The Buggy Radio Angouleme hosted the last round of French National on September 24-25th. Approximately 100 drivers made the trip to this race which would determine the champions in both classes: 4WD and 2WD. The track was pretty bumpy when we got there because of the many events the club organized this season. However, the set-up I was using the previous weekend was already a very good basis for practices.
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After some mistakes during qualifications, I managed to qualify 3rd. For the bumpy conditions, I went with more caster to make the car easier to drive, and thicker shock oil for less bouncing in the bumps.
After an epic start with many crashes, I managed to go through and take the lead after 5 minutes. I kept the lead until the end, getting the best time over the 2 semis, and offering my 808 2011 the top spot on the grid for the main final!! Quentin Le Gall managed to secure his bump spot to the main, finishing 4th ahead of Mister B Euro champion Jonathan Bacro.
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Unfortunately for me, my plug broke in the warm-up laps, making me start with 2 laps behind. I pushed very hard to come back and managed to get back into 4th in the same lap of the podium!! Unfortunately, I suffered from a flame-out as we pushed the refueling in order to gain some time.
It was a very good weekend for the French XRAY team!
