The 2014 edition of the XRAY Challenge Korea was held at the Kirina circuit, one hour away from the capital of Seoul. Drivers joined the race in three different classes. Perfect hot weather conditions on Sunday helped making the race a successful one.
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The Kirina circuit was medium size, but challenging in both nitro and electric classes. Sweep handout tires were used in electric which provided good traction. I was able to TQ the electric touring car class in front of Mr. Ahn on 2nd and Mr. Ryan Lee on 3rd place. My T4 2014 was handling very well and foremost, was not sensitive to the changing track conditions. I went on to win the triple A-finals as well as setting a new track record of 16.0 seconds. My best laptime was 7 tenths faster than any other driver.
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In the 1/10 nitro touring car class, a 10 minute qualifying format was used. Even though I ran out of fuel on the last lap, I was able to TQ that class as well with a big margin. The final went smoothly as well, as I could cruise to victory in the 30 minute final, in front of Kiyong Hong, and Young Hun Park (both NT1 drivers).
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Overall I would like to say that I had a pleasant and enjoyable experience at the XRAY Challenge in Korea and I hope that the organizer Jinho Trade will organize further events in the future! Thanks to Sean, Max, Eric, my mechanic Mr. Choi and everyone else who supported me during this trip!
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1/10 Modified:
1. Alexander Hagberg - XRAY T4
2. Jihyung Ahn
3. Ryan Lee
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1/10 Nitro:
1. Alexander Hagberg - XRAY NT1
2. Kiyong Hong - XRAY NT1
3. Young Hun Park - XRAY NT1
