The warm-up race for the 2014 European Championships in 1/10 electric touring cars was held at the Alcobendas circuit in north Madrid, Spain. A fairly low turn out in two classes (modified and 10.5T blinky stock) joined the event. The XRAY team was in attendance to make the best possible preparations for the upcoming EC event.
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In modified, the low grip conditions in combination with a fairly hard spec tire (Sorex 40R) was going to make tire preparation and strategy crucial. I managed to do my entire qualifying on 1 set of tires and still take the overall TQ position in front of Spanish driver, young David Perez. Martin Hudy qualified 3rd overall. I managed to win all three finals with a decent margin, with David in 2nd and local driver Juan Hidalgo on 3rd.
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The stock class was won by XRAY team driver Marek Cerny, in front of the very fast and hard charging Jaime De Esteban Y Calderon, also with an XRAY T4â™14. Mattia Collina from Italy finished 3rd overall to round out the podium for XRAY.
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In the end we were fairly happy with the results of the race and our testing sessions, and we feel that we have prepared ourselves well for the upcoming European Championship event. We are looking forward to seeing you all in Alcobendas in August!
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Modified result:
1. Alexander Hagberg - XRAY T4â™14
2. David Perez - XRAY T4â™14
3. Juan Antonio Hidalgo Garrido 4. Alessio Menicuci - XRAY T4â™14
5. Martin Hudy - XRAY T4â™14
6. Carlos Peracho Heras 7. Bruno Coelho - XRAY T4â™14
8. Javier Hidalgo - XRAY T4â™14
9. Francesco Martini - XRAY T4â™14
10. Ivan Mula
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Stock results:
1. Marek Cerny - XRAY T4â™14
2. Jaime De Esteban Y Calderon - XRAY T4â™14
3. Mattia Collina - XRAY T4â™14
4. Carlos Fernandez Espinosa
5. Rafael Ortiz Casado 6. Andrea Valerio - XRAY T4â™14
7. Javier Godoy Panebianco
8. Jesus Manuel Davila Verastegui 9. Francesco Martini - XRAY T4â™14
10. Jorge Tellez Pascua
