A Backmarker’s View of the ISRA Worlds 2013, Kiev , Ukraine

[Greg N]

In the A you've got Horky at 355, Fyhr at 352, aroslav Recek at 350, Nabokins (our Gothic hero :-)) at 348, Paul Gawronski at 348, Antonin Vojtik at 348, Peter Krcil at 346, and Ricardo Taxeira at 344. Depressingly, no one seems to be pushing. Making me, with all my success at going fast today feel real small again.

Actually, they're all smiling and small talking during the lane breaks. I'm pretty sure that they're just all out here fast lapping, not really racing.

See you in 8 hours for the semis!

Greg

[Greg N]

1/24 ES C-Semi

Jiri Karlik (Czech), Janis Rage-Ragis (Ukraine), Heikki Sinisaari (Finland. He's the son.), Kaiar Tammeleht (Estonia), Oleksander Miliukov (Ukraine)), Pavel Flaisig (Czech), Kari Sinisaari (Finland) (the dad), and Andrey Zhabanov (Russia)

Half way through we've got Karlik in the lead, Rage-Ragis 1 back, Heikki 4, Flaisig 4, Tammeleht 4, Oleksander 5, Kari 16 and Zhababov 22.

Clean race with only occasional offs so far, tho I came in late.

Greg

[Greg N]

C-Semi: For the last 3 heats Heikki and Rage-Ragis had a tremendous battle, but Rage-Ragis ended on white and red, Heikki on orange and yellow. On red Rage-Ragis ran out of tires and dropped quickly

So, in the end, it's

Heikki Sinisaari 455 (yippee!!)
Tammeleht 446
Karlik 444
Flaisig 425
Kari Sinisaari 420
Rage-Ragis 419
Miliukov 416
Zhabanov 390

The race was pretty clean, but I'm not sure if it was fast enough. I think Heikki Sinisaari can conceivably move-up to the final, but it's not very likely, as much as I'd like to see it.

Greg

[Greg N]

B-Semi:
It's Paolo Trigilio (Italy), Jan Zemlicka (Czech), Janis Sneiders (Latvia), Piero Castricone (Italy), Ricardo Taxeira (Brazil), Laguardia Vidal (Brazil), Andrey Remmel (Kazahkstan), and Nikolai Dolzhanky (Russia). These guys will be racing hard!

Greg

[Greg N]

B-Semi: Halfway through: Castricone projected at 458, Trigilio 1 back, Vidal 4, Dolzhanky 6, Zemlicka 15, Sneiders 15 , Remmel 18, and Taxeira 22 (after a very hard crash).

Clean with occasional crashes, 2 very hard (Castricone and Taxeira). Pace not faster than the C-Semi overall so far, but that may change. Track rubbering up a lot, as usual.

Greg

[Greg N]

B-Semi:

Piero lost 10 laps in the 6th, I think associated with his crash noted above.

It's over
Trigilio 458
Vidal 449
Sneiders 448
Castricone 447
Dolzhanky 446
Zemlicka 440
Taxeira 419
Remmel 412

A clean race except for the 2 very hard crashes, both affecting the results in a big way. Both Paulo Trigilio and Heikki Sinisaari (from the C) can move up if anyone in the A-Semi falters.

Greg

[Greg N]

A-Semi:

We've got Antonin Vojtic (Czech), Vladinir Horky (Czech), Jaroslav Recek (Czech), Matti Fyhr (Finland), Raivis Jansons (Lativa), Paul Gawronski (USA), Janis Nabotkins (Latvia), and Petr Krcil (Czech).

Greg

[Greg N]

A-Semi: I missed the first 2 heats trying to find a plug in view of the track where I could charge my laptop and see the race. Didn't work, so now I'm in the pit room, writing from the same screen you all see. But the news is NOT good. I didn't see what happened to Paul. Janis is not lapping with his usual speed.

Horky projected at 475 , Fyhr 464 down, Vojtik 464, Recek 464, Jansons 460, Krcil 458, Gawronski 446, and Nabokins 443. Unless something big happens,neither Paul not Janis will make the final.

Greg

[Greg N]

A-Semi:

It's over and the news is not good.

Horky 467
Vojtik 465
Recek 462
Fyhr 462
Jansons 459
Krcil 455
Gawronski 449
Nabokins 447

Implies that Paolo Trigilio will move up from the B and Heikki Sinisaari will move up from the C. Petr Krcil was the 8th place driver, so Paul would have needed 6+ more laps. I'll find out what happened to Paul and Janis early in the race.

30 mins and I'll be back with the finals.

Greg

[Greg N]

1/24 ES Final:

Heikki Sinisaari (Finland) on red
Vladomir Horky (Czech) on white
Jaroslav Recek (Czech) on green
Antonin Vojtik (Czech) on orange
Raivus Jansons (Latvia) on blue
Petr Krcil (Czech) on yellow
Matti Fyhr (Finland) on purple
Paulo Trigilio on (Italy) black

1st heat: Fyhr in the lead, Jansons 0 down, Horky 0, Recek 0, Vojtik , Krcil 4, Sinisaari 7, Trigilio 10. More offs than usual, no big crashes. Paulo is slower, nothing obvious wrong.

Greg

[Greg N]

2nd heat: Fyhr in the lead, Jansons 2 down, Horky 3, Vojtik 4, Recek 4, Krcil 6, Sinisaari 16, Trigilio 19. Cleaner heat, no big crashes. Heikki slower, too, nothing obvious wrong.

Greg

[Greg N]

3rd heat: They're flying on a very rubbered track. Much faster than the lap times appear. Very clean heat. Matti got his lead on purple and black!

Fyhr in the lead, Horky 5 down, Jansons 6, Vojtik 8, Recek 8, Krcil 9, Sinisaari 23, Trigilio 25.

Greg

[Greg N]

4th heat: Still flying. Very clean heat. They're trying to catch Matti, but he's slightly faster. Horky crashed, needs a new body!

Fyhr in the lead, Jansons 6 down, Vojtik 9, Recek 13, Krcil 12, Horky 20, Sinisaari 28, Trigilio 29.

Greg

[Greg N]

5th heat: Still flying. Tire change Recek. Matti on white, Jansons pushing on orange. Didn't work. One big crash, Matti not in it.

Fyhr in the lead, Vojtik 8 down, Jansons 10, Krcil 11, Horky 20, Recek 22, Sinisaari 31, Trigilio 34.

Greg

[Greg N]

6th heat: Still flying. Recek out with a broken magnet. Matti on red. Antonin gaining on purple(?!). Matti seems fast, but not handling as well. Tires?

Fyhr in the lead, Vojtik 1 down, Jansons 6, Krcil 9, Horky 14, Trigilio 24, Sinisaari 29.

Greg