In 2WD Buggy it was Jarno Pijpers who TQed 3 out of the 4 Qualifiers giving him overall TQ. Second place was for Wesley van Helmond followed by Bart Mullink and Bart Wubben.
A1: Jarno took off and never looked back. Bart Wubben and Wesley had a battle for second. In the end it was Jarno, in front of Bart Wubben and Wesley in third.
A2: Jarno pulled a little gap over Wesley, but after a mistake from Jarno it would lead to Wesley winning A2 followed by Jarno. Bart Wubben had a DNF when one of his screws came loose and this would give 3rd place to Bart Mullink.
A3: With 2 drivers having A1 and A2, A3 was the decider. Jarno had a good start and was followed closely by Wesley. After a small Mistake from Wesley, Jarno had a bit more breathing room and would cruise to the win. Rajco would finish 3rd in front of Bart Wubben who was taken out at the first lap and fought his way back to 4th.
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2WD A Main standings :
1. Jarno Pijpers - XRAY XB2
2. Wesley van Helmond 3. Bart Wubben - XRAY XB2
4. Rajco van de Sluis
5. Bart Mullink 6. Stephane Roufosse - XRAY XB2
7. Rick van den Akker 8. Sander van Genechten - XRAY XB2
9. Mark van Dreumel 10. Mark van Waayenburg - XRAY XB2
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Bart Wubben TQed 4wd by winning 3 out of the 4 rounds in 4WD qualifying. Followed by the young talented driver Nigel van Katwijk in 2nd and Arie Vos would start the finals from third.
A1: Bart Wubben would not finish his first lap due to a servo link failure. Arie Vos took the lead and while the gap at the end of the race would be smaller with Nigel. Arie kept his head cool and took A1.
A2: This time the top 3 had a close battle for the first few minutes. But when Bart and Nigel collided it sent Bart into the wall before the big double. A quick pit stop by a marshal to pop the ball cup back on would give him P4. Nigel took the win in A2 followed by Arie in 2nd.
A3: would be the decider for Arie and Nigel, since they both had a 1st and a 2nd. It was Bart who drove to the win with the fastest time of the day. But with the DNF it was only good for a 3rd. Arie and Nigel where both tie-on points but with Nigel having the fastest final it was Nigel who took the win!
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4WD A Main standings :
1. Nigel van Katwijk 2. Arie Vos - XRAY XB4 3. Bart Wubben - XRAY XB4
4. Rajco van der Sluijs
5. Pieter Beekman
6. Leon van der Heijden
7. Dominique Helmond
8. Kevin van de Laar 9. Jarno Pijpers - XRAY XB4
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During luch break it was time for some food and we had a Tombola with nice prices. A highlight during the lunchbreak was the race for a new XRAY XB4 kit. Out of all drivers there where 5 drives pulled out by lottery to participate in a dash for a XB4 2017.
Winner would take home a brand new XB4 2017. A race over only 6 laps proved to be a thriller and was exciting to watch till the last lap! In the end, it was Daniel Jansma who went home with a new XB4 2017.
Overall it was a really fun day off racing on a super nice track. Special thanks for the people at Model Indoor Oss and RC-Connect / XRAY for putting down the first XRS in the Netherlands.
