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| Race Report by Chris Nielsen |
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The fourth round of the DRCMU series was held on the 28-29 of November, and was hosted by the Djurs RC Racing Club. The facilities were top notch, the track was fast and flowing, and had a very good level of grip. The organizers had done a very good job, and deserves credit.
I was competing in the 17.5 Blinky class, which had a total of 17 entries. Not a huge number compared to usual, but all the top guys except 1 was attending this race.
During Saturdays practice, I quickly found a setup that I liked, and only made some minor changes to my gearing and tire prep. I had some very good runs, and felt very comfortable going in to Sundays race.
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On Sunday morning we had 2 timed practice sessions which would determine the seeding order for qualifying. I managed to grab the top spot, with a 1.1 second margin down to second place.
Qualifying went very well. I TQâ™ed all 3 rounds, and also posted the fastest time of the weekend with a 12.944 in Q1
Qualifying Results
1. Chris Nielsen â“ XRAY T4
2. Bjarke Nyskov â“ XRAY T4
3. Emil Tranberg
4. Mads Koue
5. Niels Ole Klinge â“ XRAY T4
6. Palle Ostenfeldt â“ XRAY T4
7. Rasmus Skjoldborg Jakobsen
8. Per Dissing â“ XRAY T4
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| I had a relaxed and optimistic feeling going in to the mains, and I was leading A1 comfortably until a marshal by accident placed a car in front of me, which caused me to crash. Although still in the lead, my rhythm was gone, and I had Bjarke breathing down my neck. I then hit a curb, flipped the car, and Bjarke was quick to capitalize on my mistake. I pushed, and caught him again, and we changed places a couple of times, but he ended up taking the win. |
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In A2 I had everything to win and nothing to lose. I pushed hard from the beginning to build up a gap down to the rest of the field, and from there I raced a smart race, and stayed out of trouble. I managed to win A2 with a 7 second gap down to Bjarke, and my winning time was 5 seconds quicker than his in A1.
A3 was to determine the winner, and only Bjarke and myself was in contention at that point. I made a good start, and lead from start to finish to take home the overall win. I again raced a smart race, and did what I could to stay out of trouble, and it payed off yet again. All in all a very satisfying race, and my XRAY T4 performed flawlessly the whole weekend.
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| Final Results |
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1. Chris Nielsen â“ XRAY T4
2. Bjarke Nyskov â“ XRAY T4
3. Palle Ostenfeldt â“ XRAY T4
4. Emil Tranberg
5. Niels Ole Klinge â“ XRAY T4
6. Rasmus Skjoldborg Jakobsen
7. Mads Koue
8. Per Dissing - XRAY T4
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