published: 2018-09-16 22:11:32 (11925) Author: Willy Wuyts |
EFRA E-Buggy Euros - Qualifying Report |
 1/8th Electric Off Road European Championships Qualifying Report.An intriguing days qualifying here in Noeux les Mains saw an unexpected TQ for the E-Buggy Championships. The track here in France is compact and features every possibly surface - Astro, Brick, Dirt, Two types of Concrete to name but some, a factor that was making tyre choice a major headache for all the drivers. With 5 rounds of Qualifying and 3 to count, consistency would be key and straight out of the box we saw Monegasque driver Thomas Musso take round one in fine style. Local racer Jean Perrick Sartel then took the next 2 rounds to put him in a great position for overall pole. Despite all the big names of Nitro 1/8th being in attendance, the only "superstar" who could get close to the two French speaking drivers was reigning champion David Ronnefalk with a brace of 2nd places. Round 4 saw an epic battle that eventually went the way of the Frenchman, so Sartel was TQ. Ronnefalk finally got a round win in the final qualifier which was enough to scrape him past Musso for 2nd on the grid. The finals will be over 3 x 10 minute legs, and should be incredibly keenly fought with drivers such as Davide Ongaro in 4th, Juan Carlos Canas in 5th Robert Battle in 7th and Elliot Boots 8th all hoping to get amongst the top 3 qualifiers |
