Bertin & Ielasi progress to Semi Finals

Former World Champion Adrien Bertin and reigning 1:10 World Champion Daniele Ielasi will progress to the Semi Finals after winning their respective 1/4 Finals here this morning in Lostallo. Starting from 3rd on the grid Bertin took his Orion powered Kyosho to a five second victory over Spanish Team Motonica driver Oscar Cabezas. The French driver said the run was pretty easy but by the end of the 20-minutes his right arm, which has been causing him problems all week, was starting to get painful. 2007 Worlds Top Qualifier Massimo Fantini took third to ensure his graduation to Semi. Casualties of the  1/4 B, which started 10 minutes late after Sirio driver Francesco Tironi called time, included top female racer Sabrina Lechner who hit car problems and Shepherd owner Patrick Schafer who ran out of fuel on the in lap for his final stop while holding a bump up placing.

In the second 1/4 Final, which saw Mugen driver Walter Salemi called for a delayed start, Ielasi took his Picco powered Shepherd to victory over 2007 podium finisher Chris Tosolini. Completing the all important top three was Kyosho driver Ilia Van Gastel who denied Brazil Champion Flavio Elias from playing any further part in the event. Having come through from the 1/16 final Michele Romagnoli was on target for a fourth final but ran out of fuel.

The Top 4 Qualifiers are currently on track now for their one hour practice session with the first of the half hour Semi Finals scheduled to get underway at 13:00 local time.  We will publish minute by minute reports on these two races which will decide the six drivers that will complete the grid for the 2009 IFMAR 1:8 Onroad World Championships.

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