Hupo Hönigl double TQs & wins Austrian Buggy opener

The opening round of the Austrian 1/10th Electric Off-road Nationals was held at the MRC Oberaich track, attracting a record entry of drivers. The track is unique in a way that it can be run with both 1/10th and 1/8th scale vehicles without appearing to big or too small for each of them and in recent years it also offered loads of traction but this year the sugaring did not work out, leaving the track glazed and polished yet still very abrasive. Xray’s Hupo Hönigl was able to TQ both the 2WD and 4WD buggy classes and at the end of the day he went home with a double victory although it took him some time in each final to find his rhythm and pace. Behind Hupo, Schumacher’s Peter Pinisch would grab the runner-up spots in 2WD and 4WD with Marcel Rekettye (Yokomo) coming in third in 2WD while Team Associated factory driver Stefan Pfeifhofer rounded out the 4WD podium.

2WD final result:
1. Hupo Hönigl – Xray/Tekin
2. Peter Pinisch – Schumacher/Reedy
3. Marcel Rekettye – Yokomo/Dualsky
4. Stefan Pfeifhofer – Team Associated/Reedy
5. Christian Lanzl – Serpent/Nosram
6. Roland Hauleitner – Team Associated/Hobbywing
7. Rene Trauner – Yokomo/Vampire
8. Thomas Pumpler – Yokomo/Muchmore
9. Lucas Grainer – Team Associated/Dualsky
10.Martin Kreil – TLR/Tekin

4WD final result:
1. Hupo Hönigl – Xray/Tekin
2. Peter Pinisch – Schumacher/Reedy
3. Stefan Pfeifhofer – Team Associated/Reedy
4. Marcus Prihoda – Xray/Dualsky
5. Rene Trauner – Yokomo/Vampire
6. Martin Kreil – Team C/Tekin
7. Marcel Rekettye – Yokomo/Dualsky
8. Roland Hauleitner – Team Associated/Hobbywing
9. Roland Schantel – Team Associated/Dualsky
10.Roland Macho – Xray/Hobbywing

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]