On Monday night 3 feb 2014, it was the second race for the 2014 Sweep challenge (1/10 TC) in Greece, held in Rcring.
I was lucky, with my new sabre arriving on Sayurday morning, so instead of practicing I spent all day building my new car and used Sunday as a practice day, making 5 or 6 runs, without making any changes to my starting setup, which proved to be very fast. I was ready and exited for Monday's race more than any other time!
QUALIFYING
From the first qualifying, my Sabre once again proved to be very fast, and I managed to win all the qualifying rounds, which gave me the overall TQ spot. Second was Michalis Kuriazis (Yokomo BD-7) how was also very fast, and third Sakis Sikianakis(Xray T3).
Nick Nikolakopoulos (TOP SABRE S4) was starting fourth after some bad luck during the qualifyings with Likourgos Danelis (Yokomo BD 7) just behind his tail. John Eleutheriou (Tamiya TRF 417 V5) and Dimitris Mpakirtzis (TOP Photon EX) were sitting 6th and 7th.
Second final was a tone to tone win for me, securing the overall win, as Michalis Kuriazis had an early crash which resulted in a DNF, and Sakis Sikianakis who was involved in the crash stayed 5sec behind me for 3mins, before Likourgos Danelis passed him to take second place in A2.
In the third final, I decided to take place, and make a setup change to see if it would work. I switched to a softer shock oil (450 Muchmore instead of 500 Muchmore) which proved to be much better. The car was quicker and did not traction rolled even though I pushed it harder than before. It was again a tone to tone win, with Michalis Kuriazis in second, and Sakis Sikianakis in third place.
Nick Nikolakopoulos (TOP SABRE S4) was starting fourth after some bad luck during the qualifyings with Likourgos Danelis (Yokomo BD 7) just behind his tail. John Eleutheriou (Tamiya TRF 417 V5) and Dimitris Mpakirtzis (TOP Photon EX) were sitting 6th and 7th.
FINALS
In the first final I suffered twice from a traction roll, and Michalis Kuriazis passed me, giving the spectators the opportunity to watch a very nice battle till the 4min mark, when he also made a mistake and I passed again to secure the A1 win. Sakis Sikianakis finished second and John Eleutheriou third.Second final was a tone to tone win for me, securing the overall win, as Michalis Kuriazis had an early crash which resulted in a DNF, and Sakis Sikianakis who was involved in the crash stayed 5sec behind me for 3mins, before Likourgos Danelis passed him to take second place in A2.
In the third final, I decided to take place, and make a setup change to see if it would work. I switched to a softer shock oil (450 Muchmore instead of 500 Muchmore) which proved to be much better. The car was quicker and did not traction rolled even though I pushed it harder than before. It was again a tone to tone win, with Michalis Kuriazis in second, and Sakis Sikianakis in third place.
Final Result:
1. Dimitris Mitropoulos - TOP Sabre S4
2. Sakis Sikianakis-Xray T3
3. Michalis Kiriazis-Yokomo BD7 2014
4. Likourgos Danelis-Yokomo BD7
4. Likourgos Danelis-Yokomo BD7
5. John Eleutheriou - Tamiya TRF 417 V5
6.Dimitris Mpakirtzis-TOP Photon EX
7. Nick Nikolakopoulos-TOP SABRE S4
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