2019 World Championship WarmUp Results

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Tyler Hooks

0 May 28, 2019, 9:14 a.m.

By Tyler Hooks
LiveRC.com

Press Release from XRAY:
www.teamxray.com

2019 World Championship 1/10 Electric off-road Warm-up Race eas held at Hudy Arena, Trencin, Slovakia

2WD Free practice, Timed practice and Qualifications were on the schedule on Friday. During free practice and timed practice, drivers were getting used to the Hudy Arena conditions.   

Martin Bayer took timed practice. In qualifications it was Bruno Coelho who was able to take overall TQ in form of Martin Bayer and Daniek Kobbevik. Joona Haatanen was showing goodpace during qualifications and was able to take Q3.

Going into finals on Saturday, Bruno Coelho was the man to beat but Bruno held his starting position and after taking A1 & A2 he secured his win. Martin Bayer  finished 2nd and Joona Haatanen 3rd. Spencer Rivkina dn Dustin Evens were able to move up and finished 4th and 5th

2019 World Championship 1/10 Electric off-road Warm-up Race – 2WD Results:

1.       Bruno Coelho – XRAY XB2
2.       Martin Bayer – XRAY XB2
3.       Joona Haatanen – Associated
4.       Spencer Rivkin – Associated
5.       Dustin Evens – Associated
6.       Lee Martin – Yokomo
7.       Michal Orlowski – Schumacher
8.       Kohta Akimoto – Kyosho
9.       Yusuke Sugiura – Yokomo
10.   Daniel Kobbevik – XRAY XB2

4WD Action started on Saturday after 2WD finals. 

Joona Haatanen was setting the pace in free practice by setting the fastest time.  In timed practice, 3 drivers (Bayer, Haatanen, Rivkin) were able to place times below 1min 10 seconds and Martin Bayer was the fastest one.

Joona Haatanen started storng again in Q by taking Q1. Q2 & Q3 went to Martin Bayer. Michal Orlowski took Q4 and Daniel Kobbevik Q5. After qualifiations Martin Bayer was ahaed of Joona Haatanen and Bruno Coelho.

Things got a lot interestig in finals. Lot of passing during each final. In A1 it was Martin Bayer who too the win. In A2 it was great battle between Bruno Coelho and Martin Bayer for the win but Bruno Coelho was hapier  at the end of A2. There were 3 drivers going into A3 who could possibli win – Bayer, Coelho, Kobbevik. Martin Bayer showed a great run and claimed his overall win follwed by Coelho and Kobbevik.

2019 World Championship 1/10 Electric off-road Warm-up Race – 4WD Results:

1. Martin Bayer – XRAY XB4
2. Bruno Coelho​ – XRAY XB4
3. Daniel Kobbevik​ – XRAY XB4
4. Joona Haatanen - Associated
5. Dustin Evens – Associated
6. Michal Orlowski – Schumacher
7. Spencer Rivkin – Associated
8. Jorn Neumann - Schumacher
9. Lee Martin – Yokomo
10. Kouki KATO