Kurzbuch brothers win 1/8th Swiss champs

Last weekend the final race for the Swiss Championship 2012 took place in Langenthal. The title in the category 1/8 Amateur was already given, but in the 1/8 Expert class was still up for grabs with Simon Kurzbuch having a slight advantage over the other candidates. The weather forecast promised rain for the whole weekend but at the end it was a dry race without the wet stuff from above.  As expected the Kurzbuch brothers had a slight advantage over the other drivers thanks to Langenthal being their home track and so they dominated the qualifiers and took TQ in their respective classes.

Top 3 1/8 Amateur
1. Pascal Kurzbuch – Shepherd V8/Max
2. Hanspeter Hulliger – Shepherd V8/Max
3. Noah Asendorf – Motonica/Picco

Top 3 1/8 Expert
1. Simon Kurzbuch – Shepherd V8/Max
2. Silvio Haechler – Mugen/Novarossi
3. Jörg Nydegger – Shepherd V8/Max

In the final Pascal Kurzbuch confirmed his qualification result and won the race 6 laps ahead of his closed rival. With the win, Pascal became junior Swiss champion and Swiss vice-champion in the category 1/8 Amateur.

Top 3 1/8 Amateur
1. Pascal Kurzbuch – Shepherd V8/Max
2. Theo Giannakos – Mugen/Max
3. Ciacomo Moretti – Xray/Picco

The final of the Expert class was affected by many accidents and engine problems. Hardly any driver reached the finish line without running into trouble. Thanks to a lot of work by his mechanics, Simon could reach the fourth place and thus the Swiss championship title just in front Silvio Haechler, who won the race.

Top 3 1/8 Expert
1. Silvio Haechler – Mugen/Novarossi
2. Christoph Pethoud – Motonica/OS
3. Luca Martinelli – Mugen/Max

Many thanks to Beat for sending the report.