Lamberto Collari takes victory at Euros Warmup

The warm up race for the 1/8th scale European Championships took place last weekend under cold weather conditions in the south of Italy at the Locorotondo track, host of this year’s main event. Qualifying saw Worlds top qualifier Robert Pietsch put his Mugen on pole position ahead of new Motonica signing Walter Salemi in 2nd, with 9 time World Champion Lamberto Collari in 3rd and Dario Balestri taking the final direct qualifying spot in 4th. In the final Collari drove a flawless race while Pietsch hit trouble, as did Salemi, allowing the Kyosho driver a simple run to the win. He crossed the finish line a lap in front of Dario Balestri, who had a fast closing Andrea Cristiani only 1.5 seconds behind. Belgian Serpent driver Ilia van Gastel set the fastest lap in the final with a 15.277, 6/100s quicker than pole man Pietsch.

Final results
1. Collari Lamberto – 164 Laps in 44:53.625
2. Balestri Dario – 163 Laps in 44:51.234
3. Cristiani Andrea – 163 Laps in 44:52.705
4. Calce Domenico – 157 Laps in 44:50.793
5. Pirani Andrea – 156 Laps in 45:00.597
6. Vanni Marco – 155 Laps in 45:00.256
7. Van Gastel Ilia – 146 Laps in 44:54.373
8. Salven Michael – 133 Laps in 39:12.036
9. Salemi Walter – 122 Laps in 33:21.527
10.Pietsch Robert – 80 Laps in 31:17.065

Images: Massimo Renzi