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OPENING DAY OF 1:10 EUROS A WASH OUT (14/08/2006)

By:
Laurant



Heavy rain in Holland ruins opening day


The opening day of the 2006 EFRA European 1:10 Championships has been pretty much a wash out. Constant heavy rain in the Netherlands kept the large gathering of drivers, who have travelled from across Europe, from taking to track at the MACH circuit for all but 30mins of official testing on Day 1.



For many drivers the wet weather gave them an opportunity to drop into the Serpent factory, which is located just 1.8km from the track, for a coffee and chat with fellow Serpent racers from around Europe taking refuge there from the wet weather.



Among those to drop by today was newly crowned European 1:8 Champion Fabio Domanin from Italy, Mark Green, Kyle Branson, Gareth Bell & Steve Brown from England, Per Ola Hard & Leif Hallborg from Sweden, Monika Ackermann from Switzerland and a large contingent from Spain.



Further rain is forecast for the morning but the afternoon should see things pick up hopefully allowing competitors to get in some valuable track time at this tricky to master circuit.



The MACH looked more like a swamp than a world class rc track

The MACH looked more like a swamp than a world class rc track


Some of the Spanish contingent that used the wet day to take a tour of the Serpent factory

Some of the Spanish contingent that used the wet day to take a tour of the Serpent factory