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301 SEASON RESULTS
Race #1: BTM Utanian Icarand Prix:
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LUKA, UTANIA ----- Team AS2 Chafouloumihdo driver Pretourodo DESHENTAUNHO claimed his first ICARA pole position, during qualifying for Sunday's inaugural BTM Utanian Icarand Prix. Deshentaunho lapped the street course in 1:15.244 to earn his first front row start next to Namurian Zerus-Icaro driver Hadra LIDIUR, who will start alongside Brack with a qualifying lap of 1:15.439, while Rodolfo SANSING will start third on a Satosan (1:15.551). "This morning we were struggling a little bit, but I've got to thank the team. They all put in a tremendous effort here. It's a very difficult track because the grip is always changing, but we managed to time everything right. I was a little worried because we put the new tires on a little bit sooner than the "pack," so to speak, and we had our fingers crossed for the last two minutes." "It feels great to be on pole here because this track is very tricky and I think starting out front will be a big advantage. We'll see how the race goes. We're not done with this weekend yet by any means." The second Zerus-Icaro of Saam DRUKHLIDGI completes the second row. Struggling to get on the grid were the two late entries to ICARA, Lorcan and Morlett, both finally managing to get at least one car on the grid, despite their severe lack of testing and preparation. STARTING GRID: Pos Car Driver
Team Laps Time
DID NOT QUALIFY: 29. 39 Curbith (SOM) Morlett
THE RACE: LUKA, UTANIA ----— It took Hadra LIDIUR just three starts to prove he wasn't a bad choice when Zerus-Icaro decided on him as the second driver for their team next to Saam DRUKHLIDGI. The diminutive Namurian drove away from the field Sunday to win the season-opening BTM Utanian Icarand Prix at the street circuit in Charleston, outside Luka. The triumph in the first ICARA race in the 301 season was a big improvement over the so-so performances by the Namurian in the two races last year, in which he was clearly overshadowed by his team-mate. "Everybody on this team is awesome," Lidiur said after scrambling out of his Lexur-powered Icaro. "The track was very slippery in spots and I nearly spun early in the race. I had to figure out the line." The winner came out on top in a mid-race battle with polesitter Pretourodo DESHENTAUNHO, then held off hard-charging Satosan Werks driver Rodolfo SANSING over the last few laps of the race shortened to 78 laps — two fewer than scheduled — by a two-hour time limit. Sansing, who was battling an intestinal problem that forced him to take intravenous fluids after Saturday's qualifying and again before the race, managed to hang on, trailing Lidiur to the checkered flag by nearly 2 seconds. Local hero Louis DAIMLER made the most of his home-field advantage, and wound up third in his Savant, amongst the cheers of his home fans, followed by Schnysna driver Nikhlas DENIM. Deshentaunho, who had several off-course excursions, finished fifth, just ahead of the first of the two Moranian Martino-Daki drivers, Edi NOVILLA. Deshentaunho and Lidiur started from the front row and dominated the early going. After the first round of pit stops by the leaders, Deshentaunho was still ahead. But, on lap 43, the Eastern Delgamian driver slid off course and through the grass, allowing Lidiur to slip past. Other than a few laps after his final pit stop, Lidiur led the rest of the way. The AS2 Chafouloumihdo driver did make a desperate move to get back out front on lap 53, but Lidiur immediately repassed for the lead as Deshentaunho slid through the turn. After the final pit stops, Sansing came up in second place. But he couldn't get close enough to challenge. "You're up there and you just want to keep going," said Sansing. "Your focus is not quite as good and I was making a lot of mistakes during the race — a slide here, a slide there. It's difficult to keep your rhythm when you're not feeling well." All three full-course caution flags in the race were brought out by single-car crashes in the final turn. Kalesthesian Saqlain driver Joahquim KENDEZAL slid through the turn and slapped the concrete barrier on lap nine, CMC driver Barb GODEY hit in almost the same spot on lap 22 and Somerish rookie Duff SHEIN, driving the fickle Morlett, also hit that same wall on lap 68. Good successes for the Lorican team, which actually managed to gain
some points with Daniel CHAUVERT coming in 10th after barely making it
onto the grid due to their lack of preparation and practice time, and for
the Boltzer-Parmiyon team, also scoring points in their first outing, showing
some good consistency and reliability. HUGE disappointment for pre-season
favorites OrdCar, who failed to score a single point, much to the surprise
The final results: Pos Car Driver
Team Laps
lag F.Lap Status
13. 33 Osbengt (WES) Auroro-Ventego
78 31.435 97.549 ACTIVE
POL: Deshantaunho MLL: Deshentaunho
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TPHRASOR, NAMURIA - Namurian star driver Saam DRUKHLIDGI qualified for Sunday's Zerus 200 at a speed of 177.663 mph, taking his first career pole position. "We really didn't know how quick we could go because we didn't get to test here as much as we liked. We came here for a private test after the track construction was finished, and it got rained out most of the time. We really just worked on race car setup. So even though we are racing at home, we don't have much advantage. It's no secret that I enjoy qualifying. It's a separate event and I love that: walk to the very tippy-toe edge and over and bring it back again. But that really has nothing to do with the championship. That's the focus. This is just a little cake before dinner. "We made one or two fine adjustments (from morning practice setup). The second lap I really made a huge mistake. I didn't get the car down to the apex soon enough and I had to back way off the throttle. I think we could have been a tenth quicker. It doesn't matter but I definitely made a big mistake on that second lap." Starting beside Drukhlidgi on the outside of the front row is rising Moranian driver Stavros DEL RAMSOM, with a speed of 176.801 mph. Del Ransom had topped the speed charts in Friday practice sessions, but after a spin on cold tires in today's morning practice was just looking for a solid starting position. "I kind of chickened out in Turn 1. We've got a really good race car, and I wanted to make sure it was still good for tomorrow. I didn't want to make the Martino team work any harder than they already have. We will put our race motor back in, and tomorrow morning we'll work a little more on the race setup. We worked yesterday on our race setup lap after lap, and if I run the same way tomorrow we shouldn't have any problems. We did make a couple of changes this morning." Series points leader, and Drukhlidgi's team mate, Namurian Hadra LIDIUR also got off to a good start in home race by qualifying third fastest at 175.710 mph. Like the front row sitters ahead of him, Lidiur was not aiming for the pole. "This morning was a little nervous and we weren't sure about letting it all hang out, so I'm pretty excited about that time. We did all race setup yesterday. All our times were full downforce, full tanks. The race car is unbelievable. We didn't want to take a chance of making a mistake in qualifying. Going for the pole would have made a mistake. I'll be very happy with this tomorrow. Top points runner Rodolfo SANSING on Satosan joins Lidiur on the second row with a speed of 174.442 mph. "I am looking forward to battling with Hadra again, like last race. The team is really getting better and better. Yesterday we worked on the race setup. That is why we were not as fast. I think this will pay off tomorrow. So, by being fourth, I'm very, very pleased. I love this track. My background is road course racing. This is much like a road course. There is not a lot of banking. When you have a good car, you can overtake. The track is wide enough." Last week's pole sitter Pretourodo DESHENTAUNHO qualified fifth fastest at 174.000 mph on his AS2 Chafouloumihdo Engineering entry. Despite a solid third row position, the Eastern Delgamian was disappointed with his result. "I think I could have gone a little bit faster. I wasn't used to so few warmup laps, and I had a little too much push. This morning I had a little less push. But we're safely in the field. It's OK, but I really thought I could have gone a little bit faster. I didn't get up to speed quite fast enough, and I had a little too much push in the qualifying session." Sitting beside Deshentaunho is surprisingly fast Altlandic rookie Otto JESPARSON, driving the also rookie Strada car, at 173.942 mph. "We've had a pretty strong weekend. We are learning every day, improving the car. And that's what it's really all about. We're all here to race tomorrow, and I think we'll have a good race car. I am hoping that we will get good reliability and take home some points with us!" Fastest woman in the field is Ania SATU, in seventh place at 173.049 mph. "I was a little bit off," said Satu, "I think the car was better than I did this qualifying. I think I could go a little bit faster. I'm pretty happy. The car has been great." Westrian Schnysna driver Ignaz FULDA qualified at five mph faster than his best practice times. "When we were out practicing, I was trying to find the race car. I usually go faster in a practice session, but when I know what the car is doing instead of taking it 100 percent I usually pull it right in and say we need to fix this problem. We never got it to the point where it's really super good, and even qualifying wasn't that great. But when it's qualifying time you've got new tires on and you've got to take it to the next level." In their first qualifying attempts ever, the legendary Estontetsan Vomeku outfit had mixed results - while young Adozindo TRIDOSFATO found enough speed and reliability to start from a very respectable 11th position, veteran driving legend making a comeback, Erdna OHNARRES failed to make the field after being plagued by gearbox problems. 1. 30 Drukhlidgi (NAM) Zerus-Icaro
177.663
DID NOT QUALIFY: 28. 44 Vilar (ALT)
Strada
THE RACE: PHRASOR, NAMURIA ---- Stavros DEL RANSOM became the latest driver in to win a race in ICARA, as the Moranian blew away the field at the end to capture Sunday's ZERUS 200 at the Zerus Oblia in Phrasor. Del Ransom won his first race ever, and also the first race for
the Martino-Daki team, finishing 1.378 seconds ahead of Ordland's Phillip
ERVA on an OrdCar.
"They did a great job putting the car underneath me today, I could drive it anywhere I wanted," Del Ransom said. "It's a great opportunity. I'm with a well-funded team that will get me to all the races. All I have to do is maintain my patience and my cool, get the car and bring it home. I went out there to push the car to where I knew it would finish. The car was perfect all day long." "We tested a lot of people and we went to look for a driver [last year] and he outshone everybody," said a team co-owner. "We knew after we tested him last year at Daki Speedway, he was the guy and he was going to wear our colors this year. Sensational rookie Strada pilot Otto JESPARSON of Altland was third,
followed by another rookie surprise, Davenport's Daniel CHAUVERT, driving
a Lorican - Chauvert had already scored points in the first race of the
season in Utania, his first ICARA race ever. Third and fourth places
were fantastic results for these two new teams, and the drivers expressed
their pleasure: "I can't believe to stand on the podium here. Last
week, I didn't qualify at all, struggling to shake down the new car, and
now this!" Jesparson said. "I am very pleased with our progress.
The Lorican is reliable, and we found some serious speed today too.
We are off to a dream start - let's hope it stays this way!"
One of the favorites, AS2 Chafouloumihdo driver Pretourodo DESHENTAUNHO crashed while leading when he tried to make his first pit stop on lap 77. CMC driver Barb GODEY ran into the back of the Eastern Delgamian's car, sending both cars into the fourth turn wall. Aleck SARONI (Odessos-Klagstain) had nowhere to go and ran into the other two cars, bringing out the second caution flag of the race. Satosan driver Juan FILATA started 17th and was second after a strategic pit stop during that yellow flag. He led once for four laps and had a car that could keep up with Del Ransom's Daki. On a restart after a caution on lap 132, Del Ransom and Filata took off from the field in a two-car battle. Just 11 laps later, however, the Satosan engine in Filata's car blew, knocking the talented Burovian out of the race. Del Ransom showed his dominance early when he passed pole-sitter
Saam DRUKHLIDGI
After several cautions, Erva was able to catch Del Ransom in traffic on lap 150. The final caution came on lap 159, when Kukurian Rudyard GANDALF (Odessos-Klagstein) backed his car into the second turn wall. When the green flag waved to restart the race on lap 168, Del Ransom had a huge lead and was able to drive to victory. "There was a time when Juan was behind me that I knew I had a little bit better car than he did in traffic and he couldn't put the car on the high side like I could," Del Ransom said. "I knew if he didn't get underneath me, he couldn't pass me. "My car worked the best through traffic. There was a time at the end when Erva was able to catch me, but my car was the best in traffic." Making his third place even more respectable, Jesparson had gearbox problems on lap 132 during a restart, which caused a crash when Rodolfo SANSING (Satosan), the second-place car at the time, slowed and Ignaz FULDA (Schnysna) ran into the back of him. That sent the car into the second turn wall, although Fulda was able to continue. Jesparson kept the car running to the end, even though he couldn't get past fourth gear. The rookie was impressed with the winner's brilliant display on the track. "Stavros was hooked up, there was no doubt," Jesparson said. "If you take a look at it, that team has been consistently strong. That is a stout effort, a good effort in general. Stavros is a driver who has developed very quickly and he will be a tough, good, winning race driver for a long time to come. "Personally, there won't be a team that dominates this year. There will be a lot of guys and it will be a battle for the points title," said runner-up Phillip ERVA. World's fastest women Ania SATU finished in a good fifth place, while the Vomeku team scored points in their first ever outing with Adozindo TRIDOSFATO finishing ninth after a consistent run staying out of trouble. The final results: Pos NO Driver
Team Lap
Gap BLap BTime BSpeed
13. 9 Phillips (UTA)
Savant 192
0.9528 188 22.2189 162.024
POL: Drukhlidgi - MLL: Del Ransom
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COSTABENITA, DISONDA ----- The single qualifying session for the
Icarand Prix of
As a result, the times were scrambled in both groups, and drivers' final times were dictated by who managed to get clean qualifying lap while the track was only damp, and not soaking wet. This situation made for a few sensational surprises, with some of ICARA's top drivers missing qualification for the race! The first group had ended its qualifying with Deuco Saqlain driver Piet Maria CANIZ on the pole, with a time of 1:09.589. The session was stopped several times as cars and drivers fought for control in the changing conditions, with varying degrees of success. All told, the first group was red-flagged an extraordinary four times, as several drivers discovered just how difficult the Costabenita street circuit can be under wet conditions. First to find this out was John COUTO, who has little experience with an ICARA car under wet race conditions, and ended up with a only two laps and a best time of over 1:59, some 40s off the pole. This excuse wasn't available to the next two offenders; both Christiana's Barb GODEY (CMC) and Eastern Delgamian C. C. HEINBEDESTO (AS2-Chafouloumihdo) know all about racing in the damp, but both spun off the track, and shockingly both finished qualifying outside the threshold that ICARA requires to qualify for a race. An even bigger upset, BOTH Kunghai cars missed qualification for the race, with Tetsu NIKAYA crashing out on his first lap in the heavy rain, and the team unable to prepare a spare car in time, and 300 Mini-Series Champion Jacques TANIAI struggling with the wet set-up of his race car, unable to come up to sufficient speed. "Today was about as frustrating as it gets.", Taniai said. But the BIGGEST surprise was that, after fighting engine trouble, two spins, and a fast lap stopped by a red flag, ICARA Series points leader Hadra LIDIUR (Zerus-Icaro) missed qualification for the race by a good margin. "I am crushed. I feel like today was a complete lottery, and I can't believe that ICARA did not decide to instead just start us according to points stndings - this has nothing to do with racing!" Other notable casualties of the difficult qualifying conditions
were Pretourodo
As the last group took to the track, the conditions worsened, as the skies opened again, and lap times remained in the 1:15 range. As a result, a number of top drivers waited until midway through the session to take their first laps. Once the rain stopped, the track began to dry, and the appearance of the sun also hastened the process. Once the lap times began to drop, the activity on the track grew more furious. The final two minutes saw a frenzy on the track, and there were three different leaders in that span. Ignaz FULDA (Schnysna) first claimed the pole, then Ernst BETTRVALD (Boltzer), then Fulda again, and finally last race's winner Stavros DEL RANSOM (Martino-Daki) squeezed in a final fast lap to claim the top spot with a lap of 1:08.556, still nearly a second off the top times on Friday. "I knew the last cars on the track would be the fastest," said Del Ransom after the session. "Fortunately, I was one of the last ones out. The strategy was great from team Martino-Daki: I had no traffic at all." Fulda finished at 1:09.097, having completed only 15 laps, with Rhys-Lucas pilot Jonathan BREGENZA close behind at 1:09.223. Bregenza, the fastest man on Friday, took a flyer on his final lap in the dying seconds of the session, jumping from 11th to third place on the grid. "Local hero", Altland's Anton VILAR (Strada), fourth, Bettrvald and Edi NOVILLA in the second Daki also all managed fastest laps within a second of Del Ransom's time at the end of the session. Otto JESPARSON in the second Strada was able to barely make the field in 27th place. The happiest man on the day, theough, was Caniz, who held on to seventh place on the grid, thanks to the well-timed lap in the first group. He will start alongside Bowdanian Kepern Hodges driver Tony MARCEOVELLI, who qualified eighth with a time of 1:09.807. STARTING GRID: Pos Car Driver (Nation) Team
Laps Time
Did not qualify: 29. 26 Deshentaunho (EDE) AS2-Chafoul.
THE RACE: COSTABENITA, DISONDA ---- Before Stavros DEL RANSOM (Martino-Daki) could climb another fence, he had to put one up. Del Ransom fought off tenacious "home" favorite, Altland's Anton VILAR (fittingly on a Strada) lap after lap before finally coming away with a victory Sunday in the Strada Motors Icarand Prix of Costabenita on the streets of Costbenita. The two drivers put on a sensational show over the last half of the 82-lap race on the temporary street circuit, but Vilar, despite being willed on by the record crowd, couldn't make Del Ransom flinch. ``Sometimes it's good when you are the hunter, but I was feeling pretty good because I was making no mistakes,'' said Del Ransom, who celebrated his second victory in a row by stopping his car on the track in front of the pits, scrambling from the cockpit and climbing the steel fencing in front of the filled grandstand. The crowd roared as Del Ransom gave them what they've come to expect after his wins -- lots of fist-pumping enthusiasm and, of course, his fence-climbing. ``Some people only show their emotion when they are mad,'' Del Ransom said with a grin splitting his face. ``I think you have to show your emotion when you're happy.'' ``There was a lot of pressure,'' the winner said. ``Sometimes you drive much better when you have pressure. That's what I felt. It was great to win on a street circuit after my win last month on the oval!'' Del Ransom earned the maximum 22 points for the weekend -- one for winning the pole, 20 for taking the race and one for leading the most laps. In fact, he led every lap on the scenic downtown course, while first Westrian Schnysna driver Ignaz FULDA and then Vilar stalked him all the way. After Fulda's gearbox broke during a pit stop on lap 30, Vilar came out of the pits right behind Del Ransom's Daki. Vilar, impressive for a rookie in a brand-new team, applied the pressure on just about every lap, but Del Ransom was flawless. Several times, without success, the second-place car made moves to get by at the end of the long, fast front straightaway. ``The front straightaway is wide but it's pretty narrow going into turn 1,'' Vilar said. ``I didn't have a realistic chance to get around him. I couldn't get by him on the outside and he kept the inside line closed. I just couldn't find room. ``Stavros is a smart guy. He always kept me on the outside. That was no good unless I made a crazy move with a 1 percent chance of success.'' Especially with a sensational second place finish to lose. It would be Strada's second podium finish in the last two races - amazing success for the new team, beyond all expactations! The race was slowed by five full-course caution flags, including one that began on lap 76 after Juan FILATA (Satosan) crashed into a tire barrier. That bunched the cars for one last restart on lap 79, but Vilar was unable to take advantage as Del Ransom remained solidly in control to the end and the challenger had to protect his position from yet another hot and charging rookie on a new car, Ernst BETTRVALD, on the astounding Boltzer-Parmiyon. ``That yellow was good and it was bad,'' Vilar said. ``I thought, `Good, I'll have another shot at Stavros on the restart.' But then I realized I would also have the champion behind me. In the end, it made no difference.'' A crowd of more than 90,000 watched Del Ransom beat Vilar by 0.534 seconds -- about two car-lengths. The three first placers were followed across the finish line by another surprise finisher, Christianan CMC driver Gary ROBERTS, yet ANOTHER rookie combination, Tony MARCEOVELLI (Kepern Hodges), the second Daki of Edi NOVILLA and Jonathan BREGENZA (Chengra-Rhys-Lucas). Saam DRUKHLIDGI (Zerus-Icaro) and Emerson ZUERK (Kukurian Koffee Isolde-Klagstein), who had worked his way up the field all the way from 28th and last grid position, finished eighth and ninth. Although there was little passing in the race, it was also difficult to get away from the pack. The top nine drivers finished within 7.555 seconds, 15 of the 28 starters were on the lead lap and 21 cars were running at the end. Del Ransom thus more than asserted lead in the season standings, opening an enormous points gap with 47, to second place Hadra LIDIUR, 26 points, who missed qualification. With so many previously unheralded drivers finishing high, third place Louis DAIMLER (Savant) actually retained his spot. Disappointments for both Satosan drivers, Juan FILATA and Rudolfo SANSING, who both failed to finish the race after running solidly in the top-10 for a while. Bad news for the Schnysna team: Nikhlas DENIM fractured his wrist in a harmless looking accident that lifted his Schnysna about three feet into the air - he will receive surgery tonight. Schnysna has announced that until his return they will seek the services of a replacement driver - top candidate is Westrian Sigfried HELLA. Overall a race that pretty much turned the ICARA world on its head - with most of the drivers and teams that we have become accustomed to doing well not performing well at all, and instead several newcomers making their mark! The final results: Pos Car Driver (Nation) Team
Laps lag F.Lap Status
13. 21 Caniz (DEU)
Saqlain 82 13.458 101.178 ACTIVE
POL: Del Ransom - MLL: Del Ransom
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BLAKEMOUTH, SOMERY ---- ICARA fans were in for more surprises in this qualifying session at the Millicroft Raceway Oval, with more favorites missing out on qualification for the race, some of them in connection with a most spectacular crash! Another surprise was who was found at the top: the Somerish home team Morlett took maximum advantage of their extensive testing experience at this track, and clearly made an impression on their ICARA rivals, with rookie Duff SHEIN actually earning his first career ICARA pole position with even some speed to spare. "Morlett has given us an opportunity to win races on the ICARA circuit, even though we might be the new guys on the block." said Shein. "We may be lacking testing in general, but we know this track better than anybody else, and I think we have the stuff needed that can win the race." Morlett Motorsports tested at Millicroft during their development of the race car. "We have all the right speedway stuff on our car," Shein said. "When we unloaded here, it didn't take long at all to get back up to speed - we have all settings figured in the computer." "Last night we went back to our notes. Our team has notes that go back several months on the telemetry. We lowered the rear a bit, lowered the front a bit and gained some aero grip. I go out there and the first lap by is at 199 mph. We put our race motor in last night, trimmed it out and I didn't tip toe around. After 3 laps we were up to 201." Shein, who posted a speed of 201.551 mph, was the only driver to crack the 200mph barrier in qualifying. His team mate, Tewell CURBITH never broke the 200mph barrier, but nevertheless also qualified in a career-best fifth place! OrdCar pilot Phillip ERVA will start second, a welcome improvement in form, although he felt he could have had the pole. "I like the ovals, but at the end of the day I knew for sure that we didn't hit the bull's eye in the center," said Erva. "We left a little bit on the table." After recording a lap at 199.432 mph, Barb GODEY (Christiana) will start third, driving the factory CMC. "We sped up a bit since practice," said Godey, "but I'm not sure why. The car was awesome, and the balance seemed great. Plus I was wide open." "I'm happy with the whole day," said Godey, after improving nearly five miles per hour over yesterday's practice time. "We always have a good car come race day. We've never raced here so we're making a lot of educated guesses.. But we're pretty good at that, so we're looking all right." Another rookie in the field will start fourth. David PARLOU clocked an awesome time, with much better fortunes than his more illustrious team mate Ernst BETTRVALD, who despite coming off a great third place in Costabenita, had to face the bitter realities of dealing with oval racing, and missed qualification. For the sensational non-qualifiers, the luckless Ignaz FULDA (Schnysna) missed making the race by only one place, while series points leader Stavros DEL RANSOM (Daki) was devastated as a tire blowout cost him dearly, sending the Daki into the wall, and ending his chances for qualification. An investigation is ongoing as to whether or not sabotage may be evident on the tire in question, because cuts were found at the location of the lesion! But the biggest story was the collective qualifying crash that put out several favorites: catching a draft off Piet Maria CANIZ (Saqlain), rookie and last week's second-place finisher Anton VILAR (Strada) attempted a close pass, but inadvertently clipped Caniz in the process, spinning the Saqlain into the infield wall, while careening into the outside wall himself, collecting the tremandously unlucky Hadra LIDIUR (Zerus-Icaro), 300 Mini-Series Champion Jacques TANIAI (Kunghai) and Auroro driver Roland OSBENGT in the process... total carnage on track, and neither of the collilding cars could be refurbished in time to try another qualifying attempt... kismet! "I can't believe it" said Hadra Lidiur, who had to grapple with his second straight DNQ brought about by freak incidents, "I feel as if we should have been in the running to win both, in Costabenita and here, and instead we get conned out of the race before it even starts. I am disgusted!" Jacques Taniai said: "I felt the maneuver from the rookie was a bit impatient - you can't drive like that in qualifying, there is too much at stake, especially on an oval like this - here we are, half a dozen victims. I feel we had about all the bad luck we can handle... I guess there is always the next race..." Vilar refused to admit any responsibility for the pile-up: "I was drafting behind Caniz, when he all of a sudden hit the brakes earlier than usual, and I could not avoid him. A real shame, I was looking forward to another top-finish here." In the absence of Nikhlas DENIM, Schnysna's regular driver, who is still recovering from a wrist fracture sustained in last week's race, and with Ignaz Fulda missing qualification, substitute driver Sigfried HELLA prevented total disaster for Schnysna by qualifying 24th, not bad considering he had only practice on Friday to familiarize himself with the vehicle, the first time he drove an ICARA racer! P. # Driver (Nation) Team/Chassis Speed 1. 40 Shein (SOM)
Morlett 201.551
Did not qualify: 27. 2 Fulda (WES)
Schnysna
THE RACE: BLAKEMOUTH, SOMERY ----- The ICARA might have found its new stars. Morlett driver Tewell CURBITH led the majority of the inaugural Green Hornet 300, while his team mate and surprise pole sitter Duff SHEIN took 5th place, in a reversal of positions for the two local heroes - Curbith had started 5th. The pole position by Shein and win by Curbith was the result of
an astonishingly
"We knew exactly what to expect here," said Curbith, "our hard work has paid off here. We knew we would have an advantage over all the other teams, who have not tested here at all, but we didn't know just how much of an advantage. Apparently a whole lot!" laughed the winner. Curbith, only in his third ICARA race, looked like more like a veteran with a strong come-from-behind win in the final 30 laps, when he overcame near disaster in the pits. Driving the dark blue Morlett, whipped on by his enthusiastic countrymen, he lost the lead on lap 168 after a slow pit stop during a yellow flag period, when his engine had to be fired up again manually after stalling out during refuelling. ``It was one of those things I got depressed about it, but it took only two seconds before they got on the radio and said, 'Come on, you can get it. You know you can get it,'' Curbith said. ``It was a confidence builder for me that it didn't upset them, so why should it upset me?'' Curbith immediately moved from fourth to third on the restart, passing CMC's lady driver Barb GODEY in Turn 4. With Curbith driving by on the inside, Godey slid too far up the track and spun into the wall. Godey finished 20th. Curbith used the ensuing caution to his advantage. When Satosan driver Juan FILATA missed a gear change on the restart, Curbith zipped past him, then started reeling in leader Edi NOVILLA (Martino-Daki), who was trying his best to continue his team's two-race winning streak, which was in danger after the unfortunate DNQ by his series-leading team mate Stavros DEL RANSOM. ``Restarts are my weakness,'' Filata said. ``Ninety-nine percentof my restarts today were awesome. That one just made the difference.'' Curbith and Novilla drove side by side for more than a lap before the Somerish driver pulled in front for good on lap 185. Filata made a final push with five laps to go, and managed to pass Novilla in the process, but couldn't get within a few car lengths of the winner. He settled for second, but his team treated it more like a victory. ``The fact that I didn't catch Tewell doesn't matter,'' he said. ``I'm happy where I ended up. It's a great start to putting Satosan up to the front.'' Novilla finished third behind the two. "Well we made the podium, so what can I say?'' said Novilla, who ensured that Martino-Daki kept a big lead in the constructor's standings. He also catapulted himself right into second place in the series points lead for drivers, behind his unlucky team mate, who of course scored zero this week. Meritean David PARLOU finished a strong fourth, his best ever finish so far, with pole sitter Shein settling for fifth after a solid race that saw him in the top-5 from beginning to end. "I am a little disappointed that I could not capitalize on the pole position" said Shein, "For some reason my car was faster in qualifying, and Tewell's in the race. But I am very pleased for the team and myself, and very happy for Tewell!" Schnysna replacement driver Sigfried HELLA, the lone Schnysna in the field, finished 11th in his first ever ICARA race. Schnysna will announce whether or not Nihklas DENIM will be back for the next race after fracturing his wrist in Costabenita and having to sit out this race. The final results: 1. 39 Curbith (SOM)
Morlett 200
13. 26 Deshentaunho (EDE) AS2-Chafoul. 196
POL: Shein --- MLL: Curbith
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TIMOPOLIS, ALBION-MERITE ----- Namurian Zerus-Icaro pilot Hadra
LIDIUR
Lidiur's qualifying speed was two miles per hour faster than second
Lidiur also topped the speed charts in practice today, recording
laps at
Denim finds himself starting on the front row after his one-race
"I think things went really well," said Denim. "We didn't test here
but
Denim is arguably the best driver in the ICARA Series yet to score
a
Pretourodo DESHENTAUNHO will start third. "We've been working really
Starting fourth, after turning a lap at 215.061 mph, is CMC's lady
"It's going to be a long day tomorrow," said Godey, who amazingly
has
OrdCar's Phillip ERVA will start fourth. "We know we made the right
Erva's car was presented late to the qualifying line, hence he was
only
Major disappointment for the home Boltzer-Parmiyon outfit, who were
Also a major bullet dodged by series points leader Stavros DEL RANSOM
STARTING GRID: 1. 29 Lidiur (NAM)
Zerus-Icaro 218.265
Did not qualify: 28. 39 Curbith (SOM) Morlett
THE RACE: TIMOPOLIS, ALBION-MERITE ---— Hadra LIDIUR had another dominating
night
Lidiur led 184 of 200 laps in the MDMR/Bank of Merité 500
even while
Lidiur claimed his second ICARA victory, a welcome vindication after
a
Del Ransom, who had won races 2 and 3 in most convincing fashion
simply
Zuerk, having a career race, and and another surprise, third-place
Lidiur and Team Zerus usually have one of the fastest cars on the
track,
"This is certainly a great reward for us," the Namurian said. "We
have
The most spectacular moment for the estimated 140,000 fans came
on the
Roland OSBENGT's car burst into flames and hurtled through the air.
Del
Amazingly, Osbengt was the only driver with more than bumps and
Race officials decided not to bring out the red flag, even though
debris
Quio ESTRADANO, also part of the crash, managed to get back on the
track
The race began a half-hour behind schedule after late-afternoon
showers
But that was only delaying the inevitable. Lidiur qualified more
than 2
Two expected contenders, AS2 Chafouloumihdo driver DESHENTAUNHO
and
The final results: POS GRID # Driver (Nation) Chassis/Team
Laps Pts
13. (20) 21 Caniz (DEU)
Saqlain
139, clutch
POL: Lidiur MLL: Lidiur |
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OVERBABEN, BABEN BAY ----- After five disappointing races with one
of
"It's been a bummer of a season so far, day and night from last
year's
Saam DRUKHLIDGI will start second, just three one-hundredths of
a second
Home favorite Nikhlas DENIM starts third. "It's been an up-and-down
Juan FILATA posted a fourth place starting position and Deuco Piet
Maria
The qualifying session was slowed by two spins, one by Gary ROBERTS
and
Disastrous day for the Kepern Hodges, Rhys-Lucas, Kukurian Koffee
and
STARTING GRID:
Pos Car Driver
Team/Chassis Laps Time
Did not qualify: 26. 7 Satu (NKO)
Chengra-Rhys-Lucas
THE RACE: OVERBABEN, BABEN BAY ----- Rookie Gordon SHERWOOD outlasted a
Although Sherwood's win represented quite an accomplishment the
young
But contact between Ignaz FULDA and Jamio HERASANAN on lap 125 allowed
a
But a late race caution brought out by a spinning Nikhlas DENIM
on lap
According to Sherwood, "there was a lot of radio conversation with
ten
After the race, the unassuming Sherwood handled the biggest win
of his
Phillip Erva won his gamble with fuel to finish third. Stavros DEL
Another remarkable performance came from Auroro's replacement driver,
The second Lorican driver, Daniel CHAUVERT, was running closely
behind
The final results: Pos Car Driver (Nat) Chassis/Team
Laps lag F.Lap Status
13. 1 Denim (BOB)
Schnysna 224
1LAP 156.213 IN_PIT
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RACILIA, DEYOANK - C. C. HEINBEDESTO, taking full advantage of his
In this race, however, Deshantaunho would face a much worse fate,
and a
Heinbedesto will be seeking the first victory of his career when
the
Nikhlas DENIM (Schnysna), already known for his strong qualifying
Second in the ICARA points standings, Namurian Hadra LIDIUR
The Estontetsan racing legends, Vomeku, are further improving their
Deuco Heinz OSCEOLA, now signed as a permanent replacement for the
Heinbedesto: "Definitely, since we started this weekend, the car
was
Nikhlas Denim: "The session this morning was good. We left the car
very
Lidiur: "I left my pit box really slowly but apparently, I sped
as I
Good performance also again from Sigfried HELLA, who has been hired
as a
Misfortune for the winner of the last race, Lorican driver Gordon
STARTING GRID: Pos Car Driver
Team/Car Laps Time Gap
To 1st Speed
DID NOT QUALIFY: 26. 44 Vilar (ALT) Strada
THE RACE: RACILIA, DEYOANK ---- Juan FILATA kept AS2 Chafouloumihdo Racing
Satosan driver Filata thwarted the "local" driver and pole sitter
C. C.
Starting from the sixth spot, Filata completed the 201-lap event
in one
Filata also vaulted to the top 3 of the ICARA Championship standings
Vomeku driver Adozindo TRIDOSFATO came in third, the legendary
Filata took the lead for good on lap 149 as Tridosfato went in for
a pit
"My knuckles have been blue from banging on the door to victory,"
Filata
"The team gave me a great car today. Considering how we struggled
over
The win is Filata's first in any of the two major open-wheel series. Sensational Deuco newcomer Heinz OSCEOLA (Auroro-Ventego) and his
team
Heinbedesto led a total of 84 laps, giving him an additional point,
"It was a great weekend for us, even though we came up a bit short
on
"It was an exciting race for me and I think for the fans as well.
When I
Tridosfato's third-place finished was a season best and his first
podium
"I'm happy to be on the podium," he said. "It has been a thrill.
I'm
"It was fun to be in the car today. I'm disappointed that we couldn't
The next race on the ICARA schedule is perhaps the greatest race
of them
The final results: Pos ## Driver (NAT) Team/Car
Laps lag F.Lap Status
13. 29 Lidiur (NAM) Zerus-Icaro
194 7LAPS 204.928 MECHANICAL
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AYRTONA, DEUCOLAND ---- After three grueling days of qualifying,
the
Satosan's Rodolfo SANSING took full advantage of what seemed to
be an
The third row consists of Phillip ERVA (OrdCar), one of the few
drivers
Row 4 is host to the two Zerus-Icaro challengers, two-time winner
Hadra
Qualifying continued on day 2, with Lorican driver Daniel CHAUVERT
the
There was plenty of nailbiting on day 3, as several prominent drivers
Some quotes: Rodolfo SANSING (Pole Position): "I am very happy with our speed,
and I
Adozino TRIDOSFATO (center row 1): "I am proud to have put Vomeku
into
Nikhlas DENIM (outside row 1): "Row one is great, and we are pleased.
STARTING GRID: Row 1
Row 2
Row 3
Row 4
Row 5
Row 6
Row 7
Row 8
Row 9
Row 10
Row 11
THE RACE: AYRTONA, DEUCOLAND ----- Saam DRUKHLIDGI won today's Ayrtona 500
with a
"This is a fantastic team effort. Zerus-Icaro and Lexur, thank you
very
The race was a triumph for team Zerus in their ongoing battle with
the
The rival pair chased race leader Erva for a dozen laps, with Saam
"It was an unbelievable day for the whole team, and I think it speaks
Sigfried Hella, until this point on a race-by-race contract with
"We went up against a lot of things today, and we still got a halfway
The race was run under menacing weather conditions, hostage to a
Cool temperatures of 56 degrees led to cold-tire incidents early
in the
The race was restarted on lap 7. One lap later, cool tires bit home
boy
Caniz blamed his spin on cold tires and lack of grip. He discounted
On the restart, Jacques TANIAI spun as he accelerated out of turn
4. His
"The cars are loose because of cold temperatures," explained John
Godey discounted cold tires or the white line as a factor. "It's
just
After the Taniai incident, 69 laps were run under green, until a
track
Estontetsan veteran driver Erdna OHNARRES, seemingly a changed man
from
His Vomeku team mate Adozindo TRIDOSFATO, increasingly faster, and
now a
Another driver having a great run, Jamio HERASANAN ran among the
leaders
"When I spun out, there I didn't spin trying to hold on. I spun
trying
Green Hornet 300 champion Tewell CURBITH advanced his number 39
Morlett
Phillip ERVA put in a strong performance for most of the day, running
up
The final results of the 301 Ayrtona 500: Pos Grid ## Driver (Nation) Team/Chassis
Laps Pts.
13. (6) 2 Fulda (WES)
Schnysna 198.
Race statistics Time of race: 3 hours, 31 minutes, 54.18 seconds.
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WOO CITY, UDAN-WOO ----— Rain forced the cancellation of qualifying
for
Del Ransom was third on the speed chart during practice sessions,
but
This counts as his second pole this season — but he does not receive
a
His previous pole came at the Strada Motors Icarand Prix of Costabenita
Del Ransom is coming off an impressive second place at tha Ayrtona
500
Namurian Ayrtona 500 champion Saam DRUKHLIDGI gets the inside spot
of
Drukhlidgi, who was second-fastest in practice runs at 165.392 mph,
will
Phillip ERVA (OrdCar) and Louis DAIMLER (Savant) align in the third
row.
Since Eastern Delgamian star driver C. C. HEINBEDESTO will be out
with
STARTING GRID: Starting lineup for Sunday's Woocom International 225 race (lineup
1. 32 Del Ransom (MOA) 77
Did not qualify: 27. 26 Deshentaunho (EDE) 12
THE RACE: WOO CITY, UDAN-WOO ----- Pole-sitter Stavros DEL RANSOM won his
third
When the race began, Lidiur tried to pass Del Ransom on the outside
but
Del Ransom maintained control, but Lidiur was done for the day,
and his
"Hadra came down on Stavros, there wasn't enough room," said Juan
Filata said his left rear suspension was damaged as a result of
contact
Del Ransom bested rising Vomeku driver Adozindo TRIDOSFATO, who
put in
On Sunday, Del Ransom said he didn't even feel the contact that
ended
"I couldn't feel anything. He came down on the outside and pinched
me
Schnysna driver Nikhlas DENIM was kicked out of the race after striking
"I can't imagine he didn't see me, but that's racing, I guess. You
know,
During the yellow flag, the fourth of the race, Denim was assessed
an
"It's disappointing," said Schnysna's Marcus Weyss, Denim's team
Del Ransom held the lead until lap 81, when he wiggled high and
A third yellow came out on lap 108 when Randy RITZKISS went high
but
At lap 129, Del Ransom overtook Tridosfato to move back into the
lead.
With some 20 laps remaining, Anton VILAR (Strada) took out AS2
Del Ransom and Lidiur have been battling for the points lead all
season,
The final results: POS GRID ## Driver (Nation)
Team/Chassis Laps Pts.
13. (21) 12 Hella (WES)
Odessos-Klag. 224.
Race statistics
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SANTARABUREG, KASVRIA & SAVARAI -- Rodolfo SANSING (Satosan)
earned
Sansing will start on the front row Saturday night alongside the
The qualifying run by Sansing came right after Drukhlidgi ran a
lap at
Moranian Edi NOVILLA (Martino-Daki) starts third after a lap of
Things went bad for both, the OrdCar and Savant teams, each of the
STARTING GRID: Pos Car Driver Team Laps Time -------------------------------------------------------
THE RACE: SANTARABUREG, KASVRIA & SAVARAI ----- Emerging as the champion
of the
Drukhlidgi won under caution Saturday night after a crash ended
an
Drukhlidgi escaped the crash on the 196th of 200 laps that knocked
"It was pretty close. I saw stuff start flying," Saam said. "I was
Melada was in front when he was bumped as he tried to pass Emerson
"He drifted up and came back down. I had committed already to the
Drukhlidgi was able to squeeze away and went on to win. This event was set up for another close finish until the race-deciding
"After last week, I'll take a win just about any way," Saam said.
"It
The Namurian won Saturday night with an average speed of 150.873
mph.
There were six caution periods for 42 laps. After the fourth caution,
The Zerus driver then took the lead when he beat the Solelhadan
out of
"We got so close. Out of the corner of my eye, I was seeing Josimar's
Novilla, who dropped from the lead to 12th after a handling problem
"I like the guy in the No. 25 car (Melada), and I like the guy in
the
But after staying on the tail of these two for several laps, it
was
Novilla passed Melada on the restart at the beginning of lap 189.
A
"I thought I'd thrown it all away," Saam said. "I got busy looking
in
It was then Melada-Drukhlidgi-Novilla until the ending crash. Juan FILATA (Satosan) wound up second, followed by Somerish Tewell
Curbith filed a protest against the results, claiming Filata passed
Novilla dominated the first half of the race until he suddenly dropped
That ended a 13-lap side-by-side and nose-to-tail duel with Melada
The only thing that slowed Novilla before that were two caution
flags,
Both Estradano and Ritzkiss slammed into the wall. The Lendosan
lost
Like Zuerk, Ritzkiss was alert and awake when taken to the hospital. Before that crash, Novilla had built a nearly six-second lead over
Early on, Novilla took over the lead from polesitter Rodolfo SANSING
After restarting sixth, Novilla needed just five laps to take over
the
Series points leader Stavros DEL RANSOM struggled after a poor showing
The final results: Pos. Grid # Driver (Nation)
Chassis/Team Laps Pts.
13. (24) 32 Del Ransom (MOA)
Martino-Daki 195
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AAUBURN, MORANIA - Saturday qualifying at the Daki Motors Moranian
Qualifying promised to be exciting from the results of this morning's
Despite everybody expecting a Daki up front, Schnysna's Nikhlas
DENIM
Comments from Denim: "Winning this pole is very important because
Daki was kept from the top spot, but Edi NOVILLA qualified in second
Edi was very happy: "I'm very happy with our performance today.
Team
Comments from Del Ransom on why the poor standing: "Obviously, I'm
Aleck SARONI was just edged out by Novilla for his first front row
Comments from Saroni: "It was a good qualifying session for us.
The
Notables missing qualification included Phillip ERVA (OrdCar) and
The two replacement drivers for the injured Randy RITZKISS and
One of the top points leaders, Satosan's Juan FILATA, qualified
in
Mistakes are easy on the bumpy circuit. Quio ESTRADANO (Lilimea)
was
Continued ups and downs also for the Namurian Zerus team, who after
Tomorrow race promises to be spectacular. The top 25 cars are
STARTING GRID: Pos. ## Driver (Nation) Team/Chassis Laps
Time
Did not qualify: 27. 40 Shein (SOM) Morlett
THE RACE: AUBURN, MORANIA ----- Nikhlas DENIM dominated the Daki Motors
Denim was on top all week long. He the fastest in Friday practice,
Denim showed a lot of exuberance at the victory lane celebrations,
His team mate Ignaz FULDA came in second place. The podium comes
as a
Winning third place was a very happy Adozindo TRIDOSFATO.
With his
The biggest disappointments came for the highly favored Daki cars,
The damage done through Daki's failure to score was kept to a
Pos ## Driver (Nation) Team/Car
Laps Gap Speed Status Pts
13. 32 Del Ransom (MOA) Martino-Daki 72
26.991 110.098 RUNNING
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KENDRYVILLE, RAS LANARCH - For the second time in his career Pretourodo
"We just have a great belief in ourselves and I am very proud today,"
Adozindo TRIDOSFATO qualified second in the Vomeku, missing
"The key to qualifying here is to set your best lap time on the
one lap
Prior to this afternoon's qualifying session, Rodolfo SANSING had
set
"Basically, we tried to do the same thing as last week," said Sansing.
Josimar MELADA will start fourth in the second AS2 Chafouloumihdo
with a
"We had a lot of problems with the car this morning," said Melada,
who
Starting fifth, after trimming a half second off his best time of
the
"The only reason we're fifth is because he drove the wheels off
the
Another major qualifying disappointment for Hadra LIDIUR, who for
the
STARTING GRID: Pos Car Driver
Laps Time
Did not qualify: 27. 44 Vilar (ALT)
Strada
-------- KENDRYVILLE, RAS LANARCH - Pretourodo DESHENTAUNHO won the Lanarchian
The Eastern Delgamian averaged 74.606 mph over the rain-shortened
Eleven of the first 15 laps were run under caution, accounting for
four
Conditions were so poor that Juan FILATA spun off track during the
Filata finished 13th. While cars were going off track left and right behind him, Deshentaunho
"Now I am very glad that I can show my emotion. Yesterday was only
a
"It was a very special win for me! I hope to win again soon...
it's a
Although wet for most of the race, the track started to dry out
at one
Nikhlas DENIM (Schnysna) started eighth and picked up three positions
on
Taniai recovered from a first lap spin to finish third. "A lot of
guys
Taniai's first lap incident cost him 12 positions, dropping him
to 19th
Finishing fourth, earning his first top-five finish in the ICARA
Series
"It would've been very hard to try and hold him because he was much
"Of all the guys out there, Tetsu really drove a good race," said
Saam DRUKHLIDGI managed to avoid most of the day's troubles to finish
"Man, it was horrible at the start of the race," said Drukhlidgi.
"It
Despite pitting with the leaders on lap 34, Saam was forced to conserve
The top seven finishers completed the race with only one pit stop. Del Ransom finished sixth followed by Josimar MELADA in the second
AS2
Pos Car Driver (Nat.) Team/Chassis
Laps Lag F.Lap Status Pts.
13. 6 Filata (GBR)
Satosan
76 22.985 97.426 RUNNING
MLL: Deshentaunho (EDE)
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DIATTAPOORT, NIOKOLO KOBA ----- Rain was the main factor in today's
Qualifying in ICARA is split into two groups separated by the qualifying
At the start of the session for group one clouds started to loom
Lidiur's pole winning speed was 132.185 mph. Starting on the front
row
Completing the second row is Nikhlas DENIM at 130.934 mph. Denim
was
Denim on qualifying: "I thought we might be a bit quicker this
Daniel CHAUVERT's thoughts on today's qualifying: "This is really
tough.
Comments from Hadra Lidiur: "I'm happy to run fast but I don't think
we
Fifth place Tewell CURBITH: "I think it was a pretty good run. We
were
Points leader Stavros DEL RANSOM will start 18th. STARTING GRID: Pos Car Driver
Team/Chassis Laps Time
27. 36 Bettrvald (REZ) Boltzer-Parmiyon
------------- DIATTAPOORT, NIOKOLO KOBA ----- Tetsuya NIKAYA surprisingly wins
the
The laps under yellow: There was only one full course yellow in the race. It occurred on
the
Caniz's account of the accident: "I don't think any one driver hit
me, I
Caniz also lost the front wing later in the race when Louis DAIMLER
hit
Deshentaunho had a different account of what happened: "Caniz came
in
Deshentaunho hurt his already injured wrist in the crash and went
to
Satu was a victim of the accident: "I saw the accident and I was
trying
The leaders: Nikaya took over the lead from Curbith when Curbith had to pull
off into
The winner, Tetsuya Nikaya: "It's a great victory for team Kunghai
and
Tewell Curbith led most of the laps in the race with 57. His charge
A nevertheless happy Tewell Curbith: "It was qualifying lap for
me every
Denim might have had a better finish. On lap 89 he spun exiting
turn 7
Nikhlas Denim: "I'm really happy to finish third. The third podium
in a
Other race leaders included the rookie Setusu, Drukhlidgi, Denim,
David
Hadra LIDIUR had the pole for today's race but he never led a single
Did not finish (DNF): Besides Deshentaunho and Satu; Tony MARCEOVELLI, Daimler, Sansing
and
Marceovelli ended his day on lap 7 when he had engine troubles and
Daimler rear ended Jonathan BREGENZA while entering the pits and
then
Sansing completed 86 laps and Estradano had 41 laps before both
had to
Brain Fade: On Lap 74 Phillip ERVA made contact with Stavros DEL RANSOM, who
was
Anton VILAR in the second Strada spins and continues on lap 85 and
The much-hyped Zerus versus Martino battle once again drew little
to no
The results: Pos Car Driver (Nat) Team/Chassis
Laps lag F.Lap Status
13. 11 Saroni (LOM) Odessos-Klagst.
100 52.841 126.770 RUNNING
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IXIHUEPETL, OOST-OTAGO ----- For the first time in his ICARA career
"I was actually pretty surprised that we ran the speed that did,"
said
Piet Maria CANIZ (Saqlain) will start alongside Chauvert after narrowly
Caniz's front row start marks his best ICARA career start. It also
marks
Despite track temperatures of 140 degrees, Caniz was more concerned
with
"It's going to be a very difficult race. We don't have any data
on what
Starting third, in the Schnysna, is Westrian Ignaz FULDA.
"I'm happy
Juan FILATA placed his Satosan on the outside of the second row
with an
"It was a little bit short of what we wanted," said Filata, who
was
Quio ESTRADANO will start fifth in the Lilimea, the entire team
Estradano thinks the team will find more speed in the final practice
Saam DRUKHLIDGI, the first of the Zerus-Icaros, will start sixth,
Disaster for the Kunghai team, who were doing so well in the last
two
At 3:15 p.m., when the first car took to the track for qualifying,
the
STARTING GRID: Pos Car Driver (Nation) Team/Chassis
Laps Time Speed
Did not qualify: 27. 5 Sansing (WMC)
Satosan
------------ THE RACE: IXIHUEPETL, OOST-OTAGO ----- Piet Maria CANIZ earned his first career
"I had an advantage here, and it wasn't superior driving skill.
It was
Caniz's win marks the first victory for the Kalesthesian manufacturer,
Late in the race Estradano moved ahead of Caniz, but the Deuco driver
"And then with a few laps to go, I got a very small advantage coming
off
"I just knew, as soon as I went by him, that he was probably going
to
Estradano's goal for the rest of the season is to "keep finishing
ahead
Earning his career best with a third place finish was Estontetsan
"If you were just a little bit quicker, that would get you beside
him,
Saam DRUKHLIDGI finished fourth after recovering from an unscheduled
pit
"If it wasn't for my team, I would have finished in the back. I
hit
Although Saam was able to run in the top-five all day, he had problems
Edi NOVILLA finished fifth after holding off his hard charging
Del Ransom finished in sixth place .1424 of a second behind Novilla. Fulda was seventh, followed by the impressive Utanian youngster
Korana
Finishing tenth, the last car on the lead lap, was Pretourodo
Pole sitter Daniel CHAUVERT, the only Lorican in the race, crashed
in
The final results: Pos No Driver (Nation) Team/Chassis
Lap Status Gap Pts.
13. 29 Lidiur (NAM) Zerus-Icaro
189 Running 10 laps
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IBA-KAMARAK, LOMBRIGA ------ With the morning clouds now burnt away,
sun
The Lendosan was strong from the outset, setting a lap time of 57.888
"We have been running very well on this type of track," admitted
Satosan driver Juan FILATA was close on Estradano's heels throughout
the
The only other car in the "fast group" to break 58 seconds was series
"We have had problems all weekend, and this morning I hit the tire
wall,
Surprisingly strong were the two top runners from the "slow group,"
in
Major disappointments for Saam DRUKHLIDGI, Tewell CURBITH, the two
"This qualifying system is very shaky, and I wish they would do
Eastern Delgamian C. C. HEINBEDESTO, out since May with injuries
Unbelievably severe disappointment for local hopeful Aleck SARONI,
who
STARTING GRID: Pos Car Driver Team/Chassis
Laps Time Gap To 1st Speed
Did not qualify: 27. 4 Couto (ORD)
OrdCar
------------ THE RACE: BA-KAMARAK, LOMBRIGA ----- Roland OSBENGT was an unfamiliar sight
on the
It had looked a lost cause for the team, who are in the midst of
being
In spite of four pit stops, things really went his way, and the
race
"I cant believe this... how great is this!" shouted Osbengt as he
"A lot of teams were saving fuel, but we didn't have to," said Osbengt.
The definitive, race-winning moment was to be Osbengt's final pit
stop.
"They told me 'full lean full lean'," Fulda recounted. "And when
Roland
Fulda had driven a solid race, staying out of trouble when the early
"I had a great battle with Phillip (ERVA) and Nikhlas (DENIM) early
in
Third was Erva, the OrdCar driver, making another visit to the winners'
But second place had slipped away from him after the last caution,
as
"My engineer was yelling 'Green! Green!', but we had radio problems,"
Behind the leading trio, the most natable of the results was the
But Lidiur took advantage of other drivers' incidents and mishaps,
The early leaders-and top qualifiers- Quio ESTRADANO, Juan FILATA
and
"Unfortunately the timing of the caution flags didn't play in our
Del Ransom, the series points leader, had made a daring pass on
the #2
Chauvert was, in fact, to prove a more dangerous rival for Del Ransom,
Chauvert's day ended with a mechanical failure, though, and Filata
and
The race had looked to be over early for local favorite Tony MARCEOVELLI
Marceovelli narrowly escaped a four-car crash on the sixth lap,
but on
Marceovelli persevered through the incidents, though, and finally
It is now widely expected that Bowdanian multi Dr. Hall will push
to
"I hope the negotiations will come to a successful conclusion soon"
said
The final results: Pos ## Driver (Nation) Team/Chassis
Laps lag F.Lap Status Pts.
13. 40 Shein (SOM)
Morlett 90
4LAPS 103.694 CONTACT
POL: Estradano; MLL: Estradano
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STRATOVAL, SOLANCHATKA ----- At 3:05 PM, the race stewards made
the decision to
Rain had fallen at about 12:30 PM, after only eight drivers had
made their
Daniel CHAUVERT, Sherwood's team mate at Lorican, then claims his
second pole
"It's always good if we can run qualifying," said Chauvert. "But
I think we would
While Chauvert was happy, several high-profile drivers missed making
the race as
Series points leader Stavros DEL RANSOM, the most prominent non-qualifier,
was
Satosan's Juan FILATA was disgusted as well: "An idiotic decision.
The race
Other prominent victims if the rainout include Philipp ERVA (OrdCar), both Kunghai drivers, and Morlett's Tewell CURBITH. On the other hand, Team Zerus' Hadra LIDIUR benefits from a strong
practice
Also good starting positions for Ernst BETTRVALD in fifth, Barb
GODEY in 7th and
STARTING GRID: Pos ## Driver
Team/Chassis Laps Time
Did not qualify: 27. 28 Kenneth (SNX) KK
Isolde-Klagstein
------------ STRATOVAL, SOLANCHATKA ----- Lorican teammates Daniel CHAUVERT and Gordon SHERWOOD had the fastest cars at the beginning (Chauvert) and the end (Sherwood) to imprint a firm Lorican stamp on the Stratoval 500 race. And while Chauvert crashed out while fighting for the lead, the race would end in a victory for Sherwood in a very fast race. Sherwood's victory was the second in his career, and the second
this season, and
"This weekend should be mine and that's what happened," sighed a relieved Sherwood as he got out of the car. "I knew we couldn't lead before the end because we had a little bit more wing and could be flat out all around the racetrack. I am pleased that the qualifying gaffe was wiped away by this win." he said, referring to the fact that he had been the provisional pole sitter with a very fast car on Saturday afternoon, when the session was cancelled, and all drivers reverted to their morning practice time, which put Sherwood back into only 21st grid position. True to form, today's 500-mile race was thriller and nail-biter
until the very
When the green flag flew at the end of the caution on lap 225, there
were seven
Polesitter Chauvert, Savant's super rookie Korana SETUSU and Drukhlidgi
were
At that point, disaster struck Chauvert and Setusu: just as the
Davenporter was
Chauvert slammed heavily into the wall, while Setusu spun off onto
the track
That left Sherwood, Drukhlidgi, Godey and Morlett driver Duff SHEIN
to play the
The battle was breathtaking throughout those laps, and arguably
any one of those
Grenedine was a lap down on the leaders, but was battling with the
other Savent
"Grenedine came through really fast, he had a really good tow,"
recounted
"We wanted to be sixth on the last lap and that's what happened," he continued. "I was just watching out for Duff and the other guys, and then Grenedine came along and gave me a pull." The Solimari's decision to make the move on the inside not only ensured Sherwood's victory, but it also sealed the Kepern Hodges driver's sixth position, 0.266 seconds ahead of Daimler. "I was fighting for position," Grenedine recalled the final laps.
"I just went
Daimler had been one of the early contenders, but lost two laps in the pits during his first pit stop, when the pit crew was unable to fit the fuel filler hose onto the car. The fuel man struggled to fit the hose while the Utanian driver pounded his hands on the steering wheel. "I had the best car out there, but we had just so many problems
in our pit stops,
Shein and Drukhlidgi crossed the line in a literal photo finish,
with both timing
The Namurian's finish moved him ever so closer to the unfortunate
Stavros DEL
"[Then race leader] Joahquim [KENDEZAL] was alongside me, and gaining,
when the
He was not so happy with Grenedine's appearance on the final lap,
though, nor his
"He should not have been doing what he was doing, as he created
a very dangerous
Shein's second place was a career best for him, and the young Somerish
clearly
"It was an unbelievable race," said Shein. "I was sure it was between Saam and I. Gordon was there, too, but then Grenedine just appeared from nowhere, and got in the way, and I had to lift a lot." "By a miracle, I didn't take out Saam - my right front got in between
both his
Fourth and fifth were Kukurian Koffee driver Emerson ZUERK, completing
a great
This amazing race had no less than 167 lead changes!! The final results: Pos ## Driver (Nation) Team/Chassis
Laps lag F.Lap Status Pts.
13. 29 Lidiur (NAM)
Zerus-Icaro 248 2LAPS 219.459 RUNNING
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CHROMIUM, WESTERMARC ----– Juan FILATA will start from the pole
position in
Forecasted rain didn’t materialize until 15 of the 44 drivers had
turned in their
Ignaz FULDA also was quick right away, turning a lap very close
to the pole speed
Filata, waiting in his pits, said, “Everyone was relaxed until they
saw his warm
Fulda's’ first lap was good enough for the outside of the front
row, just three
“On the green flag lap I made a little mistake, I did a 23.15,”
said Fulda. “On
Running out of fuel cost him a chance at the pole, but Fulda was
upbeat about
“I have to thank my engineer. He, all of a sudden, changed all of
the setups out
“After this morning I wasn’t thinking I would be starting on the
front row so I
While Fulda was bubbling all over the place, Filata showed a more calm approach to his pole position: "It is important for us to have a strong showing here on our home track. Rodolfo [Sansing in the other Satosan, qualified 26th] was getting rained on today, so I am glad I could tip the scales back in our favor. We are now going into the decisive phase in the fight for the championship, so it's now or never. The Pole is a good start. Let's hope the race will be as good!" Tetsu NIKAYA (Kunghai), who was the eighth driver to qualify, turned
a lap at
“The car has been very consistent all weekend long,” said Nikaya.
“The car was a
Points leader Stavros DEL RANSOM will start fourth followed by Lorican
driver
The entire field for Sunday’s Icarand Prix, from pole sitter Filata
to last place
Sansing was the last driver to run before the rain delay. “In qualifying
it was
Other notable drivers missing qualification included Nikhlas DENIM,
whose engine
Disaster also for the Odessos-Klagstein team, whose both cars were
disqualified
Uphill struggle for the Zerus-Icaro team, whose two drivers Hadra
LIDIUR and Saam
STARTING GRID: Pos Car Driver
Laps Time Gap
To 1st Speed
Did not qualify: 27. 1 Denim (BOB)
Schnysna
------------ CHROMIUM, WESTERMARC ----- C. C. HEINBEDESTO won Sunday's You-Cola
Chromium IP
On a track where it was difficult to get ahead of the car in front,
Heinbedesto
One the few drivers able to race in what often looked like a parade,
the Eastern
Heinbedesto took the lead Sunday on lap 121 when he passed Ignaz
FULDA on a
He regained the lead once the pit stop cycle was completed on lap
205 and went on
Deuco Saqlain driver Piet Maria CANIZ was third, followed by John
COUTO (OrdCar)
"It is so nice to be back, and to win my first race. After
the crash, for some
"I think it shows what a good team Team AS2 Chafouloumihdo has become,
to be able
Estradano started ninth and stayed in the top-6 for most of the
race. "The car
"What paid off is the first-time confusion. I was supposed to come
into the pits,
Estradano admitted the track is so difficult to pass because of
its shape. That
"I think it's not very good racing compared to what we have seen
at Stratoval,"
"What happened is at the beginning of the race, everybody is running
richer fuel
Caniz also said it was difficult to get close to another car. "My car was not too bad actually, but when I got a better exit,
I still couldn't
The key move of the race came on the 121st lap, when Rololfo SANSING
passed Fulda
"It was Rodolfo who opened the door for that move because he got side-by-side with Ignaz on the straightaway," Heinbedesto said. "He went by and Ignaz went down. I put my car down there, just having the right wheels on the asphalt and the rest of the car on the green stuff. That is something I practiced on this morning. That came to good fruition, those exercises." Even before that pass, Heinbedesto seemed to have the only car that could pass. "My car was loose," he said. "I was complaining about a loose car
all day, I was
When he made his final pit stop, Heinbedesto dropped to 12th place and had to bide his time, waiting for the rest of the field to make their final stops. "We picked our way through to eighth," Heinbedesto said. "We knew
everyone had to
Del Ransom only managed a fifth place after running in the top-3
most of the race
The final results: Pos Grid ## Driver (Nation) Team/Chassis
Laps Pts.
13. (25) 5 Sansing (WMC)
Satosan
225.
Race statistics Time of race: 1:45:12.835.
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ENTENTE, WESTERMARC (SATURDAY) ----– Vomeku driver Adozindo
TRIDOSFATO earned
A brief rain shower between this morning’s practice session and
qualifying washed
“If conditions were good, we were geared to do a 202 (mph), but
the track lost a
“On top of that, we’re mandated to run 12 degrees of wing with a
one inch wicker.
The biggest question facing the drivers at this point is, will they
be able to
“With time, that second groove will come in, but not by Sunday night.” Juan FILATA will start alongside the Vomeku in Sunday night’s Sempral
200 in the
Filata hopes he’ll have local knowledge on his side since reporting
the physical
Edi NOVILLA, who will start third, had a different take on the concrete
surface.
While others have been receptive to the concrete surface, including
few bumps, and roughing up the surface to enhance grip in the groove, Novilla
dislikes the
“Everybody has been politically correct and biting their tongue,
but the fact of
“With this surface like it is, there’s one groove. If you set foot outside of that groove, the wall is going to stop you. If you want to see side by side racing, with any kind of car, unless you have thirty degrees of banking, you have to have asphalt.” Utanian Korana SETUSU will start fourth in his best start since
his debut, where
“Passing is a state of mind,” said Nikaya. If you don’t believe
you can, you
Nikaya looked up at the scoring tower. Seeing his number in the
fifth starting
When asked what it would take to win tomorrow’s race, Tridosfato summed it up when he said, “I really think you have to have a good handling car, good race strategy, good pit stops and certainly you have to have luck on your side.” Shocking non-qualification of series points leader Stavros DEL RANSOM,
who had the hardest of times adjusting to the concrete surface: "I just
could not get the car to speed without losing the back. We did not
test much here, Edi [Novilla]
Other surprising non-qualifyers included both OrdCars, both CMCs,
both Boltzers,
STARTING GRID: Pos Car Driver (Nation) Team/Chassis Laps
Time Gap
Did not qualify: 27. 20 Roberts (CHR) CMC
------------ THE RACE: ENTENTE, WESTERMARC (SUNDAY) ----- Hadra LIDIUR earned his third
win of the
“My crew did a spectacular job on the Icaro-Lexur car,” said Lidiur.
“This track
“After Thursday’s practice, I knew we had the winning car,” said
Lidiur’s team
The win counts heavily in Team Zerus' battle against Moranian rivals Martino-Daki, who failed to score a point this race, and keeps Lidiur in the championship picture, with his team mate ahead of him on the points also scoring zero. Korana SETUSU finished second after losing the lead to Lidiur in
traffic with 52
Westrian Odessos driver Sigfried HELLA finished third, giving his
team their best
With less than a lap to the checkered flag, Hella’s third place run ended with his car hitting the turn two wall after flat tire sent the car into a spin “We’ve had to repair a lot of cars this year,” said team owner Karl VenTool, “but tonight, the crew will be happy to repair this one.” Hella was uninjured in the crash, and a lap ahead of fourth place,
still allowing
Satosan's Juan FILATA, one of the quickest drivers on track finished
sixth, two
“We were better in traffic and had a faster car, but we just didn’t
have any
“We’re still with a shot in the points, but we would like to be a lot farther up.” Just past the mid-point of the race, a six car crash occurred involving
Tetsu
“I was racing Fulda,” said Nikaya, who was classified 15th after
the wreck ended
“Having looked at the replay, there was room for him to go lower
and room for me
The collision between Tridosfato and Nikaya collected Fulda first,
then
“The accident came out of nowhere,” said Osceola. “I saw a mess in front of me and tried to get out of the way. The next thing I know, I was in the air. There were things flying all around me and on top of the car.” Tony MARCEOVELLI finished fourth despite driving with a temporarily
cramped leg.
Pos NO Driver (Nation) Team/Chassis
Lap Status Gap Pts.
13. 5 Sansing (WMC) Satosan
145 Engine 55 laps
Race Statistics
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AURORA, CHRISTIANA (August 11, 301) - Moranian Martino-Daki driver
Edi NOVILLA
Novilla put together a lap of 124.214 miles per hour (1 minute,
5.442 seconds) on
Notorious good qualifier Rodolfo SANSING (Satosan) qualified second at 123.394 mph (1:05.877). Lorican driver Daniel CHAUVERT continued his recent good qualifying
form as he
Deuco Saqlain driver Piet Maria CANIZ qualified fourth at 123.293
mph (1:05.391),
Edi Novilla: "The car was a little twitchy on the first set of tires,
and there
Rodolfo Sansing: "The car was very good this morning, and we had
great
Daniel Chauvert: "It was a lot of fun this afternoon. This morning we had a little bit of a problem with the car and lost 45 minutes. We had to switch to the backup car, but the backup car wasn't as good, so the team decided to switch back to the primary car. Lorican always continues to amaze me, they had a great engine for qualifying. We had a great car, and I could do a fast lap, but I wasn't expecting to be there. It's going to be tough, but there's always a chance and we'll see what happens." No qualifying luck for team Schnysna: the Westrians had to pack
it in after both
Other prominent entries to miss qualification included Tewell CURBITH
(Morlett),
Disappointment for the home team CMC, with Barb GODEY not exceeding
13th grid
STARTING GRID: Pos ## Driver (Nation) Team/Chassis
Time Gap
Did not qualify: 27. 20 Roberts (CHR) CMC
--------------------------------------- THE RACE: AURORA, CHRISTIANA (August 12, 301) ----- Satosan driver Rodolfo
SANSING and Daki
Novilla started on the pole, and led until the first pit stop. He
then was bumped
Sansing was never headed nor given a serious challenge after that, as the two cars ran one-two the rest of the race. Adozindo TRIDOSFATO (Vomeku) led ten laps as he stretched his fuel to the limit in order to gain track position. Sansing was ecstatic about his first ever ICARA win: "The team did
a fantastic job putting the car on top. It rained this morning which changed
the track, and I had oversteer in the beginning of the race, " said Sansing.
" As the track got
Home town favorite Barb GODEY (CMC) and Westrian Sigfried HELLA
(Odessos) made
Lorican's Daniel CHAUVERT continued his inspired second half of
the season with
Del Ransom ran in the top five until on lap 77, he went for a wild ride off course exiting turn one. On lap ten, Chauvert when wide into the grass, Del Ransom went with him, but was able to pull off a pass as they were heading back for the paved portion of the course. Juan FILATA (Satosan) lost many hard earned positions as he also took a ride through the grass at turn one. On lap 51, Duff SHEIN (Morlett) ran straight across the gravel pit
into the tire
Shein emerged from the car uninjured, but rubbing his right wrist.
His throttle
Duriliano had their hard luck continue as I. C. Atalatl dropped out the race early with mechanical problems. At the finish 16 of the 20 cars running were on the lead lap. Good
success for the Hall team, who scored their first points after the takeover
from Auroro with Heinz OSCEOLA finishing sixth.
Pos ## Driver (Nation) Team/Chassis
Laps lag F.Lap Status Pts
13. 10 Daimler (UTA) Savant
83 17.001 118.273 Running
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TIRIS, PIOLHOSA ----- Overcast skies and a damp track raised questions
about
Just as the second qualifying group, which was composed of the faster
drivers,
With two minutes remaining to qualify, course marshals worked to
remove
Daimler stood in the pits watching the checkered flag fly, his time
still good
"Wow! That was nerve-wracking," said Daimler. "I was beginning to
think that I had won the first pole of my career. The checkered flag waved
and I was on the pole. Then, the cars that were on the track completed
their laps and we dropped to
"I think we planned everything pretty good," said Estradano, who
earns one
Due to the poor conditions, Estradano's qualifying speed was 27
mph slower than
"This track is long and unpredictable in the rain," the Lendosan
said. "There are
Conditions were so bad that Saam DRUKHLIDGI went off the track on
his second lap.
The Namurian was unable to return to the circuit and will not start,
missing
Stavros Del Ransom, who crossed the line just ahead of Estradano,
will start
By moving to the front of the grid on their last lap, Herasanan,
Lidiur, Novilla,
"Thank God we had that last little bit there at the end," said Curbith,
who will
With trees lining the circuit, shading portions of the track, dry
patches first
"Racing here in the rain is not fun, so I'm really hoping for dry
weather
Drukhlidgi was the most prominent victim of the rainy session: "I
can't believe
Lilimea looking strong on their home track! STARTING GRID: Pos Car Driver
Team/Chassis Laps Time
Did not qualify: 27. 27 Zuerk (IWK)
KK Isolde-Klagstein
--------------------------------------- THE RACE: TIRIS, PIOLHOSA ----- Tiris has a reputation for bizarre races and
first-time
Sunday's race featured a virtual river running across the racetrack,
a 48-minute
Atalatl found himself trailing Vomeku driver Adozindo TRIDOSFATO late in the race, with the Morlett of Tewell CURBITH bearing down behind. ``I tried to pass Ado a couple of times earlier and he was blocking
and we nearly
Instead, Tridosfato banged wheels with Curbith. As the Estontetsan
pulled his
``I had a nice clean pass going and he turned right in on me,''
said Curbith, who
Tridosfato said he was never expecting such a move. ``I think it's a little optimistic to pass there,'' he explained. Thus Atalatl and the also brand-new Duriliano team, who until today
had not even
The event, scheduled for 55 laps, was stopped 10 laps short after
a series of
Meanwhile, Louis DAIMLER escaped serious injury in a horrendous
crash, getting a
Atalatl got his shot at victory late in the race after a group of
lead-lap cars
Atalatl was in the lead by the end of that lap and his Duriliano
stayed there the
After getting to the lead, Atalatl had one more challenge. John COUTO, trying to squeeze out enough fuel to get to the end,
was lurking
Curbith was able to pass the slowing Couto for second, but never was able to mount a threat on the leader. Jamio HERASANAN wound up fourth, followed by Hadra LIDIUR, Edi NOVILLA, Daniel CHAUVERT, Del Ransom, and Ignaz FULDA. Pole sitter Estradano, who lost ground after making a fuel stop on the same lap as Atalatl, wound up 14th, Lilimea overall suffering a defeat from their Duriliano rivals right in front of the crowd that matters most - their own! The first five laps of the race were run under caution after the
track was soaked
Otto JESPARSON and his team mate Anton VILAR banged together and
spun, and rookie
In the worst of the accidents, Duff SHEIN ran into the back of David
PARLOU's car
The last two of those crashes took place in the area around the flowing water. During the ensuing caution, several of the drivers chose to change
from grooved
The green came out again for lap 10, but within seconds Curbith
had spun. Then
``Those are race cars, not power boats,'' Roberts said. ICARA finally red-flagged the event after 14 laps to dig several
trenches to
The final results: Pos Grid ## Driver (Nation) Team/Chassis
Laps Pts.
13. (23) 5 Sansing (WMC)
Satosan 45.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Race statistics Time of race: 2 hour, 28 minutes, .453 seconds
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HREXALL, SANX ----- Qualifying was rained out for the Wescafé
Sanx 250 tomorrow,
It did, however, also mean bad news for the drivers who are outside
the top-26 in
Team Savant found themselves in an interesting situation: they had
not named a
STARTING GRID: The field will line up like this: 1. Del Ransom (MOA) Martino-Daki
129
Did not qualify: 27. Marceovelli (BOW) Kepern Hodges 31
--------------------------------------- THE RACE: HREXALL, SANX ----- Juan FILATA listened to his Satosan team and
came away with a
The longtime open-wheel star earned his second ICARA victory with
a fuel strategy
With the help of a late caution flag, Filata ran the last 67 laps
without pitting
Filata was surprised and a bit upset when his team told him to stay
on the track
``I was either going to sit here and celebrate or go hide in the
motorhome,'' he
Filata thanked his team for giving him this win and added, ``I saw Stavros pull in the pits and I looked on my wheel and saw what I had left. My team definitely made the right decision. That's why they are the strategists in the pits and I'm the driver.'' While Filata led 75 laps in the race, Del Ransom led 81 and got
the one-point
Drukhlidgi, who started alongside pole-starter Del Ransom on the
front row, had an engine problem from the time the green flag waved and
immediately fell out of
``No fuel pressure all day,'' Drukhlidgi said. ``All day long, the
fuel alarm was
Rain washed out qualifying on Saturday and the drivers were lined up by points. Filata started eighth and immediately began to move toward the front,
working his
Debris brought out a caution flag on lap 40 and the leaders pitted
a lap later.
After Duff SHEIN crashed on lap 52, bringing out another caution, Filata shot past Del Ransom on the restart to lead the race. ``I put it in the wrong gear on that second restart and Juan went
by me,'' Del
Del Ransom, who had built a 10-second lead before the first caution,
appeared to
When Setusu pitted on lap 169, Del Ransom retook the lead, with
Filata close
When Taniai crashed, Del Ransom had no choice but to pit, taking
just 4.5 seconds
``If that yellow hadn't come out, I don't know if anyone would have
made the
In other news, team Saqlain have announced today that C. C. HEINBEDESTO,
who
The final results: Pos ## Driver (Nation) Team/Chassis
Laps Status Pts.
13. 30 Drukhlidgi (NAM) Zerus-Icaro
190 running
Average Speed: 136.379 miles per hour
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DUCETA, ESTONTETSO ----- For the second day of the Estontetsan I.
P., the drivers
Unfortunately, they didn't get all of the water off of the track
and the session
Eventually, the track dried out and the times started improving.
For the most
At the end of the session, Josimar MELADA, in the Vomeku in a racing
capacity for
By the time that second session qualifying started, the overcast
from the morning
Heinz OSCEOLA and Stavros DEL RANSOM started off the fast times,
then Quio
There were two red flags for drivers who didn't quite make it around
turn 6. The
He hit the tires and the car had to be pulled out. The Lendian said,
"the tire
After the second red flag, with under 20 minutes to go, everyone
went out to give
With everybody taking to the track, it was expected that the times would come down further and, for the most part, they did. However, the red flag quickly came out when the throttle on Couto's car stuck open and the car stuffed itself hard into the tire wall at the beginning of the front straight. The course went green again with almost 10 minutes to go. Denim and Melada had top times. Then, Marceovelli got second. Then, Setusu got second. And somewhere during that time, Novilla put in a time better than Melada's. Couto, who was last because he did not complete a lap before he had his accident at the start of the session, struggled to get into the top 20. The session ended early, when Fulda put his car into the tires at
turn 8. "I was
So, Denim and Setusu are on the front row for tomorrow's race.
Denim's fast time
Promintent victims of the session, other than Lidiur and Chauvert who crashed into each other, were the second Lorican of Gordon SHERWOOD, and Tetsu NIKAYA on the Kunghai, as well as Morlett driver CURBITH and OrdCar's Philipp ERVA. STARTING GRID: Pos Car Driver
Team/Chassis Laps Time
Gap
Did not qualify: 27. 41 Sherwood (DAV) Lorican
---------------------------------------- THE RACE: DUCETA, ESTONTETSO ----- Rodolfo SANSING passed Tony MARCEOVELLI
nine laps from
The Westermarcian thanked his team over and over with tears in his
voice after
"It was a difficult race today," said the emotional Sansing, who
worked hard to
Asked about the pass that gave him the lead, Sansing said, "The
pass was very
Most of the race day crowd of 63,385 was disappointed when Josimar
MELADA, who
The race went only 98 laps because of a 2-hour, 10-minute time limit
imposed by
As smoke erupted from the rear of Melada's car, Team Vomeku teammate
Adozindo
Both Sansing and Marceovelli were behind Heinz OSCEOLA for the restart
on lap 80,
"I was pushing hard to stay ahead of him," Marceovelli said. "Unfortunately,
I
Sansing said, "I started crying in the car after the checker and
I almost lost it
When asked about rumors that he is driving to keep his job, Sansing
said, "Don't
The race was particularly disappointing for Denim and Melada. Denim lost one lap after being hit from behind by Novilla at the
start, then lost
Melada, who drove the fans into a frenzy with his performance, said,
"It just
Saam DRUKHLIDGI wound up third, making up some points in the championship
on Del
Piet Maria CANIZ had the most serious accident of the day, slamming
hard into a
The results: POS ## DRIVER (NATION) TEAM/CHASSIS
LAPS PTS.
13. 25 Heinbedesto (EDE) AS2 Chafoul.
98.
Race statistics
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PAXTON, LAMB'S COVE ----- (QUALIFYING) Hadra LIDIUR will start from
the pole
The Namurian did so after posting a lap around the superspeedway
at 221.740 mph
Despite practicing at speeds over 222 mph, Vomeku's young star Josimar MELADA will start second after recording a qualifying lap at 221.105 mph (24.7484). "Never underestimate Team Zerus when it comes to qualifying, especially on ovals," Melada said. After watching Melada run 222.736 mph this morning, Lidiur figured
his team
Young Melada now faces 200 laps of grueling competition on a track
where most of
"What we had to show, what we had to qualify with, is what we have
for the race,"
What Melada might not realize is the top eight cars, all of which qualified within a half a second, have it too. Joseph GRENEDINE and Heinz OSCEOLA, who will start side by side on the second row, both did extensive work on their race day setup this weekend, earning them their respective best starting positions ever. While many teams try to record a "PR" lap to get their names atop the day's speed charts, and hence, in the news, more teams are focusing on the win this weekend. After all, with just a few races remaining after Sunday's Paxton 300, it's all about winning now. Lidiur is the best of the title contenders. Denim and Novilla
are in the third
STARTING GRID: Pos Car Driver
C/E/T Laps Time
Gap
Did not qualify: 27. 24 Herasanan (LEN) Lilimea
---------------------------------------- THE RACE: PAXTON, LAMB'S COVE ----- (RACE) It was a day of dominance for Namurian
Hadra
Lidiur, who started from the Pole, edged young Utanian star Korana
SETUSU to the
"We have run better all week than I ever thought possible," Lidiur
said. "The win
Setusu was delighted with his second place also: "The Savant guys, this team, man, they've been great in the pits," Setusu said. "It's been a great run this year. We have come close to a top finish many times, and this time everything held together. Heck, we darn near won the race." "We may not have always be the most reliable, but we always seem
to find some good speed. We weren't the fastest today, but we finished
up front, just a nice
Another yound superstar, Josimar MELADA, finished third in the race in the Vomeku, 2.6879 seconds behind winner Lidiur. The Namurian prevailed in a race-long battle with Martino-Daki rival
Edi NOVILLA.
But Novilla continued to pressure Lidiur, staying within three-tenths
of a second
Heinz OSCEOLA also had a strong race in the Hall-Ventego, leading
32 laps before
Joseph GRENEDINE and Daniel CHAUVERT were uninjured in separate accidents in which both drivers hit the outside retaining wall. With this win, Lidiur now puts himself right back in the thick of
the title
The results: Pos No Driver (Nation) Team/Chassis
Lap Status Gap Pts.
13. 2 Fulda (WES)
Schnysna 198 Running
42.0642
Race Statistics Winner's average speed: 172.146 mph.Time of race: 1:45:57.4030.
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GALILEI, ORDLAND ----- Once again the field will have to line up
according to the
Here is the lineup they will start tomorrow: STARTING GRID: GRID Driver Team/Chassis Pts. POLE Del Ransom (MOA) Martino-Daki
151
Did not qualify: 29. Saroni (LOM) Odessos-Klagst.
34
THE RACE: GALILEI, ORDLAND ----- Hadra LIDIUR endured 500 miles with perfect
pit strategy to take his fifth victory of the season, and to move within
one point of the
Lidiur was at the front consistently, battling for the lead with
Adozindo
"I was trying to make sure that we wouldn't have to pit one more
time," Lidiur
The Namurian star also recovered from a near-spin, as he was tapped
by Gordon
However, the race was heavily overshadowed by a severe accident
just a dozen laps
Louis DAIMLER, running close behind the leaders, could not avoid
the Ordlander's
Daimler appears to have suffered only minor injuries, and was awake and alert, but undergoing further tests and X-rays. However, Couto's condition is, as of this writing critical. Due
to serious leg
As the race finished under the full-course yellow, Lidiur was followed across the finish line by C. C. HEINBEDESTO and, in third place, Tridosfato. The Estontetsan had also fully leaned out his fuel mixture in order
to avoid
With the 21 points earned in this race, Lidiur is back in the thick
of the
The Daki driver had a thoroughly forgettable day, finishing in eighth
place.
The results: Pos Car Driver (Nation) Chassis/Team
Laps lag F.Lap Status Pts.
13. 40 Shein (SOM) Morlett
154 18.469 204.642 Running
GALILEI, ORDLAND (September 15, 301) - Ordlandic ICARA driver John COUTO was in critical condition at Galilei Hospital Saturday as a result of injuries sustained in a late-race accident during The Royal Ordlandic 500 earlier that day. According to Dr. Steve Oliveira, Director of Medical Affairs, Couto
was airlifted
A CT scan of Couto's head was normal. He sustained a moderately
severe concussion
Daimler was awake and alert at the Hospital, where a CT scan and
X-rays revealed
Couto was driving the #4 car of the OrdCar Werks Team, and had been
looking
ICARA Newswire
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PIMPRE, IWK ----- (Qualifying) The skies have cleared, the track is dry. The ICARA cars are on the track for a one and a half hour qualifying session. The session was delayed for over two hours while the jets dried the moisture that had settled on the track overnight. Work also continued on the weepers. In qualifying, Vomeku hot shot Josimar MELADA was the fastest with
a time of
Points leader Stavros DEL RANSOM was found only in ninth place,
right behind the
Two rookies in the field managed to qualify on their first attempts:
Deuco Anton
Christianan talent Andrew GUILLORY, replacing the more than lackluster
Gary
Also notable the qualification of Kukurian Rudyard GANDALF, who
is making his
STARTING GRID: Pos Car Driver Team/Chassis Laps Time Gap ------------------------------------------------------------- 1. 15 Melada (RES) Vomeku 5 24.719 2. 29 Lidiur (NAM) Zerus-Icaro 5 24.737 0.018 3. 34 Osceola (DEU) Hall-Ventego 5 24.754 0.017 4. 1 Denim (BOB) Schnysna 5 24.828 0.074 5. 31 Novilla (MOA) Martino-Daki 5 24.834 0.006 6. 42 Chauvert (DAV) Lorican 4 24.874 0.040 7. 8 Bregenza (SCK) Valkan/R-L 5 24.916 0.042 8. 9 Setusu (UTA) Savant 5 24.959 0.043 9. 32 Del Ransom (MOA) Martino-Daki 4 24.971 0.012 10. 5 Sansing (WMC) Satosan 4 25.000 0.029 11. 16 Tridosfato (EST) Vomeku 5 25.016 0.016 12. 82 Marceovelli (BOW) Kepern Hodges 5 25.036 0.020 13. 30 Drukhlidgi (NAM) Zerus-Icaro 4 25.043 0.007 14. 37 Rur'aj (KHA) Duriliano 4 25.097 0.054 15. 26 Deshentaunho (EDE) AS2 Chafoulou 3 25.115 0.018 16. 2 Fulda (WES) Schnysna 5 25.191 0.076 17. 88 Grenedine (SMR) Kepern Hodges 5 25.248 0.019 18. 28 Gandalf (IWK) KK Isolde-Kl. 5 25.326 0.078 19. 10 Daimler (UTA) Savant 4 25.366 0.040 20. 38 Atalatl (COU) Duriliano 5 25.396 0.030 21. 39 Curbith (SOM) Morlett 5 25.434 0.038 22. 27 Zuerk (IWK) KK Isolde-Kl. 2 25.468 0.008 23. 21 Caniz (DEU) Saqlain 5 25.527 0.059 24. 4 Echevarria (DEU) OrdCar 5 25.599 0.072 25. 44 Vilar (ALT) Strada 4 25.973 0.070 26. 22 Kendezal (KAL) Saqlain 5 25.974 0.001 27. 20 Guillory (CHR) CMC 5 26.047 0.074 28. 24 Herasanan (LEN) Lilimea 5 26.057 0.010 Did not qualify: 29. 12 Hella (WES)
Odessos-Klagstein
THE RACE: PIMPRE, IWK ----- (Race) The excitement built at Burning Rubber
Speedway as the
The pre-race activities continued with a lap of silence when Erdna
OHNARRES took a black sedan slowly around the track, to show respects for
John COUTO, who was
There was a short delay in the start of the race as the cars were
topped off with
Josimar MELADA was driving very hard on the pace laps and had to
slow up quickly
At the end of the first lap Tony MARCEOVELLI spun on the front straight
but
With four cars out already, the race went green again at lap 9 and
the front
At lap 30 Daniel CHAUVERT passes Nikhlas DENIM for 4th and latter on lap 45 Daniel passes Heinz OSCEOLA (who was having a great race) for 3rd and Melada uses the traffic to pass Lidiur for the lead. On lap 50 Tewell CURBITH spun on the entry to turn 4 and then slid
down the track
On the restart, lap 57, Chauvert tried to pass Osceola on the outside
but could
Lidiur came out of the pits first, followed by Melada, Denim, Setusu,
Osceola and
On lap 137 Lidiur got past back marker rookie Andrew GUILLORY but
then got caught
This was not to last however, as Hadra gave the fans what they had
come for with a thrilling last lap, last turn pass on Josimar to take the
checkered flag and win the inaugural ICARA race at Burning Rubber Speedway
in front of approximately
This is now Hadra Lidiur's third win in a row, and his incredible
sixth win
Nice success for comebacker Rudyard GANDALF, who scored his first
points in his
Nikhlas Denim lost third place on the green table, after he was
found guilty of
The final results: Pos Car Driver
Team/Chassis Laps lag F.Lap
Status Points
13. 32 Del Ransom (MOA) Martino-Daki 139
1 lap 209.564 Running
+Pursuant to Rule 10.3.6 car #1 penalized one position for passing
under the
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CRONENBOURGH, WESTRIA ----- Vomeku superstar Josimar MELADA captured
the pole
The Solelhadan phenom claimed his pole with a lap of 92.513 miles per hour (59.421 seconds) on the 1.527-mile temporary street circuit, raising the hopes of Vomeku fans worldwide that the red team would finally score a win. Namurian Saam DRUKHLIDGI (Zerus-Icaro) qualified third at 91.701
mph (59.947
Setusu's outside pole is the best start of his rookie season on
a road or street
Westermarcian Rodolfo SANSING (Satosan) qualified fourth at 91.524
miles per hour
Melada: "I have to say, the car has really been good since yesterday
morning.
Setusu: "This morning started pretty strange for me. My teammate
ran into the back of my car and we had a big crash on the straightaway.
We went to the backup car and the setup wasn't quite right, and we ended
up 14th. We did a big change with the car before qualifying, and the car
was much better. But even so, we made
Drukhlidgi: "I can't say we had a really good balance in the car
when we came
Near disaster for title contender Stavros DEL RANSOM, who narrowly
made the field
STARTING GRID: Pos Car Driver Laps Time Gap ------------------------------------------------------ 1. 15 Melada (RES) Vomeku 19 59.421 2. 9 Setusu (UTA) Savant 20 59.943 0.522 3. 30 Drukhlidgi (NAM) Zerus-Icaro 19 59.947 0.004 4. 5 Sansing (WMC) Satosan 21 1:00.063 0.116 5. 8 Bregenza (SCK) Valkan/R-L 19 1:00.191 0.128 6. 31 Novilla (MOA) Martino-Daki 21 1:00.433 0.242 7. 3 Erva (ORD) OrdCar 20 1:00.446 0.013 8. 2 Fulda (WES) Schnysna 18 1:00.491 0.045 9. 35 Parlou (MER) Boltzer-Parm. 19 1:00.502 0.011 10. 82 Marceovelli (BOW) Kepern Hodges 21 1:00.548 0.046 11. 1 Denim (BOB) Schnysna 7 1:00.612 0.064 12. 12 Hella (WES) Odessos-Klag. 14 1:00.625 0.013 13. 36 Bettrvald (REZ) Boltzer-Parm. 17 1:00.681 0.056 14. 26 Deshentaunho (EDE) AS2 Chafoulou. 20 1:00.793 0.112 15. 38 Atalatl (COU) Duriliano 19 1:00.861 0.068 16. 28 Gandalf (IWK) KK Isolde-Kl. 21 1:00.949 0.088 17. 16 Tridosfato (EST) Vomeku 20 1:01.182 0.233 18. 23 Estradano (LEN) Lilimea 14 1:01.192 0.010 19. 6 Filata (GBR) Satosan 21 1:01.289 0.097 20. 29 Lidiur (NAM) Zerus-Icaro 7 1:01.310 0.021 21. 42 Chauvert (DAV) Lorican 15 1:01.382 0.072 22. 10 Daimler (UTA) Savant 13 1:01.418 0.036 23. 18 Nikaya (WMC) & |