This weekend was a very lucky weekend for me at the second race of the Portuguese national.
First of all it was a very lucky weekend also for everyone else because the weather was very bad everywhere except at the track. Basically it only rained the night before and a little bit at lunch time, which in my opinion made the track better, making it a little bit slippery so tire wear was not a problem.
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Sunday started a little bit different from Saturday because Saturday we practice on a dry high grip track and Sunday the track was slippery and humid. It took us awhile to adjust the setup but by the end of qualifying we were competitive again. During the semis and the final everything was working well the car was good, engine,tires everything was really good until the last minute when the glow plug broke, almost ruining what was a very good race for me.
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I would like to thank all my sponsors my mechanic and pit crew who did an excellent job. Also a very good weekend for the XRAY team with two cars on the podium, very good job from my team mate Nuno Rebelo!
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Final results:
1. Miguel Matias â“ XRAY XB8
2. Ricardo Monteiro 3. Nuno Rebelo â“ XRAY XB8
4. Nuno Casal Ribeiro
5. Gonçalo Melo
6. Carlos Duraes
7. Fernando Almeida
8. Joao Lopes
9. Pedro Rodrigues
10. Carlos Fonseca
