Bittersweet ending to my 2024 EFRA 1/12 European Championship campaign!

Post by Alexander Hagberg 1y ago Event Reports
Bittersweet ending to my 2024 EFRA 1/12 European Championship campaign! I was demoted to 3rd, after receiving a 5s penalty in the A3 which I won! I have to say, that I'm disappointed. When I made the pass for the lead I thought that it was a fair move. Side by side contact in the corner with the best overtaking possibilities of the circuit is almost impossible to avoid. Rubbing is racing! If we can't bang doors when passing each other, I think we're loosing sense of what this sport is about!

Nonetheless, I'm proud of my result. I TQed one round of qualifying, and came within 1s of TQ in two other rounds. In A1, I made a bit of a risky setup change which unfortunately didn't work out, and which made the car hard to drive. It lead to a DNF, after an unfortunate racing incident. In A2 and 3, I felt that my car was competitive. I was able to hold on to 2nd in A2, and 1st in A3. Didn't have quite the pace to challenge for the win in the end. I will work even harder to try and be back on top next year in Belgium!

Thanks as always to all my sponsors, friends and family, and everyone that supports me. But a very special thanks to my "brother" Nicola Marrone from Hotrace Tyres Factory and LensBodies for tirelessly working to help my racing program throughout the weekend! Of course also to Salton Dong and Michał Milan Milanowicz from Hobbywing, and Jürgen Lautenbach from Nosram for the extremely valuable input! Last but not least to XRAY for the years of support!

Even though I didnt manage to get the W this year, I still maintained my streak of 10 consecutive podiums at the Euros in the class!

Compliments to Paradise RC Arena for the fantastic organization! I love it here in Sicily ❤️🇮🇹!

I'm staying in Venetico until tomorrow for some more running, to test and develop our forthcoming X12'25 platform. Stay tuned for news!

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