The first round of local championship â” the most important championship in Brazil â” was held at the New Hobbyâ™s track, which is a very technical track with very good on-site facilities.
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The race format for this championship is the same as Reedy Race, and all major teams were there including XRAY Team Brasil, Dino Racing, Team Corally and others teams. The pit area was full, with new rules bringing more drivers to our championship.
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The new rules stated that each driver had to give the organizers one (1) motor, which would enter the collection from which racers would draw a motor. After the draw, drivers had 30 minutes to find the proper gearing for that motor. No motor modifications were allowed, including brush and spring changes. Every motor had to pass a minimum RPM to be a valid motor. At the end of the race the motors were returned to the original owners.
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This event was dominated by XRAY T2. From the first heat Fabiano Franco ⓠXRAY TEAM BRASIL ⓠwas the driver to beat. His car was very fast and easy to drive. Fabiano Franco was followed by Flávio Salinet ⓠalso from XRAY TEAM BRASIL ⓠwith his T2.
The XRAY T2 was an easy chassis to set up and was a very fast car. All heats were dominated by XRAY.
After five heats the final results were:
1- Fabiano Franco â“ XRAY T2
2- Flavio Loures Salinet â“ XRAY T2
3- Hamilton JĂşlio Jr â“ TC4
4- Luis Sergio Gonzaga â“ Corally RDX
5- Otávio Langowski ⓠCorally RDX
6- Gabriel Brito â“ TC3 7- Jonas Ferstemberg â“ XRAY T2
8- Paulo Padilha â“ XRAY FKâ™05
9- Clarel Castilhos â“ Yokomo SDW
10- Hamilton JĂşlio Neto â“ TC4 FT
