29.6.2010 von Wolfgang.

A pesar de los problemas sufridos durante el fin de semana, David Salom ha vuelto a sumar puntos en su casillero, al cruzar la meta en décima posición tras una dura carrera donde el piloto mallorquín luchó la posición con su compañero Lagrive y la Honda de Praia.
Partiendo desde la décimo primera posición de parrilla, Salom realizaba una de las mejores salidas de la temporada, llegando a la primera curva bien colocado y defendiendo bien su posición durante el primer giro. Dura lucha por entrar en los 10 primeros con Lagrive y Praia que Salom gestionaba bien durante la primera parte de la carrera, logrando arrebatar la posición en varias ocasiones al piloto de Honda, pero la degradación del neumático trasero de la Triumph dejaba sin opciones al piloto del Parkin GO y su lucha se centraba en mantener su décimo puesto y sumar los puntos que le permiten seguir como quinto clasificado en la general del Campeonato del Mundo.
David Salom: "Ahora que hemos conseguido mejorar en la salida, tenemos que trabajar en la puesta a punto para poder conservar mejor el neumático. Esperamos poder aplicar todas las mejoras al mismo tiempo en la próxima carrera."

Departamento de prensa David Salom
Piloto Mundial de Supersport
www.davidsalom.com   prensa@davidsalom.com
Calle Jeroni Pou   Esquina Reina Constança  Palma de Mallorca   T. 971 291 321    M. 616 99 26 87

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27.6.2010 von Wolfgang.

Red Bull Racing’s Sebastian Vettel won a high speed and action-packed European Grand Prix on the streets of Valencia after using a super soft-medium Bridgestone Potenza tyre strategy.
Vettel crossed the line ahead of the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button. There was a safety car period early in the race after a dramatic exit for Mark Webber (Red Bull Racing). Nine cars, including third place finishing Jenson Button, were being investigated after the race for their safety car in lap time.

Hiroshi Yasukawa – Director of Bridgestone Motorsport, says
“Congratulations to Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull Racing for their win today. Well done also to Kamui Kobayashi for using a great tyre strategy for a strong result for the BMW Sauber F1 Team, who have had many changes to the team since last season, so this was great points finish for them. We are happy that Mark Webber had no serious injuries from his dramatic accident. This was a very exciting race set against the great backdrop of Valencia city.”

Hirohide Hamashima - Bridgestone Director of Motorsport Tyre Development, says
“Today tyre performance was strong from both tyres, and we saw fastest laps being set by both compounds. The track conditions continued to improve throughout the race. Sebastian Vettel drove very strongly and he did not fall foul of the rules, unlike other drivers today. Kamui Kobayashi demonstrated the durability of the medium tyres here with his long first stint, setting competitive lap times, even with over 50 laps completed on them. He was then able to use the super soft tyres when the track was most rubbered in, enabling him to overtake even on a track which is not well known for its overtaking opportunities. Even though our tyres were durable, the rear right on Nico Hulkenberg’s car was unable to withstand the difficult circumstances it faced there from a non tyre related issue.”
Stats of the Day

Bridgestone Potenza Driver Tyre Strategies
Rd.9 – European Grand Prix
In 2010, the tyre regulations stipulate that the two dry tyre specifications must be visibly distinguishable from each other. At the European Grand Prix, the super soft (option) compound Bridgestone Potenza tyres were marked with green bands on the sidewalls. The wet weather tyres were also marked with a green line in a central groove.

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27.6.2010 von Wolfgang.

Nach dem Max Wissel beim Qualifying am Samstag Motorprobleme hatte, startete er beim ersten Rennen nur aus der zwölften Position. Mehr als ein achter Platz war gegen Ende des Rennens nicht drin. Beim zweiten Rennen sicherte er sich mit dem fünften Platz den Einzug ins Super Finale, das er auf dem vierten Platz beendete. Im Gesamtklassement fällt der Deutsche auf den vierten Platz zurück.

Rennen 1: Dritter Sieg für Yelmer Buurman

Yelmer Buurman, der für den AC Mailand an den Start geht, fuhr beim ersten Rennen der Superleague Formula am Nürburgring seinem dritten Sieg entgegen. Sein Aufwärtstrend hält weiter an und Buurmans Titelambitionen steigen von Rennen zu Rennen. Zweiter wurde Davide Rigon im Boliden des RSC Anderlecht. Chris van der Drift erntete für Olympiacos den dritten Podestplatz. Der Pole-Setter wurde nach einem schlechten Start ins Rennen Fünfter.

Schon die Startphase entschied Buurman für sich. Nach dem Erlöschen der Ampeln bahnte er sich den Weg nach vorne und übernahm nach der ersten Runde die Führung. Davide Rigon hatte ebenso einen guten Start und konnte sich auf den zweiten Platz schieben. Der Pole-Setter, Julien Jousse, wurde nach einem eher mäßigen Start auf den dritten Platz durchgereicht. Der Startgewinner war Franck Perera, der vier Plätze gutmachen konnte und sich hinter seinem Landsmann Jousse einreihte. Robert Doornbos war der große Verlierer der Startphase. Vier Plätze büßte der Franzose ein und war hinter Chris van der Drift auf der sechsten Position.

Sebastien Bourdais kam in der ersten Runde im Schumacher-S ins Straucheln. Der Franzose schoss über das Kiesbett und schlug glücklicherweise nicht in die Leitplanke ein. Bourdais wurde aufgrund seines Abflugs bis ans Ende des Feldes durchgereicht.

Nach den Boxenstops behielt Buurman ungefährdet die Führung, gefolgt von Rigon in der zweiten Position. Die Mannschaft von GU Racing verschaffte Chris van der Drift einen hervorragenden Stopp, womit der Niederländer Franck Perera auf Platz vier verdrängte und somit auf der dritten Position lag. In dieser Reihenfolge beendeten die Top 4 das Rennen.

Dahinter kam es zu einem packenden Fünfkampf. Zunächst kämpften Julien Jousse, James Walker und Robert Doornbos um die Plätze fünf bis sieben. Jousse trotzte den Angriffen seiner Verfolger  und konnte sie hinter sich halten. Max Wissel, der von der zwölften Position ins Rennen ging und nach dem Boxenstopp schon auf Platz acht lag, konnte die Lücke nach vorne schließen. Dahinter lauerte auch Tristan Gommendy. Robert Doornbos hatte nun viel zu tun, um den Angriffen von Wissel standzuhalten. Es konnte jedoch kein Überholmanöver durchgesetzt werden, womit Jousse den fünften Platz ins Ziel rettete. Walker wurde Sechster, gefolgt von Doornbos.

Mit neuem Motor fuhr Wissel die schnellste Rennrunde und konnte bis auf Platz acht vorfahren. "Der Start war nicht gut und kurz danach ist mir noch jemand ins Auto gefahren. Der Motor lief problemlos und mehr als Platz acht war im Rennen nicht drin", zog der Deutsche Bilanz.

Der Meisterschaftsführende Craig Dolby startete aus der letzten Position und landete am Ende auf dem zehnten Platz.

Der Sieger des ersten Rennens von Jarama kam erst gar nicht zum Start. In der Einführungsrunde rollte er mit einem Defekt aus. Alvaro Parente beendete das Rennen kurz vor Halbzeit und fuhr an die Box. Maria de Villota schied ebenfalls durch einen Fahrfehler aus.

Rennen 2: Alvaro Parente gewinnt sein erstes Rennen

Der Sieger des zweiten Rennens der Superleague Formula am Nürburgring heißt Alvaro Parente, der für den FC Porto startet. Zweiter wurde Franck Montagny für Girondins de Bordeaux. Der dritte Platz und das bisher bestes Ergebnis geht an Tristan Gommendy, zusammen mit dem türkischen Fußballclub Galatasaray. Knapp am Podium vorbei, feiert Maria de Villota mit dem vierten Platz, ebenso ihr bestes Resultat überhaupt.

John Martin, der das erste Rennen aufgrund eines mechanischen Problems als Erster aufgeben musste, startete das zweite Rennen aus der Pole-Position. Beim Start verlor der Australier zwei Plätze und musste Alvaro Parente und Franck Montagny den Vortritt gewähren. Sebastien Bourdais konnte einen Platz gutmachen und reihte sich dahinter auf Position vier ein. Die einzige Dame im Feld, Maria de Villota, verlor zwei Plätze und übernahm Platz fünf. Den besten Start legte Tristan Gommendy, der gleich vier Konkurrenten überholen konnte und somit auf der sechsten Position lag.

Nachdem Alvaro Parente die Startphase für sich entschied, gab er die Führung bis zum Ende nicht mehr ab. Währenddessen musste sich John Martin gegen Sebastien Bourdais zur Wehr setzen. Auf der Gegengerade bremste sich der Franzose vor der Schikane am Australier vorbei und übernahm Platz drei. Den Podestplatz konnte der Olympique Lyonais Pilot nicht behalten, da er wenige Runden später wegen eines Defekts die Box ansteuern musste. Die schwarze Saison für Bourdais nimmt weiter kein Ende.

Nach Halbzeit des Rennens kam es schon vor dem Viertelfinalspiel der Fußball-WM, Deutschland gegen England, zum ersten Schlagabtausch zwischen Craig Dolby und Max Wissel. Beide starteten das zweite Rennen aus dem Mittelfeld und kämpften sich im Laufe des Rennens nach vorne. Der Brite Dolby lag auf dem fünften Platz vor Wissel. Doch der Deutsche setzte den Briten unter Druck und konnte sich in der letzten Kurve vor Start-und-Ziel an Dolby vorbei schieben. Wissel beendete das Rennen vor Dolby auf dem fünften Platz.

An der Spitze konnte Franck Montagny zwar gegen Ende des Rennens die Lücke schließen, schaffte es aber nicht mehr an Parente vorbei zu kommen. Der Portugiese gewann damit sein erstes Rennen in der Superleague Formula.

Im Gesamtklassement führt weiterhin Craig Dolby zusammen mit Totenham Spur. 341 Punkte hat der Brite auf seinem Konto. Yelmer Buurman schließt die Lücke zu Dolby und liegt mit 313 Punkten auf dem zweiten Platz. Auf der dritten Position liegt Davide Rigon mit 275 Punkten. Max Wissel fällt mit 262 Punkten auf den vierten Platz zurück.

Das Super Finale: Erneuter Sieg für Chris van der Drift

Chris van der Drift gewinnt, nach dem Sieg des Super Finales in Jarama am vergangenen Wochenende, erneut das Fünf-Runden-Rennen. Somit erntet er in nur einer Woche eine stolze Preisgeldsumme von insgesamt 200.000 Euro.

Zwar startete Van der Drift von der dritten Position, konnte nach einem sensationellen Start jedoch an dem Pole-Setter Yelmer Buurman und Davide Rigon vorbei gehen. Max Wissel startet von Position fünf und brachte diese auch ins Ziel. Tristan Gommendy wurde Vierter, jedoch bekam er nach dem Rennen eine Zeitstrafe von 25 Sekunden, die ihn auf den fünften Platz zurückwarf. Grund dafür war das zu späte Herausfahren in die Startaufstellung.

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27.6.2010 von Wolfgang.

La octava prueba puntuable para el Campeonato del Mundo de Supersport se disputa este fin de semana en el circuito de Misano Adriático (Italia).
Los primeros entrenamientos disputados ayer viernes mostraban que había trabajo por hacer para poner a punto la Triumph Daytona, un tiempo de 1:42:6 en la primera tanda libre colocaba a Salom en la undécima posición.
En los primeros entrenamientos cronometrados, Salom bajaba en 2 segundos su registro marcando un tiempo de 1:40,6 colocándose octavo en la clasificación provisional.
En la jornada de hoy sábado, una de cal y otra de arena para el piloto mallorquín, ya que lograba rebajar su crono en 6 décimas más durante la segunda tanda libre y se colocaba sexto a falta de la definitiva tanda cronometrada, todo hacía pensar que lograría una buena posición de salida con la gran progresión que estaba realizando.
Por desgracia la mecánica de la Triumph fallaba y el cambio de marchas obligaba a Salom a realizar la tanda cronometrada con la segunda moto, sin la puesta a punto ideal y sin el "feeling" conseguido en las tandas anteriores, Salom no conseguía rebajar su crono de la primera tanda cronometrada y mañana para la carrera le tocará salir desde la tercera linea de parrilla, en décimo primera posición.
Salom espera conseguir una buena salida, un punto en el que ha estado trabajando duro las últimas semanas, y adelantar algunas posiciones para lograr el mejor resultado posible,

Departamento de prensa David Salom
Piloto Mundial de Supersport
www.davidsalom.com
prensa@davidsalom.com
Calle Jeroni Pou
Esquina Reina Constança
Palma de Mallorca
T. 971 291 321
M. 616 99 26 87

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27.6.2010 von Wolfgang.

Sixth Geko Ypres victory for popular local hero
Kopecky closes on title lead with Skoda one-two
Local hero Freddy Loix has clinched his sixth Geko Ypres Rally victory to become the fifth different winner of an Intercontinental Rally Challenge round this season. Driving for Skoda Motorsport for the first time, the Belgian was roared all the way through Saturday’s 13 sun-coated special stages by tens of thousands of adoring fans, who lined the demanding all-asphalt route.
Co-driven by fellow Belgian Frederic Miclotte, Loix had started day two with a slender 5.8-second lead over Peugeot UK’s Kris Meeke, last year’s Ypres winner and the defending IRC champion. But what was shaping up to be a repeat of the pair’s epic battle in Belgium 12 months previously ended when Meeke suffered a spectacular high-speed roll on Saturday’s second stage.
With runaway IRC title leader Juho Hanninen crashing into retirement on Friday evening, Meeke was desperate to make the most of the Finn’s early exit by taking his second win of 2010. But it all went awry for the Northern Irishman when he lost control on the exit of a fast right-hander two kilometres into the stage, clipped a bank and rolled. Fortunately both Meeke and co-driver Paul Nagle were uninjured but the crash marked their fourth retirement of the season.
"It was a mistake with the pacenote," said Meeke, who began day two of the rally by claiming his third fastest stage time. "We turned in a little too early and ran out of room on the exit of the corner. When you’re pushing like we were that kind of thing can happen."
Although Meeke’s crash took the pressure off Loix, the 39-year-old rued his rival’s retirement as it meant he had to adopt a less attacking style while also maintaining his concentration by driving at a similar pace for the remainder of the leg, which covered more than 190 competitive kilometres. Apart from a minor brake glitch, little troubled the driver affectionately known as Fast Freddy, whose win was Skoda’s fourth in the IRC in 2010 and its first with the facelift Fabia.
Meeke’s departure handed second place to Jan Kopecky, who has closed to within three points of Hanninen at the top of the title standings with six rounds remaining. Kopecky got to within 25 seconds of Loix with a succession of fastest stage times on Saturday afternoon but a mistake on stage 15, when he went wide into a field, ended any outside hopes he might have had of snatching an unlikely victory.
In fact, Kopecky admitted to a lack of confidence with the handling of his Fabia Super 2000, but was able to dial-out the contributing understeer by making a handful of set-up changes.

Freddy Loix flew to his sixth Ypres win on IRC return

Thierry Neuville took a career-best third in his Kronos Racing-run Team Peugeot Belgium-Luxembourg 207. The young Belgian showed a level of maturity that belied his 22 years and rarely made a mistake as he adhered to team orders by reducing his pace to ensure a podium finish. His performance, which elevates him to sixth in the standings, provided some cheer for the Kronos squad, which lost the cars of Meeke and Belgian championship leader Pieter Tsjoen in separate accidents.
Belgian Bernd Casier was a solid fourth overall in his Skoda Fabia with Andreas Mikkelsen fifth in his M-Sport Ford Fiesta S2000. The Norwegian was delayed by a puncture on Friday’s second stage but gradually climbed the leaderboard throughout Saturday to bag his first IRC points and finish as the highest-placed Ypres Rally rookie.
Veteran Patrick Snijers was keeping the charging Bruno Magalhaes at bay and seemingly certain of sixth place in his 207 only to retire on the final stage with a technical fault. Magalhaes was pushing hard in his efforts to lessen the impact of a 1m10s time penalty imposed for twice leaving service late due to a gearbox problem and was rewarded with sixth place when Snijers retired.
Poland’s Michal Solowow overcame a puncture on the final stage to claim seventh in his M-Sport Ford Fiesta S2000, with Luca Betti eighth and rounding out the point scorers after also falling victim to a deflated tyre on the last run.
Dutch youngster Kevin Abbring won the IRC 2WD Cup in his Clio R3, one place ahead of Corsican Pierre Campana, who now leads the two-wheel drive standings in his similar car, despite a slow puncture on the penultimate stage. Kris Princen had led the class only to drop out of Friday’s first leg with alternator failure.

Thierry Neuville was the leading Peugeot finisher in third

DRIVER QUOTES

Freddy Loix (Belgium), Skoda Fabia S2000, first overall: "I’m very happy, very happy. It was a nice comeback for me to the IRC. I really have to thank my sponsor BFO and Skoda Motorsport who gave me the possibility to prepare myself properly and provided me with a car to win. It was difficult when Kris retired because it was hard to know how much to attack so I am very happy."
Jan Kopecky (Czech Republic), Skoda Fabia S2000, second overall: "We have again a one-two for Skoda and showed what a good car we have. Freddy did a very good job so congratulations to him. The championship is closer now and Azores is coming next where we will do our best."
Thierry Neuville (Belgium), Peugeot 207 S2000, third overall: "I am so happy, it is incredible. It was a long weekend but this result will really help for the future. I had to listen to my team and drive more slowly today to get to the finish but I was happy to do that."

Loix and co-driver Frederic Miclotte (centre) celebrate Ypres win

TOP TEN IRC POSITIONS AFTER LEG TWO

1 Freddy Loix/Frederic Miclotte (Skoda Fabia S2000) 2h35m36.9s
2 Jan Kopecky/Petr Stary (Skoda Fabia S2000) +22.1s
3 Thierry Neuville/Nicolas Klinger (Peugeot 207 S2000) +2m05.5s
4 Bernd Casier/Francis Caesemaeker (Skoda Fabia S2000) +4m06.1s
5 Andreas Mikkelsen/Ola Floene (M-Sport Ford Fiesta S2000) +5m20.9s
6 Bruno Magalhaes/Carlos Magalhaes (Peugeot 207 S2000) +6m06.2s
7 Michal Solowow/Maciej Baran (M-Sport Ford Fiesta S2000) +7m24.5s
8 Luca Betti/Pierangelo Scalvini (Peugeot 207 S2000) +9m37.6s
9 Corrado Fontana/Nicola Arena (Peugeot 207 S2000) +9m53.0s
10 Maciej Oleksowicz/Andrzej Obrebowski (M-Sport Ford Fiesta S2000) +10m39.0s
Leading IRC 2WD Cup finishers: Kevin Abbring/Erwin Mombaerts (Clio R3)

IRC STANDINGS

Drivers after round six of 12
1 Juho Hanninen (Finland) 42pts
2 Jan Kopecky (Czech Republic) 39pts
3 Guy Wilks (United Kingdom) 25pts
4 Bruno Magalhaes (Portugal) 20pts
5 Kris Meeke (United Kingdom) 15pts
6 Thierry Neuville (Belgium) 11pts
7 Mikko Hirvonen (Finland) 10pts
= Freddy Loix (Belgium) 10pts
9 Paolo Andreucci (Italy) 8pts
10 Nicolas Vouilloz (France) 6pts etc
Manufacturers after round six of 12
1 Skoda 98pts
2 Peugeot 55pts
3 M-Sport 21pts
4 Subaru 10pts
5 Ralliart 8pts
IRC 2WD Drivers after round six of 12
1 Pierre Campana 16pts
2 Kevin Abbring 10pts
= Harry Hunt 10pts
= Yeray Lemes 10pts
= Kris Princen 10pts
= Marcos Tokarski 10pts
= Rafael Tulio 10pts
8 Enrique Cruz 8pts
= Luis Gius 8pts
= Pablo Pelaez 8pts
= Colin R Smith 8pts
= Luis Tedesco 8pts etc
IRC 2WD Manufacturers after round six of 12
1 M-Sport 68pts
2 Peugeot 42pts
3 Abarth 19pts
4 Honda 16pts
5 Skoda 5pts

RALLY LEADERS

Kris Meeke: SS1-2
Freddy Loix: SS3-19

STAGE WINNERS

Friday 25 June
SS1: Hollebeke 1 (28.82kms): Kris Meeke
SS2: Westouter 1 (6.04kms): Freddy Loix
SS3: Messen-Sauvegarde 1 (14.80kms): Freddy Loix
SS4: Hollebeke 2 (28.82kms): Freddy Loix
SS5: Westouter 2 (6.04kms): Kris Meeke
SS6: Mesen-Sauvegarde 2 (14.80kms): Freddy Loix
Saturday 26 June
SS7: Proven-Vieteren 1 (14.80kms): Kris Meeke
SS8: Watou 1 (12.33kms): Freddy Loix
SS9: Kemmelberg 1 (9.06kms): Freddy Loix
SS10: Langemark 1 (18.84kms): Jan Kopecky
SS11: Dikkebus 1 (11.32kms): Jan Kopecky
SS12: Heuvelland 1 (28.80kms): Jan Kopecky
SS13: Lille-Eurometropole (1.66kms): Jan Kopecky
SS14: Proven-Vieteren 2 (14.80kms): Jan Kopecky
SS15: Watou 2 (12.33kms): Freddy Loix
SS16: Kemmelberg 2 (9.06kms): Freddy Loix
SS17: Langemark 2 (18.84kms): Freddy Loix
SS18: Dikkebus 2 (11.32kms): Jan Kopecky
SS19: Heuvelland 2 (28.80kms): Jan Kopecky

KEY STATISTICS

Rally wins in 2010 (drivers)
Hanninen: 2
Hirvonen: 1
Kopecky: 1
Loix: 1
Meeke: 1
Rally wins in 2010 (manufacturers)
Skoda: 4
M-Sport: 1
Peugeot: 1
Stage wins in 2010 (drivers)
Juho Hanninen: 22
Kris Meeke: 21
Jan Kopecky: 16
Freddy Loix: 9
Sebastien Ogier: 7
Paolo Andreucci: 5
Mikko Hirvonen: 3
Stephane Sarrazin: 2
Nicolas Vouilloz: 1
Guy Wilks: 1
Stage wins in 2010 (manufacturers)
Skoda: 48
Peugeot: 35
M-Sport: 3

TV TIMES

Daily highlights of the Geko Ypres Rally will be available at www.rally-irc.com, while Eurosport, Europe’s largest television sports channel, will show coverage on Sunday 27 June as follows:
10:00-10:30: Day two highlights repeated (Eurosport 2)
10:15-10:45: Day two highlights repeated (Eurosport)
23:15-23:45: Magazine programme (Eurosport and Eurosport Asia-Pacific)

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26.6.2010 von Wolfgang.

Freddy Loix is on course for his sixth Geko Ypres Rally victory after completing Friday’s opening leg with a lead of 5.8 seconds over last year’s winner Kris Meeke. But there will be no chance of a sixth consecutive podium finish for Intercontinental Rally Challenge leader Juho Hanninen after the works Skoda Motorsport driver slid into a ditch on the day’s fourth stage and got stuck, retiring from the event in the process.
Hanninen’s exit has turned the race for the IRC title on its head with Peugeot UK’s Meeke and works Skoda team-mate Jan Kopecky poised to capitalise in second and third places respectively. However, neither driver has been able to check Loix’s impressive progress on his first appearance in the IRC this season.
Loix, cheered on by thousands of enthusiastic spectators, won four of today’s six sun-baked stages on his first outing with the factory Skoda squad, which is running its facelift Fabia for the first time in Belgium. According to the 39-year-old, the car’s wider track has enhanced its stability in fast corners, which he said has given him a "perfect feeling" on the technically demanding asphalt stages.
Meeke was full of praise for Loix at the end of Friday’s leg, conceding that he couldn’t have gone any faster in his Kronos Racing 207. Meeke’s co-driver Paul Nagle suggested running number one on the road had proved a slight disadvantage, particularly on the third Mesen-Sauvegarde stage when they ran first over a short gravel section and lost the lead to Loix, who was running nine places further back. Meeke also reported struggling to get on the throttle exiting junctions on the second pass due to the amount of gravel that had been pulled onto the road.
Jan Kopecky is third overnight in his factory Fabia but suggested he could have been closer to the pace had he not opted for a soft compound tyre for the second loop of stages. With ambient temperatures still high heading into the evening’s stages, the rubber gradually lost optimum performance and proved a minor hindrance for the Czech ace.
Rising Belgian star Thierry Neuville is an impressive fourth overall in his Team Peugeot Belgium-Luxembourg 207 with Pieter Tsjoen fifth and Bernd Casier sixth. Andreas Mikkelsen, a puncture victim on stage two, is seventh in the lead M-Sport Ford Fiesta S2000 with local legend Patrick Snijers in the final points-paying position in eighth.
Bruno Magalhaes is up to ninth on his first appearance in Ypres at the wheel of his Peugeot Sport Portugal 207. Jasper van den Heuvel is the highest-placed driver in a conventional Group N machine in tenth place in his Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer.
Friday’s opening stage proved troublesome for several crews including Toshi Arai and Stephane Sarrazin. Sarrazin failed to complete the run after a puncture caused him to slide off into a ditch on a right-hand bend five kilometres into the test, where his Peugeot 207 became stranded. Arai spun his Subaru Impreza on a square left junction and, in his efforts to get pointed in the right direction, he inadvertently slid into a ditch but fortunately managed to regain the road, albeit with a delay of almost 10 minutes.
Proton’s return to the IRC ended in disappointment when the factory cars of Australian Chris Atkinson and Scot Alister McRae and the semi-works Satria of young Briton Tom Cave all stopped with engine failures on stage four. None of the trio will restart on Saturday.
Young Dutch driver Kevin Abbring tops the IRC 2WD Cup standings in his Clio R3 from Corsican Pierre Campana, who overcame a puncture on stage two. Belgian Kris Princen had led the division only to retire on stage five.
Saturday’s leg is almost double the distance of Friday with crews tackling 191.96 competitive kilometres over 13 special stages. The opening stage gets underway at 11:13hrs local time with the first car due to reach the finish in Ypres at 22:30hrs.

Freddy Loix leads the Geko Ypres Rally on his IRC return

DRIVER QUOTES

Freddy Loix (Belgium), Skoda Fabia S2000, first overall: "It’s a little bit of a surprise for me to be straight away fighting at the front but I have a very good feeling with my car from the pre-event test and I know these stages well. It’s much too early to think about winning but I have to say we are on the limit."
Kris Meeke (United Kingdom), Peugeot 207 S2000, second overall: "Freddy took quite a bit of time out of me and I couldn’t do any more. If he keeps at that pace it’s going to be difficult to catch him but it’s never over until it’s over. I had nigh on a perfect stage [stage six] and couldn’t find another tenth so we’ll take what we have."
Jan Kopecky (Czech Republic), Skoda Fabia S2000, third overall: "It has been a tricky rally and it is a shame for Juho. We will try to come back for sure but so far it has not been easy. We had a big moment on the first stage when I went a bit off the road and I was quite cautious after that."

Kris Meeke has been impressed by Freddy Loix’s pace

TOP TEN IRC POSITIONS AFTER LEG ONE

1 Freddy Loix/Frederic Miclotte (Skoda Fabia S2000) +54m33.6s
2 Kris Meeke/Paul Nagle (Peugeot 207 S2000) +5.8s
3 Jan Kopecky/Petr Stary (Skoda Fabia S2000) +22.1s
4 Thierry Neuville/Nicolas Klinger (Peugeot 207 S2000) +45.7s
5 Pieter Tsjoen/Eddy Chevaillier (Peugeot 207 S2000) +1m10.5s
6 Bernd Casier/Francis Caesemaeker (Skoda Fabia S2000) +1m37.6s
7 Andreas Mikkelsen/Ola Floene (M-Sport Ford Fiesta S2000) +1m58.2s
8 Patrick Snijers/Cindy Cokelaere (Peugeot 207 S2000) +2m07.2s
9 Bruno Magalhaes/Carlos Magalhaes (Peugeot 207 S2000) +2m14.8s
10 Jasper van den Heuvel/Martine Kolman (Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X) +2m30.5s

LEG TWO ITINERARY (SATURDAY 26 JUNE)

Service D: Ieper Rally Center, 10:30hrs; SS7: Proven-Vieteren 1 (14.80kms), 11:13hrs; SS8: Watou 1 (12.33kms), 11:31hrs; SS9: Kemmelberg 1 (9.06kms), 12:12hrs; Service E: Ieper Rally Center, 13:01hrs; SS10: Langemark 1 (18.84kms), 13:41hrs; SS11: Dikkebus 1 (11.32kms), 14:16hrs; SS12: Heuvelland 1 (28.80kms), 14:43hrs; SS13: Lille-Eurometropole (1.66kms), 15:56hrs; Service F: Ieper Rally Center, 17:20hrs; SS14: Proven-Vieteren 2 (14.80kms), 18:13hrs; SS15: Watou 2 (12.33kms), 18:31hrs; SS16: Kemmelberg 2 (9.06kms), 19:12hrs; Service G: Ieper Rally Center, 20:01hrs; SS17: Langemark 2 (18.84kms), 20:41hrs; SS18: Dikkebus 2 (11.32kms), 21:16hrs; SS19: Heuvelland 2 (28.80kms), 21.43hrs; Service H: Ieper Rally Center, 22:30hrs; Finish: Ieper Rally Center, 22:40hrs.

TV TIMES

Eurosport, Europe’s largest television sports channel, will broadcast live coverage from the service park in Ypres, plus action from each day of the event. It will also show a rally highlights show, while highlights will also be available at www.rally-irc.com.
Saturday 26 June
10:00-10:30: Day one highlights repeated (Eurosport 2)
22:45-23:15: Day one highlights repeated (Eurosport)
23:15-23:45: LIVE from the service park and day highlights (Eurosport and Eurosport Asia-Pacific)
Sunday 27 June
10:00-10:30: Day two highlights repeated (Eurosport 2)
10:15-10:45: Day two highlights repeated (Eurosport)
23:15-23:45: Magazine programme (Eurosport and Eurosport Asia-Pacific)

www.rally-irc.com

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26.6.2010 von Wolfgang.

Ypres, 25 June, 2010
Eurosport Events, the promoter of the Intercontinental Rally
Challenge, and Colin McRae Vision have today announced an exciting
partnership to support charities and good causes that help young
people living close to the route of IRC events.
Colin McRae Vision was established following the accident which
claimed the lives of rally legend Colin McRae, his five-year-old son
Johnny, and two family friends in September 2007, to improve health
and education for children around the world.
Eurosport Events and Colin McRae Vision will work with organisers of
selected rounds of the IRC to identify suitable projects and
initiatives. They will also work with IRC’s partners, manufacturers
and drivers to promote the efforts of Colin McRae Vision and increase
the levels of exposure and support, with regular updates on the IRC
website (www.rally-irc.com), in the IRC newsletter and during
television coverage of IRC rounds.
Furthermore, as part of this partnership, a new trophy will be
created: the "Colin McRae IRC Flat Out Trophy" that will be presented
to the most spectacular driver on all remaining rounds of the IRC,
starting with Sata Rallye Açores from 15-17 July. An end of season
award, the Colin McRae IRC Flat Out Driver of the Year, will be handed
over at the IRC’s end of season awards ceremony.
As a result of the incredible support they have received from fans
around the world, the McRae family aims to see as much charitable
benefit generated as possible following their loss. They remain
extremely focused on ensuring Colin McRae Vision is able to raise and
distribute as much funding to good causes as possible. Colin’s widow
Alison wishes the main focus of the Vision to be in the areas of
children’s health and education.
In March, during the IRC’s inaugural visit to Argentina, Alison McRae
joined defending IRC champion Kris Meeke, who was Colin McRae’s
protégé and is now an ambassador of Colin McRae Vision, to present a
cheque for 74,000 Argentine Pesos (about 14,100 Euros) to the
Municipal Hospital in Carlos Paz, where the IRC-counting Rally
Argentina was based. The money was used to buy a new X-ray machine to
negate the need for patients requiring X-rays to be transferred to
Cordoba, some 35 kilometres away.
Marcello Lotti, General Manager of the IRC, said: "We are very proud
and delighted to be supporting the work of Colin McRae Vision, a very
worthwhile charity. While Colin McRae never competed in the IRC, he
was an iconic name whose spectacular driving style and spirit lives on
in many of the drivers currently competing in our series. Colin was a
man of the people who captured the imagination of rally fans around
the world. We look forward to collaborating on a variety of
initiatives during the remainder of the current IRC season and
beyond."
Colin McRae’s father Jim McRae added: "After Rally Argentina it
quickly became apparent Eurosport Events represented the type of
forward thinking organisation that the Vision was looking to partner
with. We are currently in dialogue with two further IRC events, Barum
Czech Rally Zlín and RACMSA Rally of Scotland, to identify suitable
projects for the Vision to support and we hope that these will
represent the first of many future donations that we will be able to
facilitate through our association with the IRC. With the assistance
of the promoters, event organisers, teams and rally fans around the
world, we feel we can make a genuine difference to some of the local
communities that welcome the IRC family each year."

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26.6.2010 von Wolfgang.

El jueves 24 de junio se celebró en las instalaciones de Son Moix, la fiesta de fin de curso de le Escuela Municipal de Motociclimo, con la asistencia de más de 70 alumnos. 

Esta escuela, especializada en Motocross y Trial, tiene un alumnado de más de 50 alumnos, a los que se les sumaron los de la Escuela de Velocidad de la FBM. Se realizaron varias actividades, una gimkhana, pruebas de habilidad, simulacros de carrera, etc… finalizando con el reparto de camisetas y regalos a los participantes. La jornada concluyó con un pase de videos y fotografías, y una torrada junto a los familiares, reuniéndoee más de 150 personas.

La Federació Balear de Motociclisme, con la colaboración del IME del Ajuntament de Palma, está realizando una gran labor de promoción del deporte base, que sin duda se verá reflejada en un futuro muy próximo, no en vano, varios de estos alumnos están dominando las categorías inferiores de las diferentes categorías del motociclismo balear.

FBM

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25.6.2010 von Wolfgang.

The 9^th and 10^th rounds of the 2010 FIA WTCC will take place at Portimão next week.
This event marks the championship’s first visit to the modern Autódromo Internacional de Algarve located in Southern Portugal, which was inaugurated in 2008.
Among the many possible layouts offered by this impressive, state-of-the art venue, the FIA WTCC cars will run on the 4.6km racetrack for two 11-lap races.
In previous seasons the WTCC Race of Portugal was hosted alternatively by the Porto street circuit (in 2007 and 2009) and the Estoril permanent track (in 2008).
Action at Portimão will begin on Friday afternoon at 14.30, when the drivers will explore the new circuit in a 30-minute test session.

Yvan Muller’s Chevrolet during the winter test at Portimão

NO CHANGES FOR THE HANDICAP WEIGHTS
The handicap weights for the WTCC Race of Portugal remain the same as for the previous event in Zolder.
The Chevrolet Cruze and the SEAT León TDI remain the heaviest cars of the field and for the third consecutive race meeting they will carry the maximum compensation weight of 40 kg.
The compensation weight was determined by the lap times set in Morocco, Italy and Belgium. According to this calculation, the León TDI emerged as the fastest car, two tenths faster than the Cruze and half-a-second faster than the BMW 320si. The German cars have again been imposed 20 extra kilos for the Portuguese event.
The Chevrolet Lacetti and Kristian Poulsen’s BMW (an old model) will have 20kg deducted from their minimum weight.
Compensation weight Portimão
+ 40 kg SEAT León TDI, Chevrolet Cruze LT
+ 20 kg BMW 320si
- 20 kg Chevrolet Lacetti, BMW 320si (old model)

Once again the BMW cars will be 20 kg lighter than the Chevrolet and SEAT cars

CURRENT SUPER 2000 CARS WITH 1.6L TURBO
Following a proposal from the Touring Car Commission, the FIA World Motor Sport Council decided to adopt a new cost-controlling technical regulations to permit the adaptation of the current Super 2000 cars to the new 1.6L turbo engine in 2011.

www.fiawtcc.com

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24.6.2010 von Wolfgang.

Thierry Neuville insists he won’t be feeling any added pressure when he starts the Geko Ypres Rally on Friday, despite his billing as one of his country’s brightest hopes for the future.
Neuville, 21, hails from Hunningen in the far east of Belgium near to the border with Germany, approximately 300 kilometres from Ypres, where round sixth of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge will be taking place.
He will drive a Peugeot 207 Super 2000 run by the vastly successful Kronos Racing operation under the Team Peugeot Belgium-Luxembourg banner in deference to backing from the two Peugeot importers.
"Ypres is the most important event of the year for me with lots of people in Belgium looking for my result," said Neuville. "But I don’t feel under any pressure to try to win because of this. All I want to do is stay on the road and get some experience."
Neuville made his debut in a S2000 car on the event last season after being selected for the BFGoodrich Drivers’ Team seat by a panel of Belgian journalists. He ran as high as fourth before a crash forced his retirement.
"Even though the stages can be quite hard it is a real pleasure to drive in Ypres and it’s good that I have some experience of this event," said Neuville. "I came to watch this rally with my family when I was 10 years old so it is nice to be here competing."

Neuville will be chasing a finish on his home IRC event

Loix to make Goodwood Festival of Speed debut

Belgian ace Freddy Loix will make his debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in the UK next month (2-4 July). The 39-year-old, who is due to return to Intercontinental Rally Challenge duty on this week’s Geko Ypres Rally, will pilot a Skoda Fabia Super 2000 at the motorsport extravaganza, which regularly attracts in excess of 100,000 spectators.
Loix drives for Skoda’s Belgian importer in the country’s national rally championship and is also embarking on a selected programme of IRC rallies, starting with the Tarmac-based Ypres Rally, when he will drive a third Fabia for the factory Skoda Motorsport team.
At Goodwood, Loix will drive a Skoda UK Motorsport-run Fabia in place of Briton Guy Wilks, who is still recovering from the injuries he sustained during his crash on Rally d’Italia-Sardegna earlier this month. Although he won’t be able to drive, Wilks will be present at Goodwood to sign autographs and meet fans.
Numerous big names from several motorsport disciplines will be attending the Festival, which features an asphalt hill climb and a gravel rally stage, as well as static displays of competition cars.

New website for Sibiu Rally IRC Supporter Event

Organisers of the Sibiu Rally, the IRC Supporter Event, have created a new English-language website at www.raliulsibiului.ro/en/.
The all-gravel event takes place in Sibiu, Romania, from 15-18 July. As well as being an IRC Supporter Event, it is also the fifth round of the popular Romanian National Rally Championship.
Sibiu Rally bosses are trying to attract more drivers from outside of Romania to take part on the event and organiser, Sorin Itu, said: "We will have more kilometres of stages than in 2009 for bringing us closer to the standard of an IRC event. We will also reintroduce the night stage Santa and are preparing many surprises for this year’s edition."
The Sibiu Rally, the second of three IRC Supporter Events scheduled to run this season, gets underway with a ceremonial start in the main square in Sibiu on 15 July.

RACMSA Rally of Scotland tickets go on sale

Tickets for RACMSA Rally of Scotland, the penultimate round of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge, have gone on sale to members of the public.
Prices have been reduced this year in response to the current economic downturn with various packages available to fans ranging from a ticket offering access to a single stage to a pass covering all stages and services. Furthermore, children under 16 attending the event with an adult will be admitted free of charge to all stages.
RACMSA Rally of Scotland made its first appearance in the IRC in 2009 and was won by Guy Wilks in a Skoda Fabia Super 2000. This year’s event is based in Perth and is scheduled to take place from 15-17 October.
Full ticket details are available at www.rallyofscotland.com.

Tickets for Scotland’s IRC round are now on sale to fans

www.rally-irc.com

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24.6.2010 von Wolfgang.

Nachdem die Superleague Formula by Sonangol in Jarama zu Gast war, wird den Piloten keine Zeit zur Erholung gestattet. Schon am kommenden Wochenende (26. und 27. Juni) geht es nach Deutschland. Mit der fünften Runde am Nürburgring rückt die Saisonhalbzeit immer näher.

Fußball und Motorsport - die Superleague Formula vereint beides. Am Nürburgring wird den Fans nicht nur spannende Rennaction geboten, sondern man kann live vor Ort die Achtelfinalspiele der Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft verfolgen.

Auf der Rennstrecke kämpfen die besten Fußballclubs Europas um die Krone. Craig Dolby, der für Tottenham Hotspur startet, hält derzeit die Konkurrenz hinter sich. Er ist bekannt dafür, sich bei den Rennen mit sehenswerten Überholmanövern den Weg nach vorne zu bahnen. Der Brite reist mit 323 Punkten als Spitzenreiter an den Nürburgring. Yelmer Buurmans Aufwärtstrend hält weiter an. Mit insgesamt drei Siegen und 263 Punkten ist er mit dem AC Mailand Dolby dicht auf den Fersen. Der einzige Deutsche im Feld, Max Wissel, eroberte gemeinsam mit dem FC Basel bei der letzten Runde in Jarama wieder den dritten Platz im Gesamtklassement.

Der Lokalmatador Max Wissel kann die Rennen kaum erwarten: "Am Nürburgring habe ich damals in der Formel BMW schon gewinnen können. In der Superleague war ich im letzten Jahr beim zweiten Rennen auf dem Weg zum Sieg. Leider versagte die Technik und das war’s dann", so der Alzenauer. Für das kommende Wochenende hat sich er Drittplatzierte in der Meisterschaft viel vorgenommen. "Wir waren dort schon immer schnell und ich bin mir sicher, dass einiges von mir kommen wird", so die Kampfansage von Wissel.

Wissels Teamkollege, Chris van der Drift, macht in seinem Lehrjahr in der Superleague Formula bisher die beste Figur aller Neulinge. Mit zwei Siegen auf dem Konto befindet sich der Niederländer gemeinsam mit Olympiacos auf dem fünften Platz. "Der Nürburgring zählt zu meinen Lieblingsstrecken. Ich hoffe, an meine Leistungen von Jarama anknüpfen zu können", so Van der Drift. Auf dem Eifelkurs sammelte der gebürtige Neuseeländer, wie auch Wissel, in der Formel BMW einiges an Erfahrung.

Mit Craig Dolby ist am Nürburgring auch wieder zu rechnen. "Im letzten Jahr wurde ich in der Superleague bei beiden Rennen Zweiter. Es sollte also gut laufen", so Dolby optimistisch. Der Top-Scorer von Jarama ruht sich keineswegs auf seinen Lorbeeren aus und greift am Nürburgring wieder an.

Der Qualifying-Krimi beginnt am Samstag, den 26. Juni um 15:10 Uhr. Startschuss für das erste Rennen der Superleague Formula ist am Sonntag um 11:00 Uhr. Wie gewohnt finden zwei Rennen mit jeweils einer Dauer von 45 Minuten statt. Das Super Finale krönt den Sieger des Wochenendes und dieser erntet über 100.000 Euro Preisgeld.

Für nur 15 Euro Eintritt erlebt man Motorsport haunah: Neben Tribünenplätzen machen Pitwalks und der Zugang zum Fahrerlager das Wochenende zu einem spannenden Erlebnis. Kinder bis 12 Jahre erhalten freien Eintritt. Für ein weiteres Highlight werden die Achtelfinalspiele der Fußball-WM sorgen, die parallel auf Europas größter Video-Leinwand übertragen werden.

Aktuelles Video- und TV-Material zur Superleague Formula steht Ihnen unter www.thenewsmarket.com/SuperleagueFormula kostenlos zur Verfügung. Neue Benutzer können sich registrieren. Falls Sie weitere Fragen haben, schicken Sie eine E-Mail an: journalisthelp@thenewsmarket.com

Die Sonntagsrennen werden im Live-Stream übertragen:http://www.superleagueformula.com/superleague/SF-Live/Online-broadcasting

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21.6.2010 von Wolfgang.

El piloto pobler demostró estar de nuevo en forma para defender el título

ARRABAL SE REENCUENTRA CON LA VICTORIA

Andratx (Illes Balears) domingo 20 de junio de 2010.

Ayer sábado tenía lugar la segunda cita del Campeonato de Baleares de Montaña con motivo de la XVI Pujada Castell de Son Más. La prueba organizada por la Escudería TR Balear se disputaba en la carretera que une las localidades de Andratx y Estellencs. El piloto de la Escudería Mallorca Competició, y actual campeón de la especialidad acudía a la prueba andritxola con la firme intención de defender el título y de revalidar el triunfo que logró en la pasada edición.

En las dos mangas de entrenamientos disputadas por la mañana, el piloto patrocinado por el Ajuntament de Sa Pobla, ya tenía buenas vibraciones y tras superar los problemas mecánicos que le relegaron a la segunda plaza en la Subida a Valldemossa se anotaba el mejor crono aventajando a su más inmediato perseguidor en cinco segundos en la primera ascensión mientras que en la siguiente manga éste le recortaría dos.

Tras el correspondiente parón para recuperar fuerzas se iniciarían las tandas de la tarde donde nuevamente se confirmaría la supremacía del piloto pobler que se impondría por siete segundos a Mario Hekke, su máximo rival en la pelea por el título 2010.

Con estas vibraciones se llegaba a la definitiva manga de carrera donde Gabi Arrabal no quería sorpresas y de nuevo mejoraría su registro de la última manga de entrenamientos para anotarse una contundente victoria a los mandos de su efectivo Bango BRC 05, que le vuelve a dar alas de cara a la consecución de este campeonato.

Al concluir la carrera Gabi Arrabal nos comentaba:

"Solucionados los problemas mecánicos que tuvimos en Valldemossa, todo ha vuelto a la normalidad, y hemos podido pelear de tu a tú con nuestros contrincantes. La mecánica nos ha respetado y también hemos tenido la suerte de cara. Todo ha salido a pedir de boca y el equipo ha funcionado como un reloj. Por otro lado quiero dedicar esta victoria a la familia de Agustín Contreras, un joven de dieciocho años de Sa Pobla fallecido hace unos días en accidente de tráfico. Vaya desde aquí todo mi apoyo a su familia a la que me une una buena amistad."

Miguel Ferrer         Tel. +34  619.674.644                    www.ferbispress.com

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21.6.2010 von Wolfgang.

La segunda prueba del Campeonato de Baleares de Montaña se disputó en Andratx

PODIO PARA MARIO HEKKE EN LA SUBIDA A SON MAS

Andratx (Illes Balears) domingo 20 de junio de 2010.

Situada en el extremo suroccidental de la isla de Mallorca y de la Sierra de Tramuntana la localidad de Andratx fue la anfitriona de la segunda cita del campeonato regional de montaña, con motivo de la XVI Subida al Castell de Son Mas, una de las pruebas más rápidas y difíciles del certamen balear.

Tras el buen resultado obtenido en Valldemossa, Mario Hekke esperaba consolidar su buena racha con otra victoria. Sin embargo en esta ocasión la suerte no le fue tan favorable. En las dos tandas de entrenamientos celebradas el sábado por la mañana, Mario estuvo ocupando la segunda plaza. Si en la primera ascensión se quedaba a cinco segundos del mejor crono, en la segunda conseguía reducir la diferencia y se quedaba a tres manteniendo intactas sus opciones de cara a la ascensión de carrera.

Las perspectivas para la carrera de la tarde eran bastante buenas para el piloto del Restaurante Sa Sal y así en la tercera y última manga de entrenamientos repetía posición al acabar en el segundo lugar, aunque en esta ocasión a ocho segundos del mejor tiempo. En la subida de carrera las cosas no salían bien y se complicaban debido un fallo en el cable del acelerador del Bango BRC 05 Evo. Dicho percance hacía que perdiera unos segundos valiosísimos y a la vez era superado por otro contrincante finiquitando la cita andritxola en el escalón más bajo del podio.

Al acabar la competición el piloto de Porto Cristo nos declaraba:

"Hoy no ha sido mi mejor día. En la manga de carrera se nos ha bloqueado el cable del acelerador y hemos perdido mucho tiempo. Quiero felicitar a Gabi Arrabal porque ha sido muy rápido y a Andreu Barceló por la rápida adaptación a su nuevo monoplaza. Esta temporada el campeonato de montaña estará muy reñido y eso es bueno para nosotros y para los aficionados. Por otro lado esperamos poder estar al 100% en la próxima prueba, donde de nuevo lucharemos por estar en lo más alto del podio."

Miguel Ferrer Tel. + 34 619.674.644  mferrer@ferbispress.com

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21.6.2010 von Wolfgang.

Sabor agridulce para Toni Alarcón en la segunda cita del catalán de velocidad

Una victoria, que hubieran podido ser dos

L’Ametlla de Mar, (Tarragona, España), domingo 20 de junio de 2010

El segundo "meeting" del Campeonato de Cataluña de Velocidad (Open Fórmula) se ha celebrado este fin de semana en el veterano Circuito de Calafat. A la cita acudía el balear Toni Alarcón que compite con el equipo Master Júnior Fórmula con un monoplaza BMW FA-99 y dentro de la categoría Sub-18.

Desde los mismísimos entrenamientos todo hacía presagiar que iba a ser un fin de semana redondo para el piloto de Stoil, y es que a las primeras de cambo se anotaba la "pole position", factor que sería determinante para afrontar la primera contienda.

En la primera carrera Alarcón realizaba una mala salida que le daba cierta ventaja al segundo piloto de la parrilla quien tomaba las riendas de la carrera, el balear lejos de amedrentarse se crecía y lanzaba un duro ataque dando cuenta de él pasada la quinta vuelta. A partir de aquí el mallorquín ponía tierra de por medio hasta completar los doce giros dirigiéndose con pie firme a por su primer triunfo del fin de semana.

La salida de la segunda carrera era prácticamente un calco de la primera, Alarcón se quedaba clavado en la línea de salida y salía en segunda posición pero en esta ocasión la suerte no le sonreía y cuando afrontaba la sexta curva de la primera vuelta era alcanzado por un rival que se pasaba de frenada y daba cuenta del Fórmula que se marcaría un mísero trompo dejando al palmesano en la última posición. Todo estaba perdido, y tan solo quedaba intentar una remontada. Dicho y hecho Alarcón se ponía manos a la obra y lograba llegar hasta el cuarto lugar quedándose a las puertas de subirse de nuevo al podio.

Concluida la carrera Toni Alarcón apuntaba:

"La adaptación al trazado de Calafat fue de maravilla, además desde el principio me encontré muy a gusto con el monoplaza, prueba de ello fue la obtención del mejor registro. Luego en la primera carrera me costó bastante superar al segundo clasificado, pero una vez adelantado vi que tenía mejor ritmo y me distancié lo suficiente para no asumir riesgos. La segunda carrera fue una lástima, estaba muy seguro de mis posibilidades y me veía de nuevo en el cajón, pero a veces no todo sale redondo como uno espera, menos mal que el toque fue el primer giro y tuve la oportunidad de remontar algún que otro puesto. Hay que ser positivos y me quedo con el triunfo de la primera carrera, aunque sé que hubieran podido ser dos."

La próxima cita del certamen será los próximos 10 y 11 de julio en el trazado del Parcmotor de Castellolí (Barcelona)

Miguel Ferrer Tel. + 34 619.674.644  mferrer@ferbispress.com

Pep Cifre Tel. + 34 678 637 231 pcifre@ferbispress.com

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21.6.2010 von Wolfgang.

El día se presentó cálido y con muy buena afluencia de público.

En la salida 6 equipos de Regularidad Sport haciendo cálculos para lo que prometía ser una Media divertida a 66 km/h.

Empezaban con problemas de motor Barcelo/Verger con BMW 2002 y penalizaban en la primera subida hasta 1 minuto los vencedores de Valldemossa.

Duelo bonito entre padre e hijo Fullana/Arangunde con Porsche 924 y Fullana/Giusti con Mini 1000

La veteranía es un grado y la trazada impecable con el Porsche 924 se impuso al Mini, muy falto de potencia por tan solo una diferencia en penalización total de 9 décimas de segundo.

En tercera posición y pisando fuerte los recién llegados a la Regularidad Sport Gene/Haveland con MG B.

Es de destacar el gran nivel de competitividad que está alcanzando la Regularidad Sport con todos los equipos moviéndose unos de otros a escasos segundos en las clasificaciones finales.

Juan E. Fullana.

Pictures by Wolfgang LINDNER

Mas Fotos pulse este Link:

http://www.automobilsport.com/banner/pujada-castell-son-mas-photos-2010/mallorca–.html

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