Peracho And Team Shepherd Win Spanish Nats Round 1

Last weekend the first national race of the Spanish 1:8 On-Road Championship took place in Cerdanyola, close to Barcelona. The weather forecast was not very promising but only a little rain shower on Friday morning delayed the start of the free practice. The qualifying went well for the Spanish Shepherd Team with Carlos Peracho in third position and Joaquin Villegas in fourth position placing the two Velox drivers directly into the main final. They were joined by Shepherd driver Alberto Gonzalez who bumped up from the semi finals.

At the start of the final Carlos showed that he was fast. Although he made some small mistakes he put a lot of pressure on the leading duo, Cabezas and Lopez. Cabezas soon broke his car after driving over some pieces on the track, passing the lead to Lopez who had a nice fight with Carlos. During this stage of the race Alberto Gonzales had to retire due to radio problems. At the 14 minute mark, Carlos ran out of fuel losing three laps on Lopez but he still remained in second place. A few minutes later, Lopez had to retire too due to a mechanical problem giving the lead to Carlos who crossed the finish line in first position. Also Joaquin who had some problems at the beginning of the race was able to recover and finished in third. It was a great result for Team Shepherd, their drivers in the end taking first, third and tenth.

 

Source: Team Shepherd