Mikie Klausner takes title in Austria
Last weekend saw the 5th of 6 rounds for the Austrian championship Nitro Onroad take place under perfect weather conditions at the Aigen/Schlaegl track which will be a candidate for 2013 1:8 EFRA B-Euro. Already in 1/8th practice there was a battle between Mugen/Novarossi driver Mikie Klausner and Motonica/Picco driver Herfried Pucher, both running around 2/10 sec per lap faster than the rest. In the first qualifier Pucher had a clean run and took the overnight TQ. In the second qualifier on Sunday morning Klausner struck back with a faster run than Puchers TQ time. For the third and final qualifying round Klausner had a more stable car on the rear after some smaller setup changes and was able to produce a new track and qualifying record.
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