Round 4 of the Portuguese Nationals was held last weekend at the Sintra track, approximately 35km from Lisbon. After a very hot week (30-32°C) we had a very grey Sunday with low temperatures between 20-22°C which was nice for the engines. The race was attended by 44 drivers, which is very good for the scale that is becoming very competitive.
At the beginning, Team XRAY driver Filipe Costa jumped to the front but was pressured hard by driver Mario Miranda, followed by Jaime Silva (NT1) and Eduardo Dulac. To avoid any problems, Filipe opened the way for Miranda and then HE started pressuring. Jaime Silva crashed his car against a marshal and lost lots of time repairing a broken suspension, eventually coming in 10th position.
At around the 20min mark, Filipe got into the lead and ended up finishing 1 lap ahead of Mario Miranda.
Final Classification:
1. Filipe Costa - XRAY NT1
2. Mario Miranda
3. Eduardo Dulac
4. Miguel Matias
5. Bruno Coelho 6. Joao B.Inácio - XRAY NT1
7. Pedro Silva
8. Diogo Moreira 9. Luis Carvalho - XRAY NT1
10. Jaime Silva - XRAY NT1
XRAY driver Filipe Costa - the winner (click to enlarge)
27-Team driver Filipe Costa is now 1st in the Portuguese National Championship series!
