Archive für 30.7.2009
GU RACING: Vorschau Donnington
30.7.2009 von Wolfgang.
"Wir gehen gut vorbereitet nach England und freuen uns auf den Besuch auf der Insel" so die Auskunft des Teams.Donnerstag und Freitag stehen im Zeichen der Aufbau und Vorbereitungsarbeiten.Samstag finden dann 3 freie Trainings und das Qualifying statt.Am Sonntag gibt es dann wieder 3 Rennen.Die Superleaguerennen können über LiveStream unter www.superleagueformula.com verfolgt werden.Mehr dann direkt aus Donnington.
www.gu-racing.net
Rückkehr der Formel 3 Euro Serie in die Magdeburger Börde
30.7.2009 von Wolfgang.
Streckenlänge: 3,696 Kilometer
Rundenrekord F3ES: 1:19,183 Minuten* / Lewis Hamilton 2005
Distanz: Sa: 22 Runden / So: 30 Runden
Sieger 2008: nicht gefahren
Am kommenden Wochenende fahren die Piloten der Formel 3 Euro Serie zum ersten Mal seit drei Jahren wieder auf der mittlerweile 3,696 Kilometer langen Strecke in der Motorsport Arena Oschersleben. Damals feierte Sébastien Buemi seinen ersten Erfolg in der stärksten Nachwuchsserie der Welt. Mittlerweile hat es der Schweizer bereits bis in die Formel 1 geschafft und startet in dieser Saison für das Team Toro Rosso. Nun kommt der Franzose Jules Bianchi als Tabellenführer an die Rennstrecke nahe Magdeburg.
Bianchi reist voller Selbstvertrauen nach Oschersleben, schließlich hat er vor zwei Wochen in Zandvoort gleich beide Rennen für sich entscheiden können. In der Ära der Reversed-Grid-Regelung beim Sonntagsrennen ist das vor Bianchi nur Sebastian Vettel gelungen. Zwei Piloten feiern am kommenden Wochenende ihr Comeback in der Formel 3 Euro Serie: Tom Dillmann (HBR Motorsport) ersetzt Kevin Mirocha und Renger van der Zande (Motopark Academy) übernimmt beim Heimspiel seines neuen Teams einmalig den Platz des gesundheitlich angeschlagenen Finnen Atte Mustonen. Adrien Tambay (ART Grand Prix) muss wegen einer Verletzung, die er sich beim Fußballspielen zugezogen hat, auf seinen Start verzichten.
Renger van der Zande (Motopark Academy): „Ich freue mich, wieder in der Formel 3 Euro Serie zu fahren. Ich hoffe, meinem Team Motopark Academy, das ja in diesem Jahr erst in die Formel 3 eingestiegen ist, mit meiner Erfahrung etwas helfen zu können. Man braucht in Oschersleben ein gutes Auto und einen guten Fahrer, um schnell zu sein. Die Schlüsselstelle ist meiner Meinung nach die Schikane, dort kann man viel Zeit gewinnen oder verlieren. Ich glaube nicht, dass ich einen Vorteil habe, weil ich schon Rennen in Oschersleben gefahren bin, denn Rennfahrer lernen neue Strecken normalerweise sehr schnell.“
* Streckenlänge 2005: 3,667 Kilometer
www.f3euroseries.com
VARIETY IS THE SPICE OF LIFE FOR SUPERLEAGUE FORMULA
30.7.2009 von Wolfgang.
This year’s thrilling Superleague Formula by Sonangol is living up to all expectations according to Competitions Director, Robin Webb. As the six-round football-themed race series reaches its halfway point at Donington Park in the UK on 1/2 August, four different clubs – Liverpool, AC Milan, Tottenham Hotspur and Al-Ain – have scored victories in the opening four races of the season.
The unpredictability of the racing is just one of the championship’s many attractions according to Webb. “Last year no fewer than eight clubs won races and, if anything, it’s looking even more competitive in 2009,” reports a delighted Webb. “The variety of winners is very appealing to all involved but that’s what we set out to create. The cars are technically identical and therefore very closely matched and the reverse grid that we use for the second race tends to mix things up giving others a chance of victory. The best drivers, though, still come out on top as they have to score as many points as they can often in two very different races: one which they start from the front, the other from the back.”
The reverse grid format is another of Superleague Formula’s great successes providing fans with plenty of excitement as the faster cars from race one attempt to battle their way back to the front.
“We purposely designed the aerodynamics to allow the cars to run close together and thus allow for plenty of overtaking. What’s more each driver has a special ‘push-to-pass’ button giving him an additional 50bhp for 15 seconds. This can be employed up to eight times during each race.”
With the glorious sounding Superleague V12 engines already producing more than 750bhp, the ‘push-to-pass’ mode gives drivers in excess of 800bhp. “Fans at Donington are certainly in for some fast furious action – more so as local favourites Liverpool and Spurs are among this year’s front-runners and Rangers has also looked capable of winning. It’s going to be another great weekend,” concludes Webb.
Sunday’s non-stop on-track entertainment includes two Superleague Formula highlights plus a five lap Super Final which sees the top three finishers from both races shoot it out to decide the overall ‘Weekend Winner’ plus the destination of the €100,000 top prize. There’s a full support race programme, too, including the FIA Historic Formula One Championship, MSA British Super Kart Championship as well as the very best of sportscar and saloon car contests – a high-octane feast of entertainment is guaranteed.
Adding to local interest, Birmingham’s Scott Mansell replaces Duncan Tappy in the Galatasaray entry while Zolder winner Esteban Guerrieri moves from Al-Ain to Sevilla who returns to the series as from this fourth round.
Advance adult tickets are £10 (Saturday), £15 (Sunday) or £20 (weekend ticket). Tickets can be purchased from the Donington Museum (open seven days a week, 9-5pm) or on-line at www.donington-park.co.uk
www.superleagueformula.com
El Equipo Mallorca New Limit en las 12 Horas de Osona
30.7.2009 von Wolfgang.
El Mallorca New Limit se desplazaba este pasado 26 de julio hasta el Karting de Osona, en la localidad
de Vic, a 60 Kms de Barcelona, para participar en las “12 Horas de Osona”, una célebre competición
reservada para motos de hasta 85 cc.
El equipo participaba a los mandos de una KTM de cross de 65cc, debidamente modificada, que
resultó ser muy competitiva por su gran agilidad. Componían el equipo de pilotos Angel Poyatos,
Alfonso Ho y Lluís Llinás. Tras las tandas clasificatorias nuestros pilotos ocuparon la pole position,
demostrando ser el equipo más rápido de los 17 inscritos. La salida de la carrera se realizó a las
12 del mediodía del sábado, para acabar a las 12 de la noche.
La salida fue del tipo “Le Mans” y el MNL se colocó desde el principio entre los cuatro primeros,
ocupando la tercera posición en la vuelta 4, hasta que en la vuelta 74 se colocaron segundos y ya
en la vuelta 104 se pusieron en primera posición. Pero apenas 12 vueltas después uno de los
rodamientos del cigüeñal dijo basta, y la KTM tuvo que pasar por boxes para su reparación. Durante
dos horas el equipo técnico estuvo trabajando a toda prisa para cambiar dicho rodamiento y así, dos
horas después, el Mallorca New Limit volvía a la carrera, a 116 vueltas del lider, sin ninguna posibilidad
de alcanzar siquiera el podio, pero con la convicción que lo importante es participar. Al finalizar las
12 horas de carrera, el MNL obtuvo la 10ª posición, con 626 vueltas, a 102 del ganador, rodando a
un ritmo rapidísimo y recuperándole a los ganadores nada menos que 14 vueltas, “firmando” además,
la segunda vuelta más rápida de toda la competición.
Este mes de agosto la competición se toma un pequeño respiro, pero vuelve con mucha fuerza en
el mes de septiembre, con tres citas muy importantes. El 13 de septiembre el MNL participará en
la sexta prueba del Campeonato de Baleares, en el Circuito Renn Arena con Alfonso Ho en Open Élite,
Angel Poyatos en 125GP y Miquel Pons en Promo Base. El 20 de septiembre estaremos presentes
en la penúltima prueba del Campeonato Mediterráneo de Velocidad en Albacete, con Alfonso Ho en
Series 600 y Angel Poyatos en la Kawasaki Junior Cup, y cerraremos septiembre con la posible
participación de Alfonso Ho en la cuarta prueba del CEV, en la categoría de Supersport, que se
celebrará el 27 de septiembre también en Albacete.
Seguiremos informando.
Un saludo,
Luis Borrás
Koldo Zuazaga - Ferbis Press - Dpto. Prensa Mallorca New Limit
Donington Park to host F2’s final UK round of the season
30.7.2009 von Wolfgang.
Two tickets for the price of one as championship race hots up!
The FIA Formula Two Championship heads to Donington Park on 15/16 August – and fans are set for a feast of F2 racing in the final UK round of the 2009 season.
As it is spectators’ last opportunity to see F2 compete on British soil this year, Donington Park and MotorSport Vision have teamed up to offer fans an exclusive 2 for 1 deal on tickets for the event. Raceday tickets are on sale now for just £16 for adults – equivalent to £8 per person with our exclusive offer – plus entry is free for children under 16.
At the midway point of the season, Andy Soucek leads the championship after taking his second win of the season last time out at Brands Hatch. The overall standings are taking shape and it is the Red Bull-backed Canadian driver Robert Wickens and Austrian Philipp Eng who are chasing down Soucek’s lead. Wickens has returned to form in recent rounds but he has not stood on the top step of the podium since the inaugural event in Valencia, whilst Eng took his maiden victory at Brands Hatch.
A trio of drivers are joint fourth in the standings – Julien Jousse, Tobias Hegewald and Mirko Bortolotti will be hoping to relaunch their championship challenge with good results at Donington, whilst Mikhail Aleshin and Miloš Pavlović remain in touching distance of the leading pack.
Donington Park will host two thrilling Formula Two races, plus fans can meet the drivers at a free pit lane walkabout and autograph session on the Sunday (16 August). The FIA Formula Two Championship will be joined by a superb line-up of support races including the Historic Formula 2 Championship for cars from the 1967-78 era and a full grid of supercars in the GT Cup.
The main raceday will also include a special tribute to Henry Surtees, who tragically died after an accident during the second F2 race at Brands Hatch. Further details will be available shortly via the official Formula Two website.
Click here for more information on the event or call 0870 950 9000 to book 2 for 1 tickets for F2 at Donington Park.
www.formulatwo.com
