EFRA GP 1/8 On-Road - Valencia, Spain.

Last week we travelled to Valencia in Spain for the EFRA GP 1/8 On-Road. Also this race was seen as the warm-up for the upcoming European Championship in July.
We Arrived on Wednesday because the free practice was starting on Thursday. The weather was not really as we expected with 16-17 degrees but high winds made it feel a lot colder. Also the track was really dirty so These conditions were not reflecting the conditions that we will have at The EC in July at all.
The conditions slightly improved on Friday and in the afternoon we could finally start testing something. My Mugen MRX4X was working quite well and also the Eagle 21 9.s engine was working well and making the 5 minutes With the fuel was not really a problem on this track.
On Saturday the track was at it’s best and my car was really good. This allowed me to improve my time every heat. In the last heat I push to Make a top 4 place unfortunately I was blocked by a driver for some laps And I had to force my way past him. This cost some time and therefore I only manage the 6th qualifying time, 1 second from 2nd place!!
On Sunday morning it rained very hard and also the wind started to come up again. By the time I had to run my semi the track had dried up but all traction was gone. I started from pole and I could take some distance from the rest of the field, in the end I finish 3rd because I do a fuel stop more for safety.
In the final I start from 7th place, in the first corner the number 8 driver crashed into my car and due to this the tire and suspension was damaged a little. The car was sliding a lot and after some laps the same driver blocked his brakes And I could not avoid him, so I get a stop and go! In the first 10 minutes I lost a lap already, and in the end I finish 5th about 1.5 laps behind the leader.

My car was good in qualifying but after the incident in the final it was not so good.
My Eagle 21 9.S engine was fast and had a good fuel consumption.

Thanks to mySponsorts and mechanics Herman and Richard, they did really well, thanks!!

R. Vrielijnck
Images: Merlin [merlinfuel.com]

Final 'GP EFRA' 1/8 On-Road - (Spain)

Place	Driver	Car	Engine	Laps	Time	Best Laps
1	Robert Pietsch	Sheperd Velox	Novarossi 359	144	45:12.630	17.754
2	Andrea Pirani	Mugen MRX4-X	Novarossi 359	144	45:20.667	17.712
3	Alberto Picco	Mugen MRX4-X	Picco	143	44:59.578	17.955
4	Carlos Peracho Heras	Sheperd Velox	JP Eagle 21 9.S	143	45:15.500	17.668
5	Rick Vrielijnck	Mugen MRX4-X	JP Eagle 21 9.S	142	45:06.075	17.941
6	Andrea Cristiani	Serpent 960/2008	Max	141	44:33.204	17.840
7	Daniele Ielasi	Sheperd Velox	IDM	139	45:00.537	17.774
8	Patrick Schaefer	Sheperd Velox	Novarossi 359	121	45:03.731	18.093
9	Ilia Van Gastel	Kyosho Evolva M3	Orion	85	27:49.589	18.141
10	Nacho Lopez Lluch	Mugen MRX4-X	Picco	32	13:13.736	18.556