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October 18, 2014

Collari fastest in Q2

Lamberto Collari got Day 2 of the Euro Nitro Series in Fiorano underway by posting the fastest time in the second round of qualifying at the championship’s season finale. Q2 saw a reversal of yesterday evening’s opening qualifier order with Collari topping the round from Q1 pace setter Robert Pietsch. Behind the two ENS race winners Alberto Picco made it an all Mugen Top 3. Unfortunately for title contender Simon Kurzbuch and Shepherd team-mate Oliver Mack it was not a good morning with Kurzbuch struggling to the 16th fastest time and Mack retiring with a gearbox bearing failure.

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October 17, 2014

Pietsch takes first qualifier in Italy

Euro Nitro Series 1:8 title contender Robert Pietsch took the first round of qualifying at the season finale in Italy, the Mugen driver topping the times from Lamberto Collari. As was the form at the end of practice, Pietsch’s only title rival Simon Kurzbuch completed the Top 3, the Shepherd driver 1.1-seconds off the TQ pace.

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October 17, 2014

Balestri TQs opening qualifier at ENS finale

Dario Balestri backed up his blistering practice pace by TQ’ing the opening round of qualifying on Day 1 of the Euro Nitro Series season finale at Fiorano in Italy. The Capricorn driver was the only one to complete 15-laps of the Mini Autodromo Jody Scheckter circuit with fellow countryman Francesco Tironi just missing out on the 15-laps to post the 2nd fastest time. A round that would see Balestri team-mate & champion elect Eric Dankel retire after 3 laps due to broken exhaust springs, Serpent’s Dominic Greiner would complete the Top 3.

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October 17, 2014

Jesse Davis takes Australian On-Road national champs

During the recent Australian Nitro On-road National Championships Capricorn’s Jesse Davis was able to grab the 200mm Touring class title. In practice, Jesse was in a class of his own, somewhat faster than the rest of the field with his XRD-powered car. Come qualifying, Jesse looked doomed as a diff breakage seen him retire from the first qualifier, only to go out in the second and win by some 7 second margin. In the 3rd qualifier, it was another mechanical issue just like the first heat, but come the 4, 5 and 6th round, Jesse was on fire and his 4th national’s TQ was secured. There was no looking back. The 45 Minute A-main did not come easy, Jesse losing a lap earlier on due to a flameout, only to drive a brilliant second half of the race and come past and lap the field and gain the lap back, Jesse was in cruise control come the last 10 minutes of the race and went on to win by over 3 laps at the Little Hampton track, which is by far the biggest track in Australia.

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October 17, 2014

Pietsch fastest in practice at title decider

Robert Pietsch was fastest in practice at the title deciding season finale of the Euro Nitro Series, the Mugen driver topping the 1:8 times from team-mate Rick Vrielijnck and championship rival Simon Kurzbuch. Over 3-consecutive laps of the Fiorano track, the German was 4/10th faster than Vrielijnck with Kurzbuch a further 1/10th off with his Shepherd.

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October 17, 2014

Balestri tops practice at ENS Finale

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Dario Balestri has topped 1:10 Touring Car practice at the season finale of the Euro Nitro Series, the Capricorn driver having a considerable advantage over his rivals on 3-consecutive laps of the Fiorano track. Closest to the Italian was Serpent’s Dominic Greinier, the ENS Round 2 race winner 4/10ths off in the seeding times that will determine the starting order for the qualifying which gets underway later today with the first two of five scheduled rounds. Team Shepherd’s Francesco Tironi would complete the Top 3 ahead of team-mate Dirk Wischnewski and champion elect Eric Dankel.

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October 15, 2014

US invasion for ENS Finale

This weekend (17-19 October) the Euro Nitro Series travels to the world famous Fiorano track in Italy for the finale of the inaugural championship with an invasion of American drivers making up the 160 strong entry. Attracting 7 US drivers, Round 4 is a truly international event for the European based 1:10 & 1:8 Onroad Championship with 18 countries represented on the entry list including Thailand and Singapore. Joining ENS regular Loran Whiting, America’s top female racer having contested the full championship, will be factory Serpent driver Paolo Morganti who is no stranger to Mini Autodromo Jody Scheckter having been a regular competitor at the annual Novarossi Trophy race held there.

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October 15, 2014

Danielsen & Johnsen win at PileCup Rd1

Brondby Racing Club near Copenhagen recently held the 1st round of the PileCup in the four classes of Touring Car Modified, Super Stock, LeMans and Formula 1. The most exciting class was the Touring Car Super Stock category with Patrick Danielsen and Jack Holger Sorensen fighting for the win. After both scored a leg win in the opening A-mains the third and last final would be the decisive one and at the end it was Patrick who held everything together to take the win from Jack Holger Sorensen and Caspar Morgen.

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