Last weekend host the MRTM Club in Lostallo Swizerland, organized by Swiss Company Downforce RC and Initiation by VIP Performance the first Pan Car Masters 2017. The nearly 60 entries came from 7 countries for 6 classes and our team started in the two Pro10 Classes Modifed and Stock.
The event started on Friday morning with free practise to timed practise on saturday follow by 2 of 4 rounds of qualification and sunday the last 2 qualli and 3 finals. The weather forcast was very bad at the beginning but in the end the event was dry besides a short rain shower during the first finals.
Timo Schad, his father Rainer and Swiss ace Stefan Scheidegger started in the Pro10 stock class as well as Timo attend also the modifed class together with Tobias Weist.
Timo and swiss ace Roger Eifler were fighting for the top seed in the timed practise with better end of only 1/10 of a second for Timo. In the qualifiation Timo won 2 out of 4 and set the TQ spot only with a margin of 8/100 of a second to Roger followed by Rainer. Stefan 5th on the grid. The first wet final was won by Timo from Roger and Rainer. Only they 3 were starting.
Second final Roger challenged very hard with Timo and his 200mm Car he was lot faster on straight. Timo went a little bit out of battery and temperature to settle for 2nd in A2 with Rainer again 3rd. Stefan 5th at the end for A2. In the last and deciding final both were fighting very hard but Timo could hold the pressure from Roger and he was it in this final to went out of battery in the last lap to handed Timo the win and overall win at the Pan Car Masters in the Stock class in Front of Roger and Rainer completed the podium with Stefan 4th at the end with a 4th place in final No 3.
The Modified class were a fight between both VIP Team Drivers Timo and Tobias. Timo won first the Top seed and then 3 out of 4 rounds of qualification against Tobias to had settle for 2nd.
Mixed dry and damp track in A1 had Tobias with his raincar the better end to win A1 in Front of Roger Eifler, who attend also the modified class and Joachim Behnken in 3rd, starting from 3rd on the grid. Dry A2 was a fight between Timo and Tobias but ended in the middle of the run because Tobias got air under the front and need marshalling. Timo won the final from Tobias as he recovered his way back to end 2nd.
The deciding A3 was again the fight between both teammates. Timo and Tobias changed their positons many times and had a good battle during the whole final. In the last minute Tobias was in front and Timo try to get follow and want to pass but spun out of the corner in the overtime. Tobias handed the win in A3 and the overall win in front of Timo. Roger Eifler had to settle for 3rd.
For the VIP Team was the event with 2 wins and 2 further podium spots a very successfully event with the Vorlon Cars in the stock class and the new VTE in the modified class!
