The first round of the Hungarian Electric National Championship was held in Budapest last week. The home of the opening round of this indoor winter series was a special event, the TEMOFESZT, Technical Model Railway Festival, which attracted many visitors to enjoy the variety of model trains, RC trucks and RC racing cars.
The black carpet track was laid onto a tongue & grooved OSB boards covered surface, inside one of the buildings of the Hungarian Railway Museum. This three days long event started with free practice on Friday, continued with on-road racing on Saturday and ended with off-road racing on Sunday.
The grip of the track built up early during Friday practice thanks to the short layout and the black carpet. This weekend I was racing in modified category with my XRAY T4. My car was working very well from the beginning of the practice and, as the track conditions were very consistent during the whole weekend, I basically didn't need to change anything on my T4. I won all three qualifying rounds and secured the TQ position on the grid.
In the first final there was a close fight for the win between Balint Rajki and me. At the early stage of the final I made a small error in one corner, but it was just enough for Balint to overtake me.
Hopefully, later in the final, I could take back the leading position and I kept it till the finish line and won the first final. I had an easier job in the second final, because the drivers behind me were fighting for 2nd place, so I could confidently won that final.
Therefore, I won the first round of the Hungarian National Championship in modified category, thanks to my XRAY T4, which was working very well during the whole weekend!
