2014 ISRA Worlds Photos

[oldweirdherald]

2014 ISRA Worlds Photos

A collection of photos gathered from various attendees / participants at the ISRA Worlds in Latvia.
(all photos shared here by permission of the owners)


Photos courtesy of Gill Andrews (New Zealand):


How to clean the track in 3 minutes and 55 seconds


Production car JK X25 with a G12 motor. We get a hand out body motor and tyres




Big screen for laps and times




This must be Kiwi for "Hi how are you doing" - PK


The start of production handout bodies interiors motor and tyres.


Lunch 1.5 euro






Groupings for the days racing results will be known by 4am nz time


Progress to this point of time


Here is a great idea for a pit box flat pack and assemble at the track


Now here is another clever pit box a suitcase on its side

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More pics by Gill Andrews from New Zealand....



4 heats down and looking good


C group have just run






The B has been run




This is s killer of a corner


Pit box galore


Piero Castricone built 1/24 ES


Another Piero Castricone 1/32 F1 build


Yet another Piero Castricone 1/32 baby ES






Day three and 10pr tyres worn out on the G12 production car


Some Latvian traditional soup and breads very. Tasty

Thanks Gill!!!

[Chris Dadds]

More pics by Gill Andrews from New Zealand....


This is s killer of a corner

Thanks Gill!!!

Oh Wow! That is a heck of a corner! In every project the builder is presented with opportunities to define himself...

This would never have gotten out of my shop.

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ISRA Worlds pic & video link by Andy Wasserman...


View from race control here at the 2014 ISRA World Championships (practice day)

Link to video on Facebook - Latvian braid cleaning team:
https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v...type=2&theater

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Pics courtesy of Patrick Skene of the UK....


Latvia here I come. Go Europe.


We're here


Day 1 dinner with the Italians and the brazilians


The drive from Riga to limbazi. Very like Canada. Beautifully my thanks to Ivars for the lift


Local beer gets seal of approval


At the track


Forget the slot racing this the from my hotel bedroom.


Team England get stuck into their sweet as part of their high energy fitness routine. Of course members of team GB don't indulge in this regime.


This mornings sunrise. Still wearing shorts.


Budge Skene team car nearly ready.

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More pics by Janis Rage-Ragis from Latvia




Some groups





Links to videos shared by Janis Rage on FB:

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v...type=2&theater

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v...type=2&theater

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More pics from Patrick Skene...


Pits full up now


Team New Zealand now well and truly up to pace.


Tech now closed. Nobody late. All outstanding cars were on the table by the allotted time. Phew.


Link to video:
Here is the Latvian National anthem being beautifully sung at the opening ceremony of the ISRA World Championships in Limbazi in Latvia.
https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v...type=2&theater

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ISRA Worlds photos courtesy of Janis Rage-Ragis - Latvia


Just one piece left


Trīs kambari






Spectator stands soon will be ready






Rest corner for race director and race controller


Ready for cinema






Ups! Surprise for me!!!!
Find a wery nice pub in Limbaži
Pilsmuižas krodziņs
200 metrs from 3 Kambari

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More pics by Patrick Skene & the "Team Geeee Beeee" / UK group...












Taking it easy Eddy style


Team Horky/Recek


Two old gits




Riga night life is not good for you




English mob


Nr 1

[Zippity]

Fantastic work Paul

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Some pics I missed by Patrick Skene of Slot Car Racing News...


Get well soon my friend. Every body at ISRA wishes you a speedy recovery.
(Stanislav Polic - Czech racer - see Greg's note below)

From Greg Norris' post (Backmarker's View of the 2014 ISRA Worlds):

First some truly bad news: We’re all racing under a cloud of sadness. Three days ago, Stanislav Polic, long-time and very popular Czech racer, and a gregarious, funny, friendly man, suffered a hemorrhagic stroke (means a stroke caused by bleeding, not a clot) during practice. He was immediately transported to the local hospital. He is stable, but in a drug-induced sleep (to lessen the chance of rebleeding). If he remains stable, they will wake him up in a few days, and his caregivers will find out how much damage he suffered acutely. As is obvious from the above, he is in critical condition. If you believe in prayer, please consider including him in yours.

A great day for me. I was given a copy of the History of Latvian slot racing by the writer Imants Jerkins. Of course I reciprocated by giving him a copy of SCRN. My thanks go to Ivars Ramans for organising this for me. Ivars is a multi Soviet Union Slot Racing champion in his own right and is looking after the UK team here in Limbazi.

[La Cucaracha]

Thank you for posting such great pictures that capture the fun and sportsmanship of this event.

I hope that someday I can be a participant in this wonderful international event that celebrates the highest level of our hobby.

Long live Slot Car Racing.

[oldweirdherald]

More ISRA Worlds pics from Andy Wasserman...


112 ES32 cars teched in!


ES32 partial qualifying results.

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More ISRA Worlds photos courtesy of Emils Vanags of Latvia...

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More ISRA Worlds photos courtesy of Emils Vanags of Latvia...