For the fifth round of the 1/10th nitro Dutch Nationals the whole entourage moved to Belgian. There they were warmly welcomed by the crew of MRG Genk to race on their track for the very first time. From the very beginning most drivers seemed to get pretty well around on this smooth track.
In qualification Ricardo Hofmeijer showed to be the fastest on three conservative laps with 51.6 seconds, posting his car on the TQ spot for the main final. Behind him both Pedro Rombouts and Daan Stuiver managed to do 51.7 seconds, placing them 2nd and 3rd on the grid. In 4th Roy Bakker took the last direct spot to the main final doing 51.8 seconds.
Qualification:
1. Ricardo Hofmeijer 2. Pedro Rombouts â“ XRAY NT1
3. Daan Stuiver
4. Roy Bakker
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The main final started out pretty nicely as most of the front runners stayed very close together during the first laps. As in lap 6 Pedro was able to pass Ricardo for first place, both them and Daan still stayed a close pack for the next few minutes. During the first pit window Ricardo was struck by a flame out, putting him far down the order. Meanwhile Pedro had a small collision with a backmarker, handing first place to Daan. Within 3 minutes Pedro was able to repair the damage as he past Daan for first place again. Pretty soon after the second fuel stops Pedro had a lonely race through a troubled field. After 30 minutes he ended up winning the race with a five lap lead, doing 101 laps. Behind him youngster Milan Holthuis had a clean race, finishing 2nd with 96 laps. Back from his early troubles, Ricardo came up short 2 seconds to Milan, also racing 96 laps. In 4th place Pieter Bottema managed to do 95 laps with his XRAY NT1.
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Final:
1. Pedro Rombouts â“ XRAY NT1
2. Milan Holthuis
3. Ricardo Hofmeijer 4. Pieter Bottema â“ XRAY NT1
5. Daan Stuiver
6. Jos Remmerde
7. Julius Kolff 8. Ruben dâ™Arco â“ XRAY NT1
9. Rik Meijeren
0. Roy Bakker
Thanks to RC Connect and Xray for their Support. Pictures by MRG Genk
