On Sunday June 1st the XRAY GP took place at the Gimar Speed Park in Lazzaro in south Italy. Almost 60 drivers participated in this event, divided into various classes: Modified Electric, 1:8 Nitro, 1:10 Nitro and 1:5 Nitro. We were there from Saturday morning for free practice and the track had a good traction right from the start thanks to the sugar water on the asphalt.
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Qualifying Modified Class Electric:
My car was very fast and consistent and it allowed me to take the Pole position in front of Alessandro Brunelli and Martin Hudy.
1. Alessio Menicucci − XRAY T4
2. Alessandro Brunelli − XRAY T4
3. Martin Hudy − XRAY T4
4. Damiano La Rosa - XRAY T4
5. Antonio Bellantone - XRAY T4
6. Piero Campisi
7. Fabio Gargiulo
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Qualifying 1:10 Nitro:
1:10 Nitro was the most populated class. Biagio Spataro was the top qualifier in front of Alessio Mazzeo, Davide Stefanizzi and Mario Spiniello.
1. Biagio Spataro − XRAY NT1
2. Alessio Mazzeo
3. Davide Stefanizzi 4. Mario Spiniello − XRAY NT1
5. Salvatore Giliberto − XRAY NT1
6. Luca Cazzolo
7. Giuseppe Musolino
8. Rosario Giamo
9. Marco Li Puma
10. Tony Centonze
Finals:
Modified Class Electric:
In the finals I made only minor changes on my car’s setup and it was as fast as in the qualifications so I won every final. After a tight fight Hudy took the 2nd place and Brunelli was 3rd .
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1. Alessio Menicucci − XRAY T4
2. Martin Hudy − XRAY T4
3. Alessandro Brunello − XRAY T4
4. Damiano La Rosa − XRAY T4
5. Antonio Bellantone − XRAY T4
6. Piero Campisi
7. Fabio Gargiulo
Finals 1:10 Nitro:
This class showed more exciting fights than the other classes. Spataro was leading from the start to the last two laps when a mechanical problem forced him to leave the first position to Mario Spiniello who was driving a very consistent final. Also other fast drivers like Alessio Mazzeo and Salvatore Giliberto had mechanical problems at the start.
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1. Mario Spiniello − XRAY NT1
2. Biagio Spataro − XRAY NT1
3. Giuseppe Musolino
4. Marco Li Puma
5. Davide Stefanizzi
6. Tony Centonze
7. Luca Cazzolo 8. Salvatore Giliberto − XRAY NT1
9. Rosario Giamo
10. Alessio Mazzeo
