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Race report by Janos Birinyi
The 2nd round of the RCProf Speedpassion Challange was held at Budapest on an indoor carpet track. XRAY drivers attended 2 touring car categories, Stock 13.5 and Modified.

Stock qualifying runs:

The track was very slippery, due to the numerous off-road drivers. The first qualifying round was very important as the track was in a better condition because the spikes on the buggy tires couldn't make the carpet slippery, but unfortunately I made a mistake, so I could only finish third place in that round. In the second qualifying run the track was in a worse condition, as we expected, so despite i won that round I couldn't make the TQ time. In the 3rd round I could make a faster run and step forward to P2 on the grid.

Finals:

Thank to the stability of the car I knew that I should take the lead immediately. In the first final I could make it right after the start, then with precise driving I could break away from the rivals and finish with a confident lead. The second run was quite similar, as I took the lead in the first lap, but this time I had to defend my leading position from the attacking attempts of different drivers behind. The car stayed stable during the runs so I kept the lead without any difficulties. In the third final I only had to watch out for the drivers who fought for the rest of the podium places and not disturbing them.

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Stock top 3:
1. János Birinyi - XRAY T4 2014
2. Viktor Kiss - XRAY T4
3. Tamás Ponghó - XRAY T4

Zsolt Kálnay Modified:
In Modified category I could take the P1 on the grid with stable qualifying runs. I won the first final easily because the car was working great and the P2 driver broke his car early in that run. In the 2nd final there was a close, exciting fight and I just got overtaken right on the finish line, with a difference less than 3 hundreds of the second. Then in the last final run I had collusion with other drivers so I finished just second witch was only enough for 2nd overall. Modified result:

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1. Barnabás Tóth
2. Zsolt Kálnay - XRAY T4
3. Zsolt Bajusz - XRAY T4


The 2nd run of the Hungarian National Championship was held at Budapest in RCAréna

After last years Stock Category Champion title I had to step one category up to the 13.5 boosted Superstock class, starting the season with XRAY-s newest T4 '14 car. After the confident win in the qualifying I started from pole position and won the first final by one lap. Unfortunately in the second final a lapped car hit me and I could only finish third in that final, but even though ran the fastest lap. Just before the third final my motor broke down so I had to watch the final from the side of the track and wait for the final result with one first and a third place which was only enough for third overall.

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Boosted 13,5 top 3:
1. Péter Taál
2. PĂ©ter MikĂł
3. János Birinyi - XRAY T4