First Swiss Championship race - Lostallo
Once again this year the first Swiss championship race took place on the Lostallo track. The weather forecast was not the best and predicted rain for the whole weekend.
On Friday, the rain allowed us to test very little, and on Saturday we managed to run only one dry qualifying session for the 1/8 and two for the 1/10.
On Sunday for the finals, the weather was no better. It rained until the start of the 1/10 final, but it never dried out. In 1/10 Schär took the lead immediately on the first lap ahead of Fankhauser. Unfortunately, a flameout at the first refuelling caused him to lose the lead he had gained at the start of the race. However, he returned to the track still leading the race, but unfortunately after 10min of domination he lost control and ended up in the grass. He rejoined the track in third place, then managed to regain second place, only to lose it towards the end of the race. With the track becoming less and less wet, Traugott's tyres took the blow.
The 1/8 final also took place in wet track conditions, there was some doubt about which car to use (wet or dry car. The Swiss regulations allow for 2 cars to be ready). Many opted for the dry car with wet tyres, but Pesenti decided to run with the wet car with wet tyres. In fact, the track never dried out and Pesenti took the lead after the first few corners and finished the final without making any mistakes.
Great performance by XRAY during this race, who placed no less than four models in the final. Congratulations also to Heiniger Beat (our Bax Verstappen), Cannas Roberto and Michele Cona.
The next race will be at the Langenthal track on 11/12 May 2024.
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Results 1/8:
1. Pesenti Mattia - XRAY RX8 '23 / FX
2. Hasler Remy
3. Kurzbuch Christian
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Results 1/10:
1. Fankhauser Patrick
2. Wutrich Stefan 3. Schar Traugott - XRAY NT1 '23 / FX
