| EC 1:6 2WD OR, Neuville de Poitou, France (25.07 - 30.07.2016) F.F.V.R.C. Fédération Française de Voitures Radio Commandées, France |
published: 2016-07-30 21:16:30 (49396) Author: Willy Wuyts |
LSOR Finals Day Report. |
 LSOR Finals Day Report.The finals of the Large Scale Euros were held under bright sunny skies and produced 2 worthy champions who managed to tame the wild track here in France. 2WD Final Rick Hofman scored a perfect weekend to take the 2WD championship for Elcon and the Netherlands. Hofman who had TQd all 4 rounds of qualifying, backed that up with a win in his Semi-final and then a lights to flag victory, blitzing the field including his brother Thijs who made it an historic 1-2 for the siblings as he fought off Adrian Uhrik for the middle step of the podium. In truth this was not an exciting final but the quality of Ricks driving could not be doubted, and as he said in his post race interview ´´Now I go to 4WD´´ I expect the drivers of the premier class are pretty worried! |
 4WD If the 2WD final was a bit dull the 4WD was a classic race that will live in the memory for the ages. Tim Van Der Elst led from pole in the new Ultron Car and was quickly joined in a train by pre event favourite Valentin Peuziat (MCD), Jerome Sartel (Losi) and 2012 champion Dario Veseli. Van Der elst eventually had to relinquish the lead with mechanical problems leaving the other 3 to battle for lap after lap with the lead constantly changing right up to the 25 minute mark when Sartel began to fall away. Veseli then began to pile on the pressure and Peuziat could not respond as his tyres had been shredded by the abrasive and treacherous surface. Veseli managed to stroke his car home in the final couple of minutes, and the Croatian became a very popular European champion. |
 Finally we must congratulate the ModelEspace club for the superb organisation of this event, one that the whole town seemed to embrace given the large number of spectators who turned out to see the racing... |
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published: 2016-07-30 21:15:06 (49400) Author: Willy Wuyts |
EFRA LSOR Euros - Saturday, Finals Day |
| All the action from 2 European championships (and the Short Course Challenge!) Quarters and Semis first and then the 3 main finals |
published: 2016-07-30 21:02:51 (49359) Author: Willy Wuyts |
EFRA LSOR Euros - 4WD Main Final |
| A fantastic 4WD A Main for the Large Scale European Championships - don't miss a minute - it really is that good! |
published: 2016-07-30 20:56:04 (49334) Author: Willy Wuyts |
EFRA LSOR Euros - Short Course Challenge - Main Final |
| The whole of the first Short Course Challenge final, a race full of action and incident. |
published: 2016-07-29 19:40:40 (49318) Author: Willy Wuyts |
Large Scale Off Road Euros - Qualifying Report |
 LSOR Qualifying Report After 4 rounds of Qualifying over 2 days the grids for the semi-finals have been set in France. The main story of the event has been the massive wear on the track surface as 145 Large Scale Buggies have done their damage over 5 days of running to leave the surface resembling a lunar landscape. |
 2WD QualifyingRick Hofman produced a perfect performance with his Elcon to take TQ in all 4 rounds despite the ever changing track conditions. Behind him a gaggle of drivers scrapped for the runner up position, including eventual 4th place qualifier Callan Gunn who deserves a mention mainl because he is Australian (little bit of Eurovision here in EFRA!) |
 4WD Qualifying .Qualifying for the faster 4WD class was much more open. After Valentin Peuziat had blitzed the opposition in round 1 running over a second a lap faster than anyone with his MCD chassis, things got much closer as the track deteriorated and survival became as important as speed. Round 2 was won by the Netherlands Nick Visser with the new Ultron car, but he failed to back that up with any other good rounds and wound up 31st overall!Tim Van Der Elst took his Ultron to a win in round 3 to temporarily lead the rankings but Valentin struck back in Round four to take overall pole. |
published: 2016-07-29 19:31:40 (49253) Author: Willy Wuyts |
EFRA LSOR Euros - Friday Qualifying and Lower Finals |
| An action packed day in France as we have the final round of qualifying followed by a shed load of lower finals as we get closer to deciding 2 European championships (and the Short Course Challenge!) |
published: 2016-07-29 19:20:32 (49206) Author: Willy Wuyts |
EFRA LSOR Euros - Post Qualifying Pit Walk |
| A Chat with the top qualifiers and a look at the fearsome track here in France where the Large Scale European Championships has reached the Finals stage |
published: 2016-07-28 22:58:18 (49399) Author: Willy Wuyts |
EFRA LSOR Euros - Thursday Qualifying |
| All the action from the Large Scale Off Road Euros with3 rounds of Qualifying for both the 2WD and 4WD European Championships, plus the new for 2016 Short Course Challenge event!
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