laps due to broken exhaust springs, Serpent’s Dominic Greiner would complete the Top 3.

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October 17, 2014

Jesse Davis takes Australian On-Road national champs

During the recent Australian Nitro On-road National Championships Capricorn’s Jesse Davis was able to grab the 200mm Touring class title. In practice, Jesse was in a class of his own, somewhat faster than the rest of the field with his XRD-powered car. Come qualifying, Jesse looked doomed as a diff breakage seen him retire from the first qualifier, only to go out in the second and win by some 7 second margin. In the 3rd qualifier, it was another mechanical issue just like the first heat, but come the 4, 5 and 6th round, Jesse was on fire and his 4th national’s TQ was secured. There was no looking back. The 45 Minute A-main did not come easy, Jesse losing a lap earlier on due to a flameout, only to drive a brilliant second half of the race and come past and lap the field and gain the lap back, Jesse was in cruise control come the last 10 minutes of the race and went on to win by over 3 laps at the Little Hampton track, which is by far the biggest track in Australia.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]