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| Race report by Alexander Hagberg |
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| The first XRAY Challenge of 2014 was held at the beautiful RC Landia facilities of Team La Gang, in Scandiano, Italy. The race was sold out quickly after the entry was opened, which shows how popular these races have become. We saw 120 drivers in total, divided in three classes. Open practice started on Friday, whereas the race commenced on Saturday, with 5 qualifying rounds for all drivers, and triple finals. Driver could also enjoy an XRAY Party, held at the Boiardo Hotel nearby, in its modern and high level 1495 restaurant. The relaxed atmosphere at the event made everyone have a really great time. Thanks to XRAY, HUDY and SprintRC, car kits and other goodies were given away in a lottery on Saturday, and an additional tombola on Sunday. |
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In qualifying, I won all rounds in the Modified class, in front of Alessio and Martin, as well as setting TQ in the 1/12 category, in front of fellow XRAY drivers Massimo Fantini and Marek Cerny.
In the stock class, XRAY took a 1-2 as well with Marek Cerny on the top spot followed by Mattia Collina.
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| I went on to win all finals in both classes. In 1/12, I had a comfortable margin to the others. Massimo finished 2nd, and Marek 3rd in the 1/12 class. In Modified, the close fight for the remaining podium positions came down to A3. After an early mistake from myself, I dropped to 4th position. Alessio, Martin and Niklas were fighting for the lead. After some laps, I was fighthing with Alessio for 2nd when we came together. In the events that followed, Martin Hudy cut the track following a body tuck, which would later lead to a time penalty. Martin crossed the line first but I won the final in front of Alessio. Alessio would end up 2nd overall in front of Martin. |
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I was really happy with the handling of my T4 2014 car this time, as it was incredibly easy to drive, yet fast, which allowed me to win all qualifiers and finals, as well as setting a new lap record. I was using my set-up from the Charity Race in December as a start, but I made a few modifications to cope with the higher traction conditions. I am really happy with how it turned out.
In the stock class, the finals proved very exciting, with close fights for the lead all throughout. In the end Marek Cerny managed to win with a small margin in A1 and A3, 2nd place was awarded to Nico Catelani, followed by Mattia Collina.
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| I want to send out a big thanks to Alberto Montecchi and all of his crew for the perfect organization, as well as Francesco Martini and Fabio Domanin. Without you this event would not happen. Che vediamo a Livorno! See you at the next XRAY Challenge in Italy, held in in Livorno, this summer! |
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| Modified top 10: |
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1. Alexander Hagberg - XRAY T4
2. Alessio Menicucci - XRAY T4
3. Martin Hudy - XRAY T4
4. Michele Romagnoli - XRAY T4
5. Francesco Martini - XRAY T4
6. Niklas Johansson - XRAY T4
7. Alessandro Ciaccheri - XRAY T4
8. Fabrizio Manicardi - XRAY T4
9. Alessandro Brunelli - XRAY T4
10. Luca Toreggiani - XRAY T4
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| Stock top 10: |
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1. Marek Cerny - XRAY T4
2. Nico Catelani
3. Mattia Collina - XRAY T4
4. Alessio Tolomelli - XRAY T4
5. Edoardo Repetti
6. Stefano Rabitti -
7. Andrea Retrivi - XRAY T4
8. Michele Scaglioni - XRAY T4
9. Nicola Fornasari
10. Simone Leonardi |
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| 1/12 top 10: |
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1. Alexander Hagberg - XRAY X12
2. Massimo Fantini - XRAY X12
3. Marek Cerny - XRAY X12
4. Claudio Codazzi
5. Francesco Tironi
6. Alberto Tedeschi
7. Alessandro Bianchi
8. Giacomo Piavani
9. Mattia Rinaldi
10. Marcello Galli |
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