PALERM DEFIENDE EL LIDERATO

Veröffentlicht am 4.7.2010 von Wolfgang

Este fin de semana se disputa en la isla de Ibiza la segunda cita del Campeonato de Baleares de Karting donde participará el joven piloto Alex Palerm en la categoría junior.
Tras la primera prueba disputada en Menorca, donde el piloto del Diabolo kating no daba opción a sus rivales adjudicandose la pole y las dos mangas de carrera, el objetivo es mantener la linea de trabajo y conseguir el mismo resultado que le daría tranquilidad en la clasificación general.
El piloto mallorquín acude a esta cita muy animado después de conseguir tres podiums en el Campeonato de Cataluña. El cambio de sistema de trabajo y la confianza que genera en el piloto, hace que Palerm esté más fuerte que nunca y no tenga en mente otra opción que no sea la victoria.

Diabolo Karting Team
Alex Palerm piloto Junior de Karting
Calle Jeroni Pou esquina Reina Constança 07006 Palma de Mallorca
Tel. 971 291 321 M. 616 99 26 87 prensa@alexpalerm.com http://www.alexpalerm.com

MONTEIRO GRABS POLE FOR HOME EVENT

Veröffentlicht am 4.7.2010 von Wolfgang

Tiago Monteiro claimed his first WTCC pole position since 2007 for his home event at the Autódromo Internacional de Algarve, today. The Portuguese driver recorded a quickest time of 1:55.372 despite an earlier collision with Andy Priaulx’s BMW and will start alongside Chevrolet’s Yvan Muller (1:55.425) on the front row for tomorrow’s Race 1 ahead of BMW’s Augusto Farfus (1:55.675).
Colin Turkington (1:56.698) ended the session tenth and top of the independents with Norbert Michelisz (1:55.991) in sixth as the best rookie.

Q1 – The drama started early on with local racer Monteiro colliding with Priaulx at T12 resulting in them both having to return to the pits before recording a flying lap. Priaulx was straight back out while the SR-Sport team did some fast work to repair the damage to rear right of Monteiro’s SEAT León TDI, getting him out with half the 20-minute session still remaining.
Gabriele Tarquini was provisionally quickest with a time of 1:56.097 as the final seconds saw a jostle for position. Priaulx improved to fourth to secure his place in Q2 as Muller, on the cusp of being knocked out, also improved to second in his Chevrolet Cruze. Michel Nykjær briefly moved into the top ten before being quickly demoted by Alain Menu on his final run.
Monteiro’s last lap moved him to the top of the timesheets on home soil ahead of the final shootout.
The top ten going through to Q2 were Monteiro, Tarquini, Muller, Huff, Farfus, Priaulx, Menu, Gené, Michelisz and Turkington.
The result confirmed reigning British Touring Car champion Colin Turkington as the best independent on his WTCC debut.

Q2 – In the final 10-minute session all the drivers left it late with only four minutes remaining as they recorded their first lap times.
Monteiro was flying, setting a fastest time of 1:55.372, which was not bettered in the final moments. Chevrolet’s Muller was just 0.053 seconds adrift in second place.
Rob Huff (1:55.934) was the only driver to make any real improvement on his time to jump up to fifth just behind reigning champion Tarquini (1:55.709) in fourth. As the final seconds ticked down the order was confirmed: Monteiro first, from Muller, Farfus, Tarquini, Huff, Michelisz, Gené, Priaulx, Menu and Turkington.

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Signature-Doppelsieg am Norisring: Mortara vor Wittmann

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Lufttemperatur: 30,9 °C
Streckentemperatur: 46,3 °C
Mit seinem dritten Sieg in dieser Saison vergrößerte Edoardo Mortara (Signature) seinen Vorsprung in der Gesamtwertung der Formel 3 Euro Serie. Der Italiener hat nun 16 Zähler mehr gesammelt als Marco Wittmann (Signature), der bei seinem Heimspiel auf dem 2,3 Kilometer langen Nürnberger Norisring den zweiten Rang belegte. Valtteri Bottas (ART Grand Prix) und Alexander Sims (ART Grand Prix) wurden hinter dem Signature-Duo abgewinkt.
Bei abermals hochsommerlichen Temperaturen gewann Edoardo Mortara den Start vor Valtteri Bottas und Marco Wittmann. Kurz vor Rennende schickte die Rennleitung das Safety Car auf die Strecke, nachdem Matias Laine (Motopark Academy), Daniel Juncadella (Prema Powerteam) und Nicolas Marroc (Prema Powerteam) kollidierten und beide Prema-Piloten ausschieden. Der Restart vier Runden vor Rennende ging an Mortara, während Wittmann wenig später Bottas überholte und neuer Zweiter war. Hinter Sims und Roberto Merhi (Mücke Motorsport) wurde Carlos Muñoz (Mücke Motorsport) als Sechster abgewinkt. Für den besten Rookie des Rennens waren es die ersten Punkte in der Euro Serie.
Edoardo Mortara (Signature): Es war ein hartes Rennen, ich bin teilweise wie im Qualifying gefahren. Aber ich wusste, wenn ich keinen Fehler mache, dann wird es schwierig, mich zu überholen.
Marco Wittmann (Signature): Ich hatte mich zusammen mit meinem Team für eine andere Reifenstrategie entschieden und wusste, dass ich deshalb zu Beginn des Rennens nicht so schnell sein würde. Der Restart nach der Safety-Car-Phase war meine letzte Chance, Valtteri zu überholen. Obwohl es eng war, habe ich mich schließlich durchgesetzt.
Valtteri Bottas (ART Grand Prix): Der Anfang des Rennens war gut und ich konnte Druck auf Edoardo ausüben. Beim Restart hatte ich schon im Rückspiegel gesehen, dass Marco einen guten Windschatten hatte und deshalb sehr schnell war. Ich konnte nichts gegen seinen Angriff machen. Über meinen dritten Platz bin ich etwas enttäuscht. Aber ich gebe nicht auf, denn die Saison ist noch lang und es sind noch elf Rennen zu absolvieren.

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DTM-Premiere: Ralf Schumacher holt erstmals Pole-Position

Veröffentlicht am 4.7.2010 von Wolfgang

Nürnberg. Die Fans am Norisring in Nürnberg verfolgten ein packendes Qualifying mit einem sensationellen Schnellsten: Ralf Schumacher sorgte mit seiner AMG Mercedes C-Klasse für eine große Überraschung und sicherte sich seine erste Pole-Position in der DTM. Bei heißen Temperaturen von über 35 Grad fuhr Schumacher mit 48,721 Sekunden die schnellste Runde und startet somit von Startplatz eins beim vierten DTM-Saisonrennen am Sonntag um 14:00 Uhr. Ehrlich gesagt, bin ich selbst überrascht, was hier passiert ist. Der Norisring liegt mir. Die Pole ist natürlich toll, obwohl ich schon dachte, dass Bruno meine Zeit noch unterbietet. Jetzt genieße ich erst einmal den heutigen Tag. Ein Podium am Sonntag wäre natürlich die Krönung, sagte der 35-Jährige.
Schumachers Vorsprung auf den Zweitschnellsten des Tages, Bruno Spengler (ebenfalls Mercedes-Benz), betrugen auf dem 2,3 Kilometer kurzen Stadtkurs gerade einmal 0,069 Sekunden. Der Kanadier Spengler führt in der Gesamtwertung mit 26 Punkten. Die drittschnellste Zeit in der finalen Session des vierstufigen Qualifyings verbuchte Mercedes-Benz-Pilot Jamie Green aus Großbritannien, der damit schnellster Pilot eines Fahrzeugs des Jahrgangs 2008 ist.
Bester Audi-Pilot im Qualifying war der Rosenheimer Martin Tomczyk. In der finalen Runde touchierte der 28-Jährige jedoch die Mauer und verpasste so ein besseres Ergebnis. Ich habe am Norisring ja immer meine liebe Not. Aber das ganze Wochenende lief bisher toll. Leider hatten meine hinteren Reifen null Grip. Als ich ins Schöller-S gefahren bin, ist das Auto hinten ausgebrochen. Mehr ging deshalb leider nicht. Aber es ist wie es ist, resümierte Tomczyk. Sein Markenkollege Mattias Ekström wurde Fünfter. Gary Paffett (Mercedes-Benz), der in der Gesamtwertung Dritter ist, startet als Siebter. Der schottische Markenkollege Paul Di Resta, auf Platz zwei im Titelkampf, geht von Position acht in das Rennen.
Unzufrieden mit dem Qualifying war der aktuelle DTM-Champion Timo Scheider. Der Audi-Pilot fuhr nur auf den zehnten Startplatz. Das ist ein weiteres enttäuschendes Ergebnis heute. Wir haben uns trotz des Wetters für keine andere Strategie entschieden. Das war vielleicht nicht so gut. Aber immerhin sind wir hier in Nürnberg. Da kann man ein bisschen überholen, sagte Scheider. DTM-Neuling David Coulthard erreichte bei seinem Norisring-Debüt mit der AMG Mercedes C-Klasse den 13. Startplatz. Der deutsche Le-Mans-Sieger Mike Rockenfeller (Audi) verpasste den Sprung in die zweite Runde des vierstufigen Qualifyings und startet von Platz 16.
Der vierte DTM-Lauf des Jahres geht über 82 Runden. Start ist um 14:00 Uhr. Die ARD berichtet live ab 13:45 Uhr.

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Palmer triumphs in Algarve opener

Veröffentlicht am 4.7.2010 von Wolfgang

Briton takes fourth victory of season, as Bailly and Clarke complete the podium trio

Jolyon Palmer took his fourth victory of the season with an assured performance in the opening race in the Algarve, the Briton leading from the start and negotiating a safety car period to eventually clinch victory by just over 2.5 seconds.

Second place went to Zolder race-winner Benjamin Bailly who, like Palmer, maintained his grid position throughout the race.

Behind Bailly, Britain’s Jack Clarke secured his maiden F2 podium in third position, although the 22-year-old was made to work hard for the place after coming under pressure from Kazim Vasiliauskas at the restart of the race.

While the race wasn’t dominated by overtaking, it was notable for a controversial incident between Philipp Eng and Dean Stoneman which saw the pair collide at the turn five hairpin, Stoneman dropping from sixth to 12th as a result.

The championship contenders were both passed by Nicola De Marco on the run to the turn, as Eng and Stoneman fought for position on the outside. Eng made contact with Stoneman as they both turned in and seemed to push his British rival around the hairpin. Eng was able to continue in sixth while Stoneman struggled down the order for the remainder of the race.

The race behind the lead trio was eventually won by Vasiliauskas after the Lithuanian got the jump on De Marco on the opening lap. Despite being heavily pressured by the Italian, Vasiliauskas nearly made a move into third on lap 12. The Safety Car had been deployed for a single lap following a lurid spin by Plamen Kralev, giving Vasiliauskas the chance to attack Clarke ahead.

Vasiliauskas used one of his overboost options and got a great run on Clarke across the start/finish line, but the Briton defended admirably and was able to hold off Vasiliauskas on the run down to turn one. After his failed attempt, Vasiliauskas settled for fourth ahead of the recovering De Marco – the Italian having dropped to seventh in the early stages.

Eng took a lonely sixth at the finish but the drama wasn’t over for the Austrian, as Dean Stoneman reportedly made contact with him again during the slow down lap. The duo already have an incident prone history following contact at Monza in May, and it seems their rivalry may have boiled over again here in Portugal.

Ricardo Teixeira held off a charging Armaan Ebrahim to secure seventh, although the Indian racer can be proud of his performance having started 16th on the grid. Benjamin Lariche claimed a lonely ninth, ahead of a relatively quiet Sergey Afanasiev.

Natalia Kowalska narrowly missed out on securing her first points in Formula Two after an eye catching performance from the female racer. She dropped to the rear of the field in the early stages after apparent contact with Mihai Marinescu, but the CYFRA+ backed driver responded brilliantly, passing Plamen Kralev, Parthiva Sureshwaren, Ivan Samarin, Mihai Marinescu and Dean Stoneman following the restart.

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Benjamin Bailly doubles up

Veröffentlicht am 3.7.2010 von Wolfgang

Belgian tops both free practice sessions in Portimão

Zolder race winner Benjamin Bailly continued his run of excellent form by topping both free practice sessions on the opening day of Formula Twos fifth event of the season at Portimão.

The Belgian dominated the first session to finish more than eight tenths clear of the field, and continued his good run to top session two in the early stages before improving his time even further in the latter stages.

A flurry of late flying laps in the second session saw Jack Clarke come closest to matching Bailly. Like Bailly, Clarke has also been in good form after equalling his best ever result with fourth place in Belgium last time out. The 22-year-old put in a number of consistent laps during the second session – eventually finishing just 0.034s short of Bailly’s benchmark.

Behind them Kazim Vasiliauskas and Jolyon Palmer claimed third and fourth, ahead of Briton Will Bratt. Such was the closeness of the session that the top five drivers were separated by less than two tenths of a second.

Ricardo Teixeira enjoyed another eye catching run as the Angolan driver completed the top six, while Italy’s Nicola De Marco was less than three hundredths of a second behind in seventh.

Ivan Samarin was more than half a second off the ultimate pace, but his performance remained good enough for eighth place, ahead of two-time race winner Dean Stoneman – who also went off track late on.

Kelvin Snoeks rounded out the top ten and the Dutchman had further cause to celebrate after finding out that his fellow countrymen had beaten Brazil in the FIFA World Cup!

Sergey Afanasiev has endured a challenging day and the Russian racer had to recover from going off at turn four in the early stages to eventually finish in 11th. Plamen Kralev was another driver to make a mistake on the technical Portimão circuit – the Bulgarian spinning at the tight turn five hairpin.

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BMW LOOKING STRONG IN PORTUGAL

Veröffentlicht am 3.7.2010 von Wolfgang

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BMW Team RBM’s Andy Priaulx (1:56.810) finished quickest in Portimão testing as the FIA WTCC prepares for its first ever event at the Autódromo Internacional de Algarve this weekend.
The WTCC drivers had their first taste of the 4.6km circuit in beaming sunshine this afternoon with Rob Huff’s last lap of 1:56.890 splitting the BMW’s at the top, demoting Augusto Farfus (1:56.890) to third.
Local hero Tiago Monteiro (1:57.149) finished fourth in the top SEAT León TDI for SR-Sport. Series newcomer Colin Turkington (1:57.189) made an impressive debut to finish fifth overall and top of the Independents in his eBay Motors BMW 320si.
Chevrolet’s Yvan Muller (1:57.191) and Alain Menu (1:57.376) were sixth and seventh ahead of SR-Sport teammates Jordi Gené (1:57.797) and Gabriele Tarquini (1:57821). Hong Kong’s Darryl O’Young (1:58.172) rounded out the top ten putting in some strong lap times once again to finish as top Rookie and second in the Independents. His bamboo-engineering teammate Harry Vaulkhard (1:58.548) was 12^thoverall finishing third fastest Independent and second quickest Rookie.
Scuderia Proteam Motorsport’s Stefano D’Aste only completed five laps before spinning at T7 and having to sit out the remainder of the session.

Andy Priaulx’s BMW was the fastest car during today’s test at Portimão

YOKOHAMA CELEBRATES 100^th WTCC RACE
The 10^th WTCC round in Portimão this weekend will mark Yokohama’s 100^th race as the championship’s Official Tyre Supplier since the Japanese company was appointed by the FIA in 2006. To celebrate the event, the WTCC cars sport a 100^th race logo on windscreen stripes and race number plates.
Mr Shigeo Komatsu, General Manager Tire Global Product Planning Division of Yokohama, commented: "We wish to express our sincere thanks to all the parties involved in the World Touring Car Championship, such as FIA, KSO, Eurosport, manufacturers and teams for their support. It is our great honour to celebrate our 100^th WTCC race in Portimão and we undertake to keep on supplying the WTCC with high quality tyres."
Marcello Lotti, General Manager of KSO, added: "Yokohama’s participation in 100 WTCC races shows the level of commitment of this valuable partner and the strong belief that they have in the continuous development of the WTCC. We are delighted to work with Yokohama in a successful partnership for both the commercial and technical aspects and we are also grateful to them because their involvement has led to a lot of interest, especially in Japan."

37,956 tyres (dry and wet) have been supplied by Yokohama to WTCC teams since 2006.

WTCC cars sport the Yokohama 100^thRace windscreen stripe

www.fiawtcc.com

Subir al podio, objetivo para Albert Coll en Ibiza

Veröffentlicht am 1.7.2010 von Wolfgang

El próximo fin de semana, en la isla de Ibiza, se disputará la segunda cita del Campeonato de Baleares de karting.

Albert, acude con un objetivo claro, el podio. El piloto mallorquín sabe de la importancia de puntuar de aquí en adelante, si quiere revalidar el título de Campeón de Baleares.

Después de los problemas de motor que tuvo en la primera carrera, que no pudo disputar. Albert, se desplazará al Circuito de Sa Coma en Ibiza, con un motor renovado.

Albert, ha tenido que desechar su participación en la primera prueba del Campeonato de España de karting, por coincidir en las mismas fechas, eligiendo la continuación en el Campeonato balear.

EL SAG CASTROL HONDA TEAM EN EL GRAN PREMIO DE MONTMELÓ CON JOHNNY ROSELL Y JOAN PERELLÓ COMO WILD CARDS

Veröffentlicht am 1.7.2010 von Wolfgang

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El equipo SAG Castrol Honda vuelve a vivir una jornada mundialista con dos pilotos con plaza de invitados wild card, en esta ocasión el catalán Johnny Rosell y el mallorquín Joan Perelló. Los dos tienen como objetivo estar delante en el CEV-2010 de 125cc, así que la cita del Gran Premio Aperol de Catalunya es para ambos una oportunidad de ganar experiencia y crecer como pilotos.

Johnny Rosell y Joan Perelló disputaron en el mes de Mayo el Gran Premio bwin de España en el circuito de Jerez en el que cumplieron sus objetivos a la perfección. En esta nueva cita se proponen exactamente lo mismo y esperan poder cumplirlo sin cometer ningún error.

JOHNNY ROSELL (SAG-CASTROL HONDA):

El objetivo principal para el Gran Premio de Catalunya es superar mis registros del circuit que quedó en una mejor vuelta en 154.3, quedar entre los 15 primeros en la carrera del domingo y preparar la siguiente cita del CEV que se disputará en el circuito de Alcañiz. Sé que es un proyecto personal muy ambicioso pero yo soy así y me tomo esta oportunidad con mucha ilusión y ganas por lo que el esfuerzo por mi parte será del 100%. El circuit de Catalunya es un trazado que me trae muy buenos recuerdos y creo que puedo hacer un buen trabajo.

JOAN PERELLÓ (SAG-CASTROL HONDA):

Esta es una gran oportunidad para mí y espero aprender lo máximo que pueda. El circuito de Catalunya es un trazado al que le tengo mucho aprecio y sé que voy a sacar conclusiones muy positivas de mi participación como Wild Card. El objetivo principal que me marco es aumentar mi rendimiento batiendo mis mejores tiempos en el trazado. Quiero agradecer de antemano al equipo, patrocinadores y familia por brindarme la ocasión de competir con los mejores del mundo y aprender lo máximo de ellos.

Más información y material fotográfico disponible en la Web Oficial del SAG-CASTROL: www.sag-castrol.es

OFICINA DE PRENSA : Carrer Cadi nº 6 08272 Sant Fruitós de Bages España +34 938 761 960

FBM – Fin de Fiesta Escola de Velocidad

Veröffentlicht am 1.7.2010 von Wolfgang

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El miércoles 30 de junio se celebró en el Circuito Mallorca RennArena, la fiesta de fin de curso de le Escuela de Velocidad de Motociclimo de la Federació Balear de Motociclisme. Esta escuela especializada en Velocidad, ha contado en su primer año de vida, con más de 10 alumnos, una cifra que sin duda se verá incrementada en la próxima temporada.

En la clausura del curso 2009/2010 estuvieron presentes algunos alumnos de la Escuela Municipal de Son Moix, realizando todos ellos diversas actividades, finalizando con la entrega de camisetas y con un pequeño refrigerio. Estuvo presente el Sr. Francisco Blasco, Director Insular de Deportes del Consell de Mallorca, el presidente de la FBM José Yuste y el Director de la Escuela Sebastià Crespí.

La Federació Balear de Motociclisme, con la colaboración del Consell de Mallorca y del Circuito Mallorca RennArena, 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

Das ‚fränkische Monaco’ empfängt die Formel 3 Euro Serie

Veröffentlicht am 1.7.2010 von Wolfgang

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Streckenlänge: 2,300 Kilometer
Rundenrekord F3ES: 0:48,902 Minuten / Nico Hülkenberg 2008
Distanz: Sa: 35 Runden / So: 48 Runden
Sieger 2009: Jules Bianchi / Christian Vietoris
Am kommenden Wochenende stehen die Saisonrennen sieben und acht der Formel 3 Euro Serie auf dem Programm. Schauplatz ist der 2,3 Kilometer lange Norisring, ein Nürnberger Stadtkurs am Dutzendteich, der aufgrund seiner besonderen Stadt-Flair gerne als das fränkische Monaco bezeichnet wird. Tabellenführer Edoardo Mortara (Signature) reist mit einem Vorsprung von 13 Zählern auf seinen Verfolger Marco Wittmann (Signature) in die bayrische Metropole.
Der in Genf wohnende Italiener Mortara kennt das Gefühl, als Leader der Gesamtwertung nach Nürnberg zu kommen, denn schon vor zwei Jahren hatte er vor dem Norisring-Auftritt die klare Führung inne. Er ist der einzige Fahrer, der in den bisherigen sechs Rennen der aktuellen Saison Punkte sammelte. Zweimal gewann der Volkswagen-Pilot und insgesamt fünf Mal stand er nach einem Rennen auf dem Siegerpodest.
Als Zweiter der Fahrerwertung wird der Franke Marco Wittmann in sein Heimrennen gehen. Ihm in der Gesamtwertung dicht auf den Fersen sitzt mit Roberto Merhi (Mücke Motorsport) der beste Mercedes-Benz-Fahrer. Valtteri Bottas (ART Grand Prix), der vor vier Wochen mit seinem zweiten Sieg beim Masters of Formula 3 Geschichte schrieb, möchte in Nürnberg endlich sein erstes Rennen in der Formel 3 Euro Serie gewinnen.
Marco Wittmann (Signature): Die beiden Läufe am Norisring sind für mich das absolute Saisonhighlight. Das hat zwei Gründe: Zum einen, weil immer sehr viele Freunde und Bekannte zu meinem Heimrennen kommen und zum anderen, weil der Norisring als Stadtkurs ein ganz besonderes Flair hat. Nach Podestplätzen in den vergangenen Rennen und meinem Sieg in Hockenheim ist mein Ziel in Nürnberg, wieder ganz oben auf dem Podest zu stehen.

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Meeke won’t give up on IRC title defence, despite crash

Veröffentlicht am 1.7.2010 von Wolfgang

Kris Meeke has refused to concede defeat in his efforts to defend his Intercontinental Rally Challenge title, vowing to hit the ground running when the series resumes on Sata Rallye Acores from 15-17 July.
The Peugeot UK driver is fifth in the drivers‘ standings, 27 points adrift of leader Juho Hanninen, following his crash on last weekend’s Geko Ypres Rally in Belgium, the third time this season that he has failed to finish an IRC qualifier due to an accident.
"It’s getting more difficult [to defend my title] and maybe we’ll have to change our approach a bit because we can’t carry on pushing to the limit in every corner and on every rally," said Meeke, who turns 31 tomorrow (Friday 2 July). "But Acores is another rally and we go there hoping to hit the ground running."
Co-driven by Paul Nagle, Meeke won Sata Rallye Acores on his first appearance on the event last season. The maximum haul of points he scored back then put him to the top of the IRC standings, where he remained for the rest of 2009.

Kris Meeke is convinced he can defend his IRC crown

Busy weekend in store for factory Skoda drivers

Skoda Motorsport drivers Juho Hanninen and Jan Kopecky are braced for busy weekends, even though the next round of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge is more than two weeks away.
Hanninen, the current IRC series leader, is contesting Rally Bohemia in Czech Republic, while team-mate Kopecky is taking part on Rally di San Marino, round four of the Italian Rally Championship.
Rally Bohemia, which forms part of the Czech Rally Championship, takes on added significance for Skoda. Not only is the rally centred in Mlada Boleslav, where Skoda is based, but the event will also mark the first time the new Fabia Super 2000 Facelift has competed in the Czech Republic following its debut victory in the hands of Freddy Loix on the Geko Ypres Rally last weekend.
Pavel Valousek, the current Czech championship leader, will also be at the wheel of a factory-supported Fabia S2000 Facelift on Rally Bohemia, albeit run under the Skoda Delimax banner.
Loix, meanwhile, is heading to the UK for the annual Goodwood Festival of Speed this weekend, where he will be demonstrating a Fabia S2000.

Nicolas calls on IRC community to support Colin McRae Vision

Jean-Pierre Nicolas, the Intercontinental Rally Challenge Motorsport Development Manager, has called on the IRC community to help support the work of Colin McRae Vision, which announced an official partnership with the IRC prior to the Geko Ypres Rally in Belgium last week.
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. The relationship with the IRC will support charities and good causes that help young people living close to the route of IRC events.
Nicolas said: "We invite all the IRC community to join us, to give some new ideas for this project and to help raise some money for the charity to improve health and education of children."
IRC champion Kris Meeke, a former protégé of McRae and an ambassador of Colin McRae Vision, added: "It’s fantastic to be able to use his popularity to give something back to the communities where the rallies go to and all credit to the McRae family and everyone who has come up with this idea. It can only go from strength to strength."

Gonon clinches Subaru Individual Award in Ypres

Florian Gonon’s run to 16th overall on last weekend’s Geko Ypres Rally has earned him the latest Subaru Individual Award.
Swiss champion Gonon, who was driving an Impreza for the Annie Spiers Rallye Team, was making his Ypres debut and his first appearance in this year’s Intercontinental Rally Challenge.
"The more confident we got the more our times came down," said the 34-year-old. "We struggled on the first day with a few technical issues but I was very pleased with my result and really enjoyed the atmosphere of the event."
The Subaru Individual Award is presented on each of the 12 IRC rounds this year to the highest-placed Subaru finisher and demonstrates the support that Subaru is extending to its customer drivers in the IRC in 2010.
Swiss Olivier Burri (Monte Carlo), Juan San Martin (Curitiba), Gabriel Pozzo (Argentina), Jose Barrios (Canary Islands) and Teemu Arminen (Sardinia) are the other Subaru Individual Award winners so far this season.

Florian Gonon is the latest Subaru Individual Award winner

Lino Vanelli

It is with regret that we advise of the passing of photographer Lino Vanelli, who was a founding member of the respected PHOTO 4 agency 35 years ago, and formed part of the official IRC photography team since the start of the series back in 2007. Lino was a popular member of the IRC community and covered rallies throughout the world. He was 62.

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1000 Km of the Algarve – Entry list

Veröffentlicht am 1.7.2010 von Wolfgang

1000 Km of the Algarve - Entry list

After the « break » which traditionally separates the 24 Hours of Le Mans from the second half of the Le Mans Series season, our competitors are ready for Portugal and the 1000 Kms of Algarve.

On 16 and 17 July, they will all be present for this race held partly at night as the start will be given at 5 pm on Saturday for an arrival around 11 pm

Last year at the first edition of this Iberian race, Pescarolo Sport was under the spotlights of a lovely nocturnal podium! This year will Signature Plus, Oreca-Matmut or Rebellion Racing win this category? And in the other categories, who will shine in front of the Portuguese public? The answer in less than two weeks!

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DAVID SALOM SUMA EN MISANO

Veröffentlicht am 29.6.2010 von Wolfgang

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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

Bridgestone Motorsport’s European Grand Prix Report

Veröffentlicht am 27.6.2010 von Wolfgang

Red Bull Racings 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 Hulkenbergs 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.