Mattia Pesenti takes Rd4 of Swiss Nationals

Last weekend the 4th round of the Swiss Nationals were held in Lostallo and Mattia Pesenti sent us this report. “On Friday we tested many things and different setups and at the end of the day the car was really good. On Saturday morning during the last practice we tried softer rims and the car was faster and easier to drive, I could ran in 20.170, which was a great lap in Lostallo. We started the qualifying rounds trying to finish the first one without mistake in order to have a good result, I took the 3rd position behind Müller and Kurzbuch. In the next 2 round I always improve my best time, setting a 20 laps in 7.08 in the third round. Kurzbuch and Müller did 20 laps in 7.06. In the last one it was colder and I tried to push harder but unfortunately I made a mistake and lost many seconds. I finished the round with 20 laps in 7.09, setting the new daily record with a lap in 20.045. I finished the qualifying round in 4th position.

Qualifying Top 5 Expert:
1. Kurzbuch Simon (Sheperd Velox/Max/Contact)
2. Hächler Silvio (Mugen MRX5/Novarossi/Jtech)
3. Müller Marco (Sheperd Velox/Max/UFRA)
4. Pesenti Mattia (Xray RX8/Novarossi/Galaxy)
5. Henzi Thomas (Mugen MRX5/Max/UFRA)

In the 1/10th class Traugott Schär was the TQ, the only driver doing 20 laps.

Qualifying Top 5 1/10th:
1. Schär Traugott (Xray NT1/Picco/Galaxy)
2. Kuriger Sandro (Shepherd)
3. Spreng Helli (Shepherd)
4. Lechner Klaus (Serpent)
5. Santos Nuno

In the 1/8th Amateur class was local driver and championship leader Pasquin Claudio who made the TQ with a great time of 20 laps in 7.15.

Qualifying Top 5 Amateur 1/8th:
1. Pasquin Claudio (Mugen MRX5/Picco/Matrix)
2. Cannas Roberto (Mugen MRX5/Novarossi/Matrix)
3. Hajdekr Ales (Mugen MRX5)
4. Kurzbuch Christian (Shepherd/Max/Contact)
5. Kurzbuch Pascal (Shepherd/Max/Contact)

Sunday was another sunny day. In the semifinal I ran very calm and finished 2nd behind Hächler Silvio. In the final I started from the third position behind Kurzbuch and Hächler. The start was really fast but after 4 minutes Hächler had problems with the servo and he had to stop. I was in second position and behind me Müller was pushing really hard and he could pass me during the pit stop but unfortunately he had problems and he had to stop after 15 minutes of racing. I was in second position, 10 seconds behind Kurzbuch, but I tried to push the whole race because Kurzbuch was refueling before me and maybe he had to do one more pitstop at the end. I managed to decrease the gap to 7-8 second but at 1 minute to the end it was quite impossible to win. But Kurzbuch had an engine failure just 2-3 laps before the end and I passed for the lead. It was a shame because Kurzbuch ran a perfect final, but that’s racing.

Top 5 Expert Final:
1. Pesenti Mattia (Xray RX8 2012/Novarossi/Galaxy Tires/Runnertime)
2. Kurzbuch Simon (Shepherd/Max/Contact)
3. Lechner Sabrina (Serpent/OS/HotRace)
4. Martinelli Luca (Mugen/Max/UFRA)
5. Hasler Remy (Mugen/Max/Contact)

Top 5 1/10th Final:
1. Schär Traugott (Xray NT1 2012/Picco/Galaxy Tires/Runnertime)
2. Bonetti Giovanni (Capricorn/Capricorn/Capricorn)
3. Kuriger Sandro (Shepherd)
4. Spreng Helli (Shepherd)
5. Mucnjak Dominik

Top 5 1/8th Amateur Final:
1. Pasquin Claudio (Mugen MRX5/Picco/Matrix)
2. Cannas Roberto (Mugen MRX5/Novarossi/Matrix)
3. Rizzo Marco (Motonica/VOX)
4. Pittet Benoit (Motonica/OS)
5. Hajdekr Ales (Mugen MRX5)

Thanks to Mattia Pesenti for the report.