Yannick Aigoin showcased the performance of the XB8 at the 3rd round of the French Championship by taking TQ and winning the race in a style. It is already the 3rd National Championship that Yannick won making him a hot candidate for the overal winner of the French National Championship 2006.
The 3rd round of the French National was held at Reding (north-eastern France) on the last weekend of May.
After the first two races, Team XRAY was in the lead with Yannick Aigoin (1st with 2 wins) and Michel Farina (2nd with a 3rd and a 4th place). This 3rd round was the opportunity for them to confirm the leading position of the XB8-TQ.
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During qualifying, Yannick Aigoin (XRAY-RB) made the best time in the first two rounds and got the overall TQ before the last round. He was followed by Renaud Savoya (Mugen-Ninja) and current world champion Guillaume Vray (Mugen-RB). The other XRAY drivers also did a good job with Michel Farina (XRAY-RB) in the 6th place, and Nicolas Reynaud and Erwan Legros also in the semi.
During the main, Yannick and Renaud were very fast and took the lead. Yannick refuelled at 9min and was very consistent. He won the race with Renaud finishing second. For 3rd place there was a really good battle between Guillaume Vray (world champion), Nicolas Rodriguez (2nd at the last Euros), and Michel Farina. Nicolas finally proved the best, with Michel finishing 4th and Guilaume 5th.
Overall standing of French Championship (after 3 rounds out of 5):
