Maarten van Lierop wins Rd2 of Dutch 200mm Nationals

The second round of the Dutch 1/10th 200mm Nationals was run last weekend at the ultra fast Rucphen track, host of the first 2 rounds of the Dutch 1/8th scale National championship. Qualifying saw Serpent driver Jordy Blok take the top spot, but as the rain started to fall very few drivers decided to take part in the semi finals with only 4 racers running the first semi final and only 2 starting the 2nd semi final, meaning everyone had a good chance to make it through to the main event.

The start of the main final was delayed and due to the rain stopping, the track started to dry up but only it was only round 1 podium finisher Maarten van Lierop, driving for Xray, that took the gamble on a full dry weather setup which at the start of the final didnt look like it would pay off. As the track dried even more he started to turn decent laps and could then take the lead, eventually winning by 9 laps ahead of the Serpent duo of Ruud Schuitmaker and Bas Geurds who came home in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

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Hicklin wins Rd3 of UK 1/8th Nats

We were a bit slow off the mark with the result of the 3rd round of the BRCA 1/8th scale Nationals which took place last weekend at the ultra fast Tibshelf track. The event was hampered by wet weather which started just before qualifying and continued for the rest of the event. In the qualifying it was Serpent racer and round 1 and 2 winner Mark Green that took the top qualifying spot by just less than a lap ahead of team mate Richard Hicklin with Pete Hastings in 3rd, 1 second further back. In the main final the rain continued to fall and only 8 drivers took to the start with pole sitter Mark Green the first retirement after 1 lap. Andrew North led from the start but had some rain related problems after 10 minutes, as did most of the racers, and in the end it was Richard Hicklin that won the race by 2 laps from Pete Hastings with Tim Wood a distant 3rd, 14 laps further back.

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Wischnewski wins Rd1 in Central Germany

Last weekend saw the first round of the central German regionals run on the MSC Kirchhain track, near Marburg. Qualifying saw the pole position taken by Xray NT1 driver Dirk Wischnewski with team mates Andreas Schuch and Patrick Garbi lining up in 2nd and 3rd position on the grid for the main final. The start of the main final saw Dirk, and Mugen racer Alexander Mehl, pull away at the front until Dirk had a flame out dropping him down the order and allowing Mehl to take the lead. The Mugen racer held onto this position until a mechnical problem sidelined the Mugen driver allowing Dirk back into the lead which he held onto until the end of the race, leading home 2nd placed Patrick Garbi with SMI owner, and Xray importer, Bertram Kessler in 3rd, both drivers also racing the NT1.

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B-A Arnaldi wins Rd3 French 1/10th 200mm Nationals

We showed you the results from the 3rd round of the 1/8th scale French Nationals that took place last weekend, well now its the turn of the 1/10th 200mm racers who were also in action at the weekend, this time at the Angouleme track in the west of the country. In qualifying for the Open class it was Mugen racer Renaud Monin that took the top spot ahead of B-A Arnaldi in 2nd and Sebastien Wartelle in 3rd. In the final it was a close battle from the start between the top qualifiers with Wartelle dropping out with problems just after half way followed by pole man Monin with transmission problems, leaving Kyosho racer B-A Arnaldi to take the win ahead of 2nd placed, Serpent racer, Michael Derderian with Nicolas Bougnoteau, driving for Xray, close behind in 3rd.

In the National class it was Mugen racer Frederic Blanchard that took the win in a close battle with 2nd placed Joffrey Defie, driving a Kyosho, while 3rd position went to Thomas Guillon with another Kyosho.

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Josue Artiles takes Spanish 1/8th scale Rd2

Last weekend saw the 2nd round of the Spanish 1/8th scale National Championship take place at the fast new Valladolid track, 2 hours north west of Madrid. In the main final, round 1 winner and current National Champion, Oscar Cabezas was bumped into which dropped him back to last which meant he had to put on a recovery drive, which he duly did, working his way back up to the front of the field. Mugen racer Josue Artiles took the race win after a steady drive just ahead of Juanito Hidalgo, driving for Motonica, while Serpent racer Cabezas ended the race in 3rd position, only 1 lap behind the leaders.

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