Friday, June 19, 2009
Christophe Aygon wins French 8th Nats Rd4
Categories - Gas, National, Racing
Round 4 of the French 1/8th scale on road Nationals was run last weekend in Limoges, close to the the centre of the country. With the winner of the first 3 rounds, Adrien Bertin busy helping at the Euro ‘B’ Championships in Switzerland, the series would be sure of having a new winner this round. Qualfiying in the Elite class went the way of Serpent/RB driver Anthony Abisset debuting the new 966, followed by Stéphane Bouche, Romain Picard and Laurent Pageneau, while in the National class another Serpent 966 driver topped the time sheets, Arnaud Mathieu, in front of Jérôme Berthelot, Gérald Colinet and Damien Thirion. Following the semi finals, the Elite main final saw Bouche start from 11th having called for a delay. Abisset went off into the lead but on lap 5 came into contact with another car and broke his rim, loosing him a lot of time and dropping him down the order. Romain Picard took over the lead but a better tire strategy from the old guns Christophe Aygon and Serge Christiany saw them take over at the front and claim the win for Serpent and the new 966, with Stéphane Bouche recovering to 3rd by the end. In the National final Arnaud Mathieu sets off at qualifying pace and couldn’t be touched as behind Jérôme Berthelot claimed 2nd and a close battle for 3rd between Damien Thirion and Gérald Colinet is decided on the final corner with Colinet claiming the final podium step by 3 tenths of a second.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Adrien Bertin makes it 3 from 3 in France
Categories - Gas, National, Racing
The 3rd round of the French 1/8th scale National Championship took place in Evry at the MRTE track near Paris. Nice weather greeted the 62 drivers in attendance and following qualifying it was winner of the first 2 rounds, Adrien Bertin who tool pole in the Elite class ahead of Stéphane Bouche in 2nd, while in the National class Gérald Colinet was the man to beat in front of Jérémy Becht. In the 45 minute Elite final the front pair took off ahead of the rest of the field, but a mistake in the chicane by Bouche saw him crash shifting the engine and in doing so damaging the gears, he would rejoin but way down the order. Meanwhile Adrien stormed ahead at the front to take his 3rd win in a row, 2 laps ahead of Romain Picard in 2nd and Stéphane Riccobono in 3rd. In the National class Damien Thirion got through to the front and was never challenged, winning by a lap from Serpent team mate Gérald Colinet in 2nd, with Jèrome Berthelot taking 3rd, 2 laps back.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Adrien Bertin wins French 8th Nats Rd2
Categories - Gas, National, Racing
The 2nd round of the French 1/8th scale Nationals was held last weekend in Concarneau in the very north west tip of the country. Great weather on all days of the race greeted the 43 drivers and following qualifying it was round 1 winner Adrien Bertin that took the top qualifier spot in the Elite class ahead of Stéphane Bouche in 2nd and Stéphane Riccobono 3rd, while in the National class it was Gérald Colinet who was quickest ahead of Arnaud Mathieu. Following the semi finals, the Elite final saw an early battle between Team Orion engine man Bertin and Bouche, with the latter having the initial advantage until refueling strategies came into play and Adrien could retake the lead to eventually go on to win for Kyosho by a lap from Shepherd driver Bouche in 2nd and Serpent man Antony Abisset in 3rd, 3 laps further back. In the National class the order started as Mathieu, Colinet, Bertherlot and Gaschet and would remain that way until the 19th minute when Mathieu had an engine problem and had to retire. The order stayed steady until the final laps as a close battle begun between Colinet and Bertherlot, with the pole man coming out on top to win for Serpent from Mugen driver Bertherlot in 2nd and Velox racer Gaschet in 3rd.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Adrien Bertin wins French 8th Nats Rd1
Categories - Gas, National, Racing
The opening round of the French 1/8th scale National series was held last weekend in Toulouse in the south west of France, close to Spain. The race saw 63 drivers entered separated between Elite and National classes and the weather for the event was cold but dry for most of the event. Qualifying for the Elite class saw Team Orion engine man Adrien Bertin, driving a Kyosho, take the pole position for the main final in front of Sebastian Zatla in 2nd and Stéphane Bouche 3rd, while in the National class it was Maxime Tenet who started 1st ahead of Philippe Regolle in 2nd and Jérémy Cassagne 3rd. Following the semi finals the main finals got underway and in the Elite class it was Bertin and Bouche who lead away, remaining like this up until the 15 minute mark when there was some light rain which made some drivers pit for new tires, something Bertin didn’t do and he could stretch his lead to win by 3 laps from Bouche in 2nd and Laurent Zatla in 3rd. In the National class it was local driver Jérémy Cassagne that took the lead and stretched out a gap, and despite the engine stopping once, could maintain his lead and take the win by a lap from Gérald Colinet in 2nd and Maxime Tenet in 3rd.
