Payne does the double at Masters of Foam

Fresh from his 1:12 Super Stock win at last weekend’s MonTech New York Grand Prix, CRC’s Ollie Payne has taken the double at the annual Masters of Foam race in Belgium.  Establishing itself as one of the major races on the international 1:12 calendar, this year’s Miniatuur Racing Club Zwevegem organised event would see the Xray of Adam Izsay, runner up to team-mate Alexander Hagberg at the 2024 Masters of Foam, secure the Modified TQ ahead of the similar car of Norway’s Mathias Nedrebø with former Champion Payne lining up P3.  In the triple finals, Payne would win A1 & 2 ahead of Izsay to take back the title he lost last year to Hagberg, the British driver a previous back to back Champion of the race.  Winning A3, Iszay would finish runner-up with Nedrebø competing the Modified podium ahead of Xray’s Martin Hudy.  In 13.5 Stock, Payne would secure the TQ, the British driver topping 4 of the 5 rounds of qualifying ahead of the Awesomatix of last year’s Top Qualifier Ollie Bultynck.  British driver and 17.5 Stock NYGP winner Morgan Williams completing the Top 3 ahead of Izsay.  In the finals, Payne would successfully defend his title with wins in the opening two Mains while the A3 win gave Bultynck second overall.  Qualifying P5, Belgian driver Niels Degryze completed the podium for Schumacher.

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