The car was competitive from the first day and worked very well. The performance was high in the cold and hot condition and it respondend well to each change. We got P6 in the qualy - we could do better, but because of a problem we did not complete the last qualifyng. In the final we were competitive from the first lap and despite a not perfect strategy we are arrived 3rd at the end of the 45'main final. The gaps were very content. We are certain to be in the right way, we hope to improve in the next race.
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1/8 Nitro
1. Dario Balestri
2. Alberto Picco 3. Alessio Mazzeo - XRAY RX8
4. Toni Gruber
5. Andrea Pirani
6. Vanni Marco
7. Marrone Nicola
8. Collari Lambero
9. Codazzi Claudio
10. Pietsch Robert
11. Martini Luca
12. Teemu Leino
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1/10 Nitro report by David Loppini
Italian Factory Championship was held in Fiorano at Miniautodromo Jody Scheckter. The new NT1 '17 started to show its potential since controlled practice as I made super fast laps. Great start in Q1 as I was able to take the TQ. Some small mistakes in other qualifying session then I started for the A-main final in P2. Few adjustments for the final to make the car smoother and easier to drive. After the start car was about perfect, pace was great and battle for P1 started but after some laps I made a big mistake and flamed out, this cost me more than 1 minute and temporary P12. I started the big recovery pushing over the limit but I was able to reach only P5 also because a full tire change that many drivers avoided. Finally satisfied about the new car, easy to setup and really sensitive also to fine adjustments.
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1. Manuel Strano
2. Daniele Ielasi 3. Francesco Annunziata â“ XRAY NT1
4. Michele Scaglioni 5. David Loppini â“ XRAY NT1
6. Angelo Brucculeri
7. Matteo Menichetti
8. Massimo Bergonzini
9. Daniele Agostinelli
10. Alessandro Balboni
11. Maurizio De Simone
12. Antonio Di Prisco
